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Red Desert - used in several maps, but most notably in Bloodrock. Free texture - use for private or commercial maps. Not for resale.
Hi, Mouse! I'm a fan. Your map work is fantastic. I started working on maps for my first book and so I always like a free texture, but I try to create them myself too. So, I was hoping that you could enlighten me how you created this texture? (I'm using Gimp -most- and Inkskape -dabbling) Have a nice day, Cal
Hello XCali I half-made this texture in Genetica, based on the standard library version of Red Desert, in that I removed the craters and made it more uniform. Before you go rushing off to buy Genetica yourself, however, I should probably make you aware that some sources say the software may at some point in the future become abandonware... though the site seems to be functional right now and its still possible to purchase the software. You will find many more textures that may be to your liking distributed free by Genetica here: http://spiralgraphics.biz/packs/brick_block/index.htm The free viewer, which will allow you to render any of the textures on the above page for yourself up to a resolution of 2048x2048 is here:http://spiralgraphics.biz/viewer/index.htm The basic version of Genetica (the one I have) renders up to a maximum resolution of 3000 x 3000, and I'm pretty certain the pro versions go up to 10,000 x 10,000 Another useful device for generating your own textures is the freeware Krita, where any new file can be instantly turned into a hand drawn texture by hitting the W key I hope that was of some use to you
Hi Sue, I hope you have been well? It dawned on me how much I use modified versions of this texture in my projects and I really wanted to again so how great it is and grateful I am for you making it available. I'm still a fledgling sometimes when it comes to creating textures from scratch, so I am profoundly thankful when I find good textures to start off from. So, thank you from the bottom of my heart, for not only being my first cartography mentor, but for how you keep on enriching people's lives with your work. Take care, Omri
Why thank you, Omri! I hope you are doing well. I've been very busy and up to my eyeballs in work just lately, but I do drop by from time to time.
