Getting just better and better, the little town icons are very cool and diverse. Its looking more and more like a true painting to hang on a wall!Originally Posted by Jaxilon
Getting just better and better, the little town icons are very cool and diverse. Its looking more and more like a true painting to hang on a wall!
Thanks Naima, I do think about that when I stop working on stuff and take a step back..."how would this look as a picture on a wall?". So you mentioning it means I'm at least going in the direction I keep aiming for.
“When it’s over and you look in the mirror, did you do the best that you were capable of? If so, the score does not matter. But if you find that you did your best you were capable of, you will find it to your liking.” -John Wooden
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I can't help you with how it looks hanging on a wall Jax, but It looks great as a poster.....
1000 laughs.JPG
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That's almost better than how it looks in the browser. You could have put holes where the claws are and put your fingers through
“When it’s over and you look in the mirror, did you do the best that you were capable of? If so, the score does not matter. But if you find that you did your best you were capable of, you will find it to your liking.” -John Wooden
This just keeps getting better and better. Love the compasquid!!
GW
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I don't see a difference, but don't mind me, it's not so important : the map is gorgeous and the towns and villages are so nice !
I also love the squid compass! This looks really great the city icons look nice too.
I've put some labels in. Basically placeholders for now. I expect to get some names from Ramah at any second but these are easily altered.
Labels drive me crazy. I'm never satisfied.
I translated "1000 falls" into Irish and used that for the main land. I didn't like anywhere I put it on the land itself so I put it on the frame. If we do decide we have to have it on the land then I may need to change the font for Evarlan so they continue to match.
Oh, and I added a series of forts along the Western border because security is important. If I feel inspired I may put more mines into the cliffs here and there.
Also, a pair of dark towers in Evarlan.
My time is about to get cramped due to travel so I may glance at this over the next few days and if something bugs me or I decide I just have to do more I probably will, but otherwise this is about done.
The only other question I have is if I want to submit a slightly larger version. 100% shows a lot more brush strokes but 50% (which is what this is) almost makes me want more...which is not a bad thing
Ramah, of course, can have the full 100% version if he likes to do with as he will.
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Last edited by Jaxilon; 03-04-2019 at 10:26 PM.
“When it’s over and you look in the mirror, did you do the best that you were capable of? If so, the score does not matter. But if you find that you did your best you were capable of, you will find it to your liking.” -John Wooden
The labels works well Jaxilon. This is really a fascinating map!
Cheers,
Karl
I love that you called it "compasquid" <-- perfect
At least we tried. I did notice the bright bloom in the original and toned it down a shade so as not to hurt. I'm pleased you like the look of my villages and towns. They are pretty much just painted with a square brush, sharpened and then trimmed for shape so not too bad (although if I'm honest my tendency to get sucked into detail means I spend more time on them than I should).
Cool and thanks
Appreciate the thumbs up on the labels. As I said, it's my constant struggle to not blow a map by terrible labels. I'm certainly better than I was when I started years ago but I don't classify myself as an expert yet.The labels works well Jaxilon. This is really a fascinating map!
Cheers,
Karl
I noticed the last map was pretty dark and that has mostly to do with the final tweaks and a layer mask. I've adjusted these a bit and added a bunch of shading into the mask to add a bit more shape to the land itself as well as the forests. Hopefully this is a little better. That's my couple of hours before work so I'm off to pay the bills now.
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“When it’s over and you look in the mirror, did you do the best that you were capable of? If so, the score does not matter. But if you find that you did your best you were capable of, you will find it to your liking.” -John Wooden
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