I decided to divide this into districts to go with my labels, which is why buildings are now colored in groups. Won't be like that in the final map, of course, this is just to help me keep somewhat organized. I realize now I should have made this a small town!
I've got some trees and details and things ready for when I finish buildings and take it back into PS. Anybody know of any really nice vector trees? I did some searching last night but didn't find much of anything.
M
Can't help on anything vector but your city looks pretty nice so far.
If the radiance of a thousand suns was to burst at once into the sky, that would be like the splendor of the Mighty One...I am become Death, the Shatterer of worlds.
-J. Robert Oppenheimer (father of the atom bomb) alluding to The Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 11, Verse 32)
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This is going much more slowly than I had hoped...and, unfortunately, I'm going to be at CES most of next week so no more progress on this one (or anything else) for a while.
M
Back now and settled in enough to pick up on my many projects. I wanted to make a little progress on this. Finished a couple of the districts and, on the side, been testing some building layer styles in PS. These are going to go into PS as black shapes and then get turned into textured, shaded buildings there...and I want to reflect a good variety of architectural styles, ranging from tents and sod huts to wood and shingles to stone.
M
Looking fabulous. Glad you've returned to it!
-IG
Thanks to work and gaming I haven't had a whole bunch of time to work on this BUT I did make a start on the nomad tent city to the west of town. Because these are in illustrator they're a little regular right now but the shapes represent tents and "mud huts" built by the mostly transient population from the steppes. Some of them are settled permanently, some just roll in to sell horses and native crafts at the markets and pick up the things they need. It's always a party over there though and I plan to show it. T
he building cluster at the far west is the customs and registration area - all visitors must register...though many don't. The larger pens are for horses, and some other livestock, and the larger tents near them are auction "houses". Larger tents along the main road are covered markets with many vendors. Tent groupings tend to be extended families, clans, that have scored, by whatever means, the best real-estate they can for their encampments. Larger tents residential tents are the wealthier families and down from there.
Next to your horses and personal gear (weapons and armor) I'm thinking a family's tent is the most extravagant display of social status...with wealthier families being able to afford larger tents. All tents, however, are decorated lavishly with both a riot of dyed color, painted murals of the family's exploits, and (for those that can afford it or have the skill) fairly impressive embroidery.
Yeah. I'm just making it up as I go along, of course. :
M
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