this looks really cool...... and in my opinion, hard to beat
just a question, but what program are you using? the stars make me think gimp, as they seem to be what the stars are like that i make in gimp
also, what are the 3 circles in the legend thingy for?
"When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said in a rather scornful tone," it means just what I choose it to mean -- neither more nor less."
"The question is," said Alice, "whether you can make words mean so many things."
"The question is," said Humpty Dumpty, "which is to be master -- that's all."
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The three circles are the logo for the Zyrcine faction. I intend to make more maps with the same kind of template. Each one will have a faction logo in the legend. Just for quick reference.
Been tinkering with concepts. Added a black hole, but I am not 100% convinced.
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I think that I have my final entry. There are a bunch of concepts that I have yet to explore, but I think that this map serves the purposes that I wanted. It is extensible and editable (with the XCF file). Layers can be turned on or off to show or conceal specific stars or labels. New stars can be added and if one really wanted to, existing stars can be deleted.
This version adds a glow around the title, a smaller logo, and the addition of the black hole into the legend. In addition to the PNG export, I am also uploading a ZIP file with the GIMP XCF file, a Photshop PSD* file, and a PDF file with information on the steps I took to add stars and labels.
*The PSD file is exported from GIMP, but I was able to successfully open it up in Photoshop Elements 2.0 and it looked identical to the GIMP version.
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Ooo, I'll have to check this out...thanks for the extra formats ( gonna play with the psd)
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No problem. Gimp supports the format. I see no reason not to make whatever I do accessible to as many people as possible.Originally Posted by Ascension
Ooo, I'll have to check this out...thanks for the extra formats ( gonna play with the psd
I like that kind of thinking. Sometimes you learn more from just editing something someone else has done and if you can play directly with the original you can learn so much.
If the radiance of a thousand suns was to burst at once into the sky, that would be like the splendor of the Mighty One...I am become Death, the Shatterer of worlds.
-J. Robert Oppenheimer (father of the atom bomb) alluding to The Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 11, Verse 32)
My Maps ~ My Brushes ~ My Tutorials ~ My Challenge Maps
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