January/February 2014 Lite Challenge: Vacruel's Eyeball

[rgcalsaverini]

Thanks Jbgibson! Hope I can finish it...
And definitively scarred =) Another typo there, thanks for catching it.

[rgcalsaverini]

The temple:

[Lingon]

That's one great looking temple

[Azélor]

Well, well, this is coming along nicely !

[Bogie]

I like the temple!

[rgcalsaverini]

At first I decided to make the map monochromatic, but things were looking way too dull so this is my (most likely failed) attempt at coloring the map. I just found out that I suck at digital coloring.
I've hit a wall here, I don't know what to do with the map now Something's not right, is it too dark? Is it just bad painting? Should I go back to monochromatic? Should I jump off my window?

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Since its a muddy region, I figured that it would be a brown muddy river. Does a clean blue one looks better?

[Jalyha]

I like the color. I think you're just being hard on yourself for no reason

A brown river makes more sense but the blue looks better (my own opinion). Maybe a dirtier blue? I don't know... but it looks fantastic ^_^

[Diamond]

Yep. You are far too hard on yourself, my friend. I think that coloring looks pretty fantastic. I agree with J in that the muddy river makes more sense, but the blue one does look better.

[rgcalsaverini]

Yep. You are far too hard on yourself, my friend. I think that coloring looks pretty fantastic. I agree with J in that the muddy river makes more sense, but the blue one does look better.

I like the color. I think you're just being hard on yourself for no reason

A brown river makes more sense but the blue looks better (my own opinion). Maybe a dirtier blue? I don't know... but it looks fantastic ^_^

Thanks
I don't usually share what I make, because I don't usually like what I make, lol. But this forum is being a great exercise on that part! Maybe you're right.
But something does seem off, maybe I've just been looking at this for too long and need a break.

Blue it is then, I'll try to make it 'dirty blue', just no idea how right now :p

[Jalyha]

I don't usually share what I make, because I don't usually like what I make, lol. But this forum is being a great exercise on that part! Maybe you're right.
But something does seem off, maybe I've just been looking at this for too long and need a break.

I almost don't want to say this, cause I want you to keep sharing

But..

I think what seems off is the river. Not the color, but...


It seems to me that your land slopes like this: (Red lines)



Which means your rivers might move (?) like the blue line(s) cause it looks (when I examined closely to see what's throwing you off) as if your river is running sideways in a hill.

OR I could be looking at it wrong.... ? I don't know. I didn't see it till I looked really closely...

As for dirtying up the water.... idk... I'm stuck on the same thing It's so much easier with actual paints...


EDIT: When I looked at my post, it seemed as if IF I was right, that the water would fill the area gouged out by the eyeball/boulder? Iunno...