I like the colors that you have used also. I do have to agree that the mountains, and even some of the hills have a bit of a plateauing look to them. However, I do love the textures, it gives a feeling to the contours of the land.
Great job so far!
I like the colors that you have used also. I do have to agree that the mountains, and even some of the hills have a bit of a plateauing look to them. However, I do love the textures, it gives a feeling to the contours of the land.
Great job so far!
Here is a more detailed look at the Nort-Western section of the world map. The same technique and the same height map have been used to show more topographical detail, hopefully this has been done better this time and will get rid of the plateau effect some of you picked up.
Torq
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Oh my word! Looks utterly beautiful. I really like the way you've got those subtle folds of land on the plains. The mountains look a lot better too!
Even though this is a 'realistic' map, there is something really painterly about it - I love the way you have captured that feel.
Fantastic!
The only concern I have is that there are no rivers, without them you have multiple salt lakes. Of course, if the water on your world is drying up (Barsoom!) then the lack of rivers is less a problem BUT there would still be old river beds (unless the water loss was very rapid).
Stunning map though, I look forward to watching its development.
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This is just amazing work, Torq!
I really gots to learn the GIMP I'm telling yous.
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Naryt your concern about the rivers is well placed. I find that I am capable of putting maps together in most respects, except when it comes to rivers. I just dont seem to be able to get them right. Do I cut them out of the land layer? Do I draw them over the land layer? Do I stroke the river outline like the coast? On a map of this scale should rivers even be visible at all? I am really asking for help from anyone regarding any one of these plaintiff requests. I will try anything.
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In my experience, rivers would NOT be visible in an aerial photo of that scale (just figure out what one pixel equates to), but must be shown on a MAP.
Remember, maps are not photos, and the intent of a map is to convey information!
I have both cut maps out of the land (like in my GIMP tutorial) and drawn them on top (in my Niagara map) and I think drawing them on top gives the most flexibility in that they are not destructive (though by just erasing them via a layer mask they aren't destructive anyway.....)
I also do not stroke rivers, because it makes them look too fat in most cases. I get the best results with a tablet, and setting it to vary the brush size with pen weight. I can start up in highlands with a light stroke and carry it down to the ocean/lake with a increasingly heavy stroke.
I also like to apply a slight pillow emboss to make them look "set-in"
-Rob A>
This view is great. The mountains and hills look a whole lot better. I do agree with showing the rivers though. It just looks better when you are looking at what is supposed to be a map.
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