This is my attempt at a village surrounded by a dike. It is more of a test map than a real map, so I might not go much further with it. I did want to check and see what others think about it.
This is my attempt at a village surrounded by a dike. It is more of a test map than a real map, so I might not go much further with it. I did want to check and see what others think about it.
Well done... It looks like old celtic oppidum or irish crannogh
I wonder if the foam on the dam have to be seen on the lake (I found the cliff looks odd).
On another hand, I would border the culture by trees or bushes... A question of viewpoint
Cool map Landorl! I really like the dyke, palissade, waterfalls and general layout. It looks really natural.
The only thing I dislike is the color on the fields. It doesn't do it for me.
How did you do the waterfall?
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Cool stuff!
The colors seem a little to 'off' for my liking, but that's just a matter of taste.
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Nice to see someone doing something besides stone walls
Since I'm quite new to CD3, would you explain some of the different techniques you've used?
Actually, this is all Photoshop. The ripples over the dam are just one of the default brush shapes and white color at about 60% opacity.
I can't say that I am in love with the fields either. I am still trying to figure out how I want to do them.
I think the big draw back of the fields is that they are blurry and all radiate from the settlement. Unless that was really the lay of the land I think it looks a little predictable. Some sort of logical variation, perhaps with some fallow fields as well, would be satisfying to the viewer. They really stand out as regions without texture.
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if this is PS i bow to a master. Good work! *rep*
I've done a little more on the fields, but I am still not really satisfied. I will have to look around at what some others have done. Anyway, here is my latest update.
You aren't there yet, I think. The grass texture is a bit too realistic to fit in, for example.
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