This is taking a lot more time than I expected... Anyway, this is the upper-left part of the map, at different stages...
And looking at it, I'm thinking that the green of the non-constructed zones is just too strong.
LA progress.jpg
I've been working and testing a lot on a big LA map lately. I came to the map below, which is just a small part of the entire map for tests (uncomplete, but with a lot of things already). It's a view near Orange, the whole map will be near 9700x7200 pixels and centered on LA itself, of course.
It's based on an OSM map.
And I would be glad to have your views on it guys. What would you improve/change completely?
LA first draft.jpg
This is taking a lot more time than I expected... Anyway, this is the upper-left part of the map, at different stages...
And looking at it, I'm thinking that the green of the non-constructed zones is just too strong.
LA progress.jpg
That'll be an epic map! I love that green tone, actually. Gives some great contrast to the orange while complementing the brown and blue. I really like how you're showing the terrain and buildings in this one too.
Wow, very cool
Thanks!
GaspBy Lingon
I love that green tone, actuallyI hope you like my new version too... cause I certainly like it better
I change the beaches too.
LA B1.jpg
Really cool relief shading and perfect use of open street map data, i prefer your colorsMaybe you can work a bit more your orange roads to make them fit with the relief, no good advices to do that, maybe a tiny transparency on the road layer?
My Fantasy maps : http://www.cartographersguild.com/al...p?albumid=4205
Website: http://francoisgueydon.jimdo.com/fantasy/
Yeah, that green is nice too! Though the map lacks a little in contrast now, in my opinion… I'm going to suggest the opposite of Francissimo, and say brighten up the roads!![]()
Thanks Francissimo! I've been tempted to do this old project because of your own cities maps
I can't just play with transparency, because I haven't the base map for that... but I can brighten up the roads. So here it is. Don't pay attention to the problems between the different parts, I'll rework this later...
LA progress.jpg
I agree with Lingon that the map lacks of contrast. A bit better with the latest version but still.
Thanks for sharing your view - Max -!
Is that any better?
LA second draft.jpg