The Wall (Song of Ice and Fire)

[Gamerprinter]

Well the way I do my hand-drawn style maps, all the linework is done by hand with a pen on paper. I scan this and import to my graphics software and apply a stained-glass transparency (something I do in Xara Designer Pro) which makes black 100% solid and white 100% transparent. Then I make my map digitally like any other map, but place the hand-drawn scan on top. So though all my maps get beveled objects, drop shadows, and digital coloring, a hand-drawing sits on top. You could optionally use a drawing tablet instead of pen and paper, but same process.

For a top down wall, I'd use beveled edges, as the bottom of the wall is wider than the top. Also I'd include the ice jail cell with top of wall access with stairs down into - since the ice jail cell was mentioned twice in those books. Also I might place some kind of ballistae or other seige machine at the top. I'd also include the ice stairs from the base of the wall up to the top. As well as the gate passing through the wall. All these were significant elements used in the actual series itself, so I'd definitely include those features.

Here's a five minute attempt at doing what I suggested - note no ballistae nor hand-drawn linework, as this is a five minute quickee attempt... (that looks like a fine top down ice wall to me and no need to go isometric just to show the wall.)

[Kobell]

Thankfully I've got a drawing tablet. Are you suggesting that I would need to put the hand-drawn picture on top of everything else, and lower the opacity? Or should I set it at a 100%?
And, yeah, I noticed I missed a few elements that were on the books... I planned to put some smoke coming from some house's rooftops as well, but I forgot to do it, and now the only version I have of the picture is the rendered one. Little mistakes like these; I will have to remember them in future maps.
Thank you both, have some rep for helping me!