Town of Silverglade
Hello everyone,
This is the town of Silverglade in the Kingdom of Grimmestel. The town lies surrounded by thick forest just outside the capital city and is one of the bases of operation for the resistance against the king. It is also the home of the gryphon riders. Here is my progress so far. I will add color and shadows later. Any feedback is greatly appreciated. Thanks for looking!
Neat map! I look forward to seeing it colored. Maybe you might consider adding in a couple lone cabins in the open fields near the forest; I think that'd be cool. Some parts of your map, such as the marketplace, do appear to be quite geometrical, so be careful with that. There are relatively few straight lines in nature, or so I'm told.
The best maps are the ones we like the most after looking at the longest.
Off to a wonderful start! Look forward to seeing the competed version.
Cheers,
-Arsheesh
Excellent (more than) start! The only thing I dislike is the forest which looks a bit too digital compared to the rest and therefore doesn't fit wit the trees inside the city.
Thanks for the responses.
@foremost - Yeah, one of the things I struggle with in my maps is making the streets too geometric for some reason. I need to work on getting them a bit more organic. Maybe I'll play with the layout some and see if I can get a better result.
@arsheesh - It's always exciting doing a new map!
@Ilanthar - I will make sure to work on the forest a bit more to get it to match the other trees.
I think it is the dropshadow that is making it look digital and floaty. Otherwise it is looking great. I think if you shade the shadow side of your building roofs it will help make them pop a bit more too.
Look forward to seeing the coloured version!
My new Deviant-thing. I finally caved.
Oh, nice start! Watching this one with interest.
"We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams"
So here's the town with color. I changed the road layout a little bit and made the river wider. I believe Silverglade is now ready for the heroes to visit.
Very pretty! My only suggestion would be to add some flowing lines and perhaps some shading to the river. It looks a little flat compared to your lovely forests. You could possibly do something with the grass areas too. Also, you have a few buildings that need to be flipped round to keep your shadows consistent.
It's looking fab, and what a difference from your earlier post!
"We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams"
Beautiful work!
Cheers,
-Arsheesh
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