[WIP] World of Aduhr

[Charerg]

The colour scheme is in general not my favorite, but I think the adjusted colours look better than before. This may be something you're still going to add, but right now the only thing that has any texture is the mountains, while the flat land is a solid colour.

Well, I'm going for a bit of an "old map"/sepia look, so I don't think I'll add any strong colours to the flat land. Although perhaps some areas like deserts and steppes deserve to be highlighted. I'll have to experiment a bit about that.

That said, I kind of want the mountains to "stand out" from the rest of the map, so I try to avoid making it overly detailed. While some kind of visual differentation between forests, mediterranean climes, deserts and steppes would be nice, it will have to be pretty subtle.

Another thing that might end up in the final map is a sort of cloud texture in the background, to highlight the "old map" feel and also to break up the areas of solid colour a little. Although I'm not absolutely certain if that will work with this kind of map (that's another thing I'll have to experiment with).

Edit:

I finished the mountains (just some "adjustments" left to do in sections that I'm not entirely happy with). This time I changed the colour scheme to be more colourful (once again, opinions needed!):

[Charerg]

Ok, I added some textures (deserts and grasslands), adjusted the height map (I'm still a bit unsatisfied with a few areas, so this isn't final yet), and added that "background texture" I mentioned in my previous post. This is what the result looks like:

[Ilanthar]

Really nice addings Charerg. The mountains are just great, and the colors are good. I'm not so convinced by the blue you have along the coasts though.

[Charerg]

Thanks for the feedback Ilanthar, do you think the blue "coast highlight" is too dark then?

A little update:

I finished my adjustments with the height map, so now I've moved on to tuning the rivers to fit the new topography. That is somewhat time-consuming, but the map is progressing:

This is what the most recent version looks like:

[antillies]

Thanks for the feedback Ilanthar, do you think the blue "coast highlight" is too dark then?

Not directed at me, but I would agree that it is too dark, since generally deeper water is also darker in color. I think though the issue may be the color itself, since it is rather dissimilar than the paler blue you've used for the ocean. Maybe desaturating it a bit to make it blend more and not contrast as much with the other blue might help?

[Charerg]

Not directed at me, but I would agree that it is too dark, since generally deeper water is also darker in color. I think though the issue may be the color itself, since it is rather dissimilar than the paler blue you've used for the ocean. Maybe desaturating it a bit to make it blend more and not contrast as much with the other blue might help?

I'll have to try that out once I finish with the rivers, thanks for the suggestion!

[Ilanthar]

Changing the brightness could partly solve it. I was mainly thinking that your two "blue" (for coasts and for open sea) are too different. Your coastal blue seems much more saturated and less blended with the paper texture. I would use the open sea blue and make it a bit brighter.

[Charerg]

I think it's time for another small update:



Still working on the rivers (maybe 50% done), but I've implemented your suggestions regarding the "land glow" effect, and I think it looks much better now, many thanks for the advice!

[Ilanthar]

Yes!! I really like the whole color palette now, very harmonious.

[antillies]

Rivers are looking great, and I completely agree with Ilanthar. Coast blends so much more nicely now. Excellent color choice.