July 2012 entry: The bridge of tears

[Bogie]

Getting close to the end. I've used 4 different cloud pictures to make this. 2 for the riverbanks and 2 for the river.

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[Bogie]

Needed to change a few things so of course I couldn't stop once I started and a major rework occurred.

This could be the final version, but let me know what you think.

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[Chashio]

Sweet!
Question: Is that a wooden gate next... to... lava?

I notice, when I zoom in, a few sharp edges on the left-hand bank (and a hole in the rock that looks iffy) that you may want to blur out. Also, suggestion for the little eddies where the river dips out of the main flow area: Maybe take a large, soft smear/smudge tool, or liquify, to kinda push the lava into rounded whirls to slightly match the contours of the rock. Just an idea. It looks good as is.

[Bogie]

Thanks, will try those ideas tonight.

[Bogie]

I smudged/swirled the lava edges a little, gave the road a little more texture, replaced the wood door with a bronze door and put a border around it to give it a more finished look. Thanks for the advice.

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[Chashio]

=) Nice! The border really gives it that extra goodness. Curiosity... did you make it from scratch or find it somewhere?

[Bogie]

I found it on Google images and modified it to fit this map.

[Jacktannery]

Bogie this is excellent. Does the bridge have dark shadows on the right and left side? If so, these might give it the illusion it is floating above the rockface a little - I would soften the transition between the rockface and the entry onto the bridge. But otherwise I think this is briliant - good job.

[Bogie]

Thanks, I'll have to fix that.

[Bogie]

I fixed the shadows at the right & left of the bridge and added a 5 ft scale label.

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