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    Hi everyone!
    I've been commissioned with some map tiles for a larger boardgame that will hit Kickstarter sometimes in the last quarter of 2019.
    I honestly don't know everything about the game, but the requirements were pretty clear: the only game-relevant thing for the game was the positioning of the landmasses, and i was given free reign over the amount of details and style for the maps, as long as they looked from an explorer's book.

    After several iterations - that were very instructive for myself - I settled for this style.

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    I tried to add my personal touch at the style, but some of the main elements were taken from the John Mellis' map of St Helena in 1875.
    http://sainthelenaisland.info/maps.htm

    C&C welcome. The style is pretty much consolidated for the future tiles that will follow the (hopefully successful) campaign, but any suggestion for new elements to add is warmly welcome!

    Cheers,
    Jack

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    Those turned out really nicely. Great work.

    Cheers,
    -Arsheesh

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    Thank you both! Hopefully more will follow in December!

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    very nicely done! i might lend some support for this kickstarter as it looks superb atm

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    These are really authentic looking. I particularly like the variety you use in the size and shape of the islands.

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    Cheers everyone!

    After a long hyatus, the company now commissioned me with a few more maps. Here better shots of the three sheets i've drawn so far. (one is already shown in the pictures above, two are brand new!)

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    And a close-up of my first shy tentatives of signing my work. GP as in Giacomo Pantalone, my actual name. Not sure i love that, but it kinda makes sense.

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    C&C welcome, hopefully the project will now see a robust progress!
    Jack
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    Those all look splendid.
    I think the initials look good.
    I need to redo mine and reduce their size.

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    Thank you J.Edward! The initial one (the large one) is the digital colouring of one of the maps i posted yesterday. I just finished the framing of that, plus i drew the two new ones entirely! =)

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    Always a pleasure to have a look on your lazy work ! Those look awesome

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