I really like the low-saturated tone of the map. I also like your coastlines and the abundance of islands, very rich landform.
Whoa, it's been forever since I've posted anything, but after a couple of years of wallowing in self-pity I've finally gotten back into this whole map-making business. I doubt any of you still remember my last map, but after transferring to a new system and losing all my files, I've entirely redrawn it by hand and added some new stuff as well. I may have gotten a bit rough around the edges after 2.5 years of not touching cartography, but hopefully being older and wiser will make up for that and this won't turn out a total failure.
Photoshop CS6 & Bamboo tablet. Spent all day drawing up the coastlines and it feels like I've developed premature arthritis in my right hand:
East Dunarion WIP.jpg
Feel free to comment on anything.
I really like the low-saturated tone of the map. I also like your coastlines and the abundance of islands, very rich landform.
Welcome back Doublar, this is a very nice start. Looking forward to seeing it develop.
Cheers,
-Arsheesh
I really look forward to seeing this one progress Welcome back too!
Laid down a basic color scheme and tested out my text on the seas. I'm not sure if the colors might be a bit too muted and if there's enough contrast between the water and the land. Also working on a custom compass rose in the top left.
East Dunarion WIP2.jpg
Also tried (roughly) drawing out some of my first mountains. How are they looking so far?
East Dunarion Mountain Test.jpg
No, the colors are just right. This is already shaping up to be a fantastic map. I like the line work on your mountains as well, and the compass rose is lovely. Looking forward to the next update.
Cheers,
-Arsheesh
Gah! Another person who draws awesome mountains that look just perfect!
I agree with arsheesh - don't change a single thing with the colors. The font is great also.
This looks great Doublar! I have to agree with the others that the mountains are looking good. I also really love your compass rose!!
Thanks for the comments guys! And just for you, Viking, I finished the compass rose:
compass rose.jpg
Might polish some stuff later but it's pretty much done.
Damn. That is one fine compass rose.
Cheers,
-Arsheesh