Regional Fantasy Map

[LordIndy]

Quick commission from an online friend for a map of his region.
Loosely based it on The Elder Scrolls 3 Morrowind style per request. Omitted most of the finer details and made a tree brush to conserve time.
Project was done in GIMP; mostly old fashion freehand drawing. Excited to do another map finally; but mostly excited it inspired me to work on my conworld project again.

Some Workflow

[Kellerica]

Very nice. The coastlines look maybe a little too clean to me, but they do work well with this style. The whole piece has a very consistent look to it that I like.

[jshoer]

Nice work. At first glance, I thought this map seemed simple in its two-dimensionality, but the more I look at it, the more I like it! It does a great job at the actual purpose of a map, clearly indicating where things are and what they are. I've been thinking a little lately about doing something similar. Great job on the early autumn colors, too - looks like it's about harvest time!

[LordIndy]

Thanks for all the compliments.

The coastlines look maybe a little too clean to me

seemed simple in its two-dimensionality

Funny thing is I think If I had spent the time and mimicked the coastline style more consistently with the original style, both of those things would have turned out differently.

Original Morrowind map style:

[jshoer]

Just so I'm clear - my first impression came from the thumbnail. Once I zoomed in and got the full view, I really enjoyed the little details. I wouldn't do much, if anything, to change it!