Won't do the Atlas any harm. So far, just this map (nearly finished, so need critique to improve it), and Magumel with Khelaphet (like Tenochtitlan) as a city. At least i am getting direction (directives?) which means my thinking is reduced.
Phase 3 of Verinress'Arl. The character at the right is done with Character Artist, and it is a mixture of Mike Schley, Herwin Weilink (for the settlements) and CC3 standard (for the cliffs). This is nearly it, just need to check with the guy who is writing up the area, and if he is happy, and you are happy, I'll submit it to the Atlas this week.
Nice! I really like the forests. The roads seem kind of wide (and look oddly "un-effected") to me, but I think that's just your style. Verinress'Arl is really tall, though (and doesn't cast a shadow! Vampire!). Lately you seem to have this thing about giantesses scaring everyone off the roads. Giant mermaids, giant... dark elves? Hmm.
The more I look at the map, the more I really like the trees. Overall a really cool-looking area.
The ship symbols seem to be indicating major ports, so perhaps should feature on the Key too? Also, the three northern if-they-are ports (i.e. all that aren't Da'Udossat) have their ships maybe a little too close to their name-labels (and the map's title for the most northerly one). Worth tweaking?
I'm guessing the yellow and purple haze-edged areas are intended to show specific regions and who controls them. If so, maybe a unified colour-scheme for all features within specific areas would clarify that. So if the yellow line shows the limits of the Matriarchy, perhaps that should be red-bordered, not yellow, with a purple name-label for for the southeastern city (sorry, I can't be sure what the name is at this resolution and font - Kalyptaskos?)?
Did wonder if the coloured borders showed lines of magical mist to keep the giant vampire dark elves out, but possibly not. I note the by-contrast-tiny mermaid is about as far away from the giant vampire dark elf as possible, though...
I think I have nearly finished - a bit more work on the frame perhaps (symbols not that well spaced - but too tired to tackle it now. The national borders have been changed, and the key expanded amd moved - thanks for those points, Wyvern. And I'll have you know, that tiny mermaid is one powerful dude - nothing less than Baron Doggetage's Bane!
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So far, just this map (nearly finished, so need critique to improve it), and Magumel with Khelaphet (like Tenochtitlan) as a city. At least i am getting direction (directives?) which means my thinking is reduced.
But yes the energy coming out of the limited participants we have opened the doors to so far could only be described as electric.
I have thinned out the roads and added a key.
The more I look at the map, the more I really like the trees. Overall a really cool-looking area.
Cheers,
~Dogtag
I'm guessing the yellow and purple haze-edged areas are intended to show specific regions and who controls them. If so, maybe a unified colour-scheme for all features within specific areas would clarify that. So if the yellow line shows the limits of the Matriarchy, perhaps that should be red-bordered, not yellow, with a purple name-label for for the southeastern city (sorry, I can't be sure what the name is at this resolution and font - Kalyptaskos?)?
Did wonder if the coloured borders showed lines of magical mist to keep the giant vampire dark elves out, but possibly not. I note the by-contrast-tiny mermaid is about as far away from the giant vampire dark elf as possible, though...
And I'll have you know, that tiny mermaid is one powerful dude - nothing less than Baron Doggetage's Bane!