The Garnok region of Baldimar

[torstan]

They look nice.

I'm still not completel convinced by the cliff - it doesn't look isometric - more top down. Perhaps the lines on the cliff detail should be more vertical. Compare these two as an example:

[jfrazierjr]

They look nice.

I'm still not completel convinced by the cliff - it doesn't look isometric - more top down. Perhaps the lines on the cliff detail should be more vertical. Compare these two as an example:

Ahhhh... thanks.... I see what you mean now.... will play with this tonight perhaps. I am kind of disappointed in my mountains compared to the ones I did in this post, but then again.... I am playing with a different color scheme in the map, so that can account for some of the differences also.... Perhaps I need to add a bit more black to the west slopes and smudge up along with the medium grey color I used....

[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???

[torstan]

They are very nice indeed. I'm not sure you need an outline on these, but if you feel the need to add one then either go very thin, or set the outline to overlay. That means it will be a light line for the white mountains (and slightly darker on the shaded slope, and a darker outline for the dark mountains. That should stop it overwhelming the really nice detailing you've got going there.

[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.