June/July 2016 Lite Challenge: Death Comes Calling Along the Silk Road

[Abu Lafia]

Wow, i already loved to read your ideas about this entry, and it's great to see it coming together piece by piece in this thread. The city-layout and the coloring are fantastic! I like this town-type a lot. I agree, the dark blue of the illustration contrasts a bit too much in my view with the nice subtle colors of the rest. Keep up the great work!

[Ilanthar]

It's looking great, I think you've found the perfect balance with the colors and shadings .

[snodsy]

### Latest WIP ###


Thanks for the comment Abu and Ilanthar, It's starting to come together, played around with the type, legend a lot, small detail rocks and stones and lines on the pathway, I'll keep refining. Not sure if the body text will read yet, may have to play more with it. Two illustrations and the Sand Mites around the border.

[Barek333]

I really like it snodsy, well done!

[ChickPea]

Wow, you've managed to work the challenge theme into this map so well. It has such a sense of creeping dread about it.

I like how you've done the shadows around the buildings to create a sense of height. That's looking fab. I also like the border too, but you can keep your beasties!

[snodsy]

Thanks Barek and ChickPea. The shadows are really key in a top down view, they can really help define the feature. You don't like sand mites? It's funny how the smallest things can cause the most damage. That's the comments.

[Ilanthar]

The sand mites are a good idea! But it seems to me they're trying to erase the title .

[Warlin]

Really nice. You manage to color beautifully your maps and the illustration, text and inset make a whole really pleasant.

[snodsy]

Here the mostly finished piece, more boulders, awnings, darker shadows, highlight, little things. Comments welcome before this challenge wraps up.

### Winner ###

[Bogie]

Fantastic map!!