Freehold

[Tom]

Amazing work Diamond, your maps are always nice and clear!! sadly can't rep you right now..

[Diamond]

I appreciate the insight and I have been looking through various tutorials, although I did think of something. I don't know if this sort of request is frowned or not in the map-making community so if it is please just ignore it. But I was wondering if you would be willing to share the texture/color you used on your map. From my experiences with GIMP and the tutorials I've read the whole texture thing, and getting colors that look good, seem to be my biggest weakness. So it'd be really nice to be able to use your layers as a base if at all possible. But like I said, I know these sort of requests are frowned upon in some content-creation communities and if this is one of them that's fine. One way or the other I'll have to learn eventually anyways lol.

It's not frowned on by me, but I merged layers as I went and like I said previously, I didn't document my steps. The look of the map depends on a few factors: 1) the number of textures/color layers, 2) their placement, layer-wise, and 3) the blending mode for each layer. There are tons of free parchment-y, stone, and wood textures available for free online and really, the best way to get good at this is to just experiment. Like you said, you'll have to learn eventually.

[Colt556]

It's not frowned on by me, but I merged layers as I went and like I said previously, I didn't document my steps. The look of the map depends on a few factors: 1) the number of textures/color layers, 2) their placement, layer-wise, and 3) the blending mode for each layer. There are tons of free parchment-y, stone, and wood textures available for free online and really, the best way to get good at this is to just experiment. Like you said, you'll have to learn eventually.

Alright, I appreciate the response. I've been spending the past few days fooling around with textures I could find so I'll just have to hope I can come up with something that's decent.

[Mouse]

I like the way you have paid such attention to the most miniscule details, down to the way you did the very slightly jiggled border line.

[Mouse]

Am I the only one who's noticed the marvellously crafted and extremely convincing fake fold line right down the middle of the map, or is it just something everyone else has learned to take for granted, coming from you?

[Diamond]

That's an actual fold line. It's a picture of a piece of paper used as a layer style.

[Mouse]

Aaaaah. But that just goes to show how excellent your work appears to be to me, for I really thought you had created it

[Mark Oliva]

That's an actual fold line. It's a picture of a piece of paper used as a layer style.

That may be but ...

One of the great things here is that we all give each other ideas that we haven't had before when making our maps. I never thought of putting a fold line into a map. The idea never occurred to me. But I had to look at this map for only a few seconds before the bell rang and I saw how I could do the same, quickly, in FM8, Dundjinni or CC3+. These things, then, are among the really great contributions that one cartographer here can make to inspire others to go onward and upward.

(Sorry. You know the game here. They won't let me give you more rep yet.)

[7Sided]

Beautiful map! I really love the understated color tones. It makes it seem as if it could have been created ages ago. They didn't have as much access to a wide variety of bright, bold colors. Thanks for sharing.

[zorilya]

I really enjoy the fact that each region in this map isn't clear distinct from the next... gives me the idea that there are going to be contested territories and that informs the kind of life a person in a city in those territories would have. Resentment of one side or the other, lots of work for spies, that sort of thing.