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Valcia - Regional Fantasy Mapby =Authsauce

Digital Art / Drawings & Paintings / Landscapes & Scenery

The Map of Valcia

This is a map I've created for a novel series currently being worked on. I am a graphic design hobbyist, but this is my first attempt at a fantasy map.

The map, and story attributed to it, started out as a custom D&D campaign years ago. I kept working on the story and map afterwards, and it eventually evolved into this current piece.

Map Details:

This map took me ~20 days to create in Illustrator and Photoshop, working everyday anywhere from 4-10 hours/day. The entire map was originally sketched out with pencil & paper and scanned onto my PC some time ago, but it wasn't until recently that I decided to go all out with it.

I started by tracing over the sketch in Illustrator and 'hand-drew' (pencil tool & brush effects) all the lines, outlines, and details - rivers, lakes coastlines, islands, forest, and yes - even the mountains (very tedious). Once I completed all the outlines in Illustrator, I ported the data over to Photoshop to fill in the color and visual effects, and added in all the labels.

Every detail in the map is unique - meaning that every river, forest, lake, mountain, etc was individually drawn in and detailed. Also, every element in the map is original content created specifically for the map (IE no generic elements were used, such as symbols, trees, towns, etc) except for the fonts, of course.

The black font labeling geographic features is called 'Alladin' and the lighter font labeling cities and kingdoms is called 'Aniron'.

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- TheValcian

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~hdsmoot May 3, 2013 New member Photographer

I love fantasy maps and this one is aweome

~ckdaassasin Apr 28, 2013 New member Hobbyist Filmographer

Mother of maps... hehe your good!

~Lord-Cephas Mar 8, 2013

You're good at it and have a good eye for detail, you should do some more.

~Weylin56 Mar 2, 2013

very nicely done....

~ukrainik Feb 14, 2013

Awesome map! Quick question what overlay paper texture did you use?

~JueJueBean Jan 30, 2013 Hobbyist Interface Designer

I'm going to graduate the AI of Vancouver. I have 15 years+ experience with maps and games. You guys have a spot open? I'm from Vancouver B.C!

~NieleMzk Jan 15, 2013

Great map! I really like the color scheme. You have a tutorial for it?

~BlackThornRose Jan 2, 2013 Student Digital Artist

I would love to commission you for a fantasy map for my story D:

This is just absolutely amazing

*TwinAgateDragons Dec 29, 2012 Hobbyist Writer

I am a gamer myself. I always appreciate good maps due in part to my lack of skill in cartography. I like to share when I can, so I thought I'd let you know, that I have shared your map with my friends over at The Piazza rpg forums!

Feel free to stop by, register an account, and say a bit more about your world if you have the time!

*Patriartis Dec 20, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

This is a stunning map, so full of detail... it's so vivid that it makes me want to know more about the places in it ^^

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