January 2018 Challenge: The Southern Lands of Thalak-Mul

[Josiah VE]

I can tell this is already going to be fantastic.

[Ilanthar]

Epic! I love how you manage to detail the lands without making it messy.
As I really love to see it expanded, I must say I'm not sold on the circular shape. In kinda prefer the feel of a semi-spherical frame I think.

[J.Edward]

Nice move ! It is a surprise, this unexpected point of view !
I like it but I have to admit that I still can’t say if the round is a border or the limit of this little planet ?

Anyway this new move is an amelioration, without question !

Thanks JO
It's just a circular edge. I still have loads to do for the border stuff.

I can tell this is already going to be fantastic.

Thanks Josiah

Epic! I love how you manage to detail the lands without making it messy.
As I really love to see it expanded, I must say I'm not sold on the circular shape. In kinda prefer the feel of a semi-spherical frame I think.

Thanks Ilanthar.
Can you show me an example of what you mean by a semi-spherical frame?
Do you mean one that is mostly round, but cut flat at top and bottom?

[Ilanthar]

By J.Edward
Do you mean one that is mostly round, but cut flat at top and bottom?

Almost. I was thinking of a flat bottom, mainly. A bit like a window or a cut view of a sphere (if that make sense).
Anyway, I'm pretty sure you'll find a lot of top-notch thing to put around, so, it's probably not so important.

[Mouse]

How about oval?

[J.Edward]

Yay, i've made some progress.
Not nearly enough, but like the spice miners of Dune, I'll keep working till the last minute.
Or until I'm eaten by Shai Hulud. ;P [Bless the maker and his water. Bless the coming and going of him.]

Anyhoo, here's where I'm at. I am enjoying making some fun terrains and new names.
This one is going to be fun to come up with stories for. I'm diggin that east side flavor.
### Latest WIP ###


Here's a closer in crop of the newest bits.

This map is a beast and is unwilling to be tamed, it seems.

[Azélor]

It's very detailed.

As the other have said, maybe an oval shape would be better.
I mean you could cut the top and bottom to finish in time.

[Mouse]

Everything is sooooo tiny.... sooooo detailed..... and sooooo beaoooootifully drawn.

Its fabulous, John!

[StillnessTolls]

Is that your hand writing with the other labels? You have a beautiful script, it really gives the names more distinction!
I like the coastline a lot. How do you decide where to lay the little archipelagos and islands splitting off? They turned out very nice!

[Kellerica]

I... what.... just.... HOW?! Look at those little details. LOOK AT THEM. How the hell do you do that?

Seriously, man... I've seen tons of your work already and still I find myself constantly in awe of you drawing skills. I can already tell I'm going to love this map to pieces.