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You could try mixing in some palm and/or cocaunut trees. That and having more than one version of each tree would help. A few shapes for each type of tree you want to use would help break up the "patterning" to some extent.
Do someone have an idea on the manner of drawing a tropical forest in the style I have chosen for this map? I want to draw individual trees, not layers of forest. So I'm searching how to make forest more tropical but I struggle. For now I have this design for lonely trees :
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But it doesn't work very well in large packs. Any suggestions?
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You could try mixing in some palm and/or cocaunut trees. That and having more than one version of each tree would help. A few shapes for each type of tree you want to use would help break up the "patterning" to some extent.
GW
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Maybe add some undergrowth? While the canopy is where most of the tree leaves are, there are typically shade-dwelling plants on the ground.
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Ascalon is fully done and so as the northern lands. I plan to add a massive forest in the northeast corner, behind the compass.
Looking great!
Hi fellow cartographers. I could use some help.
I'm currently doing some thinking about what's next on my Tyria map. (Even if I have not finished, by far, all the forests)
I'm working on the south desert to change my mind and my tests are quite satisfying for my level :
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I'm also researching a way to texture the wide blank spaces on my map : the littles dots looks well on the desert, but I struggle to find someting for the white faces of my mountains. Do someone have an idea of texturing this ? Or should I let it plain white ? I don't know what is best.
Last edited by Skaald; 06-17-2021 at 06:11 PM.
Some other landscapes :
The beginning of a tropical forest
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The wasted land of Orr
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The dunes of the Crystal Desert
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Last edited by Skaald; 06-17-2021 at 07:38 PM.
I was moving recently so I couldn't progress on my cartographic projects as I wanted. Here I am with my Tyria map, the rainforest on the north is spreading.
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Details :
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It's basically practice at a large scale, as you can see there is several techniques I tried. I'm not entirely satisfied but I think drawing individual massive trees and then drown them in the normal tree forest could work. I tried to let them '' pop'' a bit, not connecting the normal tree forest lines with the big ones. Not sure it work but I hope coloring help with the legibility.
Comments and critics appreciated and wanted!
Good to see this progressing again! This map looks amazing. I think the big trees look pretty good.
The big trees are different, I love the vines. This is becoming a real stunner, great choices in distribution of elements, and the titling is well thought out.
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