J's Inkman Experiment thread

[J.Edward]

I haven't done any updates here for a while, even though I have been doing other experiments.
So I am doing some today.
A good while back after viewing Vorropohaiah's Atlas Elyden thread I had thought of doing a stereo map. Then I started playing around with Gprojector, which is so cool, and started trying out some different maps. The map itself is nothing special but I enjoyed attempting this and will probably do more in that direction at a later date.
This map is just a test for concept really.


Then I did some more tree elements. Still trying to find something I can use.
All the elements I make I never end up using because they just never fit what I need.
I'm also throwing in some of the Middle Earth icons I did. I need to do more top down icons. They're rather useful.




Then I was working on trying out some concepts for caves and rough dungeons, as I had some work coming up that would be featuring that sort of thing.
I did some quick rough versions that were helpful in developing a style that I am using to complete some current work.


I'm always working on too many things at the same time and I tend to forget about stuff I did earlier.
So I'm sure there's more to post when I find it or remember it.

[Chashio]

And all so cool and inspiring. I think I like your tree drawings the best, but you know me. It's all very nice, though.

[J.Edward]

Ah, thank you Chashio. Yes, trees. I've spent many years working on drawing trees. So much still to learn.
I should dig around my computer... there was a thing i was doing a while back of trying to make hand drawn forests in sections that could be placed like elements.
It sort of worked but needed to be more defined and polished.
I'll look around for that. I think you'd like it.

Check back later today or tomorrow if you're online. It should be up.

[Chashio]

Hahaha I've also thought of doing forest sections before, and was actually thinking about it again this afternoon. And something similar with ocean elements, too. Too funny

[J.Edward]

Hahaha I've also thought of doing forest sections before, and was actually thinking about it again this afternoon. And something similar with ocean elements, too. Too funny

I'd be interested in what you were going to do for the ocean elements.
I am thinking but can't figure what you'd be doing. Waves... islands... ?
Did you do any of them?

[J.Edward]

Chashio - here's the stuff I was talking about.
The first 2 are the local and regional sizes, relatively speaking. The regional really should be to a bit different scale.

And then an early test I did with them. It's a really rough degenerate forest but it conveys the concept.
I did it quite a while back. I've improved since. Two versions in progress.


And then some more map icons. Iso this time. I used some of these for the Northlands.
They worked out fairly well, though I had to downsize them.


And last, a little color scale for a topo map I am working on.
I have since changed the colors as I found a better, more harmonious color scheme.
Plus 2 samples of that topo.

Guess that makes up for not posting much in a while.

edit - apparently I took too long to post and you slipped past me.

[Abu Lafia]

Hey John, great you revived this wonderful thread! Thanks a lot for showing these fantastic "by-products" of your work, there's so much to learn from it.

[Chashio]

Very neat!

[Chick]

It's a really rough degenerate forest but it conveys the concept.

Man, I wish I could draw that rough and degenerately

[J.Edward]

Thanks Abu. I didn't think I would have such a big gap in time.
I thought I would be updating the thread every few weeks with new experiments.

I thought you might enjoy it Chashio. I had some other tree/forest things but i couldn't find them.
I'll have to keep looking.

chick - I just meant the dubious color and texturing.
It was a bit of a frustrated day when I was working on that forest. It wasn't coming out as I had planned.