What a wonderful example of finding inspiration from the world around us.
People don't believe me when I say the inspiration for the shape of the main continent on my constructed world was in fact a patch of mould on my bedroom wall ...
What a wonderful example of finding inspiration from the world around us.
People don't believe me when I say the inspiration for the shape of the main continent on my constructed world was in fact a patch of mould on my bedroom wall ...
Rik-
You hit the nail on the head there. Since most patterns in nature are fractal, there will be self similarity at all levels. That is why you CAN take the outline of a patch of mould and make it a continent. This old post talked about using real world maps as a starting point for fantasy maps, and talked about changing scale (i.e. use a small cluster of islands in the real world as continents in the fantasy world) and other techniques to obfuscate the source.
The same reasoning lets us use cracks in paint as roads and macro photos of broccoli as forest textures
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Ummmm...you have mold on your bedroom wall?........???????Originally Posted by Rik
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Had. I had mold on my bedroom wall. That was a different house in a different decade ...
Hehe, the Englishman dropped the 'U'! Did everyone catch that?
j/k We have a running joke about these parts involving 'u's.
Bill Stickers is innocent! It isn't Bill's fault that he was hanging out in the wrong place.
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I think that means I won, doesn't it?Hehe, the Englishman dropped the 'U'! Did everyone catch that?
Thus, the current score:
American: 15, Superflous "u" dialects: love
Don
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Damned automated spellchecker.I think that means I won, doesn't it?
Thus, the current score:
American: 15, Superflous "u" dialects: love
Do you keep scores for 'grey'?
You mean gray?
Bill Stickers is innocent! It isn't Bill's fault that he was hanging out in the wrong place.
Please make an effort to tag all threads. This will greatly enhance the usability of the forums.
One of the main reasons I got my first digital camera was to take pictures of things like that for future reference. Rocks, mold on walls, puddles, whatever...
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