Hi all, had to replace my tablet pen (my three year old thought it was super neat), got the new one today!
Thanks for the feedback so far all!
Almost done with the buildings, I am messing around with adding in some detail on a separate layer (should have that mocked up soon).
Next week its back to working on land and underwater features.
This project has been very fun and I have learned a ton about Photoshop in the process (having never used it before working on this map and The Hot Gate map, so about three months of total PS time so far), you might see weird irregularities in some elements on the map, these are reflective of my learning process, hopefully as I get better I will settle in on my core workflow for future projects.
Current update below: I know that the boats look like they are floating over the water, I will fix that =)
Fallen Shore 040115.jpg
For whatever reason I wanted to see what the map would look like at night, below is a proof of concept for that idea, this is what I have so far, any thoughts?
Fallen Shore Night 040115.jpg
I am not super great at quoting others posts, but I did read them all and would like to comment on some:
- For the detail on the roofs comment: I am messing around with roof detail on a separate layer and will share what that looks like soon. I have looked at Max's map and I love his art style and well as J.Edwards and Larbs town maps that all have roof detail. I love how those artists used roof detail in their maps, however when I first was thinking of Fallen Shore, my focus was trying to develop my own digital art style while trying to teach myself Photoshop. I will say this, I have started a village that is on the same island as Fallen Shore, and it does have roof details and I think a cleaner look, hopefully I can post that soon to show.
- For the comments on tonal qualities as well as general appreciation of the work done so far: Thanks! I have always drawn and painted in a softer style and do tend to lean more towards neutral tones, I hope to continue to hone my skills and share with you all.
- As for the massive ship locked into the docks: Those ships are retired and the docks literally grew around them, or at least that was the design philosophy. I wanted to try and work out what that would even look like. Think of them like any major part of a city, a capitol building, a massive market place, an arena, and so on....I will have details on them when I put the Key together.
- As for the corner symbols: Fallen Shore was founded by pirates at first and has always been used as a black market that lies well outside of any established shipping/trade routes. Currently there are four pirate captains that hold major influence here, those are their symbols. Would you guys like a write up on lore/history, or is that not super useful here?
Anyways thank you all and as always feedback is good, for instance I sort of think my buildings look blobby, but that's just me.
~ Sharpie