A map in progress

[mathuwm]

Attached is a map i am working on(obviously) I am using PS CS2
I scanned in a quick sketch and proceeded to color it I am considering adding some textures but........

1. not sure if it works well with the sketchy style of the map
2. I am not sure how you guys do that difference cloud texture thing in PS

thanks

[Sigurd]

Rendering clouds:

"clouds" are a somewhat irregular pattern of splotches across the range of colours in your foreground and background selections. Very often it is worth it to only render b&w clouds because it makes tinting them easier later.

In CS2 go up to Filter>Render>Clouds. It will fill the current layer. Its far from perfect. The clouds tend to have regularities to them. Very big canvasses often produce clouds with a whole bunch of little puffs rather than large ones. The trick in this case is to fill a smaller layer and stretch it across what you want to cover.


Hope that helps.

Sigurd

[Badger]

The difference clouds you have to add after you Filter>Render>Clouds ... you then Filter>Render>Difference Clouds....

By repeating the process you add more difference and gain more and more jagged splotches.... hope that also helps

[RobA]

Difference clouds is really just a shortcut for creating a new layer, rendering clouds, setting the blend mode to difference, then merging down.

-Rob A>

[mathuwm]

thanks its all in the power of the alpha channels



not sure which way to go with this map
any suggestions

I would like to increase the line weight of the coast line and distress it

and i am not sure how to address forests

any help or suggestions you can give me would be greatly appreciated

[pyrandon]

This is coming along wonderfully!! Keep going, keep going.