Fresco of Ausonia

[Naima]

Hello , I was thinking since some time to try to make something more "artistic" and painted and less "precise" and "realistic" so I thought to take inspiration from the famous Vatican City Maps Gallery and attempt to make a similar map in a sort of Fresco Style mixed with Fantasy art drawing, now I never tried this and I dunno if I will be able to accomplish it or if I have enough talent.
The map I would like ot look like a wallpainting and I will insert in a proper setting ...I am starting over an enlargement base from a previous portion of the World of Thersis, it might take a lot of work but ... It will also help me test and try a new style that I wanted to be a little different from the typical fantasy map drawings... Perhaps it will look less detailed and "nice" or "appealing" ... Anyway here is my first attempt.
For the Sea I did copy the style of the original frescos and then cloned around , I hope this doesn't give a too much "cloned" look .





as for mountains I want to inspire both to the fresco style and the works of another great mapper here "Viking" , hope to make something similar at least but with a fresco style.

Then my idea is to Fill the countorn of Renaissence style figures, sea monsters, ships and the like with also a painted compass , then add some painted cities as well .

Now on the issues :

• I fear it would take ages to make the whole map as I intended as paingint every single hill and tree might become a little too timeconsuming ... tips on that?
  
• I am also not really liking how woods and forests are made in the original frescos so I was trying something different but I can't say I am really a fun of what I did ... ( in the little island enlargement ) ... Tips for that too?
  
• The size is also an issue as I am not really getting what level of detail I should focus for? so sizes of hills , forests, and mountains , especially in comparison with oehter places of the map that might make me risk to loose the proportion focus .Tips for that too?
  

So any sugestions or tips from the more ex'pert painters out there is more than welcome .