I intend to use custom characters for the purposes Plural laid out. I think I should clarify that only five of the trees in the preview picture are meant to be clearly visible, but you should be able to make out the others if you peer into the darkness.
Edit: My sister has a professional printing monitor calibration kit. I have determined that my monitor is set correctly for the web, which is midway between a typical PC and a typical Mac . However, if I calibrate for print then these images are too dark. Personally I like the way things look with the gamma set about halfway between those 2 points. There these images are too dark. So, I will be brightening these pictures.
Here's the first room of the manor. The image is still incomplete at this point. It hasn't been brightened either, but that's not needed as badly here. Still, I want to show it off. The stairwell works surprisingly well, 2 jumps take you up the first flight with 2-way platforms.
Edit: A few hours later, here's what the main entrance looks like now. The curtains are rubbish, but it's time to move on. I'm producing less than 1 partially made screen per day and I have a total of about 50 planned. Vegetal Gibbers done some great touch up work so far. With a lot of determination this level could be done on time.