Results 1 to 10 of 10

Thread: Landscape for Fun

  1. #1
    Professional Artist Facebook Connected kalmarjan's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2007
    Location
    Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Posts
    99

    Post Landscape for Fun

    Nothing really special about what I am going to create. I just recieved my new PhCS3, so I am practising a little here. Of interest here is the new smart filters function. At last, non destructive filtering editing.

    I will update the picture as I am working on it.

    Steps so far:

    1) Draw out coastline with Wacom Pen.
    2) Make a selection of the line, and make a new layer.
    3) Invert the selection, fill with gradient of light blue, dark blue.
    4) Make selection of water layer, invert selection, paint green.
    5) Convert water layer into smart object
    6) Apply smart filter to the water layer. Ocean Ripple (I forgot the settings)
    7) Set the blending mode to color dodge, apply a level adjustment layer to this
    Play with the levels until it looks right.
    9) Lower opacity of layer to 65%
    10) Copy the Water layer to seperate layer.
    11) Drop fill to 0%, apply layer effects: Outer Shadow, Inner Glow (With the sawtooth profile applied to get the double lines.) Add noise to outer Shadow to get the "beachlike effect".
    12) Set the color of the inner glow to gradient, and play with the opacities of that until I get what I like.
    13) Scale back the layer transparency so it is not so in the forefront, about 80%


    C&C welcome.

    Sandeman
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Click image for larger version. 

Name:	landscape_practise_210.jpg 
Views:	138 
Size:	209.3 KB 
ID:	436  

  2. #2
    Administrator Facebook Connected Robbie's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2006
    Location
    Dayton, OH
    Posts
    3,868
    Blog Entries
    6

    Post

    My CS3 will be in next week...I'm looking forward to it...especially the 3d object importing (extended) and the vanishing point tool. Good stuff.

    Explain smart filters...I'm not sure I follow...though I haven't bothered to look into it yet.
    All Hail FlappyMap! Long Live MapFeed!

    Robbie Powell - Site Admin

  3. #3
    Community Leader RPMiller's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2006
    Location
    Watching you from in here
    Posts
    3,226

    Post

    I'm looking forward to this. I like seeing a map as it is created especially if it can be turned into a bit of a tutorial even if we don't have the software it will give us some ideas.
    Bill Stickers is innocent! It isn't Bill's fault that he was hanging out in the wrong place.

    Please make an effort to tag all threads. This will greatly enhance the usability of the forums.



  4. #4
    Professional Artist Facebook Connected kalmarjan's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2007
    Location
    Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Posts
    99

    Post

    Quote Originally Posted by Arcana
    My CS3 will be in next week...I'm looking forward to it...especially the 3d object importing (extended) and the vanishing point tool. Good stuff.

    Explain smart filters...I'm not sure I follow...though I haven't bothered to look into it yet.
    Smart filters apply to a smart object. Basically, what this means is you can now apply filters just as if you were applying layer effects. The cool part is, you now have control AFTER the fact about layer transparency, blending modes, layer masks on top of that.
    Better still, if you are not happy with the effect, you can turn it off. Your underlying image will still be there.

    Sandeman

  5. #5
    Professional Artist Facebook Connected kalmarjan's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2007
    Location
    Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Posts
    99

    Post Drawing in Rivers

    Okay, so I did the following from the last pic:

    1) Reinstalled my Wacom Drivers. Grr....
    2) Drew in a main river in a new layer. Width was driven by pen pressure.
    3) Looked at maps online for Deltas/Watersheds
    4) Drew in tributaries, planning for where the mountains will be.
    5) Added almost the same layer effects as the ocean layer, except I changed the following:

    Dropped the outer glow, and the inner glow.
    Applied a bevel effect, of 1 pixel, and changed the light source to the opposite side of the global. I also dropped the opacity of the shadow.
    Added a gradient effect, foreground to transparent, and played with the settings to get it right.

    So, here is where I am so far:

    It is by nowhere complete. Chances are I will play around with the rivers until I get exactly what I want.


    Sandeman
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Click image for larger version. 

Name:	landscape_practise02_574.jpg 
Views:	76 
Size:	380.0 KB 
ID:	437  

  6. #6
    Community Leader pyrandon's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2007
    Location
    Michigan, USA
    Posts
    1,341

    Post

    Great stuff, Sandeman. When you're done, would you consider allowing us to shove this over in the Tutorials board? I think this could be very helpful to many people!

    Keep it up!
    Don
    My gallery is here
    __________________________________________________ _______
    "Keep your mind in hell, but despair not." --Saint Silouan [1866-1938]

  7. #7
    Professional Artist Facebook Connected kalmarjan's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2007
    Location
    Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Posts
    99

    Post

    Quote Originally Posted by pyrandon
    Great stuff, Sandeman. When you're done, would you consider allowing us to shove this over in the Tutorials board? I think this could be very helpful to many people!

    Keep it up!
    Sure!

    Now, here is another screenie... I have to go to work, so tonight I will post a through by through.

    It is a little different, because I went ahead and dropped the layer effect on the beaches, and did it manually. If you look at the two side by side, you may see why.

    Sandeman
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Click image for larger version. 

Name:	landscape_practise03_146.jpg 
Views:	133 
Size:	376.6 KB 
ID:	438  

  8. #8
    Guild Member Publius's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2007
    Location
    Flint, Michigan
    Posts
    82

    Post

    Beautiful work Sandeman, I especially like the beaches

  9. #9
    Professional Artist Facebook Connected kalmarjan's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2007
    Location
    Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Posts
    99

    Post

    This walkthrough will be put on hold while I work on the mapping challenge for June. Stay tuned though, it will be finished!

    Sandeman

  10. #10

    Post

    Very nice!

    I especially like the oxbows and islands in the rivers. Often rivers are drawn too straight at this scale.

    -Rob A>

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •