May 2018 Challenge: Stamps from the Grand Thordar Republic

[Tonquani]

Definitely having a great pleasure to see this one progressing. The cathedral is fantastic but I think I prefer the Castle of St John. I wonder how/if you'll add the maps !

Thanks Misty, maps are next...

Nice! The cathedral is awesome!

Thanks Aeshnidae, it's probably my favourite too.

Now I have to figure out what to do with the maps...

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[ChickPea]

Your illustrations are fantastic! Will you be colouring the stamps?

[Ifrix]

These are incredible. Will you be applying the same inkblotty effect to the illustrations inside the stamp too?

[Tonquani]

Your illustrations are fantastic! Will you be colouring the stamps?

Hi ChickPea, thank you, it's a skill I've only just discovered recently...! No, no colour, I'm going for a monochrome finish on this one

These are incredible. Will you be applying the same inkblotty effect to the illustrations inside the stamp too?

Hi Ifrix, thank you. The inkbleed effect was originally going to be applied to the whole thing, but because I have varying opacity on the illustrations, this is really hard to do effectively. I'm trying, however realistically I'm not going to have much time, as I still have three maps to finish. We'll see!

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[Tonquani]

Just corrected a typo on the previous WIP...

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[Neyasha]

These look amazing so far! I love the borders with the inkbleed effect, but the buildings look stunning as well.

[aeshnidae]

These are fantastic, Tonquani! I love the map you've added to the Cathedral stamp, it's beautifully detailed but doesn't feel crowded at all.

[Tonquani]

These look amazing so far! I love the borders with the inkbleed effect, but the buildings look stunning as well.

Thank you Neyasha, I'm still trying to find a way to add inkbleed to areas that aren't 100% opaque, but every time I do it I lose waaaaay too much detail...

These are fantastic, Tonquani! I love the map you've added to the Cathedral stamp, it's beautifully detailed but doesn't feel crowded at all.

Thanks Aeshnidae, much appreciated.

Just hoping that I can find enough time to get these finished now...

Can anyone give me an idea as to approximately what time the challenge finishes (UK time if possible......) - I may be working on this right down to the wire!

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[Bogie]

These are excellent!

[ChickPea]

Just hoping that I can find enough time to get these finished now...

Can anyone give me an idea as to approximately what time the challenge finishes (UK time if possible......) - I may be working on this right down to the wire!

Diamond usually posts an update a day or two before the challenge ends, so watch out for that. Generally it's the evening of the last day of the month in Pacific time zone. So, for example, 9pm Pacific on 31st May would be 5am on 1st June UK time. Assuming you don't work night shifts or anything, you'd want to get your final submission in before bedtime on the night of the 31st (UK time). But, just double check Diamond's update in case it's different.

Your stamps are looking fantastic and I do hope you manage to finish!