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    I like your latest version a lot. I love the way you've faded out the sea colour and the compass rose looks fantastic against the paler background. I'm glad you got rid of the white stroke around the text. I didn't feel that worked well at all. What you've got now looks so much better.

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    Thanks wthrasherb! =)
    I like what you did with the last version!
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    Quote Originally Posted by ChickPea View Post
    I like your latest version a lot. I love the way you've faded out the sea colour and the compass rose looks fantastic against the paler background. I'm glad you got rid of the white stroke around the text. I didn't feel that worked well at all. What you've got now looks so much better.
    Quote Originally Posted by SteffenBrand View Post
    Thanks wthrasherb! =)
    I like what you did with the last version!
    Thanks folks! I guess that means I can start figuring out the actual names of the different continents and get the labels positioned better. Once I've taken care of the proper labeling, I might be finished with this one. I've thought about a couple of additions, but I'm not sure yet. I need to develop the setting a little more before I can add too much more in the way of detail.

    How do you decide when something is truly "finished"?

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    How do you decide when something is truly "finished"?
    For me, it's when I don't have and/or don't want to add anything more on the map.
    Good job for an orignal map btw. The colors give a particular feel to it.

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    Here is what will be the focus region of the campaign setting initially.

    I am trying to keep the style consistent for now, but as I add more detail to this regional map it is going to change.

    All feedback is welcome!

    EMPIRE_Region_01.jpg

    EDIT:
    After posting, I see that it is over saturated. I will be adjusting things like that as I work... more to come!
    Last edited by wthrasherb; 04-14-2015 at 08:51 AM. Reason: added note

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    Stopping here for the day. I adjusted the saturation and I'm trying out some mountain symbols instead of the satellite style topography. And I went ahead and tried out some sample text labels.

    Need some feedback in general. Do these mountains look ok so far? Is the text legible?

    EMPIRE_Region_02.jpg

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    Ok, what about this? What if I colorized this map this way and left the mountains just as they are, very subtle and subdued, with the rivers giving more of the mountain range definition........??????

    I've been up for a while so I could use some fresh eyes on this...

    I'm stopping for real this time.

    EMPIRE_Region_04.jpg

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    The blue and greens are fine on this last one, and the previous brown in the previous also. Why not keeping the mountains you have in the post 45? For me, it's a very good, and you can just color it your way.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ilanthar View Post
    The blue and greens are fine on this last one, and the previous brown in the previous also. Why not keeping the mountains you have in the post 45? For me, it's a very good, and you can just color it your way.
    What about this one? Kinda a blend between post #45-47...

    EMPIRE_Region_05.jpg
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    Help Need Mountain Advice

    Here's an update with color and texture adjustments.

    I'm seriously struggling with how to do mountains on this map. I'm practicing Torstan's style of drawing mountains but mine haven't come out as nice as his yet I tried out a few Campaign Cartographer symbol sets and didn't like how those fit either. I DO want to have some kind of "symbolic" mountains drawn in, but I just can't find a look that fits. I don't necessarily need realistic looking mountains, but I want them to be recognizable as mountains... I can't seem to figure out the perspective I need to use. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

    Also, thoughts and feedback on the color and such is always helpful.

    EMPIRE_Region_06_b.jpg

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