In the tutorial there is this:
http://www.cartographersguild.com/showthread.php?t=547
where I show how a similar effect can be obtained using Gimp with the newsprint filter.
-Rob A>
In the tutorial there is this:
http://www.cartographersguild.com/showthread.php?t=547
where I show how a similar effect can be obtained using Gimp with the newsprint filter.
-Rob A>
My tutorials: Using GIMP to Create an Artistic Regional Map ~ All My Tutorials
My GIMP Scripts: Rotating Brush ~ Gradient from Image ~ Mosaic Tile Helper ~ Random Density Map ~ Subterranean Map Prettier ~ Tapered Stroke Path ~ Random Rotate Floating Layer ~ Batch Image to Pattern ~ Better Seamless Tiles ~ Tile Shuffle ~ Scale Pattern ~ Grid of Guides ~ Fractalize path ~ Label Points
My Maps: Finished Maps ~ Challenge Entries ~ My Portfolio: www.cartocopia.com
Gimp Script: Greyscale Dither
Or a nicer dither can be obtained by using the attached gimp script (greyscale dither) that I wrote, along with a suitable woodcut dither pattern. I've attached two as samples. There are many more dither patterns here where I found the technique.
The scriptshows up in the menus as Filters->Distorts->Greyscale Dither.
It only works on RGB images. The cleanest results can be obtained by first scaling up the B&W layer to be dithered, then scaling it back down again. (It is optimized to produce a pure B&W image in the default mode. The greyscale modes are a bit of an experiment and aren't true to the dithering technique).
Lastly, I attached the result of running this script on the provided S. John Ross sample, scaling it up 200%, using the woodcut 100 as a dither pattern, then scaling it back down by 50%.
-Rob A>
My GIMP Scripts: Rotating Brush ~ Gradient from Image ~ Mosaic Tile Helper ~ Random Density Map ~ Subterranean Map Prettier ~ Tapered Stroke Path ~ Random Rotate Floating Layer ~ Batch Image to Pattern ~ Better Seamless Tiles ~ Tile Shuffle ~ Scale Pattern ~ Grid of Guides ~ Fractalize path ~ Label Points
My Maps: Finished Maps ~ Challenge Entries ~ My Portfolio: www.cartocopia.com
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Thank you, that's all very helpful. I still can't figure out haw to get that initial fade-to-white coastline, however.
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