[Fantasy Town] Apala

[Talmariel]

Apala is a small town, which expanded rapidly from a small fishing village and market. Neighboring villages sent minerals and lumber down the river, and Apala became a natural trade hub for the area.

On the technical side, this was somewhat quick-and-dirty. I sketched out the town's growth patterns and drew in roads, but was really loathing the idea of drawing all those buildings. To get it ready for a game, I selected all the space between roads, shrunk it, and converted it to a path. I then stroked the path with a square brush set to jitter the size and count, with the angle set to follow the direction. It made instant buildings following the curves of the roads. Repeat on new layers for roof details, and I was basically done.