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My World Map

It's good. But it seems too crowded in the background. I think you should tone it down a little. It's almost as if the background is trying to become the foreground. But, that's just my opinion. :grin:
 
wow that was pretty fast to get some replies, thank you.
i used photoshop and made two layers and used a burnt paper brush and i guess i over did it, and then i made my map and i set the map to color burn and the burnt paper brush layer went through, i thought it was pretty cool but yeah...
any tips on how to make it look decent?

*EDIT* I have redone most of the map.. i think it looks a little more professional now, i used some different brushes, let me know what you guys think!
 
Background=good  Cardinal Direction=good  Land=Poop
You really need to redo the land entirely...more texture is in order and don't outline the land masses in black, but use a slightly darker color than what the background of the map is.  The Eyedrop tool is your friend.
 
I think it would actually look cooler if you used the same technique you used for the coffee stains/aging, on the continents; it would look like a real map then.
 

Muse

Member

Two words: Clipping Masks. Well, and textures...Maybe even clone stamp. The background is phenomenal, but then...what?! Or...err...gah.

Okay, before anything else, what program was used? Photoshop...CS?
 

boon

Sponsor

The paper in the background looks like it IS the foreground, it shouldn't. Tone down the contrast on the folds and rips in the paper, make those burns lighter, and apply texture to your map.

Luminier":bep6s12n said:
It looks like a bunch of cigar burns, and water rings on a coffee-stained napkin. :x

Pretty much sums up the two up there, and the one below.
 
that is looking much nicer...

still that parts were you put the green stuff("Grass...I think..")...does not blend it just looks out of place.....try to surround it or somthing so it matches.....Like you look at the colors and there realy good...but then you get to this strange thing that looks like puke....it has to dark of a background color and the green is just placed on it....("I am talking about the right corner island..thing...")

I can't realy explain....I hope you get what I am saying though...

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how would you show grass on a map like this, or would you even show the grassy areas?
im just wondering cause i added it to the map to make it seem a little less plain..
 
On maps I've seen, you can't see the grass...if it were me, I'd just make the continents uniqe faded colors like on an old pice of paper that somone drew on.
I doubt that helps any though...sorry...-_-;
 
Kyoufu":a5xz8zn8 said:
On maps I've seen, you can't see the grass...if it were me, I'd just make the continents uniqe faded colors like on an old pice of paper that somone drew on.
I doubt that helps any though...sorry...-_-;

thats what i was trieing to say..
only make blend in with the map, it sticks out to much...
 

boon

Sponsor

Just use sepia colours 0_0

I've never seen an antique parchment have colour on it. Sepia the land, ignore having grass, cut down on the stains, just add a few wrinkles.
 
Really, are you trying to take advantage off the coffee you dropped in that leaf?
C'mon, redraw the land more proffessionally. The rest is exciting to see...
 

moog

Sponsor

It looks like a map on the back of a Capt Crunch box.

No offense, but it looks like you didnt put much effort into it =\

Try making it look more realistic.
 
Lost, it's clear you're competant in photoshop (or whatever you're using), but you clearly need to work on your understanding of geography and of composition. Simply put, if you're able to produce a parchmenty look like in your last pic, there's no excuse for confusing messy lines or entirely random land masses. Sadly it does look like you've just put on some irregularly shaped blobs to fill gaps in the sea, without any particular reason in gaming terms, nor any logic in geographical terms.

Land masses in reality are very complicated. Look at some maps. See how the coasts work, how they relate to mountain ranges and how those relate to islands, where deserts and forests form in relation to each other, and so on. Google things like fantasy mapmaking. I am certain you'll have better looking land masses with a little research.
 

NexS

Member

leave the grass in but make it a more brown shade of green, and make it more of a full patch of colour as opposed to that weird brsh you're using. also i think you should seperate the colour of the ocean from the colour of the land, even if it's just making the ocean a darker shade of brown and getting a thick fountain pen style of brush and sweeping it over it in a sort of uppy downy way. mnd you if you do that i would suggest making that continent in the bottom right the same colour as the rest of the continents
 

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