The Caverns of the Deepening Doom

[Tom_Cardin]

toff - thanks! I was going for a mix of hand drawn and archaic style with functional. If I could figure out a depth cueing device that would mix well with this I think it would be great. I tend to see things in 3D space when I am imagining them so it would be really good to come up with a method to show depth well without it overwelming the look of the piece.

Steel General - Thank you! The parchment texure is a piece I just googled for and did some overlaying on it to lighten it up some where the actual caverns are.

torstan - Glad you like it. I will try to find more hypoallergenic fonts, but this one worked for me. hehe.

[torstan]

Not just me:

http://www.papyruswatch.com/

I love your water. What brush did you use for that? It looks almost like watercolour.

[töff]

If I could figure out a depth cueing device that would mix well with this ... really good to come up with a method to show depth well without it overwelming the look of the piece.

A subtle color gradation might do it. Nothing rainbow .. just ... like a pale yellow for the highest, shading through to a gray-turquoise for the lowest. If you want a lot of depth, go three colors, maybe a washed-out sienna for whatever's really really low. Should be pretty easy to test out, and if you hate it, ditch it.

[torstan]

Like it a lot. And that's certainly a little easier on the eyes!

Those mushrooms are great.