Okay. Yeah, I guess it is: http://i852.photobucket.com/albums/a...histogram3.jpgNow we want to stretch out the colours in the “Sea” layer across the entire black to white range. With the sea layer selected, auto normalize the image (Colors->Auto->Normalize). The histogram will now have little gaps in it. As the greys have all been spread out. To fix this, select the non-transparent area (by clicking on the “Sea” layer and selecting “Alpha to Selection”. Invert the selection (Select->Invert) and fill the area with white. Remove the selection (Select->None) and apply a 20px Gaussian blur.
Note the histogram is now filled in.
Oops. The tut says two Water 5's. I think the second one should be Water 2 probably.Now the next bit of magic. Set the foreground colour to the darkest water colour (water 5) by clicking on it in the Palette Editor (that we set up at the beginning), and set the background colour to the second lightest water color (water 5) by Ctrl-clicking on it.
Almost... finished?Now we will turn the B/W into colour, by clicking Color->Map->Gradient Map, and the water is almost (for now).
Well, well. Third time might be the charm after all!
Okay, but my land area isn't white like Rob's example pic.Repeat this, flipping the signs, so set X to -20 and Y to 20. This screen grab is after the first one.
This will give a nice wispy, random looking water edge, once the land is put in place…
Should this mask have been "inverted?" All of the others so far have been. I'm going to leave it checked. Well, no, it doesn't say to have it inverted and it always did before so I'll uncheck it.Now that the ocean is completed, the land can be build up. Create a cop of the “Sea Shape” layer and name it “Grass”. Create a layer mask using the “Land Mask”channel. Click on the layer icon so we now edit the layer, not the mask.
Nothing happened. :/Ctrl-Click on the dark green (Ditch) colour to make it the background and click on the light green (high ground) to make it the foreground colours, then Colour->Map->Gradient Map.
Okay, I looked at Rob's screen shot and his Grass layer is on top. I moved mine to the top and the land turned green.
Here's what his looks like: http://www.cartographersguild.com/at...7&d=1194634418
Here's what mine looks like:
Actually, I'm not going to take the time to upload a screen shot as I'm too tired. Suffice it to say, it looks like ****.
I don't know. I'll start over again at an earlier step.