Maydris, I really like the map so far, especially your palette. Am I correct is guessing that you did the mountains by hand and matched it up with GIMP/PS for the rest?
Also, what about black lettering edged/highlighted in dark red to make it stand out for your labels?
The mountains are brushes drawn by StarRaven.Originally Posted by PWKerns
Wow, those are some great brushes and are used to really good effect by the OP. Inspiration to step-up my brush-making and use skills.
Oh, and example of my (poor inkscape skills) suggestion that you could use black edged with red for city labels:
Maydris, I really like the crease effects you did on different parts of the map - any tips or tuts on how to make that effect?
Last edited by PWKerns; 12-18-2013 at 09:56 PM.
These brushes were a great help in working on the map, I would definitely suggest them, wish I could say I was at a level where I would be confident making my own, but this is still my first map, so in the future we will see. I did however do some of the mountains by hand when the brushes didn't match what i was looking for or the angles were not right (also editing some of them to create a bit more variation). as far as the creases go most of them came with he original paper texture I used, if you go to deviant art a lot of people have paper stock images to use for free as long as you give them credit, I started this awhile ago and can't recall where I picked it up from though before I decide to post the final image anywhere major i'm gonna hunt it down.Wow, those are some great brushes and are used to really good effect by the OP. Inspiration to step-up my brush-making and use skills.
Oh, and example of my (poor inkscape skills) suggestion that you could use black edged with red for city labels:
Maydris, I really like the crease effects you did on different parts of the map - any tips or tuts on how to make that effect?
Though as far as drawing creases go I can give you some advice, the key is distinguishing the crease as a slightly brighter color of the base and applying a shadow along the edge where the light would be shining on the paper, just make sure all the shadows go in the same direction otherwise it wont read as real. If you have problems tapering off the ends by ending them abruptly or where it contacts the edge you can always put a hole or a torn bit to make it read a bit better (though I would do it sparingly)
I also agree with you guys that the red is a bit standoutish for what I was going for, I think I will switch to a black and probably work on upscaleing it so its more legible.
Last edited by Maydris; 12-19-2013 at 03:51 PM.
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