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Today, 01:44 PM

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

These are for the expanded universe around the film. The look and feel is quite different from the film itself. Thanks for the rep!

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Today, 12:00 PM

Midgardsormr replied to a thread Weather for my planet Anicca in Regional/World Mapping

Ah, thanks! I'd figured the Coriolis force played into it, but I hadn't thought through what actual effect of the pressure zones would have on the...

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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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Yesterday, 09:20 PM

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

The darkness is easy enough to fix: Just turn down the opacity a bit. I agree with - Max -: at the size you're going to be showing these, the simpler...

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Yesterday, 09:11 PM

Midgardsormr replied to a thread {Texture Source} New Papertextures on CG-Texture in General Discussion

Nope, you should be safe. Just don't use the textures to make a map construction pack or token set or something like that. Free Textures from...

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Yesterday, 08:48 PM

Midgardsormr replied to a thread Weather for my planet Anicca in Regional/World Mapping

I had not known that. If you can explain it in a few words, what is the cause of this phenomenon?

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Yesterday, 08:19 PM

Midgardsormr replied to a thread {Texture Source} New Papertextures on CG-Texture in General Discussion

It just means that if you use one of those textures, you cannot distribute the resulting map under a Creative Commons (CC) license. You can still do...

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Yesterday, 05:16 PM

torstan started a thread The Universe of After Earth in Finished Maps

I've not been around for a while - and this is the reason this time :) I'm talking to the guys there about what I can share directly, but you...

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Yesterday, 03:09 PM

Midgardsormr replied to a thread {Texture Source} New Papertextures on CG-Texture in General Discussion

Do be aware that, while the CG Textures license is extremely generous, it does specifically prohibit use of the textures in work licensed under...

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Yesterday, 03:03 PM

Midgardsormr replied to a thread Illustrator vs inkscape in Software Discussion

I have never heard anyone mention any capabilities that Inkscape has and Illustrator does not. Illustrator is the tool of choice for many...

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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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05-23-2013, 10:11 PM

Gamerprinter started a thread Quick & Dirty Map Tutorial #4: Creating Water Effects with Depth in Tutorials/How-To

Quick & Dirty Map Tutorial #3: Creating water effects with depth As with all Q&D tutorials, no screen captures, nor detailed tool explanations -...

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05-23-2013, 10:07 PM

Gamerprinter replied to a thread Quick & Dirty Tutorial: How to deal with ugly repeating tile graphics, hide them in Tutorials/How-To

Good idea! I'll get one of the CLs to change the titles to this and my other Quick & Dirty tutorial. Now I'll post a new one, and leave Xara out...

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05-23-2013, 08:37 PM

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

I actually really like the mountain brushes you made above, although they could definitely use some refinement. I have a feeling that you're pretty...

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05-23-2013, 08:07 PM

Midgardsormr replied to a thread Quick & Dirty Tutorial: How to deal with ugly repeating tile graphics, hide them in Tutorials/How-To

I'd say this tutorial is useful in pretty well any graphics editor, so you may wish to omit Xara from the title so people don't bypass it.

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05-23-2013, 07:58 PM

Midgardsormr replied to a thread Photoshop Bevel/emboss question in Software Discussion

You can add a texture to the effect. In the sidebar to the left, there should be two subcategories called Contour and Texture. If you click on...

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05-23-2013, 07:17 PM

Midgardsormr replied to a thread Equator Line - Does it have to define my world climate? in Regional/World Mapping

For a bit of an off-the-wall solution, have you considered sliding your graticule? Just rotate the planet a bit so that what was at the equator is...

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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, 04:35 PM

Gamerprinter started a thread Quick & Dirty Tutorial: How to deal with ugly repeating tile graphics, hide them in Tutorials/How-To

Quick and Dirty Map Tutorial #2: How to deal with ugly repeating tiled graphics - hide them! No screen shots, nor detailed explanation of tools -...

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