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Both are clean, aesthetically pleasing maps. Have some rep!
Two different town maps
After having shown you my two regional maps from my D&D game I present you with two town maps.
Stormcliff:
The linework was hand drawn on paper and then scanned. The shading and colouring was done using Gimp.
Overall, I am quite happy how it turned out. Building number 2 is supposed to be building in the form of a wave, as it is the temple of the god of the sea. Most people I've shown it to so far have said it looks like clam shell, which is not to bad I guess, since it is still sea related
Littlebrook:
Littlebrook is a small village a day's travel away from Stormcliff, and lies within a very hilly region. For this map I followed this tutorial from Fantastic Maps as close as possible. The entire map was done digitally using Gimp. No linework on paper first this time round.
Again, I'm quite happy with the result. I could maybe add one or two points of interest outside of the town, as the map might look a little empty otherwise.
Anyways, that's it for the maps I've done so far. Now it's on to new mapping ventures
Both are clean, aesthetically pleasing maps. Have some rep!
I really dig your Stormcliff map. It is easy to read. There is nice variation too and quite look like a fun village to visit. Your shading is done cleanly and makes it pop nicely. And good job with the waterfall and jetties(both are not easy to get right. So well done.)
What font did you use and at what size? It reads great.
Also what texture did you use for your cobblestones? That is quite a nice one.
Littlebrook came out well too. But, I do prefer the Stormcliff one, if I have to choose. That's only one opinion.
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Two nice maps ! You've done a good job !
Nice job! Those are two great maps.
The layout for stormcliff is really really neat, I love the cliffs, and the bridges and the waterfall.
The buildings are great and I love that town square too.
I think you could try to make the cliff on the left grey, instead of green. That way it just looks a bit more like a cliff.
Littlebrook is also wonderful. The style reminds me of Mike Schley's maps.
I like the path going up to the watchtower on the very top of the hill.
Maybe you could tone the saturation down on Stormcliff, I think it might improve it a tiny bit.
Excellent work!
Wow thanks, I'm glad you like the maps
The font I used is Palatino Linotype. I do like it quite a bit because it is so readable. The text on the right is at size 200, and the one on the left at 100 (keeping in mind that the original picture I worked on is 6995x4960)I really dig your Stormcliff map. It is easy to read. There is nice variation too and quite look like a fun village to visit. Your shading is done cleanly and makes it pop nicely. And good job with the waterfall and jetties(both are not easy to get right. So well done. )
What font did you use and at what size? It reads great.
Also what texture did you use for your cobblestones? That is quite a nice one.
Littlebrook came out well too. But, I do prefer the Stormcliff one, if I have to choose. That's only one opinion.
The cobblestones are not a fixed texture. I coloured the area gray, and then went over it on another layer with a darker gray using the Cell 02 Brush in GIMP and setting the layer opacity to 50.
I'm glad you prefer the Stormcliff map, that one took me a lot longer
The cliff on the left is supposed to indicate an incline up a hill, rather than a steep cliff. I was hoping keeping the green, indicating the incline is covered in grass, would help convey that it is a hill rather than a cliff. But I guess I should have done different linework to further differentiate it.Nice job! Those are two great maps.
The layout for stormcliff is really really neat, I love the cliffs, and the bridges and the waterfall.
The buildings are great and I love that town square too.
I think you could try to make the cliff on the left grey, instead of green. That way it just looks a bit more like a cliff.
Littlebrook is also wonderful. The style reminds me of Mike Schley's maps.
I like the path going up to the watchtower on the very top of the hill.
Maybe you could tone the saturation down on Stormcliff, I think it might improve it a tiny bit.
Excellent work!
How would I go about turning the saturation down for Stormcliff? Is there a way of doing it for the entire map, or would I have to adjust each individual layer?
For Littlebrook I followed one of Mike Schley's tutorials, so I'm glad you recognize his style. That means I did something right
Last edited by Tilby; 06-22-2017 at 02:45 AM. Reason: Mistake on my part who the brain behind Fantastic Maps is
Lovely work on these. Stormcliff is my favourite. It's fab.
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These are really cute, Tilby! Especially the Stormcliff one, the colors are just adorable. I do like the simpleness of Littlebrook as well though. Wonderful maps, can't wait to see more!
Great maps. The first one is my favourite but it is more intimate and detailed so it would be. The colours are nice and bold - I don't really use greatly saturated colours myself - I suppose that is why I like seeing them in other maps. Some of your roof shading is a little inconsistent though. Also not a fan of using spots as shading for your trees - looks too much like a floating drop shadow. My only critiques that immediately come to mind though.
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