Very nice work Torstan!
I still need to give something like that a go one of these days...
Very nice work Torstan!
I still need to give something like that a go one of these days...
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Nice job, I especially like the 'standing stones' along the eastern coast
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That is looking really awesome. However, I think the rivers are overstated and I think thinning them down to allow more of a gradual thickening would make a much nicer statement and blend better with the other map features. Currently they feel more like long inland lakes than rivers. But as usual I'm being extremely nitpicky.
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Caught.
That's a good point. I did the rivers differently from the rest of the map. I created the shape of the rivers using the ink pen with a large size to get the overall shape. I then selected all rivers, shrank the selection a little and then stroked it with a 2.5 pixel line. That's the reason for the solid black outline.
I don't mind them being wide for the map - the sizes are certainly not to scale - see the standing stones. They need to be clearly marked. However, the stroke on them does make them a little overpowering. I'll probably go back and pencil them in by hand.
Thanks for the catch.
Meanwhile, here is an update with pine barrens.
I think the rivers are very eye-catching -- one of my favorite elements of the map, actually. Like Torstan says, the features of the map are definitely not to scale, and rightly so.
Finest damn pine barrens I've ever seen.
Well they are certainly barren.
What a great idea!!! I wish I'd thought of it!
:edit: Weird this was a reply to a different thread but it appeared here!:edit: I must have not been paying attention or something.
Great work Torstan, it holds together beautifully.
Last edited by ravells; 12-06-2008 at 07:57 AM.
Lookin killer as always man. Nice job.
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Well, here's a new update. I guess you'll be able to see why it took a while, but the end result was worth it I think.
Still to do:
1. Farmland texturing
2. Texture mountains
3. Texture water
4. Icons for settlements and features.
The forest was the really big one. The rest of these should be relatively straight forward (famous last words!).
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