Igneous Isles

[Ilanthar]

Interesting map and good job so far. Will you add a textured background?

[jshoer]

Yeah, I'd love to. I'm probably going to have to go looking for some tutorials or resources!

[jshoer]

Okay, I added mangroves along the shore in places. I think I might be done with the forests at this point.



Next I will probably start on some other textures for vegetation and rocky terrain. It's slow going, but I'm trying to keep posting frequently.

[Mapsburgh]

It's looking great!

[jshoer]

The southern shore needed some a'a.

[jshoer]

I've added grassland on part of the interior. I think I'll figure out some other vegetation symbol to break it up a little after I finish.

[Ilanthar]

The grassland is excellent, imho. Btw, why did you choose a dark line for elements/coast and a grey line for the rest?

[jshoer]

Thanks, I'm glad you like it!

I guess there wasn't a conscious reason for choosing the tone of the trees and grasses - and actually, I don't think I did anything but apply a little less pressure. Now that I'm thinking about it, I like having a softer look for plants and a harder look for rocks, mountains, etc.

I do plan to color in the island, and I'm sure it will look different after I do!

Fortunately, to try out this newfangled Photo Shop thing, I put all the different elements on different layers, so I can do some tweaking. What do you think?

[Ilanthar]

Honestly, it entirely depends of how you do the texturing/coloring... I tend to use the same "black" (usually 32/32/32 and not 0/0/0) because I generally use a multiply or a luminance effect to blend the lines layers on the parchment background.

[jshoer]

Time for a small update. I realized that I needed a way to indicate low growth vegetation, so I drew some little shadowed humps. I'm thinking of coloring the forests, grassland, and vegetation different colors of green. What do you think?