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Certainly.
Would it be possible to post a close up of a section of coastline? I'd like to see the details ofthe technique you describe.
Thanks!
-Rob A>
Certainly.
Bryan Ray, visual effects artist
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Alright, I think I have taken this almost as far as I can go on my own steam. Here is a link to a full resolution png:
http://www.bryanray.name/queen/img/n...withborder.png
What needs work? Do the colors look good? Are there stylistic issues? Is there anything I can do to push it to another degree of quality?
Any and all constructive comments are welcome!
Last edited by Midgardsormr; 10-31-2007 at 04:37 PM.
Bryan Ray, visual effects artist
http://www.bryanray.name
The land appears to be floating because of the bevel. Otherwise, looks pretty good.
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The only thing I am unsure about is the giant tree in the forest. Does it mean something, or is an artistic embellishment?
-Rob A>
I believe that is an embellishment to indicate the green is forest.
If that is true, then I would remove the mountain symbols and do a similar treatment to the mountain area.
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Ok, the more I look at them the less I like the rivers. They are too bright for the muted colors of the rest of the map and are a bit jarring to the eye. That could also be an aliasing issue as well.
I would suggest making the rivers match the large lake/inland seas that you have.
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The rivers is an easy fix.
Yes, the tree is an artistic embellishment, both to add some individual character to the map and to reinforce that the green area is forest. The mountain symbols wound up looking pretty good, particularly when zoomed out, but I never could get the tree symbols to look decent.
I had been intending to add another piece of line art in order to make the map a bit more cohesive, but I dropped that idea owing to my lousy drawing skills. Now I am thinking I should try again; another icon-like drawing would make the tree less of an aberration.
My wife suggests I should draw a new scale bar, as well, since the ones that came with CC3 don't fit this map at all.
Okay, now I've got some things to work on. What about the border? I'm looking at it with fresh eyes this morning, and I think the stark black-and-white isn't working.
edit: Did some updating. Here's the new map: http://www.bryanray.name/queen/img/newmap.png
Last edited by Midgardsormr; 11-01-2007 at 11:51 AM. Reason: Added link to new version
Bryan Ray, visual effects artist
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I agree with you about the border, Brian, I'd be inclined to tone the colour down as well. The black is very dominant. It also looks like there are aliasing problems with the text and this is particularly noticeable on the smaller font sizes.
What sort of line art did you have in mind?
Ravs
Unfortunately, CC3 doesn't seem to have much in the way of anti-aliasing controls, though it's entirely possible that I've missed something. It might be worth my time to remove the labels and redo them in a paint program.
The drawing I am attempting to make is a man on a horse in profile, to represent the semi-nomadic horse herders of Jurel. It will go in that wide empty space to the north of the Jurel label.
Bryan Ray, visual effects artist
http://www.bryanray.name
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