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Today, 06:54 PM

Diamond replied to a thread The Aralor Empire and the lands to the north-west in Regional/World Mapping

I like those latest mountains! But like Max said, the most important thing is that YOU like them.

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Today, 06:52 PM

Diamond replied to a thread The Universe of After Earth in Finished Maps

Anything related to Will Smith and his krazy kult gets an automatic thumbs down from me, but as Korash said, since you're involved in it, I may watch...

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Today, 03:06 PM

Diamond replied to a thread [WIP] DeRust - Training Maps - in Regional/World Mapping

Maybe it's as simple as the color of the trees being too dark. What about using a lighter green and seeing how that looks?

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Today, 06:49 AM

arsheesh replied to a thread The Universe of After Earth in Finished Maps

Wow, that must have taken forever! Nice work, and congrats on the commission. Cheers, -Arsheesh

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Today, 03:25 AM

Diamond started a thread 'Star Wolf' kickstarter in General Discussion

I loved these books by David Gerrold. It's a shame there's no way in heck they're gonna raise $600 grand in 8 days... David Gerrold's THE STAR...

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Today, 12:57 AM

Diamond replied to a thread [WIP] The World of Alhenkell in Regional/World Mapping

You're not the only one. :D Don't beat yourself up about it; if you feel like you painted yourself into a corner sometimes the worst thing you can...

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Yesterday, 04:57 PM

Katto replied to a thread Forest City in Town/City Mapping

Nice layout. For me the forest is too close to the buildings. I wouldn't want to live so close to the edge of the forest even if I am poor. Ad hoc I...

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Yesterday, 04:35 PM

Katto replied to a thread Lorhin in Finished Maps

It's a really nice first map and the water colour effect makes it special. Well done! For the next maps I suggest to show more of the surroundings...

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Yesterday, 03:26 AM

arsheesh replied to a thread World of Skenth WIP in Regional/World Mapping

Ooh, nice. I agree with Max about the borders, but otherwise this is looking really lovely so far. Cheers, -Arsheesh

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Yesterday, 03:18 AM

rdanhenry replied to a thread Argyros: The Thousand Isles in Regional/World Mapping

You can also just use a lot of real names. Sure, you might want to stay away from a dozen or so really famous ones, but you should still be able to...

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Yesterday, 12:52 AM

Diamond replied to a thread Argyros: The Thousand Isles in Regional/World Mapping

Oh, that's a good idea! I've been using vorro's Seventh Sanctum link too, but some of those names are either unpronounceable or just plain goofy.

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05-23-2013, 05:18 PM

arsheesh replied to a thread Forest City in Town/City Mapping

Very nice job so far. I agree with the above comments on the forest drop shadow, but overall I think this has a lot of promise. Cheers, -Arsheesh

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05-23-2013, 05:17 PM

arsheesh replied to a thread Amelia's Grove WIP in Town/City Mapping

Ooh, very detailed! Are you planning to color this? Cheers, -Arsheesh

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05-23-2013, 05:12 PM

arsheesh replied to a thread Locessa Isle in Regional/World Mapping

Hmm, looks like you have some combined some incongruous styles here. The dark black stroke surrounding the land would have been more appropriate to...

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05-23-2013, 05:04 PM

arsheesh replied to a thread Terra Patria - Novice Map Effort in Regional/World Mapping

Those mountain ridges look amazing! Kudos for doing those all manually. Look forward to watching this develop. Cheers, -Arsheesh

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05-23-2013, 05:02 PM

arsheesh replied to a thread A Political Map Korachan and its environs following the Events of the Great War...WIP in Regional/World Mapping

I really like the soft water lines. However the borderlines look a bit heavy to me in comparison with the overall "soft" colors of the map. Perhaps...

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05-23-2013, 05:00 PM

arsheesh replied to a thread First Region Map - HELP! in Regional/World Mapping

Pasis made a quick guide on blending textures that may be worth having a look at. You can find a link to it in this thread. Cheers, -Arsheesh

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05-23-2013, 04:47 PM

arsheesh replied to a thread Steampunk-ish political watercolor map in Regional/World Mapping

Wow, I love the way you've captured the light and shadows on the mountain range. This is going to be a lovely map indeed. Can't wait to see the...

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05-23-2013, 04:44 PM

arsheesh replied to a thread Archipel de Silie in Finished Maps

Very nice job for your first map! I dig the cartoon style you've got going on here, quite nice indeed. Cheers, -Arsheesh

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05-23-2013, 04:43 PM

arsheesh replied to a thread Lorhin in Finished Maps

Very much like a Larb map, and the water color effect is quite lovely. Great job on your first map! I'm glad you decided to delurk, I hope that you...

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05-23-2013, 04:40 PM

arsheesh replied to a thread City of Bhimra - Fantasy map in Finished Maps

Lovely work as usual Max! Cheers, -Arsheesh

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05-23-2013, 02:41 PM

Diamond replied to a thread Europe in 1623 in Regional/World Mapping

Thanks for that, thamupp, that's exactly what I meant!

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05-22-2013, 08:05 PM

Diamond replied to a thread Europe in 1623 in Regional/World Mapping

Wow! Just... wow. Any chance you'd be willing to share that base map with us?

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05-22-2013, 08:00 PM

Diamond replied to a thread Terra Patria - Novice Map Effort in Regional/World Mapping

THAT is pretty cool.

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05-22-2013, 01:44 PM

Diamond replied to a thread Argyros: The Thousand Isles in Regional/World Mapping

Those aren't mine; they're scans of shield transfers from a 28mm miniature company that I've had lying around gathering dust for a couple of years. ...

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05-22-2013, 12:31 AM

Diamond replied to a thread May/June Lite Entry - Shipwrecks of the Iron Sea in Current Lite Mapping Challenge

Great idea, and good-looking start! Welcome to the CG.

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05-22-2013, 12:23 AM

Diamond replied to a thread Terra Patria - Novice Map Effort in Regional/World Mapping

That is pretty impressive, especially for having done it all manually! You might try Ascension's Swiss-style relief tutorial: ...

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05-22-2013, 12:18 AM

arsheesh commented on a photo in album Kietur Far Ranger

Make that thrided!

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05-22-2013, 12:16 AM

arsheesh replied to a thread May 2013 Entry: An Isolated Valley in Current Mapping Challenge

I really really like what you've done here! I gotta say that this is one hell of an entry. Cheers, -Arsheesh

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