Thread: Practice castle

What I've noticed about the lighting is getting the color just right combined with the blend mode. What I did was to make a brush for the fireplace lights, the angled things. Stamp a bunch of those down in any color. Set the fill to zero then fiddle with the color overlay layer style...I used a medium orange set to screen and then turned the opacity down. The torches were just a soft round brush. Then I blurred the whole thing to soften the edges. On a new layer I made the lighter colors that are closer to the light source for the fireplaces and torches, a light yellow-orange, and then set that to screen and turned the opacity down. So it's all just 2 layers, one orange and one yellow-orange. After I put in all of the lights I had to darken up the outside stuff cuz who runs torches and fireplaces at noon? Just didn't look right so I made it a night scene and that helps to set the mood.

Ascension,

Great looking map. The only question I have is it a moat and baily type casle. If so, on your overhead view, I would show it as a steep include hill where the actual castle is.

Just an idea.

Great details by the way
Marc

Very nice! I can't believe I haven't seen this till today!

The consistent colour used in the carpets ties the whole thing together well.

-Rob A>

I wanted it to be a castle (not a motte-and-bailey but moated) but it sort of morphed into a palatial estate. I cropped out the moat and surrounding environs because it took up too much space and I wanted the focus to be on the structure...you can see it in the earlier posts. I need to get back to this and finish it and maybe when it's all done do an overhead of the whole thing with moat n stuff.

Holey Moley, I've just seen this too after a long time of not having looked at the thread. It's simply beautiful and atmospheric. I can just imagine sitting in that banqueting hall and throwing a chicken bone over my shoulder!

Great work Ascension!!! I particularly love the atmosphere you've created.