Thread: More Traditional World Map

Gold is tricky to imitate. Never figured out how to do that.

I really like that border you used. Really cool. And the compass. Did you make that or acquire it somewhere?

Interesting design. Look forward to seeing what you do with it.

Cheers,
-Arsheesh

Originally Posted by Seraphine_Harmonium

Gold is tricky to imitate. Never figured out how to do that.

I really like that border you used. Really cool. And the compass. Did you make that or acquire it somewhere?

made ^_^ thank you, I will touch it up but its colors are a place holder right now

The problem with metals in general is that they are reflective. As long as you have nothing to reflect in them they just look either very bright or very dark.

there has to be a way to simulate gold though...

Try playing with your gradient tool. I know people commonly simulate metals by having bands of lighter "reflection" merging into darker color bands.

There's a tutorial on here - can't remember who wrote it - that shows how to do a beaten gold look that looks pretty sweet. Check in the Tutorials section.

Originally Posted by Seraphine_Harmonium

Try playing with your gradient tool. I know people commonly simulate metals by having bands of lighter "reflection" merging into darker color bands.

I know how to do that, and I can make text look like gold, its just gradients on your strokes fill and then on a inside path fill... but I was hoping for something more realistic... Ill check out this beaten gold tut!

Originally Posted by Pryme8

I know how to do that, and I can make text look like gold, its just gradients on your strokes fill and then on a inside path fill... but I was hoping for something more realistic... Ill check out this beaten gold tut!

Yeah, anything more realistic is beyond my knowledge at the moment.