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Submitted: February 12, 2012
Image Size: 3.3 MB
Resolution: 3195×2259
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Make:FUJIFILM
Model:FinePix S9600
Shutter Speed:1/64 second
Aperture:F/3.7
Focal Length:15 mm
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Date Taken:Feb 12, 2012, 4:45:12 PM
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Map of Skyrimby *Ninzz-MiniGoth

Traditional Art / Drawings / Other

Behold said surprise. This took me two months, but should have been one because I get distracted so easily. I basically used the map that comes with the game but used numerous sources for everything else since the game map is so vague. I also wrote the text around it myself, no sources used for that - just information gathered from gameplay. The Hold borders omg. I've never been so stressed in my LIFE - my brain decided to add those once everything else was done. :/ The colours are better in real life, a lot more subtle.

So, the concept of Skyrim belongs to Bethesda, but this rendering of the map and the text around it belongs to me. If you post this anywhere, please link back to my dA profile in your post ^^
I do not give permission for you to use this freely - please do not steal it, copy it, sell it, use it as a wallpaper, or print copies. It's special to me, and I am sharing it because I want other Skyrim fans to see it. Just because it's on the net does not give you the right to do what you want with it.

Critique by ~Scoutsniperspy Aug 5, 2012, 9:21:28 PM

great, this is better than the map that comes with the game itself, plus withthis printed it is useable, anyway, over all nice job with the art, it gives you a good feeling of what that specific area looks like, it also has a good description of the events taking place in that specific area of skyrim, it is in higher detail than any other map i have saw, my only complaint is that a map of skyrim has already been done by bethesda in 1994 when they released arena, so this is not that original, but i must not complain, you did well overall

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Critique by ~Thejboy88 Mar 1, 2012, 10:54:49 AM

As a big fan of cartography for fictional places, it's no wonder that this artwork really appeals to me.

Starting with the picture itself, it's an incredible faithful recreation of the game's official map as it includes much of the terrain and general location quite accurately. Every river, mountain, city and regional border are replicated perfectly. So simply as a derivative work, it's nearly flawless.

The colouring works incredibly well in thuis picture, going from the green field of the plains to the more yellowy interpretation for the regions of Eastmarch, to the white pallets of the Northern territories. It's clear that the artist has given a great deal of though to the regional environment when considering the proper colours to use.

Moving onto the writing now and once again we have an incredibly faithful recreation of the known facts from the game. Each of the regions and cities displayed in the maps are describe with incredible levels of detail. Everything you'd need to know from the names of the leaders to the primary sources of income can be found in the various descriptions.

If I had to come up with one criticism, it's that some of the outlines seem somewhat untidy. I know it's not reasonable to expect a perfect picture, especially when this level of detail and information is being planned for it, but while I agree that the image is all-in-all great, that tiny detail keeps it from being perfect.

Overall it's clear that this work comes from someone with both a love of the source material and a wide-reaching level of knowledge for the world's lore. A work of both love and dedication and I give it high marks all the way.