Ya, the water effect is great, I going to rip of pyrandon's idea of ripping him off... sweet.
Wow--his water/ocean shading is absolutely wonderful! I am so going to rip him off! Good find, Eilathen!
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Ya, the water effect is great, I going to rip of pyrandon's idea of ripping him off... sweet.
I love this map, the general feeling and the way he did the scroll.
I sure a color version could come out just great.
Right now I'm reading through the Shannara series (Terry Brooks) and I think the map and setting is good, not the best but still good. The map delivers the info but the style is poor.
I just want to say that R. Jordan got a great world setting (to complexes in the last few books IMHO), but is map just suck: too plain and empty of key location found in the books.
I prefer the series Sword of truth from Terry Goodkind even if the first few books are kind of a rip-off from Jordan. I just can remember the map quality, sorry.
Another series that is great and easy to read is Robin Hobb (The Farseer Trilogy), but the map just poor.
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The Edil map does remind me of the Jordan WoT maps stylistically.
(I just re-read the entire Jordan series and also found it getting mired in the details for books 8-10 but 11 improves dramatically.) I do like they way they include maps of the cities scattered though the book at the start of certain chapters. In book 11, the 2 page spread map of Malden and the surrounding regions (before chapter 28 ) was perfect for helping to explain the action that follows.
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Of course, the real problem with WoT is that Robert Jordan died. But it does appear that the last book was in the works at the time and will be finished (Dragonmount Official Robert Jordan blog).
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I liked the maps in the Farseer and Liveships trilogies by Robin Hobb. They're kinda simple though.
The map in the Soldier Son trilogy is pretty rad, and the names that Hobb uses for place names are certainly bangable.
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If you look at the post dates - this is a really old thread. I haven't seen RichardB in the guild since that time. Most likely the site that was posted at is long gone. I don't think we can help you.
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Still around... just not checking in much. Still mapping - getting better all the time!
Good to see you RichardB - hows CC3 mapping going for you, or are you still using CC2?
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Been using CC3 since it came out, having fun with style packs, and using complex layering. Above example is on profantasy site for anyone that wants to download and play with. I like that style. (not complex, just using a style from the annuals).
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