Northley Island

[ChickPea]

Whilst looking up something on Google Maps recently, I came across The Most Pirate Place Name Ever and immediately decided I wanted to make a map using that name. I started work on this map, but, once I got about halfway through, I realised that what I was creating didn't feel right. The pirate island that I really wanted to make needed to be more cartoon-ish in style, and this wasn't it. However, I did quite like what I had done so far, and it seemed a shame to scrap it, so I made a few changes to make it just a regular, non-pirate, island. I'm OK with how it turned out, though there's probably a few things I would change if I were starting from the beginning again.

Now onto the cartoon pirate island...!

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[Warlin]

Nice work. I like the subtle shading of the mountains and the sea shore. And a good colour theme. Well done. Waiting for your cartoonish pirate Island .

[- Max -]

I, too, like the subtle faded colour scheme, nice work on this! The forests could probabbly have used more depth maybe but that's a minor nitpick

[DanielHasenbos]

I double Warlin and Max, great use of colors.

-Dan

[ChickPea]

I, too, like the subtle faded colour scheme, nice work on this! The forests could probabbly have used more depth maybe but that's a minor nitpick

Thanks, Max. I think you're probably right about the forests. It was hard to keep the mostly faded colours yet still show depth. For the mountains colouring, I used the tutorial you posted a month or two back in your workshop thread, and I've found it really helpful, so thanks again for sharing that with everyone.

As I live just a couple hours north of an actual Half Moon Bay, of course I love this map.

The mountains and colors look great, as well as the decorative elements. I agree with Max about the forests maybe looking a little 2-dimensional, and there's something about the coastline I don't like, but I can't put my finger on what it is. Maybe it's too thick compared to the other elements, or needs some breakers or 'coastal rings' or something?

I usually always go for thin coastlines, normally only 2 or 3 pixels wide, but I decided to experiment this time and went for 6px. I rather liked it, but perhaps it stands out too much against the faded colours elsewhere. I did put some effects around the coastline, but they're very subtle, maybe too subtle to see.

I double Warlin and Max, great use of colors.

-Dan

Thanks, Dan. glad you like it.

[Diamond]

As I live just a couple hours north of an actual Half Moon Bay, of course I love this map.

The mountains and colors look great, as well as the decorative elements. I agree with Max about the forests maybe looking a little 2-dimensional, and there's something about the coastline I don't like, but I can't put my finger on what it is. Maybe it's too thick compared to the other elements, or needs some breakers or 'coastal rings' or something?

[ThomasR]

Nice one ! I'd definitely hide some booty in Leap wood !

[Domino44]

Great work on this! I really love the mountains! I agree with max about the forests though, I think that they look very odd next to those mountains. I also really like your colors and the overall appeal of this map.

[arsheesh]

Nice subtle colors. I like the shading on the mountains as well. Great work as usual

Cheers,
-Arsheesh

[Josiah VE]

Very nice simple style with the subtle colours. Well done!