Simply glorious! I wish I could draw!
Ravs
Very nice job. I too wish I could do that sort of thing. The whole perspective thing just gets me every time.
Your map reminds me of a cinematic storyboard before the interference from actors. Your players are fortunate to have such a talented GM. By the way I am also a fan of your GURPS campaign website. GURPS Rocks as RPG system and you are telling a story backed up by solid game mechanics and numerous forms of quality art.
"Rationality is the recognition of the fact that nothing can alter the truth and nothing can take precedence over that act of perceiving it."
Atlas Shrugged authored by Ayn Rand
Yes!! That's the look I was going for, combined slightly with architectural sketches--well, that and doing the sketch quickly. That being said I must admit I've always loved film concept boards. My favorite, although a cluche' choice, are the boards from Jackson's Lord of the Rings films: they leave you with just enough for your imagination to munch on, enough to inspire wonder, while not giving you with a photograph.
Good Goopy Gobs of Gravy! What a compliment! I'm totally not worth that, although I sure thank you for it. That says more about your kindness than the reality of it, I'm sure.
Our Westaven website is really an in-house project, used primarily for record keeping among we players. Although we have a welcome page geared toward anyone who stumbles upon the site, we never really expect anyone other than the six of us bothers to look at it. I am glad you did, though. Thanks a million.
PS: You're right about GURPS. It rocks!
Don
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"Keep your mind in hell, but despair not." --Saint Silouan [1866-1938]
Pyrandon - going back through the Finished Maps this morning. The sketch-up is one of the coolest maps I've seen in awhile. It reminds me of a tourist brochure for a vacation destination.
Slightly "different" style but amazing.
Thanks a lot, Cartog! (can I call you Cartog? It's the nature of my work and me that I look at it now, months later, and cringe a bit. I would change two million things about it were I to go back--and maybe someday I will.
Thanks again.
Don
My gallery is here
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"Keep your mind in hell, but despair not." --Saint Silouan [1866-1938]
I agree. A beautiful map. Maybe I should start perusing some of the old posts when I get time. Some beautiful treasure to be found there I am sure.
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