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How do you make mountains like this? I've always wondered how people make such realistic looking terrain like that.Originally Posted by Carnifex
Looks awesome!!
Going beyond the edges, like making your own additions. I have always wondered what was beyond this region.
How do you make mountains like this? I've always wondered how people make such realistic looking terrain like that.
Looks awesome!!
Most people make a height map somehow and import it to photoshop. I use layer styles, textures and custom brushes. Look in the tutorial section for various techniques.
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My finished maps: here
I am not a lotr expert. There are some maps of the whole world. Don't know if they are official or not (anyone who does?). Otherwise I think its cool to be a cartographer and to interpret works- and maybe redraw or add stuff.
Last edited by Carnifex; 02-22-2016 at 06:18 PM.
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My finished maps: here
More mountain tests. Made with a special technique.
mountainstest04.jpg
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My finished maps: here
A small update on my new style. loads to do but getting better.
NEW_STYLE_01.jpg
My sites: http://www.facebook.com --- http://www.stormring.com --- http://www.fantasymaps.net --- http://www.megatongames.com --- http://www.darktowershop.com
My finished maps: here
Posting my mini-tutprial here again:
Making a "Movie-like" golden title text
gold_text.jpg
I have a Swedish version of Photoshop but I do an educated guess on the English.
Note: Many effects are resolution dependant and dependant on the size of the text! I have used a 70pt text. I always use CMYK documents but the tutorial work good on a RGB as well.
1. USE 100% BLACK COLOR ON TEXT
Use black color on your text.
2. Select the text layer (advanced option: put all text layers in a layer group and add the layer style to the group)
3. BEVEL AND EMBOSS
Layer> Layer style > Bevel and emboss
choose: Inner bevel (?)
Choose: Chisel Hard (?)
Bits: 250%
Size: 20px
Angle: 120
Height: 40
Highlight: 100% raster / white
Shadow: 70% multiply /dark redbrown
4. Then pick "texture" Choose: Gray granite (?)
Scale 100%
Depth: +25%
5. COLOR OVERLAY
Layer> Layer style > color overlay
Pick " Color overlay": I used C:0 M:28 Y:96 K:0 (or RGB: R:255/G:190/B:30)
6. SHADOW
Layer> Layer style > Shadow
The shadow: 100% multiply a very dark redbrown color.
Size: 43 px
Grain: 18%
My sites: http://www.facebook.com --- http://www.stormring.com --- http://www.fantasymaps.net --- http://www.megatongames.com --- http://www.darktowershop.com
My finished maps: here
Time to leave this experiment behind for a while. Still quite far from satisfied.
test_ill.jpg
My sites: http://www.facebook.com --- http://www.stormring.com --- http://www.fantasymaps.net --- http://www.megatongames.com --- http://www.darktowershop.com
My finished maps: here
These are very interesting. What is the brush style you are using?
From a project:
TheNorth_01_rgb_hex_sample.jpg
My sites: http://www.facebook.com --- http://www.stormring.com --- http://www.fantasymaps.net --- http://www.megatongames.com --- http://www.darktowershop.com
My finished maps: here
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