A WIP! Dragon's Lair

[Ascension]

Something about the lava seems kinda blobby but I'm at a loss as to how to fix that. It doesn't seem to be sitting in anything but rather it seems to be sitting on the land. I'm not sure if a stroke would create a ledge effect or make it worse. Not sure if darker reds would push it down or make it more like blood. I'm at a loss to come up with anything other than "it needs some sort of ledge effect". Maybe taking the lava all the way to the edges of the existing ledges...might be overkill, though. Love the browns, though

[torstan]

Yep, it's an odd one. The lava is on the ground level - flush with the stone floor that butts up to it, but below the ledges and elevated regions. Also, it's one of the major lightsources so I can't darken it down too much.

I'll play with it and see what I get - but at least it's clearly lava.

[Ascension]

I did a rough n quick idea of what I'm trying to get at. Similar to what you have around the elevated areas...slopes. I lightened it only to see my lines, not as a suggestion

[torstan]

I see what you mean.

I want the lava to be at the same level as the floor so I don't want to put the edge lines you have between the two. As for the walls, I can see that might help a bit. Is the issue your having that you don't feel that the lava on the vace floor is lower than the central pillar?