Create an Amazing Worldmap with Photoshop - Update

[Sellous]

I'm glad that all of you liked. If someone want, I can post some resorces of montains to add in the map.

 

[Scribblette]

Certainly, I'd like to see what you've got. Learning to draw it all myself but more reference material is always helpful.

 

[Sellous]

I'm ssssooo bad to draw anything...':|

Ok, I posted some resources, look in the first post.

 

[psgels]

Those are some nice resources. Where did you get them from?

 

[zealex]

Woot! Those resources rock.
Btw, your link to the full pack is messed up.

 

[Sellous]

Ops... Link is fixed!

I've got them in dundjinni forum. Some guys ripped it (but they doesn't tell from what program they ripped), that's why I didn't give credit to them. With dundjinni software you can do MUCH better maps. Anyway, I'm ussing it to make all my game. Take a look in some images of this wonderfull software!

 

[Kojiro Ganryu Sasaki]

I tested this method and it works quite well. I never considered before that you could use the cloud filter to generate fractalish patterns for this use. I discovered a way to use this method to create another type of maps. I will post a small tutorial as soon as i'm done writing it.

 

[Tinusss]

Question, so you use the map you make with Photoshop as a World Map? Ok, looks great, but how do you get it into the game? Using it as a picture or as a tileset? If you do as a tileset, and you placed the objects in photoshop quite sloppy then you're going to have a hard time with the grid.

I haven't tested or tried anything yet (But I sure will, looks fantastic!) but this will be a problem, right?

 

[Sellous]

Kojiro, tutorials are always welcome! And the only other way to do a map with this method is using clouds and then applying a contrast of +100.

Question, so you use the map you make with Photoshop as a World Map? Ok, looks great, but how do you get it into the game? Using it as a picture or as a tileset? If you do as a tileset, and you placed the objects in photoshop quite sloppy then you're going to have a hard time with the grid.

The Answer is: Yes and No. What you said is true, but, there are some scripts to help you with this, like pixel movement script, bigger sized events, item map, etc. I, personally, don’t use a character animation in a world map, but a pulsing point animation. And If you think that’s a problem to use as a tileset, use them as a picture, as you said.

 

[ForeverZero]

First, great tutorial!!!
Second, in your advanced pictures, how did you make those mountains and desert ands those sort oh things, was like in the step 3 you painted i lighter for those areas or did you at the end apply a lot of extra layers, one for mountains, one for deserts and so on? could yo tell your tips for those maps, they look amazing.

 

[Waqas]

I know how to work with Photoshop, but this was the hardest tutorial I've ever done in my life... if somebody could just brush up on the lightning effects step, that would really help. Thanks!

 

[ama55]

I may go ahead and make some of those resources into brushes. That way, people experienced in brushes could easily add them onto their maps. Anyone interested?

 

[Sellous]

ForeverZero:

Thanks, but… I don’t understand your question very well. If you are asking about the part for advanced users, I didn’t create that map, I just edited it. So, are you saying that you want to make something like this?

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/8357/cormyr9sf.jpg[/IMG]

Waqas:

It's difficult because this part involves to know to draw. But, you can use Lasso Tool to help you. Use it to draw your world, then, save your selection (Select => Save Selection). After this, apply feather and use the brush tool in the select area to create your world. After, load the selection, click Ctrl+Shift+I (invert selection), apply feather again and use the brush in the sea.

There must be other ways to do this easily, but I don't remember at this moment.

 

[wankstain (squirt)]

Erm i have a question! can i use Photoshop Cs2?

 

[markusw7]

I may go ahead and make some of those resources into brushes. That way, people experienced in brushes could easily add them onto their maps. Anyone interested?

ive tried making some myself but i cant find a way for them to keep their current colour any ideas how it could be done if its possible?

 

[soulcube]

can someone reupload the file at mediafire? i can't download it

 

[rikuken]

Your links are dead.

 

[Jason]

Maybe their dead because it was December 2006 ? And the last post was August 01, 2007, Links usually do die if not updated after 1 1/2 years you know.

 

[peterz_pl]

Hey.. I have a little problem.

Just look this:

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/8707/beztytuuep2.png[/img]

What is going on?

Who the fuck necroposts on top of a necropost?!
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