I'm having problems with designing a world map. I'm not planning on having a traversable overworld (e.g., FFVI or SoM). I'd prefer something like Illusion of Gaia, but I can't draw, and my Photoshop skills are limited. I have three possible designs that I could go with, but I can't decide. Which do you like best?
(Keep in mind that these are very bare-bones conceptual designs made by someone who can't draw.)
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/1028/ibliscloudlessvl1.jpg
The problem with this design is I absolutely can't do anything with it. Since I can't draw, I can't actually be the one to add terrain and evidence of civilization. What you see is basically all I can do. If I choose to go with this one, I'll probably enlist a friend to do it.
http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/9260/iblislz8.jpg
This is okay, but the cloud is awkward. It's a little too convenient to have a cloud shaped exactly like the island exactly above the island.
http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/550/ibliscloudygn3.jpg
Regardless of which design I choose, I'll probably have a friend do it. If I go with the first one, it'd be a lot harder for him. However, if I go with this easier image, it looks a little too cartoony...and I just don't like it as much.
What I like most about the cloud-over-the-island designs (a la Zelda) is I can show parts of pictures of the in-game map designs. The first image would require pictures of towns and forests that don't resemble what the player actually sees when he's in that area.
(Keep in mind that these are very bare-bones conceptual designs made by someone who can't draw.)
http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/1028/ibliscloudlessvl1.jpg
The problem with this design is I absolutely can't do anything with it. Since I can't draw, I can't actually be the one to add terrain and evidence of civilization. What you see is basically all I can do. If I choose to go with this one, I'll probably enlist a friend to do it.
http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/9260/iblislz8.jpg
This is okay, but the cloud is awkward. It's a little too convenient to have a cloud shaped exactly like the island exactly above the island.
http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/550/ibliscloudygn3.jpg
Regardless of which design I choose, I'll probably have a friend do it. If I go with the first one, it'd be a lot harder for him. However, if I go with this easier image, it looks a little too cartoony...and I just don't like it as much.
What I like most about the cloud-over-the-island designs (a la Zelda) is I can show parts of pictures of the in-game map designs. The first image would require pictures of towns and forests that don't resemble what the player actually sees when he's in that area.
