Updating the index post with an even later version of the map; I've been working since this morning, and I think the palate is coming out much better.
However! It's crowded. Too crowded, some may say. Text is bumping up against other text an' such. Trying to think of a way to deal with this without re-building the entire thing from scratch.
Argh... where did the mountains go??? heh.. I am sure they will make it back into a latter revision.Originally Posted by Idabrius
Not sure if you noticed, but your two new lower west forests lack tree trunks.
As far as the text goes, you could try using text to path if Photoshop supports it, which I would expect it does. I don't know how to do it since I use GIMP but you can curve your text along a path to make it somewhat flow with things and not quit so clumped if you want. I am personally ok with the current layout of text
Speaking of paths, your roads have some outcroppings where you joined two lines. Notably, near the southern city and the two northwestern most cities. I would suggest using paths to make the whole thing and then adjust the curves and stroke the path the get the final thing down.
Joe
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Those forests are far from ready (if you look closely, you'll see that there are half-trees at the edges of the blurbs) because the method I used to do them is so time intensive. My eyes started to give out from making tiny mask adjustments and plunking down tree-trunks, so I've left that area unfinished for now.
Yes, the mountains are coming back! As is the sort of ridge-line denoting Riggsland. I think I'm going to try a different stroke pattern for the two highways, as I need to put some smaller roads and trails in.
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