Ink and Parchment Style Regional Map

[Alecthar]

Alright, I tried a displacement map on the names, and I didn't really get the look I was aiming for. I'm going to play around with things a bit, but I'm probably going to blur things a bit and leave it at that. I'm considering this one "done" except for naming.

But I'm working on my next idea related to this style. I'm finding that the "Grain Merge" Layer mode does a pretty good job of making things look a bit more painted/inked on, attached is a little test piece I put together to see how it would look with some hand-drawn elements. I think from now on I'll be doing more of the mountain/forest type stuff by hand.

[jfrazierjr]

Alright, I tried a displacement map on the names, and I didn't really get the look I was aiming for. I'm going to play around with things a bit, but I'm probably going to blur things a bit and leave it at that. I'm considering this one "done" except for naming.

But I'm working on my next idea related to this style. I'm finding that the "Grain Merge" Layer mode does a pretty good job of making things look a bit more painted/inked on, attached is a little test piece I put together to see how it would look with some hand-drawn elements. I think from now on I'll be doing more of the mountain/forest type stuff by hand.

You may also like to take a look at a parchment map I started (and will eventually get back to) back in Dec. Once I started making the mountains, I ended up making a short tutorial for it. It may give you some ideas(warning, lots of hard work involved, but it's worth it in the end result)

[msa]

Just joking. The main problem I'm encountering is that I do want to maintain readability, but the black doesn't really show texture. I'm thinking I might add a very small blur to the city names to blend them a bit better, maybe the same thing will work for the ⌘s.

If you haven't already, you might want to watch these two tutorials from ZombieNirvana. He really goes into how he wraps the objects on his map around the folds and creases of the parchment texture. He talks specifically about text vs. map elements.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDtNQpxj3Iw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9I4gcyjWDAQ

It might be a little pedantic for you, but its probably worth watching since its what you are working on.

[Alecthar]

If you haven't already, you might want to watch these two tutorials from ZombieNirvana. He really goes into how he wraps the objects on his map around the folds and creases of the parchment texture. He talks specifically about text vs. map elements.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDtNQpxj3Iw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9I4gcyjWDAQ

It might be a little pedantic for you, but its probably worth watching since its what you are working on.

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