The southern coast of Akoum, Ondu and the south-east coast of Guul Draaz are the hardest for me to differentiate. There is also an island east of Ondu that I missed, but know that I know that it's there it's not so bad. My complaints are specifically directed to the smaller map displayed under the spoiler. The contrast is better on the link you provided.
I thought the map was digital originally. It isn't. Shading the continents a slightly darker color without losing detail would be difficult and inking is pain in the butt. The higher resolution map in the link is finethough. I'd be content with a more noticeable link to it.
Okay. The map in the spoiler is the biggest the page will let me display. It's size is limited by the width of browser/device you are using. The link to the full res version is there exactly for that purpose. I will make it more vissible.
Edit: Yes, I drawn the old-fashion way, using antiques like pencils and paper.
How dare you!
If i get bored... i could be incentivized into tracing things into vector images. It would offer crisp scalability and the potential to color things in ALL the colors. :3
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The southern coast of Akoum, Ondu and the south-east coast of Guul Draaz are the hardest for me to differentiate. There is also an island east of Ondu that I missed, but know that I know that it's there it's not so bad. My complaints are specifically directed to the smaller map displayed under the spoiler. The contrast is better on the link you provided.
I thought the map was digital originally. It isn't. Shading the continents a slightly darker color without losing detail would be difficult and inking is pain in the butt. The higher resolution map in the link is finethough. I'd be content with a more noticeable link to it.
Okay. The map in the spoiler is the biggest the page will let me display. It's size is limited by the width of browser/device you are using. The link to the full res version is there exactly for that purpose. I will make it more vissible.
Edit: Yes, I drawn the old-fashion way, using antiques like pencils and paper.
How dare you!
If i get bored... i could be incentivized into tracing things into vector images. It would offer crisp scalability and the potential to color things in ALL the colors. :3
Interesting proposal...I've actually been contemplating joining a cartography forum to ask around for someone who would be willing to work with me to digitize and color the maps. It would seem I found said person right here! Now, the question is, what kind of incentives are we talking about?
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The southern coast of Akoum, Ondu and the south-east coast of Guul Draaz are the hardest for me to differentiate. There is also an island east of Ondu that I missed, but know that I know that it's there it's not so bad. My complaints are specifically directed to the smaller map displayed under the spoiler. The contrast is better on the link you provided.
I thought the map was digital originally. It isn't. Shading the continents a slightly darker color without losing detail would be difficult and inking is pain in the butt. The higher resolution map in the link is finethough. I'd be content with a more noticeable link to it.
Okay. The map in the spoiler is the biggest the page will let me display. It's size is limited by the width of browser/device you are using. The link to the full res version is there exactly for that purpose. I will make it more vissible.
Edit: Yes, I drawn the old-fashion way, using antiques like pencils and paper.
How dare you!
If i get bored... i could be incentivized into tracing things into vector images. It would offer crisp scalability and the potential to color things in ALL the colors. :3
Interesting proposal...I've actually been contemplating joining a cartography forum to ask around for someone who would be willing to work with me to digitize and color the maps. It would seem I found said person right here! Now, the question is, what kind of incentives are we talking about?
I'm pretty easily satisfied. In the past i've taken Internet cookies and hugs as payment.
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Mark my words, the Year of Eldrazi will not be the last we see of them.
I'm pretty easily satisfied. In the past i've taken Internet cookies and hugs as payment.
I'm all out of cookies! Would a digital brownie and a hug work?
What will you need to get started? Would you like a high-res version? I can get you a 600 pixels/inch version. I'm also close to finishing adding text to the current version.
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I'm pretty easily satisfied. In the past i've taken Internet cookies and hugs as payment.
I'm all out of cookies! Would a digital brownie and a hug work?
What will you need to get started? Would you like a high-res version? I can get you a 600 pixels/inch version. I'm also close to finishing adding text to the current version.
That'll do. :3
Yeah, the higher the resolution the closer i can zoom in and trace your outlines better.
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Yeah, the higher the resolution the closer i can zoom in and trace your outlines better.
Okay. I'll scan and post it in a few, once I'm done lettering.
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I decided to spare you guys the torture of trying to read my crappy handwriting. The map in the OP now has locations labeled with text instead. Check it out.
A couple of requests:
Don't trace the grid lines.
Don't trace any of the handwriting. Just leave those spaces blank.
Please trace the lighter detail lines (waves, mountain & cliff details) in gray, if possible.
Leave any obvious mistakes, especially stray pencil marks, out.
Thank you very much. I really appreciate it.
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Turns out I only got a couple things wrong. My path for the Silburlind river is off, but that's because there was a third river which didn't exist before the art book was published. The other mistake is where I initially put Voldaren Estate and Ziel Pass. Turns out they're on the complete opposite side of Stenisa. You'd expect this to be a relatively minor mistake, but correcting it requires shifting all of Stesnia southward slightly.
Now however, my work on the map can begin in earnest. Cheers!
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I've updated the OP with the second version of the Innistrad map, for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy!
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I've updated the OP with the third version of Innistrad.
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Just posting here to avoid a hexapost combo and to say I love your work keep it up!
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Keep up the good work on the Innistrad ones, looking forward to see it finished.
Thanks! I appreciate the compliments. You won't have to wait much longer.
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Keep up the good work on the Innistrad ones, looking forward to see it finished.
Thanks! I appreciate the compliments. You won't have to wait much longer.
And it's done!!! Sorta.
I've uploaded version 5 of the map, which includes all the labels, added in with text. If you've been paying attention, you may have noticed I skipped right over version 4. Version 4 is the version with labels written in my crappy handwriting. I actually haven't added the labels to the physical map, because I wanted to scan it in first, so I didn't have to erase my handwriting off of it before I added text. Much less time consuming. I'll still upload version 4 soon, but since I'm now traveling, it won't be for a week or two.
Anyway, enough blather. Stop reading my rambling, and go check out the map in the OP! Please let me know if you find any errors or mistakes. Thanks.
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"You say 'learn from history,' but that does not mean 'learn the same bull***** the people in history learned alongside phrenology and alchemy.'" - The Blinking Spirit
Keep up the good work on the Innistrad ones, looking forward to see it finished.
Thanks! I appreciate the compliments. You won't have to wait much longer.
And it's done!!! Sorta.
I've uploaded version 5 of the map, which includes all the labels, added in with text. If you've been paying attention, you may have noticed I skipped right over version 4. Version 4 is the version with labels written in my crappy handwriting. I actually haven't added the labels to the physical map, because I wanted to scan it in first, so I didn't have to erase my handwriting off of it before I added text. Much less time consuming. I'll still upload version 4 soon, but since I'm now traveling, it won't be for a week or two.
Anyway, enough blather. Stop reading my rambling, and go check out the map in the OP! Please let me know if you find any errors or mistakes. Thanks.
Really nice work, too. Only thing I wish you'd do, is add the Coat of Arms of the various provinces next to their names, but that's just me. Still, beautiful work!
Really nice work, too. Only thing I wish you'd do, is add the Coat of Arms of the various provinces next to their names, but that's just me. Still, beautiful work!
Thanks! I'm glad you like it. I'll see what I can do with the Coats of Arms.
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So, I really like the font the PW guide used for the Coats of Arms. I tried looking for it, but I couldn't find it. I don't suppose anyone would be willing to help me identify it?
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In my head-map the provinces were arranged in a slightly different way, but I don't find anything in your map that contradicts established info. The only tiny mistake it is in the spelling of Jenrik's name (without the C).
I'm looking forward the maps to come. And I'd propose Lorwyn/Shadowmoor to be added to the short list.
EDIT: Another spelling mistake: "Efallen" instead of "Effalen".
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In my head-map the provinces were arranged in a slightly different way, but I don't find anything in your map that contradicts established info. The only tiny mistake it is in the spelling of Jenrik's name (without the C).
I'm looking forward the maps to come. And I'd propose Lorwyn/Shadowmoor to be added to the short list.
EDIT: Another spelling mistake: "Efallen" instead of "Effalen".
Gah. I thought I had caught that. Thanks for pointing out. I'll post a fixed version in a few.
There are a couple different ways the provinces could be arranged, but this is what worked best for me. Broadly, we know:
- Gavony and Kessig border Stensia, but Nephalia does not. Gavony borders Kessig. Nephalia borders Kessig and Gavony. Gavony is north of Nephalia.
- Kessig and Gavony are highlands, Stensia is mountainous, and Nephalia is lowland.
- Nephalia has easy access to the sea, but Gavony has a coastline as well. It consists of several-thousand foot cliffs, making them impassable.
I used this with a few other hints and tidbits to arrive at the continental region shown. Most of the rest is from the PW guides and the Art Book, but some things, like Vess Manor, came from the stories.
Lorwyn/Shadowmoor is going to be difficult. There are no PW guides for the plane, and a return is quite unlikely, meaning no Art Book. Is there a guide or geographical reference somewhere that I can use as reference? I found a survival guide, but what else is there? If I can get a good enough idea of what it looks like, I'll ad it to the list. Note that I'm probably going to do Tarkir next.
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Lorwyn/Shadowmoor is going to be difficult. There are no PW guides for the plane, and a return is quite unlikely, meaning no Art Book. Is there a guide or geographical reference somewhere that I can use as reference? I found a survival guide, but what else is there? If I can get a good enough idea of what it looks like, I'll ad it to the list. Note that I'm probably going to do Tarkir next.
I don't think there's really any kind of guide to what Lorwyn/Shadowmoor looks like, outside of what can be inferred from the cards and books. Although, I'm pretty sure a map of Lorwyn would look something like this:
I don't think there's really any kind of guide to what Lorwyn/Shadowmoor looks like, outside of what can be inferred from the cards and books. Although, I'm pretty sure a map of Lorwyn would look something like this:
Hm. I'll go through the sets and related materials to see what kind of info they provide.
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How dare you!
If i get bored... i could be incentivized into tracing things into vector images. It would offer crisp scalability and the potential to color things in ALL the colors. :3
Mark my words, the Year of Eldrazi will not be the last we see of them.
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Interesting proposal...I've actually been contemplating joining a cartography forum to ask around for someone who would be willing to work with me to digitize and color the maps. It would seem I found said person right here!
"You say 'learn from history,' but that does not mean 'learn the same bull***** the people in history learned alongside phrenology and alchemy.'" - The Blinking Spirit
I'm pretty easily satisfied. In the past i've taken Internet cookies and hugs as payment.
Mark my words, the Year of Eldrazi will not be the last we see of them.
RGUCascade Cascade -- When you want to put a Roil Elemental into play before a Boundless Realms is cast...RGU
I'm all out of cookies! Would a digital brownie and a hug work?
What will you need to get started? Would you like a high-res version? I can get you a 600 pixels/inch version. I'm also close to finishing adding text to the current version.
"You say 'learn from history,' but that does not mean 'learn the same bull***** the people in history learned alongside phrenology and alchemy.'" - The Blinking Spirit
That'll do. :3
Yeah, the higher the resolution the closer i can zoom in and trace your outlines better.
Mark my words, the Year of Eldrazi will not be the last we see of them.
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Okay. I'll scan and post it in a few, once I'm done lettering.
"You say 'learn from history,' but that does not mean 'learn the same bull***** the people in history learned alongside phrenology and alchemy.'" - The Blinking Spirit
And here you are.
https://s31.postimg.org/ihwcttc4p/Zendikar_4_1_highres_copy.jpg
A couple of requests:
Don't trace the grid lines.
Don't trace any of the handwriting. Just leave those spaces blank.
Please trace the lighter detail lines (waves, mountain & cliff details) in gray, if possible.
Leave any obvious mistakes, especially stray pencil marks, out.
Thank you very much. I really appreciate it.
"You say 'learn from history,' but that does not mean 'learn the same bull***** the people in history learned alongside phrenology and alchemy.'" - The Blinking Spirit
Turns out I only got a couple things wrong. My path for the Silburlind river is off, but that's because there was a third river which didn't exist before the art book was published. The other mistake is where I initially put Voldaren Estate and Ziel Pass. Turns out they're on the complete opposite side of Stenisa. You'd expect this to be a relatively minor mistake, but correcting it requires shifting all of Stesnia southward slightly.
Now however, my work on the map can begin in earnest. Cheers!
"You say 'learn from history,' but that does not mean 'learn the same bull***** the people in history learned alongside phrenology and alchemy.'" - The Blinking Spirit
I've updated the OP with the second version of the Innistrad map, for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy!
"You say 'learn from history,' but that does not mean 'learn the same bull***** the people in history learned alongside phrenology and alchemy.'" - The Blinking Spirit
I've updated the OP with the third version of Innistrad.
"You say 'learn from history,' but that does not mean 'learn the same bull***** the people in history learned alongside phrenology and alchemy.'" - The Blinking Spirit
Thanks! I'm glad you like it!
I appreciate the save. Weird things start happening when you stack too many posts...
"You say 'learn from history,' but that does not mean 'learn the same bull***** the people in history learned alongside phrenology and alchemy.'" - The Blinking Spirit
Keep up the good work on the Innistrad ones, looking forward to see it finished.
Thanks! I appreciate the compliments. You won't have to wait much longer.
"You say 'learn from history,' but that does not mean 'learn the same bull***** the people in history learned alongside phrenology and alchemy.'" - The Blinking Spirit
And it's done!!! Sorta.
I've uploaded version 5 of the map, which includes all the labels, added in with text. If you've been paying attention, you may have noticed I skipped right over version 4. Version 4 is the version with labels written in my crappy handwriting. I actually haven't added the labels to the physical map, because I wanted to scan it in first, so I didn't have to erase my handwriting off of it before I added text. Much less time consuming. I'll still upload version 4 soon, but since I'm now traveling, it won't be for a week or two.
Anyway, enough blather. Stop reading my rambling, and go check out the map in the OP! Please let me know if you find any errors or mistakes. Thanks.
"You say 'learn from history,' but that does not mean 'learn the same bull***** the people in history learned alongside phrenology and alchemy.'" - The Blinking Spirit
Really nice work, too. Only thing I wish you'd do, is add the Coat of Arms of the various provinces next to their names, but that's just me. Still, beautiful work!
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Thanks! I'm glad you like it. I'll see what I can do with the Coats of Arms.
I'm sorry.
We do have Tower Geist. So...maybe?
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So, I really like the font the PW guide used for the Coats of Arms. I tried looking for it, but I couldn't find it. I don't suppose anyone would be willing to help me identify it?
"You say 'learn from history,' but that does not mean 'learn the same bull***** the people in history learned alongside phrenology and alchemy.'" - The Blinking Spirit
In my head-map the provinces were arranged in a slightly different way, but I don't find anything in your map that contradicts established info. The only tiny mistake it is in the spelling of Jenrik's name (without the C).
I'm looking forward the maps to come. And I'd propose Lorwyn/Shadowmoor to be added to the short list.
EDIT: Another spelling mistake: "Efallen" instead of "Effalen".
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Gah. I thought I had caught that. Thanks for pointing out. I'll post a fixed version in a few.
There are a couple different ways the provinces could be arranged, but this is what worked best for me. Broadly, we know:
- Gavony and Kessig border Stensia, but Nephalia does not. Gavony borders Kessig. Nephalia borders Kessig and Gavony. Gavony is north of Nephalia.
- Kessig and Gavony are highlands, Stensia is mountainous, and Nephalia is lowland.
- Nephalia has easy access to the sea, but Gavony has a coastline as well. It consists of several-thousand foot cliffs, making them impassable.
I used this with a few other hints and tidbits to arrive at the continental region shown. Most of the rest is from the PW guides and the Art Book, but some things, like Vess Manor, came from the stories.
Lorwyn/Shadowmoor is going to be difficult. There are no PW guides for the plane, and a return is quite unlikely, meaning no Art Book. Is there a guide or geographical reference somewhere that I can use as reference? I found a survival guide, but what else is there? If I can get a good enough idea of what it looks like, I'll ad it to the list. Note that I'm probably going to do Tarkir next.
"You say 'learn from history,' but that does not mean 'learn the same bull***** the people in history learned alongside phrenology and alchemy.'" - The Blinking Spirit
I don't think there's really any kind of guide to what Lorwyn/Shadowmoor looks like, outside of what can be inferred from the cards and books. Although, I'm pretty sure a map of Lorwyn would look something like this:
Hm. I'll go through the sets and related materials to see what kind of info they provide.
"You say 'learn from history,' but that does not mean 'learn the same bull***** the people in history learned alongside phrenology and alchemy.'" - The Blinking Spirit
|| UW Jace, Vyn's Prodigy UW || UG Kenessos, Priest of Thassa (feat. Arixmethes) UG ||
Cards I still want to see created:
|| Olantin, Lost City || Pavios and Thanasis || Choryu ||