Updated a bit. Made the cave bigger, since it once was home to an ancient red dragon. I added some wood bridges over the stream and ladders to the cave. It didn't really work with a path straight up the cliffside.
It took 3-4 hours with an additional 30mins to make the update.
Most of the time was used to get the cliffside right. I haven't got any skills in this kind of 3d painting, so it was a lot of trial and error.
This is a great looking map. I wish that the cliffs had a little bit better impression of depth, but that is hard. It looks like the waterfall is falling almost straight down, but I am not quite sure if that is the impression that you are trying to give.
I posted some cliff textures a while back...
http://www.cartographersguild.com/sh...4&postcount=19
they might be of use.
Theres some more good ones over at cgtextures.com too.
I like the map so far. Its true that the cliffs lack a bit of definition but cliffs are hard to get right so they look tall.
Edit -- My best shot. I know its hard to get something that looks good for cliffs. Tried many times myself.
Last edited by Redrobes; 01-06-2009 at 05:43 PM.
I think the waterfall is the clue here. I like the effect if I say so myself
Yep, the waterfall is very well done. Still I agree with Landorl, it's hard to get a real impression of depth. Not that it bothers me! Not at all.
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I agree about the waterfall. It is one of the best that I have seen!
This is a nice looking map, but I agree as well that the cliff isn't quite selling itself.
There are many cliffs images over at the Dundjinni forums that might help you out.
http://www.dunjinni.com/forums/forum...=5190&KW=cliff
http://www.dunjinni.com/forums/forum...KW=cliff&TPN=1
http://www.dunjinni.com/forums/forum...10052&KW=cliff
http://www.dunjinni.com/forums/forum...=9861&KW=cliff
http://www.dunjinni.com/forums/forum...=9611&KW=cliff
Here's also a way to do it DJ, but this method can be done in any graphics app.
http://www.dundjinni.com/forums/foru...TID=7729&TPN=1
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