... and here's the lower level - accessed through a hole in the 'throne room' floor. It'll be more obvious when it's a little further along.
... and here's the lower level - accessed through a hole in the 'throne room' floor. It'll be more obvious when it's a little further along.
Groovy. I've been needing some raw dungeon maps to test out some of my revised dungeon-ink playground routines in Photoshop, so I snagged your first level to see how it would come out (since I hadn't really tested the routine on lines quite like these yet). Came out kinda nice! If it wouldn't be rude to do so, let me know and I'll post it here for your amusement.
Please do!
Okeydoke. Bear in mind that these patterns are optimized for print rather than screen, but here's a downsampled (144dpi) .GIF file that shows it pretty clearly on the screen, accompanied by a full-resolution 600dpi PDF version for print.
The method is pretty simple stuff:
(A) Convert dungeon map into a simple white-on-black map (white for open space, black for solid earth).
(B) Run a routine to blur out the edges and mark off the griddable areas (one-click Action).
(C) Drop it through a pattern, in this case a little home-jobby I keep around for Uresia projects (which is what this particular routine was built for).
So, very similar to how I do my island maps and such ... the main difference is the nature of the edge-blur, which I'm randomizing more heavily for the dungeons, and the grid.
Thanks for not minding me playing with your map. It's a good way for me to wake up (had a long night ...)
(Obviously, it still needs the full treatment: labels, perhaps a spiffy logo, etc - but even as a raw conversion of the map lines, it's still kinda nice) ...
Well that's a lot prettier than my quick attempt:
Okay, and here's a very quick colour and dodge/burn on the outdoor map.
... and here's a screenshot of it in use. The cliff was a skill challenge ... and they have just failed and caught the attention of the goblin sentry. The ranger is now hanging on 15 feet of rope above a 45 foot drop until next week when they get to roll initiative
Ohh, nice work all around. This thread is inspiring some ideas of my own. Keep up the great work.
Cheers,
Tim
Paratime Design Cartography
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Originally Posted by torstan
Okay, and here's a very quick colour and dodge/burn on the outdoor map.
... and here's a screenshot of it in use. The cliff was a skill challenge ... and they have just failed and caught the attention of the goblin sentry. The ranger is now hanging on 15 feet of rope above a 45 foot drop until next week when they get to roll initiative
Very cool. I assume this is three elevations from the shading? bottom and right at ground level, the cave opening on a small shelf level, and then up from the cave to the top of the "mesa" in the upper right corner right?
Joe
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Explanation of Layer Masks in GIMP
How to create ISO Mountains in GIMP/PS using the Smudge tool
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