March 22 Challenge - Mountain of Fire: Gate to Muspel

[Turambar]

For this challenge I am taking some inspiration from one of my favorite authors: the far too well kept secret, Gene Wolfe. While he is most famous (deservedly so) for his Book of the New Sun books, I am taking on a setting from his more faerie tale-like Wizard Knight books. This portrays the Mountain of Fire, gate to Muspel - the 6th lowest of the 7 worlds of the story - and the home of the dragon, Setr, and his kin.

Here's my start, crafted in Gaea. I will use this as a base, and work from here in Gimp.


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[Kellerica]

Ooh, nice! Welcome to the challenge!

[Turambar]

Ooh, nice! Welcome to the challenge!

Thanks! I'm finding Gaea a lot of fun to play with.


Here's my latest WIP. Started working on the crater interior and some shading on the slopes.



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[Turambar]

Here's my latest WIP (and possibly final, given the deadline and a busy schedule). I purposely understated the map elements and focused on the frame around the Mountain of Fire to give the impression of the eye of the dragon Setr, so its a bit more artsy than map-like. I'm not sure whether or not I like it, but it was a bit of an experiment in any case.

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