Custom Made Worlds (IMAGES)
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Eosin the Red
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I would have to agree, the map up top is professional caliber. Better than most actually.
I would also like to know how you do it.
I would also like to know how you do it.
Nice work! One the first, large maps, it's a little hard to see the mountains right. That's because they're shaded as if the light sources is at the bottom an perhaps slightly to the right. They would look MUCH better with the light source coming from the top of the map. Just turn your map around and have a look at the difference...
Our eyes and brain assume that "light" means "up". If you switch that around, it'll try to interpret mountains as valleys and vice versa. (For example, I'm having the hardest time seeing you "Andra Veldra Mountains" as anything but big hole sin the ground.
If you've ever looked at aerial photographs of the moon or Mars, you'd know how hard it is when the sun comes from the non-intuitive direction.
Our eyes and brain assume that "light" means "up". If you switch that around, it'll try to interpret mountains as valleys and vice versa. (For example, I'm having the hardest time seeing you "Andra Veldra Mountains" as anything but big hole sin the ground.
If you've ever looked at aerial photographs of the moon or Mars, you'd know how hard it is when the sun comes from the non-intuitive direction.
crabclaw
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Custom Made Worlds (Images)
You are so correct! I was getting the same illusion but never gathered it was because of the direction of the light source. I shall note and correct that on the next map -- it's one of those simple things I over looked -- i might be able to alleviate that somewhat by using directional lights in photoshop but will probably have to start from scratch. Thank you sir honestly!
You are so correct! I was getting the same illusion but never gathered it was because of the direction of the light source. I shall note and correct that on the next map -- it's one of those simple things I over looked -- i might be able to alleviate that somewhat by using directional lights in photoshop but will probably have to start from scratch. Thank you sir honestly!
First the top map is outstanding, and will get even better once the lighting issue mentioned above it corrected.
So how much would some thing like this cost?
Also would you be willing to do the Photoshop work (graphics)then pass it on and allow me to do my on labeling? (IE send me the digital file, vs a printed poster)
Iv'e tried many times to do something like this and had no luck, but know i can do the text work to my satisfaction.
Either post here, or Email me please
JDragon000 at aol.com
Thanks
JDragon
So how much would some thing like this cost?
Also would you be willing to do the Photoshop work (graphics)then pass it on and allow me to do my on labeling? (IE send me the digital file, vs a printed poster)
Iv'e tried many times to do something like this and had no luck, but know i can do the text work to my satisfaction.
Either post here, or Email me please
JDragon000 at aol.com
Thanks
JDragon
cthuluftaghn
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Absolutely awesome map! If you could do something like that... with mountains, rivers, and foothills... but with a city texture overlay... like from an aerial or satellite photo, I'd be interested in your services.
Where in Florida r u?
Where in Florida r u?
crabclaw
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City overlays would be good. I have been searching the net for references and I think an arial view of what would be a city instead on the big black "dot" next to the city name (and even unharvested and harvested crop fields and maybe even road -- all depending on the overall scale) would look a 1000 times nicer. Lemme work out a new project -- it should be ready to be posted here in about two months -- so for now I'm going to try to focus on a new map. Thank you for the good tip! --- oh yea -- Tallahassee, FSU!
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