Sneak Peek
Added 2018-10-17 19:00:03 +0000 UTCHere's a sneak at a 'map' I'm working on for the Atlas. Not really a map but a series of entries detailing the nations and states of Elyden.
Each A3 spread will have around 10 - 12 of the above entries in it, each containing the state flag, a territory map, generic info, and a small history/travelogue detailing the region. Some of he info (such as the square-area) is precisely calculated from my Photoshop files, where others (such as the populations) are estimates - though every city detailed in the maps has a population, I assume that many hundreds of smaller or less-important settlements are not included in the Atlas Maps, so I've had to estimate the populations. There can easily be updated in the future once (if) I ever have more details. The same is true for imports/exports, which I came up with based on the details entered in the maps I've made so far. The project is quite helpful as I have gone back and edited and updated many of my earlier maps, and expect I'll continue doing this as I make more entries.
The entries will be alphabetical and will detail the regions I've detailed for the Atlas so-far, as well as those that I plan on getting done in the 'near' future. I can update the entries as I add more maps in the future.
This is the first time I'm making flags for the nations, and truth-be-told, it's something I've been putting off for some-time as I'm don't consider myself very good with flags. Given that the region I'm concentrating on is post-industrial and the rough equivalent of the late 19th century in the real world (with some idiosyncrasies), I intend on using flags akin to those of the real world, though I find such maps boring, which is why I've been putting it off for so long. Personally, I find Coat of Arms more interesting than flags, and the Encyclopaedia Elyden will contain the Coat of Arms of the individual nations as well as flags, but this part of the Atlas Elyden doesn't need more than the flags, which, if I'm unhappy with them can easily be replaced in the future.
I've added another flag below to give you an idea of the range I'm going for.
Comments
I see what happened with the links the closed parenthesis is coming up as part of the link. I;ve edited the post - ry again, they should work now.
Nate Mangion
2018-10-18 14:19:47 +0000 UTCSweet, thanks man :) Unfortunately it seems that I can't view those posts... I get a 404 error page instead. Any idea why? Haha, I can just try finding them manually though :)
N.A. Vreugdenhil
2018-10-18 14:15:24 +0000 UTCFirst of all thanks for your patronage, it means a lot knowing that someone values what I do enough to part with their hard-earned money :) You might want to refer to this post ( <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/milestone-elyden-21303015">https://www.patreon.com/posts/milestone-elyden-21303015</a> ) about the Encyclopaedia, as well as this post for an idea of that it will look like ( <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/encyclopaedia-21495679">https://www.patreon.com/posts/encyclopaedia-21495679</a> ). Though it will take a LONG time for the Encyclopaedia and Atlas to reach a point where they're ready to be published, I do plan on making hyperlinked PDFs available to my patrons and, if things go according to plant, printed copies too.Not sure if I'll make them available widely (not sure what the demand would be to be honest) but I will certainly make them available to the people who've supported me. Do Keep in mind that the Encyclopaedia is a 5-volume series, covering different subjects. For more on this, please check out the first link in my reply, above. :)
Nate Mangion
2018-10-18 13:52:23 +0000 UTCCheers mate! I signed up after you replied over on DeviantArt! I think one of the things that impresses me so much about your work is that it's not just incredible quality map-making, but the social/cultural/historical world-building just feels so right for your world! After seeing these "national entries" from Encyclopaedia Elyden, I'm curious: will you be selling copies of the Encyclopaedia when it's finally completed? No rush, just curious and I'm trying to read through a lot of your information all at once haha
N.A. Vreugdenhil
2018-10-18 13:41:35 +0000 UTC
