WIP- unnamed fantasy world

[fabio p]

Wow, that's coming along nice and interesting. Another big and lengthy project that could capture the "annual challenge" spirit...

[ascanius]

It's not out of the range of possibility; there are longer glaciers than that on Earth, and even a few that are not too much shorter in non-polar regions. But no matter.

The map's looking great, by the way

EDIT: Oh, and about the desert style/colorization... you might try getting a feel for it by doing small, throw-away study sketches of different source images and satellite views picked from online... even checking out some original paintings from artist portfolios to see how they handle desert colors (those are things I do when I'm stuck on something). It may also help to not work on it or show it in isolation from the rest of the map, as color choice and how it's viewed/received is very dependent on what's next to it.

Thanks for the advice. I've choosen to not work on the desert right now and slowely grow into that region instead. Your right the colors are very dependent on the colors next to it, something I forgot. I've noticed it comes more naturally to grow into a new area/climate than start from scratch like I tried with the desert, but those mountains are extremely tedious.

Wow, that's coming along nice and interesting. Another big and lengthy project that could capture the "annual challenge" spirit...

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Thanks, sadly this wont be in the annual challenge but I have another idea in the works for that.

Ok now for the updated map. I've started working on the south western area which should be rainforest with savanna north of that. I tried something a little different with those mountains. I wanted them to be lower and get heigher as they go north. I adjusted the colors a little bit too. I also tried two new things with the rivers, mostly adjusting the width in places to break up uniformity. Though at this scale 1px = 1.3 km if I remeber wich means the widest part of the largest river is something like 5km if I remeber correctly. In the south west portion I also tried a different color scheme and brush, still not sure about it. I also worked on the oceans and seas though I feel there is something not quite right about them, the color or something I can't put my finger on it.



Well what do you think.

[Chashio]

... I've noticed it comes more naturally to grow into a new area/climate than start from scratch like I tried with the desert

I've found that as well. And looking at the larger picture, I'd suggest maybe neutralizing the intensity of your desert red; you have so much blue and green in this piece that it won't take much heat to make it look warm.

... those mountains are extremely tedious.

But they look very nice.

... I also worked on the oceans and seas though I feel there is something not quite right about them, the color or something I can't put my finger on it.

Maybe the hue, intensity/saturation, value... or maybe another color nearby that is not working yet and throwing things off... or perhaps the sharp edges of the coastline that do not match the rest of the style. Maybe just use some adjustment layers to play with possibilities and see if you can figure out what's bugging you.