Map of Aldronad by Jared Blando

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Hey All,

As promised, here is the companion map of Aldranon, this one is the continent/world of Aldronad.

If you didn't see the first map of Aldronan/explanation, Quick summary: This was done for a client of mine for books he wrote as a child. Now that he is older, he has kids of his own and wanted to revisit his own past along with the happy memories of his childhood. He is going to put these up on his kids walls as mementos for them.

Style wise I sort of mashed this one up, departing from the other map in the depiction of the trees (I liked using different colors in Oakwood here), and elected to illustrate the locations in simple inks with red coloring, as often happens in older maps. I kept the mountains because yet again, I like how they fit the aesthetic. I think I could've done a gold ink for the compass bursts, but went with the simpler and more convenient white. The clouds were more of a design element to fill in the corners, but i think they suit the dreamlike quality of the setting.

This map is also pretty small, only about 8.5 x 11" though the HQ files can be doubled for a larger print. Its not as detailed as many of my others, but it didn't need to be, and just as the case with the other, it was not chock full of locations so I can use space creatively.

Comments and critiques always welcome,
~JB