Madness at Gardmore Abbey Encounter Maps

[Jacktannery]

First WIP for the second-last map. This is supposed to be a keep hall with banqueting table and three-sided balcony. I elongated one of Bogie's tables - it might be a bit too fancy. I think I'll try a rougher table tomorrow.

7 Chieftan's Retinue .jpg

[Jacktannery]

Second WIP, using a staircase and balustrades uploaded onto the dunjinni forums. It's beginning to come together. I want to add a lot of shields onto this map too, hanging from the balcony and scattered on the floor. I just need to find some nice shield images.

7 Chieftan's Retinue .jpg


EDIT - Table added and shading complete.

7 Chieftan's Retinue .jpg

[Jacktannery]

I added the shields, however I'm not completely satisfied. The shields hanging from the balcony don't look good, and I don't know what to do to make them better - advice is needed here.

7 Chieftan's Retinue .jpg

[galenty]

It looks really nice, but you're right about the shields. I think its a matter or perspective. Looking down at them, we really wouldn't see much detail. Perhaps if you rotated them to be more 'vertical' it would look better?

[Bogie]

Vertical shields is tough to do. I played with this one and it looks Ok. let me know if it works, I can make more.

pegasus_shield-tint.png shield-pegasus_tint.png

Otherwise, the banquet hall is looking good.

[Jacktannery]

That look great Bogie - how did you get that curve at the top? It looks better than my attempts using the eraser tool.

[Bogie]

I used the image resize to shorten it vertically, then Filter/Distort/Spherize setting it at a negative number (concave). the trick there is the bottom of the shield needs to be near the middle of the canvas. So only a little empty canvas above the shield and more below the shield tip.

Here are 2 more.

SheildFront2-Vert-Enk.png Kite_Shield-Vert_LRK.png

Then after I did these, I found where the original artist had already made a vertical version of the same one.
ShieldFrontEnk.png

[Jacktannery]

Bogie - that is wonderful. That last one is the best by far - I'll take that and recolour it a few times and use it on the balconies - thanks a million for your help.

[Jacktannery]

Improved version using Bogie's shield. Are the shields convincing now?

7 Chieftan's Retinue .jpg

[Jacktannery]

First WIP for the wizard's study - this is an ice wizard and his study is supposed to look frozen. I'm not sure I got the stairs right. Also the central rose is supposed to be from a ceiling light - perhaps I got the colour off? Or are the edges too sharp? There is something I need to change about it, I am certain.

6 Arcanian Study.jpg

EDIT - small improvements:

6 Arcanian Study.jpg