My map

[IASE]

Well, I'm starting my first game and I wanted to create a map. I have already finished it but I don't know what to think of it. I need help:
http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u118/IASE07/Map.png[/img]
xD Kinda chaotic, don't you think? It's made only with PS brushes.
Thanks in advance.

 

[Danlectro]

It's too blotchy. Needs to be cleaned up a bit. Also the box in the top left corner is unnecessary as they would usually show small island zoomed in, not a scaled down version of the map. Apart from that it's a nice start.

 

[Sonata]

Chaotic for sure.

I can't really tell what anything is. It looks like you drew the land mass and then took some colours and scribbled all over the place.

 

[Brismail]

It needs some defining lines and tone to give it depth, because it looks abit flat

 

[Masquerade]

The thing is that it should be a map.
Maps are not chaotic, maps are maps, you should be at least saying what does wich color represents...

 

[Mustardy85]

Exactly what program did you use to make that world map...?! It's just Awesome dude!

 

[Samboy]

At the moment it basically looks like someone ate a lot of spinach and mustard, then proceeded to vomit upon a blue tarp. For example, why is it so dark in some places and so light in others? On maps, people tend to show differences in color to represent high and low points. Or differences in land mass eg. water, grass, rocks etc. You may want to think what the certain blotches will mean in your game before you paint them on.

 

[evergreen]

I like it. Minus the yellow outlines :/
They're like red and green. Not at christmas :O

 

[Danlectro]

You also need place names. It's a pretty useless map as it is D:

 

[Samboy]

This one would probably serve you better:

http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/9528/mapvg7.png[/img]

Even so, its still too blotchy. Just add the compass back in.

 

[Mustardy85]

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[Samboy]

He used Photoshop. I just used several blending, glow and paint tools in Paint.NET. Which is free, btw.

 

[Calibre]

How does that new one look any better at all?  Since when did maps have black blotches on on them and then made all smeary?

At least the first one looked like those maps showing average temperatures or something...

 

[RRDM]

ok when looking at either one of these maps... I am reminded of what I think I would see if I looked down from a chopper, while completely friggin drunk off my ass... creative over use of brush tools though. As a "Map" it is useless... its too smeared, too... chaotic and undefined... My brain processed it perfectly well, knowing it was supposed to be a map, I was able to clearly see your mountains valleys forests and what not... but as it is, your best bet is to use this image you have now, as a base, for designing your actual map. For as I can see it makes a decent layout.

 

[Samboy]

Ah well, I tried. :P

 

[Chi5311]

For a first map, not too bad. I do, however, agree about it being blotchy and chaotic and what not. Terrain should be different too, like deserts on the W/SW/S and tundra toward N.

 

[Mustardy85]

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[regi]

Photoshop

Paint.NET

Just google 'em.
If you really want a good free program, though, I'd try GIMP or Graphics Gale. If you're willing to spend some cash for a really good image-editing program, I'd go for Photoshop.

 

[Xaixis]

I'm not a mod or anything but I think that it would be wise to track-down back on topic, you can talk about softwares on another thread.

On topic:

This was said before but once again the map is too blotchy. Maps have defined edges and boundaries and  are tools rather than abstract art.

I would suggest using Inq's World map tileset. Or try to add some more definition to your map. Also I would add rivers, lakes, and maybe towns to your maps instead of just a large landmass.

Just my 2cents, Good Luck!

 

[Emdejszyn]

Paint.NET

Paint.NET is very good programme, download it