Practice: Wagon Tracks
Dogtag
Moderator, Betatester Traveler
Hi folks,
I stopped by the ProFantasy booth at GenCon and had the opportunity to chat with Ralf a little. He was as friendly and helpful as you might expect from his posts here on the forum. One thing I asked him about, in particular, was how he did the wagon tracks for his Deadlands maps. I always thought they added a lot, giving roads and paths a "used" look. When I got back home I thought I'd try my hand at it. Below is my first attempt. I'm actually quite happy with how it turned out. Thoughts, anyone? I'm always glad to get feedback to help improve my mapping!
(Click for a higher resolution version)
It's just a random battle map. I'm still working out some of the effects settings, in particular for the water, so if Ralf or anyone has some additional tips, I'd be grateful for ideas. Also, if anyone's interested, I've attached a zip of the FCW file.
Cheers,
~Dogtag
I stopped by the ProFantasy booth at GenCon and had the opportunity to chat with Ralf a little. He was as friendly and helpful as you might expect from his posts here on the forum. One thing I asked him about, in particular, was how he did the wagon tracks for his Deadlands maps. I always thought they added a lot, giving roads and paths a "used" look. When I got back home I thought I'd try my hand at it. Below is my first attempt. I'm actually quite happy with how it turned out. Thoughts, anyone? I'm always glad to get feedback to help improve my mapping!
(Click for a higher resolution version)
It's just a random battle map. I'm still working out some of the effects settings, in particular for the water, so if Ralf or anyone has some additional tips, I'd be grateful for ideas. Also, if anyone's interested, I've attached a zip of the FCW file.
Cheers,
~Dogtag
Comments
The only thing I would change would be to increase the blur amount so that it blends in a bit more with the terrain.
But that's more of a personal preference than anything!
In rock they can be wider than a wagon wheel, but there is less 'wobble' in the track like you would get from wagons crossing muddy or wet dirt road.
Can someone tell me how you make the wagon wheel lines the same distance as the curve around?
Short answer: By using the Offset tool. ;)
Perhaps this Live Mapping session helps?
But use wagon tracks instead of train tracks:
Gosh, i saw this thread was up and got excited for a second thinking our old friend Dogtag was back.