This could be a reason to finally start migrating from PS to GIMP. Looks awsome!
This could be a reason to finally start migrating from PS to GIMP. Looks awsome!
Oh, hm. I'm going to have to look into this one and experiment. This could solve a problem I was contemplating: something that was going to take me a lot of work to brute-force... Hmm.
I think, therefore I am a nerd.
Cogito, ergo sum nerdem.
Check out my blog: "The Undiscovered Author"
It's the story of a writer... follow me in my simple quest to get published, and share your own writing stories, adventures and writerly tips.
Pimping my worldmap here. Still WIP... long way to go, but I'm pretty proud of what I've done so far...
I am not a fan of the top down one due to the repeating texture, though it has a nice potential for a good starting place, BUT, the POVRay 3D one is super frackinlicious!!! Could you try to do a few slightly overlapping heightfields (with various overlap amounts and see what a mountain range might look like (especally the 3D version)??
Perhaps I could use this as a base and then use the smudge tool to muddy it up a bit to get rid of the repeating pattern and apply a bump map on a 50% grey layer set to overlay might work really well to have some nice foldy creases and crevasses.
My Finished Maps
Works in Progress(or abandoned tests)
My Tutorials:
Explanation of Layer Masks in GIMP
How to create ISO Mountains in GIMP/PS using the Smudge tool
----------------------------------------------------------
Unless otherwise stated by me in the post, all work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License.
Hmm. Doing some kind of a selection on the grey-scale, then using the smudge-tool, with a bit of jitter, and stroke the selection, maybe that would be a quick way to get rid of the repeating pattern. Would that even work?Originally Posted by jfrazierjr
I think, therefore I am a nerd.
Cogito, ergo sum nerdem.
Check out my blog: "The Undiscovered Author"
It's the story of a writer... follow me in my simple quest to get published, and share your own writing stories, adventures and writerly tips.
Pimping my worldmap here. Still WIP... long way to go, but I'm pretty proud of what I've done so far...
So I have a slightly unrelated question - what program are you using to convert the heightfield to a 3D render?
If holding true to form, he is using POV-Ray
My Finished Maps
Works in Progress(or abandoned tests)
My Tutorials:
Explanation of Layer Masks in GIMP
How to create ISO Mountains in GIMP/PS using the Smudge tool
----------------------------------------------------------
Unless otherwise stated by me in the post, all work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License.
Got that right
http://www.povray.org/
@jfrazierjr - the 3D one and the top one are the same! Just the viewpoint prevents you from seeing the repetitions.
-Rob A>
My tutorials: Using GIMP to Create an Artistic Regional Map ~ All My Tutorials
My GIMP Scripts: Rotating Brush ~ Gradient from Image ~ Mosaic Tile Helper ~ Random Density Map ~ Subterranean Map Prettier ~ Tapered Stroke Path ~ Random Rotate Floating Layer ~ Batch Image to Pattern ~ Better Seamless Tiles ~ Tile Shuffle ~ Scale Pattern ~ Grid of Guides ~ Fractalize path ~ Label Points
My Maps: Finished Maps ~ Challenge Entries ~ My Portfolio: www.cartocopia.com
Got that right
http://www.povray.org/
@jfrazierjr - the 3D one and the top one are the same! Just the viewpoint prevents you from seeing the repetitions.
-Rob A>
Yea, I know... it's just that the hidden repetitions make the 3D view look so much more realistic...
My Finished Maps
Works in Progress(or abandoned tests)
My Tutorials:
Explanation of Layer Masks in GIMP
How to create ISO Mountains in GIMP/PS using the Smudge tool
----------------------------------------------------------
Unless otherwise stated by me in the post, all work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License.
Being a happily mind-numbed Adobephile, may I ask which part of this GIMP procedure doesn't translate somehow to Photoshop?
Venus Public Transit, Map Of Ceres, Jack Vance's Ports Of Call & Lurulu ... why do I only have 3 maps here?
Reply With Quote
