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spiders_nest_v002.png
Done in GIMP 2.8 using a mouse
I am at my wit's end with trying to learn GIMP and so I am throwing this update over the wall to see what comes back in the way of what I need to do to achieve the results I want. I NEED LOTS OF HELP FOLKS! I've saved links to the tutorials that will help me but become frustrated bc I can't seem to achieve what they do. I've also gone through the Finished Maps to look at exemplars and spent most of my time in the Regional/World Mapping thread picking the brains of various artists whom I'm thankful for their time in responding.
What I've done to this point:
- Inked in the linework and uploaded the image taken from my phone (see first post) to GIMP. I'd like to scan it in but I don't have a scanner and wanted to get into GIMP as soon as I could.
Once in GIMP I:
- Added a Linework layer with a mask, set to Multiply (see Layers screenshot below). I turned the brightness and contrast all the way up and down so that the image was purely black and white. Not sure if I should have done this but it achieved the look I wanted to start with.
- Added a manuscript texture (with a mask set to Normal) for the land.
- Added an ocean texture layer set to Burn, on the "Clipboard".
- Added a Land Shading layer set to Multiplu and experimented with shading the mountains in the west.
- Added a Trees layer set to Multiply for the vegetation and experimented with shading.
spiders_nest_v002_gimpdialogbox.PNG
What I want to achieve but haven't been able to:
- Add waves to the coast. Currently they're black and I can't seem to draw over them to make them lighter.
- "Fade" the ocean around the coastal regions to signify shallower waters and make the land pop. I also haven't been successful with adding different "ocean" layers and adjusting the opacity to achieve different tones as several artists have suggested in other threads.
- Learn how to draw tapered rivers and fix the horrid job I did on the lake in the middle.
Questions I have:
- Should I just scrap this and start with a new "scan"?
Here are some images of what I would like to achieve...
[EDIT] The artist's links are listed below. Thank you J.Edward for providing a link, and to Mouse for reminding me to list where I got them from.
https://www.cartographersguild.com/s...hlight=tentivu
http://www.fantasticmaps.com/2015/05...-in-the-ashes/
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