Little maps for Little Encounters 3

[J.Edward]

This is the continuation of my previous Little Maps threads.
The first thread has 3 maps. The second thread also has 3 maps.

This got started as a bunch of thumbnail sketches for possible larger maps.
Then I decided to take one of them all the way through to completion.
It was fun and low stress and just an all around pleasure to do.
Then I just decided it would be fun to do some random encounters like this.

I've been keeping at it and will eventually have a full series of these.
They're lot of fun to work on.

Both of these maps were done traditionally.
Pencil sketch, then ink linework, then design markers for the color.
Design markers - copics and a mix of other less costly brands i have.
I do recommend copic sketch design markers. They have a nice brush tip and great flow and blending.
But... they do cost a lot. And it can be hard to get the colors you want. or need.
But they do blend better than most all the other design markers I have tried.

First is just a quick fun little river scene.
Where Rivers Meet


Then we have one that has backstory...
The House of Barbeg, in the village of Targnod


This one follows along with a few other little maps I've already done.
Those would be Gorberry Hall at Thymevald and Great House of Morgyle.
These are not in Luma or Nhyn. It's another location that I haven't named yet..
I have a working name, but it's just not really right, so I haven't shared that name.

Anyways... about this map..
The House of Barbeg sits on the edge of the village of Targnod,
somewhere out on the Meadow Road that leads toward Gorberry Hall and into the Forest of Thyme.
The sleepy little village rests at the open end of the Vale of Flick
while the river Nain slips through the homes as it winds and meanders its way
down to the Silver lakes, and then to the sea.

Generations ago, two friends, Oberon Barbeg and Mahum Almunder,
settled here in, what was then, a small hamlet called the green seat of Targ.
Oberon was a hearty fellow and blended well within the folk of the green seat.
Mahum had a deeper eye and often walked a solitary path.

Yet, the friends chose to live close and would go on rambles in the fields and far
as they walked and talked and toked generous pipes as they went.

Oberon was an industrious and shrewd one and increased the trade to and from Targnod [as it came to be known]
and the region of the Silver Lakes, in time becoming a respected and well-loved elder of the village.
He built a tower on the Meadow Road from which he could see the rolling fields
round about the green seat.

Over time, his descendants added to the structure, which grew into a stately home
with a private inner courtyard and a second tower, finer than the first.
The buildings adjacent to the House of Barbeg belong to the Barbeg clan.
Some serve as residences, while others serve the mercantile interests of the family.

Mahum also built a home here, though it does not appear on this rendering.
Perhaps that will follow soon, along with more of the history of the green seat of Targ.
And also the village map too. Maybe some region stuff...
But that wouldn't be a little map

Cheers, J