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by **DiM** on Sun Jul 10, 2011 10:16 am

i say keep the dash lines for the borders and definitely keep the new red/yellow stars. also you need to flatten the anchors and the mountains to get the perfect "paint on concrete feeling".

for the river endings you could try making them like the paint is flaking...

by **natty dread** on Sun Jul 10, 2011 12:40 pm

Here's some changes done.

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by **DiM** on Sun Jul 10, 2011 1:45 pm

the stars from here have a thicker yellow border that makes them nicer.
also you need to change the star and anchor in the legend.

by **natty dread** on Sun Jul 10, 2011 2:27 pm

How about the mountains?

by **DiM** on Sun Jul 10, 2011 2:33 pm

i'm ok with them

by **The Bison King** on Sun Jul 10, 2011 5:47 pm

natty_dread wrote:How about the mountains?

Not a fan.

by **gimil** on Sun Jul 10, 2011 6:22 pm

Hi natty,

I am loving the grungy look of this map. Sort of reminds me of an RJbeal map, sort of. I have a few aesthetics issues I want to bring up with you if you don't mind.

First, your titles area doesn't seem to best utilise the space you have. The title doesn't seemed to be centered well and the icons for stars and anchors feel untidy. I suggest you stretch your title to the edge of the map to cover more of the dead space to the right. As for the legends icons, you have stars and anchors mentioned, why not mention the impassables as well? try to fill up that space.

I am not sold on the mountains. I think it is because I see the rivers as rivers, while the mountains and sort of concentric shapes. I think you would fair better with proper looking mountains, in my opinion.

by **natty dread** on Sun Jul 10, 2011 6:48 pm

Hi Gimil, thanks for your feedback. Comparing this to a Beals map is a huge compliment in my book, so thanks...

I agree, the title area isn't composed as optimally as possible. As far as impassables... I don't know, I sort of get the feeling that explicitly explaining that mountains and rivers are impassable is kinda redundant by now, you know? Everyone already knows they are impassables, it's just something that has become generally accepted in CC - these days, you only need to mention your rivers and mountains if they are not impassables...

Anyway, I'll try to arrange the title area better. Maybe a wider title, a picture of Tito, something...

As for the mountains... I've tried various more conventional types of mountains here, but none of them really seemed to fit the style of the map... I'll keep working on them though.

by **gimil** on Sun Jul 10, 2011 7:12 pm

I agree, the title area isn't composed as optimally as possible. As far as impassables... I don't know, I sort of get the feeling that explicitly explaining that mountains and rivers are impassable is kinda redundant by now, you know? Everyone already knows they are impassables, it's just something that has become generally accepted in CC - these days, you only need to mention your rivers and mountains if they are not impassables...

Fair point.

As for the mountains... I've tried various more conventional types of mountains here, but none of them really seemed to fit the style of the map... I'll keep working on them though.

Good man. I know how frustrating it can be when something just won't work on a map. Keep trying though, you'll feel better when you finally find something that fits! Good luck.

by **DiM** on Sun Jul 10, 2011 7:13 pm

natty_dread wrote: Maybe a wider title, a picture of Tito, something...

much better now:

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by **natty dread** on Sun Jul 10, 2011 7:18 pm

Aaaah, wrong Tito... :lol:

Anywho,

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by **The Bison King** on Sun Jul 10, 2011 7:18 pm

natty_dread wrote:As for the mountains... I've tried various more conventional types of mountains here, but none of them really seemed to fit the style of the map... I'll keep working on them though.

This is a really avant garde thought, but what is you made the mountains look like a chipped away part of the wall? rather than part of the paining itself.

by **gimil** on Sun Jul 10, 2011 7:20 pm

Title looks lovely now. I shall come back here and have another looks with a fresh pair of eyes in the morning, see if I come across anything else!

by **natty dread** on Sun Jul 10, 2011 7:21 pm

The Bison King wrote:
natty_dread wrote:As for the mountains... I've tried various more conventional types of mountains here, but none of them really seemed to fit the style of the map... I'll keep working on them though.

This is a really avant garde thought, but what is you made the mountains look like a chipped away part of the wall? rather than part of the paining itself.

Seems a bit counterintuitive. Mountains rise up from ground... they're like, the opposite of canyons.

by **isaiah40** on Sun Jul 10, 2011 7:39 pm

natty_dread wrote:
The Bison King wrote:
natty_dread wrote:As for the mountains... I've tried various more conventional types of mountains here, but none of them really seemed to fit the style of the map... I'll keep working on them though.

This is a really avant garde thought, but what is you made the mountains look like a chipped away part of the wall? rather than part of the paining itself.

Seems a bit counterintuitive. Mountains rise up from ground... they're like, the opposite of canyons.

Not really, if you make the chips peeling away from the wall, with a little drop shadow to them I think it would look good and would blend in with the rest of the map IMHO.