Elevation and Hills in Town Maps

[Elzevir]

Very nice map,

Elevation in a map like this, without lines, depends mainly on how shadows can be casted by the houses, the trees, and the main environment.

I made a quick test in photoshop, the "lazy" way i'm fond of.



As you see, i just added two layers : one white and one black, both in Soft Light. It makes the map "bump" a little, as if the city was on a hill.

This is, i'm sure, one of the many ways to do it.

[oakthorne]

That's really spectacular, Elzevir. I freely admit, I'm not a visual art person - I'm a writer, through and through. I'm also very much a Photoshop amateur. I shall have to experiment with this technique a bit.