Working on my next map - Kingdom of Gibeon

[Eilathen]

I really like the "all in one map". The added parts give it an interesting shape...looks really good... . I love the style of your maps (I know i am repeating myself, but it's true ). Did you ever do a tutorial on how to do a map that looks like this? I'd be very interested... (and most probably way too ambitious ).

[landorl]

If you're creating this in GIMP or Photoshop, it would be easy to just keep Elyon hidden by "blocking out" that fog on a new top layer; that way you'd know what's in there but no one else would. Just an idea--or maybe that's what you planned all along?

That was what I am planning. I am just not sure how to do it artistically. I think what I might do is to find a cloudlike pattern, and then color in everything beyond the coastline using a new top layer.

I will also be doing a map for Elyon itself, but the people of Gibeon are not aware of what is there.

[landorl]

I can easily do a tutorial for this. I have created a template in Photoshop which makes it pretty easy (though still time consuming!) I have created several different layers and then set the colors and effects that I use within that layer. That way all of the maps that I do like this will end up looking the same, so if I want, I can later stitch them together for one massive map.

As I start to work on the next map, I will do a tutorial for it, and post it here.

[Eilathen]

That way all of the maps that I do like this will end up looking the same, so if I want, I can later stitch them together for one massive map.

That would be awesome. I'd really like to see the resulting map.

As I start to work on the next map, I will do a tutorial for it, and post it here.

Great! Thanks in advance, landorl.

[landorl]

This one is nearly complete. I made a cloud-like fog over the realm of Elyon to reflect the unknown nature of that land. I am pretty well satisfied with the way it came out. I will do a little more tinkering with the map, adding some more locations, but this is pretty much it.

[pyrandon]

Looks great! Great work there.

[RobA]

Looking nice!

(I'm hoping for that tutorial, too!)

-Rob A>

[Robbie]

This style is growing on me more and more...great work! I like the organic feel of it