WIP..Tuesday (map update)

I won't be updating tomorrow due to the holiday, so I thought I'd post my progress thus far. Here is the current iteration of the map I'm working on:

A few more details to finalize/fix and then on to the inking stage.

WIP Wednesday - Map Making

Tonight I'm getting to design a map for a fantasy series of books. First in black and white for the books themselves, and then there are discussions about a large, colored version for... other applications.

Happy project. I love maps. :-)

Maps...

(click on image for a larger view)

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Finished map for senior son. Am now heading off to Kinkos to get it scanned so that he can add the country boundries and other info necessary for game playing (this part done digitally).

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After all my griping about being stuck in the studio for the past months on end, it was actually nice to be here (and working on a *little* project for a change!)

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I think that will be my goal - still spending studio time, but avoid the projects which make doing anything else impossible. When practical at least.

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Balance balance balance... Elusive but oh, so attractive!

And now for something completely different -

'Thought I might actually try posting some *art* here. :-)

My high school senior son is developing a board game for his Senior Project. After designing it, he commissioned me to render and paint the actual board for his game.

(sorry for the shadow. I couldn't get completely out of the way of the sun when photographing out on the deck. Click picture for a larger view)

I can't tell you how fun it is working on something a: for fun (and for a very agreeable client) and b: NOT fairy related. It has been ages since I've worked with pen and ink or on hot press. Fun, fun, fun...

On the only downside, I haven't tried washes on hot press for ages either (always more problematic than on cold press). That's tonight. Unless I totally bite it, I'll post the results.