It's looking pretty nice so far.
The only thing I don't like is the background - it tends to take over and draw the eye away from the actual map.
It's looking pretty nice so far.
The only thing I don't like is the background - it tends to take over and draw the eye away from the actual map.
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What's your opinion on colour-coding regional boundaries like this? Would it work better done as an outline (like this http://www.cartographersguild.com/at...5&d=1247536980)?
I'm just brainstorming for the meantime... pardon my slowness.
I like what you have there, but with the background pulling the eye so much you might want to add the outlined style on top of the filled style.
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Just thought I'd post two different paper textures so you can see why I chose the one that I did.
Yes, it's busy, but I think its colour goes better with the water texture.
I've heard it said that a map shouldn't be turned into a picture, but I think I'd pick the darker, busier paper.
What do you think?
Aaaand...
Sorry to post so many times in a row, but do you think that this mountain style is OK, or is it really too busy? I have never done an atlas-style map, but I'm thinking that if this becomes too busy, I might be better off switching...
Any way to salvage this?
edit: that border is supposed to be behind the land...
Last edited by Pank.HQ; 07-16-2009 at 09:14 PM. Reason: layer issue