WIP stereographic world map

[Viking]

Seeing you continue work on this really makes me happy!

[vorropohaiah]

it's giving me a headache though! i think i'm probably better-off concentrating on the stuff outside the map itself so i can make a 'mock-up' or prototype version to which i can add labels as i need them

[vorropohaiah]

A small (literally - not much detail in this) update on the Stereographic map. I've done a bit more work on the general layout, particularly with the large cartouche on the bottom, which will include various details, including heraldry, physical details, histories etc.

[evilref]

While obviously far from done, the extra details and context/story of the map are what really sell it. Nice work.

[Eilathen]

Good to see you back, vorro! As always, very much looking forward to what you will come up with. Have a Like.

[SteffenBrand]

This is probably one of the most stunning maps I've ever encountered on the internet. Truly amazing work, very detailed and very good executed so far. I'd love to see this finished! I btw know exactly how it feels to have a file so huge that you nearly can't work on it any more. I have one myself I'm currently working on. About 400 layers, text, colors, effects, etc. make it nearly impossible to export (or at least takes about 15 minutes). Keep up the good work, all the best wishes for this project! =)

[vorropohaiah]

This is probably one of the most stunning maps I've ever encountered on the internet. Truly amazing work, very detailed and very good executed so far. I'd love to see this finished! I btw know exactly how it feels to have a file so huge that you nearly can't work on it any more. I have one myself I'm currently working on. About 400 layers, text, colors, effects, etc. make it nearly impossible to export (or at least takes about 15 minutes). Keep up the good work, all the best wishes for this project! =)

since i moved the background elements to their own file, and just the map itself in another file, i've found thigns have gotten a lot quicker. changing to an SSD and CS6 made a huge difference too though the files are still annoyingly large. I'm having to rasterise and merge all text layers as it would be insane otherwise. thousands of layers. the time i checked before i merged the layers i was on about 1,800 text layers and that was a while ago...

work is annoyingly slow though as i hate just adding labels without knowing any background for them. otherwise it would have been aeasy-enough to just add random names all over the map.