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<blockquote data-quote="JVisgaitis" data-source="post: 3340626" data-attributes="member: 4177"><p>Joe, here's a copy of those Photoshop Brushes I promised. I didn't realize how massive this download is. Its about 14 MB. Here's a link: <a href="http://www.icirclegames.com/external_images/ps_brushes.zip" target="_blank">http://www.icirclegames.com/external_images/ps_brushes.zip</a></p><p></p><p>So on to step 2. So I'm presenting this in a step by step basis, but I really don't have a set way to do any piece of artwork. I pretty much do whatever tickles my fancy and you should feel the same and be free flowing as you work. Basically this is the fun stage when your block in your color tones and texture.</p><p></p><p>I'm using some custom brushes for Painter which can be downloaded here: <a href="http://www.icirclegames.com/external_images/painter_brushes.zip" target="_blank">http://www.icirclegames.com/external_images/painter_brushes.zip</a> As an aside, Painter is awesome in that this download is a paltry 300K compared to Photoshop's retardedly large file.</p><p></p><p>Anyhoo, in Painter I work on the land layer first and click preserve transparency so I don't need to worry about messing up the lines. I block in a tan color for the land using the Avadnu Brush. Switching to the water, I choose a nice blue that complements the land and block that in. Now we need some texture. I first lay in some darker and lighter colors using the Sponge brush. I do this on both the land and water using darker variants of the initial colors. Once I'm satisfied with the look, I switch to Dons and use Variable SplatterSkin. Again I choose lighter and darker blues and tans on the land and water respectively.</p><p></p><p>I save the file as a PSD and switch to Photoshop. I switch to the land layer and choose Layer Effects. Here I add a Stroke at 5 pixels in black. I also add an Outer Glow and change the Blend Mode to Normal, set the Spread to 36%, and the Size to 24 Pixels. You just have to play with the settings and get it the way you want so it looks good.</p><p></p><p>This step took me about 10-15 minutes. Next time we'll get some features on the map.</p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.icirclegames.com/external_images/map2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JVisgaitis, post: 3340626, member: 4177"] Joe, here's a copy of those Photoshop Brushes I promised. I didn't realize how massive this download is. Its about 14 MB. Here's a link: [url]http://www.icirclegames.com/external_images/ps_brushes.zip[/url] So on to step 2. So I'm presenting this in a step by step basis, but I really don't have a set way to do any piece of artwork. I pretty much do whatever tickles my fancy and you should feel the same and be free flowing as you work. Basically this is the fun stage when your block in your color tones and texture. I'm using some custom brushes for Painter which can be downloaded here: [url]http://www.icirclegames.com/external_images/painter_brushes.zip[/url] As an aside, Painter is awesome in that this download is a paltry 300K compared to Photoshop's retardedly large file. Anyhoo, in Painter I work on the land layer first and click preserve transparency so I don't need to worry about messing up the lines. I block in a tan color for the land using the Avadnu Brush. Switching to the water, I choose a nice blue that complements the land and block that in. Now we need some texture. I first lay in some darker and lighter colors using the Sponge brush. I do this on both the land and water using darker variants of the initial colors. Once I'm satisfied with the look, I switch to Dons and use Variable SplatterSkin. Again I choose lighter and darker blues and tans on the land and water respectively. I save the file as a PSD and switch to Photoshop. I switch to the land layer and choose Layer Effects. Here I add a Stroke at 5 pixels in black. I also add an Outer Glow and change the Blend Mode to Normal, set the Spread to 36%, and the Size to 24 Pixels. You just have to play with the settings and get it the way you want so it looks good. This step took me about 10-15 minutes. Next time we'll get some features on the map. [center][IMG]http://www.icirclegames.com/external_images/map2.jpg[/IMG][/CENTER] [/QUOTE]
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