Ink and Parchment Style Regional Map

[msa]

Just joking. The main problem I'm encountering is that I do want to maintain readability, but the black doesn't really show texture. I'm thinking I might add a very small blur to the city names to blend them a bit better, maybe the same thing will work for the ⌘s.

If you haven't already, you might want to watch these two tutorials from ZombieNirvana. He really goes into how he wraps the objects on his map around the folds and creases of the parchment texture. He talks specifically about text vs. map elements.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDtNQpxj3Iw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9I4gcyjWDAQ

It might be a little pedantic for you, but its probably worth watching since its what you are working on.

[Alecthar]

If you haven't already, you might want to watch these two tutorials from ZombieNirvana. He really goes into how he wraps the objects on his map around the folds and creases of the parchment texture. He talks specifically about text vs. map elements.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDtNQpxj3Iw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9I4gcyjWDAQ

It might be a little pedantic for you, but its probably worth watching since its what you are working on.

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