Why don't you look at satellite pics of the poles.
edit: Yeh, what Jykke said.
Why don't you look at satellite pics of the poles.
edit: Yeh, what Jykke said.
Venus Public Transit, Map Of Ceres, Jack Vance's Ports Of Call & Lurulu ... why do I only have 3 maps here?
The green areas look good. Can't really comment at this resolution.
We might be able to see better with a bigger picture.
Sigurd
Dollhouse Syndrome = The temptation to turn a map into a picture, obscuring the goal of the image with the appeal of cute, or simply available, parts. Maps have clarity through simplification.
--- Sigurd
I changed the texture of the ice over the ocean and spent some time rearranging the northern mountain layers. Also added some ice floes at the edge of the ice. Next project is reworking the shading of the ocean. I took Toff's advice (which was excellent) and poured over Google Maps for a while. I need to get the water darker at the poles and shade lighter down to the equator.
Last edited by Naina; 07-22-2009 at 05:00 PM.
Interesting. I like this size much better.
It seems like you've gone through a fair bit of effort to have a 3d effect for the grounds and then you draw your rivers without obeying or affecting them.
Sigurd
Dollhouse Syndrome = The temptation to turn a map into a picture, obscuring the goal of the image with the appeal of cute, or simply available, parts. Maps have clarity through simplification.
--- Sigurd
Yeah, that's been bothering me too. What I really want is to get the rivers to have a 'cutting' effect, like they've been carving the ground away. Do you think I can have enough control (using GIMP) to achieve that effect, or should I toss this river scheme all together and completely redraw them?
I think Sigurd was referring to how the rivers seem to flow both up and down hill over the land contours.....Originally Posted by Naina
(wait for it...)
(man, that never gets stale...)
It would definitely help to have the rivers embossed into the terrain. And were less jaggy. Assuming you are using a mouse and not a tablet, I'd suggest making paths for rivers then stroking them with the paint tool. You can create tapered strokes by enabling brush dynamics, or control the thinning better using my script. There is a little tut here.
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I've completely reworked the rivers in this version, trying to follow my own contour lines. It's not often one specifically requests the river police, but I'll try to flag one down to see if I've gotten it more right. Also tried to blend in my estuaries so they look more natural.
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