Post Apocalyptic Virginia - redone
After hanging around this site for a month, along with downloading alpha mask and smudge plugins for PDN, I've decided to go back and rework my first attempt at a semi-sattelite physical style. So far, I've made the coastlines and added forests, grass, and deserts. Time to start on mountains!
Anyone know of any swamp textures?
Last edited by euio; 12-22-2009 at 05:33 AM.
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Looks good for the start.
One thing I would change is the coastal area - there the water looks pixelated. Try for a smoother impression.
Genetica has some stuff that you could use for swamps.
If the radiance of a thousand suns was to burst at once into the sky, that would be like the splendor of the Mighty One...I am become Death, the Shatterer of worlds.
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Thanks, Sapiento & Ascension. What's Genetica?
After two and a half hours of wrangling, mountains! (and a fixed up coastline)
Last edited by euio; 12-22-2009 at 08:04 AM.
One of those Alternate Earth History people.
Genetica (available here) is a texture editor/creator available in either a free "Viewer" with limited rendering /editing capabilities or a full version.
It's quite good I think.
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After some more fiddling, I think I'm ready for cities, labels, &c. I can't decide how I should represent the cities, though.
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It helps me usually to think 'How should the final map look like?' if I have concerns about the style for some details on the map. If you want a fancy, heavily decorated result, go for more comlicated looking city symbols. If you want a map in a more simple style, go for simply icons like dots and squares.
Here's some text. Thoughts?
One of those Alternate Earth History people.
I think a simple black stroke might set the text off so that it doesn't look blurry.
If the radiance of a thousand suns was to burst at once into the sky, that would be like the splendor of the Mighty One...I am become Death, the Shatterer of worlds.
-J. Robert Oppenheimer (father of the atom bomb) alluding to The Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 11, Verse 32)
My Maps ~ My Brushes ~ My Tutorials ~ My Challenge Maps
Hey, that looks familiar! And awesome.
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