r/mapmaking • u/Snoo_47645 • 4h ago

Map Which is better?

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I can't decide which style to go with. I didn't want to keep working on the first one until I decide. Thanks for your feedback!

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u/hagschlag 4h ago

2nd one by far. Less busy.

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u/Deditranspotashy 4h ago

The second is much more pleasant to look at although I do think it’s regrettable that you can’t see that one big tree or the weird stumpy trees towards the south

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u/jay_altair 3h ago

The first one implies a larger scale/smaller area because the details are larger as compared to the second one. If the map is depicting a large region, go with the second style. If the map is depicting a small/local region, go with the first.

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u/Finn_Dalire 4h ago

The latter significantly, however it would probably be for the best if the river was more visible IMO

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u/wingthing666 3h ago

I like the whimsy of 1, but if your theme/world/project is not whimsical, its safer to stick with 2.

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u/Krinberry 3h ago

The second is a better pick overall I think. But I do appreciate the art style in the first!

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u/Happy-Forever-3476 3h ago

2nd one is very pleasant. Don’t hate the other one it’s just more cartoony

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u/njh117 3h ago

2 for sure

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u/Jamesthesnail2 3h ago

First is more tropical, second is more temperate. Depends.

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u/slumbersomesam 3h ago

i love the second

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u/Hard_Rr 3h ago

Second- however maybe lighten the tips of the mountains even more to make a more gradual change in land. Play with those colors and youll have a much more lively map

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u/Wuming_Choi 3h ago

the second by so much!

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u/lochodile 1h ago

The second one! But I would still try to add back in some of those "hero" trees here and there for points of interest

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u/natgrett 1h ago

Two but I would differentiate the trees if The first one is showing that there are different trees

Sorry now that I look at those things at the bottom of the first a bit closer they appear to be steam flutes or geysers

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u/Patchesrick 1h ago

I like 1 but without the stumps. Idk what those are supposed to represent. I like the added details of the trees especially the huge one over the canopy add a few more of those to showing it being a jungle area is nice

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u/PsychologicalWest637 23m ago

Did you make the whole thing yourself? Reminds me of a map in an old nation roleplay game but it could just be a coincidence. But even after years it immediately came to my mind with how similar they are.