45-Degree Japanese City Map

[The Elderly Cartographer]

One of my current projects is a Japanese-style city map. It took me a while to pick a map style; I tried floor plan, and overhead with 45-degree elements, but settled on bird's eye view map/illustration.
Helpful criticism is welcome.





Some inspiration from random sources:

[eViLe_eAgLe]

Looks good so far. If you need any other references, here are two from my most recent trip to Japan, of Kanazawa Castle.

[Redrobes]

Nice map. I also like your wood sword and blaster.

[The Elderly Cartographer]

Thank you, eViLe_eAgLe.
Those are some good shots, I will definitely use those.
I love dioramas like that, I could stare at them forever. A map is worth a thousand words, and a diorama is worth ten-thousand.


Thank you, Redrobes.
I am glad you like them!


Sincerely,
Josiah Yarbrough

[Josiah VE]

Hey! Another Josiah. I don't run into those very often
I love your perspective work. I was just listening to a podcast about Japanese history, so it is interesting to see a Japan-inspired map.
I'm looking forward to seeing this progress

[The Elderly Cartographer]

Thank you, Josiah VE.
Apparently, it is a name for the brave and the few!

I will be posting the latest progress, presently.

[The Elderly Cartographer]

Hello everyone.
Here is the latest progress. I have added some multi-levels and walls, which seems to be common in Japanese cities. And a market-like strip in the right side.
I am playing with the idea of fading out the details toward the back of the city, on account that it might be to minute to draw/see.



Sincerely,
Josiah Yarbrough

[Tiana]

I love it, it's a great sketch with a very attractive energy to it.

[The Elderly Cartographer]

Thanks, Tiana!

[The Elderly Cartographer]

Hello, again.
This is the latest, and probably the last, progress post.
From here, I will add a title-box and clean up the lines and such.




What do yall think about having the title-box larger and in the background?
Something like this: