The Realm of Chelduin
– Adobe Creative Suite
The Realm of Chelduin is a large scale (24″ x 20″) map of a fictional medieval city contracted by a local author. The map was primarily created using Adobe Creative Suite and custom designed art assets and utilizes a modified style made famous by John Speed in Europe during the 1600’s.
Design and Metrics
Extensive historical research data was used to develop the size and scale of the map.
Here you can see some real world scale reference objects to give an idea of scale.
Initial Drafts
The map of Chelduin was initially designed off of information provided by the author.
From the verbal and textual descriptions, the initial drafts were sketched out by hand, and then designed in Adobe Illustrator.