Masking lighted bevel at edge of map

jedius

I put together a really basic map quickly for a session tomorrow:



For the second level of the plateau I used a lighted bevel. I am particularly trying to figure out what to do to mask the edge of the bevel on the map. I tried drawing a polygon with the right fill above it but it didn't look quite right. What I ended up doing was changing the angle of the sun direction to 120 which made it OK but not great still.

In general I am curious what people do to mask effects at the edge of the map (I also saw a similar thing with an edge fade on the first level; that I managed to mask by another sheet below it with the same bitmap fill...)

jedius

MarMorStein

Usually, I put a frame around my maps (as can be seen here for example).
That's quick and easy and I like the look :-D

jslayton

As MarMorStein points out, a collar around the map will mask uglies. A fancy frame or a simple white polygonal collar will both hide any edge effects.

Zedee

I usually make the map slightly larger than I want my finished map to be. Just by 1 square on all sides, then use GIMP to cut edges off the map.