I appreciate the feedback. I guess the trees are the next thing.
I'm not too familiar with technical terms, but if you mean what I think you do by a woodblock effect, that's originally what I was going for--turns out I just don't know how to do it, so this was the next best thing.Originally Posted by jfrazierjr
Here you go:http://www.cartographersguild.com/sh...torial+woodcut
I think this is for Photoshop, but I expect its easy enough to do in GIMP, though I have not tried it yet.
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Later in the post you linked I show a way to do it in GIMP using the newsprint filter.
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Here it is with the woodcutting.
I showed the map to my wife. She said it'd look really good when the mountains were done. I thought they were done, but to make her happy I played with them a bit as well.
She was right, of course...
This looks so good! Reminds me of those sepia maps you can buy that come in those little red covers - do you know tha ones I mean?
That's very pretty indeed.
A nitpicky point - the light on your mountains comes from the NE whereas the light for your land/sea edges comes from the NW. Also, you have very bright edges on the land/sea highlights, much brighter than on the mountains. That seems a little backwards. I'd tone down the land/sea highlights to blend into the map style more.
Agreed. I like this version much better. As Torstan said, perhaps you can run a slight blur on the woodcut effect to make them still there, but not stand out so much. Though not bad by any means, it seems to be a bit more out of place, especially with the fuzziness of the ocean texture right next to it.
I like the difference in the mountains also... very nice.
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More nitpicking - I think the sea is too blurred. It jars with the rest of the map. Maybe add some light noise over top the water to put some detail back in.
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Actually, no. I have no clue what you're talking about.
Thanks for all the tips! I knew you guys wouldn't let me come out of this with too terrible a map.
Here's another update with my attempt at trees and a nifty little gorge in the badlands.
I guess it's about time to research what my neighbors have done and start working on a history--I haven't even thought about it, really.
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