The Garnok region of Baldimar

[jfrazierjr]

Ok... here are the mountains without outlines at all, just color. Perhaps I just need to got really small on the outlines of the mountains so that there is only a tiny fine line to delineate the shape???

[RPMiller]

I have to agree. This is coming along nicely and you are developing a personal style that I have to admit I really like. You have a very nice painted effect happening and I think you should really embrace that more. I think you should dump the outlining completely and really grab the painted look. For the trees you could do that with a similar effect that you used for the mountains. Don't focus on drawing individual tree trunks, but give an illusion that they are tree trunks. Use a lightening/shadow effect for the scribbling in the forest canopy and drop the black lines. If you do a color dodge/burn you should be able to see the effect I'm referring to.

Currently your mountains, both northern and eastern are really great and the style that I think the whole map would benefit from.

[jfrazierjr]

Thanks Torstan... I ended up making two copies of each of the outlines setting one to overlay and the other to multiply and jacking the opacity way down. I think I have the mountains about where I want them with this change and just a smallish hint of an outline....

[RPMiller]

I liked the other version without the lines personally. I think the previous version had more of a hand painted artistic interpretation.

[Vandy]

Hello, jfrazierjr.

I have to agree with RPMiller. I liked the map without the outlines. To me, it makes the map look "harder". The non-outline version has a very soft look to it and seems to have a more natural look and feel to it.

Regardless of the version you pick, you've produced a wonderful map. I'm very impressed with the way you've presented your terrain.

This is an excellent map!

Regards,

Gary

[Ascension]

I gotta go with the lines. The forest clump itself is outlined by default so it sticks out with nothing else being outlined...unless you can figure out a way to unline the forest. Plus, it might be hard to do that cliff without the lines. The line-less version is pretty and I like 'em both but I gotta go with a consistency of style.

my 2 bits

[Karro]

I must concur with Ascension. I'm not sure how these forests would be done without the lines, so I am in support of lines on the mountains. Besides, on the brown mountains, I like it better with lines... although I do prefer the icy mountains without the lines.

[RPMiller]

Well, I have to agree with RPMiller... what?

[mmmmmpig]

for consistency I think you need the linework in the mountains. that way the style matches that of the forest and other areas. I think the black inks are a bit too strong though, so I took the liberty of color-holding the blacks and making them a kind of burnt sienna or raw umber color to de-emphasize them.

I think outlining stuff in brown might be the happy medium between outline and no outline. That being said, it is your map and what you say will be the decision.

[jfrazierjr]

Thanks everyone for the comments(and rep and help)! At this point, I just think I have to have some lines for definition, so my last update will be what I keep for the mountains. And I will go back and fix up the shore, forest, and grassy hills to get a consistent looking line width across the whole map.