The Stormwatch -- 4E WIP

[Badger]

And some forests.... I kinda like this style.. might keep it... just so hard to find the right look....

[torstan]

Looking good. I meant to mention this when you put up the pencil sketch, but watch out for those plateaus in the SE corner. You've elongated and flattened them because you've drawn them in an isometric style. However I'm guessing the area they cover is not a flattened oval if you were looking directly down from above. From the layout of the other elements it looks like you are mapping the areas as if you were looking down from above but mapping the contents of those areas with isometric icons. If this is the case then the plateaus need to be stretched vertically. If not then feel free to ignore this post! Otherwise, it is coming along nicely.

[jfrazierjr]

From the layout of the other elements it looks like you are mapping the areas as if you were looking down from above but mapping the contests of those areas with isometric icons. If this is the case then the plateaus need to be stretched vertically. If not then feel free to ignore this post! Otherwise, it is coming along nicely.

tree trunks goooood.... no tree trunks baaaaddd.... heh...

Looking pretty good...

I think the bright colors of the forests kind of "yells" when compared to the muted colors of the background and the gray mountains. Perhaps it will come together more in my mind after you do some more placement though.

Joe

[Karro]

I think the bright colors of the forests kind of "yells" when compared to the muted colors of the background and the gray mountains. Perhaps it will come together more in my mind after you do some more placement though.

Joe

I have to agree. They should probably be toned down just a little.

[Badger]

Forest toned down .. I agree it was way too bright for the colors on the map ... this one i hope fits a little better...

[Karro]

That's better I think. I like the trunks in the forest.

One thought, though: it looks like the river lays down on top of the forest rather than going through the forest. That might be just the way this style works, though.

[jfrazierjr]

That's better I think. I like the trunks in the forest.

One thought, though: it looks like the river lays down on top of the forest rather than going through the forest. That might be just the way this style works, though.

<homer>mmmmmm.... tree trunks good.....</homer>

What Karro said about the river. Perhaps a layermask from the river applied to the forests layer?

You may also want to rethink about the shadows on the forests as they don't match up with the mountains. You might also try using the smudge tool to pull down some of the black off of the mountains into the base terrain and that might help some, not sure (but I tend to like smudges a lot would probably do that to ISO mountains anyway) though. If you do try, use a smallish brush and make sure you can undo (or save beforehand) far enough back in case you don't like it.

Joe