Aernemergenland - My first black-and-white regional fantasy map!

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Hey guys, with the Westeros and Essos in Space (Game of Thrones as scifi) finally done I've decided to try my hand at something new: a black and white map, and a regional one at that. That's actually two new things, as I usually seem to go for the full world map all the time for some reason.

I'm trying to orientate myself on the marvellous B&W works of our own Maxime Plasse in some regards which is, admittedly, a very ambitious goal.



Not much too see at this point. So far I've merely blocked in the terrain and added a simple background pattern for the ocean. Most of the work so far has been spent on the frame and basic decorations, with the goal of turning them from pristine Photoshop strokes into something a bit more organic and natural or, well, dirty, I suppose. Fun fact: I used the same brushes to create the territory that I used to dirty the framework.

Ironically I seem to have misplaced the sketch I had made some time ago for this map, so it'll be as interesting for you as it's for me what this develops into.


UPDATE: Newest version is here.