Quote Originally Posted by Dimension Door View Post
This is so cool! The Da Vinci invention gives the map much depth and theme.
Well noted! The basket is shamelessly stolen from—I mean, inspired by, of course!—a balloon photograph I found somewhere, I plunked down a sort of boiler in the middle to give it a steampunk vibe, but like you said the "rotor" (if you could call it that) is 100% Da Vinci's! It's a hopefully original twist on the spectators you'd find in the bottom right corner of many 17th century city maps. I might add a scroll fluttering in the wind with a tiny version of the map on it, as if that intrepid sky traveler is the one actually drawing the map from his vantage point...

Will have to see if that's possible with my (admittedly very limited) skillset. I can draw a million mountains if I must, but one flappy scroll might be too much for my poor brain