Ah, yes, very nice, I think! The variation in the trees helps a ton! And I like the effect of the flare/serif on the base of the trunks.
OK - I can see the pushpin issue
I saved the brush incorrectly and it was using the same circle every time
I went and distorted each brush image a bit, then added a serif/trunk...
How is this variation in comparison? (It is supposed to be a "dark woods"):
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Ah, yes, very nice, I think! The variation in the trees helps a ton! And I like the effect of the flare/serif on the base of the trunks.
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Another update to show how I am using the tree brush.
ascadia_revisited_2_scaled.png
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Its looking really good so far. How much detail is required in this?
I don't know... It is for a book, too so a lot of detail will get lost I think.
The real detail terrain-wise still to add is marshland in the north and a jungle on the south east. Then political boundaries and labels.
Maybe cities, but I haven't been given that information yet.
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I like it. I'm not sure how much the detail will survive the translation into the book format itself as Del mentioned. I like the escarpment to the east - that's a rather nice piece of artwork in itself.
I am a little curious as to why all the mountains have the shallow slop to the east and the sharp climb to the west I'm guessing this is just an artifact of the handedness of the artist.
I'm not crazy about the mid grey for the sea. It reminds me a bit too much of bad black and white Mac games from the late 80s - but that's just personal. I think the ripples would tell the viewer that was the sea without the need for the block of mid-grey. Anyway, as I said, that's just personal preference.
Thanks for the feedback...
OK, now that you mention it I see it in the mountains. Yes it is an artifact of my stoking technique coming out
The sea.... that is just a placeholder layer from an old version I'm planning to redo the sea and the shoreline stroke with a more hand-drawn look.
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