Kronos (reborn) topographic

[Harrg]

This is great. What software are you using to create these maps?

Hello Hieronymus_Blaze! Thank you!
I use photohop, wilbur and QGIS
All my maps based on height map.

[Ilanthar]

You're expanding your world, I see .

[Harrg]

Yes. It is rather a necessity. Certain parts of the map take me hostage and force me to think at least roughly what other continents look like.
As you probably know, initially I did not want to be distracted by other territories. But unfortunately they have too strong an impact on geography.
In fact, I went down the wrong path of building the world from a small piece of land to global tectonics.
On the other hand, it is quite interesting and gives the impression of a real geographical discovery. And plausibility is the test of my models. The difficulty is that I have to iteratively go back all the time and make adjustments. I still cannot say that any particular section is fully completed.
Here's a small sketch of the world at the moment.


world sketch.jpg

[Ryan Pourchot]

Very realistic, I'm looking forward to seeing more.
Very intrigueing how the tectonic plates, and faultlines dictate the shapes and elevations.

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[Harrg]

Ryan Pourchot

Very realistic, I'm looking forward to seeing more.
Very intrigueing how the tectonic plates, and faultlines dictate the shapes and elevations.

Thank you very much!

Small update.
### Latest WIP ###

[cyanide_baby]

I think finish soon my height map.
P.S. I added map with pink lines that show my problem places that I didn`t like or it`s look strange for me. I will glad any advice about improvet it

Hello.

I'm trying to understand your use of DEMs.

1 - So to get to this stage, you stopped drawing your map heights by hand, and instead decided to paste in real DEM heights. Correct?
2 - And it looks like you then applied Wilbur on top of that. Is this correct?

[cyanide_baby]

I change relief on the north. Now u can see old mountain range from Hibben on the south-west to Svartal and Whale coast on the north. Aslo I added old mountain range on the middle of continent. And like experiment I added some volcanose on the east of Middle Sea.I think this volcanos look interesting and soon I will add new volcanic lines in right places.
Now I`m working on islands arcs on the west and east of continent. I see some problem places, that I whant try fixe with wilbur mask(not shure will it be work or not)

- About your volcanoes, in the east of the middlesea: are these volcanoes taken from DEMs as well?

[cyanide_baby]

Small test with shading and coloring.
There are many troubles with wilbur artifacts, I will fixe it soon. In some place there are height difference and unrealistic smooth coasts(I mean brush movement, I need remake for more realistic coastline erosion) Also I need fixe rivers, add sand dunes, swamps, volcaonoes, and etc

Hello again,

You wrote "... unrealistic smooth coasts(I mean brush movement, I need remake for more realistic coastline erosion)..."

1 - How did you make the coastline more realistic: with Wilbur too? Or did you do it by hand ("brush movement")?

[cyanide_baby]

Thank you sir QED42!

I continue to make cosmetic changes to the map. My main focus now is on increasing the detail of the central mountain system. I add new watersheds and sharpen them to emphasize tectonic specificity.
I finally added an island arc in the east
If you see any inaccuracies in the believability of the relief, please let me know.

### Latest WIP ###

- This island arc you added to the east of the continent: were these islands hand drawn, or did you paste them in from DEMs?

Your work is amazing.

[Harrg]

Hello.

I'm trying to understand your use of DEMs.

1 - So to get to this stage, you stopped drawing your map heights by hand, and instead decided to paste in real DEM heights. Correct?
2 - And it looks like you then applied Wilbur on top of that. Is this correct?

Hello. Thank you.
Yes. I use real world DEM. But in difficult places i use hand drawn height map.
I made some blueprints in wilbur like volcano
My landmasses and borders I drew only by hand