Mapping from the ground up

[thepinksalmon]

I've been busy at work the last month so not much time for map making. I do have some time off now, though, so hopefully I'll be able to finish a couple.

Maraxus_ I see your point about that bit of desert. I'll noodle it some more in the coming days.

Viking Thanks. I'm still figuring out mountains. I experimented with the smudge tool in a different file and got some interesting results that I might try out on the next map.

**latest WIP**
compasses.jpg

Coming back from a long break I didn't want to mess around with the word I'd already done until I remembered what exactly I had going on. This update is mostly adjustment layers and some decorations. Now I need to come up with some names for things.

[Viking]

Names are one of the best parts

[thepinksalmon]

Ok, I'm tentatively done with this map. I'm a little iffy on the border but I couldn't really come up with anything that fit the map style better. The compasses are supposed to look like undersea landforms so I tried to make all the labels reminiscent of clouds.

**latest WIP**
finalComp1.jpg

[Relic Kimah]

I would be curious to see ruins reused by later civilizations.