Fedir & Esmoda

[Voolf]

Voolf: Thanks! They are actually drawn by hand, because I did not find a satisfying way of automatizing the process of greating this type of flat roof. If you know something, let me know, I'll be in your dept!

Actually i am aware of 1-2 methonds by Jonathan Roberts, He posted them somewhere on his blog
Sorry i dont have time looking for them, but i bet they are there somewhere. I never tested them, because i rarely draw city maps and dont work with PS. Hope they will be of some use to you.

Anyway great job with all those buildings, it must have been tiresome.

[GreatWhiteNorth]

Best feature in a map of really great artistry: the contours and landforms in Esmoda. I don't know why but it just looks great!

[Testify]

Both of the city maps are really good and very regular in shape. I think the second has the nice citadel in the middle.

[mat_r]

Thank you guys, I am glad you like them! =)

Voolf: Thanks! I looked through his tutorials, but didn't find an ideal solution. I am not so sure it actually exists. While I do think that it would be possible to find an automated process for the general look, the core of the problem is variety. I don't want every house to look the same, which is usually what happens when you go for automated solutions. :/

[Voolf]

I found some time to scroll through the tutoial pages and those are the two i was talking about
Dynamic brush buildings and buildings with pen tool.
The former is the fastest way, whilst latter is rather alternate way of drawing them i guess. I agree with you that it is not a solution for all the buildings, but i guess with some tweaks you can utilize dynamic brush technique for the "not important" part of cities where you just need a cluster or random roofs.

[Obbehobbe]

Well done!

[ChickPea]

Two lovely maps! My preference is for Esmoda. I love the colours and general atmosphere in that one. Great work, and glad you were able to get some sunshine while you worked on them!

[Alnomcys]

I love these map, especialy the first one

[mat_r]

Voolf: Yeah, my biggest issue isn't really with the basic shape of the buildings themselves, as I have a fairly satisfactory/quick solution for that. (using the line tool with a high width) Biggest issue is drawing all the details within the roofs :/

Obbehobbe: Thanks!

ChickPea: Thank you! Me, too. It was good for my mood

Alnomcys: Thanks a lot!

[FrancescaBaerald]

Love Fedir map! They are both gorgeous.