[WIP] Applevale
Royal Scribe
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This is my first pass work-in-progress attempt to create a city map using an overland style (in this case, Handdrawn Fantasy) that Ricko does so magnificently.
It's meant to be a community of halflings and elves living together harmoniously, albeit mostly on opposite sides of a river.
Not sure if something like this would work for the Atlas because the scaling is tricky (and if it's not suitable, that's okay -- I had fun doing it). The map is set at 5x7 miles but then I had to enlarge a lot of the symbols.
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Something you might consider is using this kind of pictorial drawing to illustrate a more traditional top-down map of the same (or a larger) area, in a loose medieval style. Pauline Baynes used this concept to splendid effect on her Middle Earth maps for J R R Tolkien, and her Narnia maps for C S Lewis, for instance, showing images of selected, specific places on the maps.
Oh, meaning that I would have a traditional top-down map, with this as an inset or off to the side? Is there a top-down style you'd recommend that is complimentary of this style?
Hey Royal, why don't you use a "water" sheet over the images to cover this passage and turn it into a waterfall?
To add more depth to the image, I suggest considering establishing 3 or 4 regions in the image (at least I usually do this) where the icons change size, each time a little larger.
To avoid getting lost, I usually leave an example of the size outside the map as a reference if I need to go back to work on a previous area.
In this small example, I've separated them into even more sizes, adding an extra, even larger, fifth line.
Note a small detail: in topic 2, among the standard-size trees, there are some smaller trees. Compared to the others, where only the standard size is present, it gives a more "organic" and realistic appearance, at least to me.
Trees behind and in front of the hills also contribute to a more harmonious view.