Map for a friend

Clercon

Ok this is a map I've made for a friends capmaign. I really wanted to try out the new annual from september again, cause I had some ideas I wanted to try out. This map is a combined effort made in both CC3 and Photoshop. I first made the map in CC3, all the mountains, forest, cities and roads. I left the sea in a single colour so I easily could select it in Photoshop later. In Photoshop I added the new sea and the rivers and applied some effects like oilpaint to make everything blend together. The sea monsters are from the July annual this year, that I made, but I decided to colour them so they fitted in better in the map.

TolrendorDM

Awesome as usual

Mateus090985

Excelent map! I loved every part of it.

KenG

Wow that is amazing. I really like the way you did the seas

Joachim de Ravenbel

Another Clercon-class map: wonderfull!
Thanks for sharing.

Clercon

Thanks a lot for your comments. The reason I made the map was that I wanted to test what the style looked like with another textures on the sea. And I must say that I am very pleased with how it turned out

Leviathus

Fantastic work Clercon! Love the sea texture.

Gathar

This is gorgeous. I really like the way the mountains, the trees and the rivers interact and are mixed together.

Dogtag

I really like this map. Oddly, no matter how much I look at it, my eyes always move down toward the sea monsters (and ship). I really, really like how those symbols look colored and shaded — in particular, I think I like the subdued colors you chose. Absolutely wonderful.

I also like how this mapping style looks "up close," with larger symbols. It's very similar to the Herwin Wielink overland styles that way.

~Dogtag

Clercon

Thanks everyone for your feedback. I really like the style and will probably do more maps in it. I think it feels very medieval (in a fantasy way) when you add the sea monsters (and ships).

jigsawman

Which annual was this?
JSM

Clercon

It is the September annual from this year. However I've changed the seas and added the sea monsters and boats from the July annual ( which I coloured in photoshop).

Dogtag

With the fill and texture of the seas, in particular — enhanced by the "hatched" shading in the sea monsters — I feel the map has an almost wood-etched look to it. I just really like it and the subdued color palette. Your friend will love it!

~Dogtag

Clercon

Thanks Dogtag,you are too kind. And yes he was very pleased with the map.

mosswood17

On the ocean, did you draw all the squiggly lines by hand?

Clercon

Posted By: mosswood17On the ocean, did you draw all the squiggly lines by hand?

Both yes and no, I made a seamless pattern in Photoshop by drawing the lines by hand and then applying the pattern in a layer.