Help with mapping detail

Hello ProFantasy Community. I have been lurking for a couple months now, typically finding the answers I need. I purchased CC3 and have been enjoying learning how to use it. My skills are novice level, though I've been getting better. One of the things I have noticed accomplished mappers almost always include in their maps are little "detail lines" setting off their land/water features. I have attached a sample of a map that shows this. I'm talking about the little swirly "contour" lines in the river and open land. Is there a way for me to do this in CC3 or is that being added by a different program? I would like to learn how to add these little "contour" details. Your feedback and input would be most appreciated! Thank you for your time.

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  • Howdy!

    Firstly, what product is that map from? It reminds me of a Roman fortified camp-town.

    To answer your question, those wave lines are usually part of the style you choose to make the map in. For example, in the default style for CC3+, you'd choose the button with a ship on it and select and place the wave symbols it offers you.
  • I'm quite certain Mike Schley does them by hand, because all of his maps and drawings and even the offical cc3-style is done in this way.
    Take a look at his other maps/drawings: http://mikeschley.zenfolio.com/

    One way to replicate them (if not using Gimp or Photosphop) could be a set of custom line-styles and then apply them to a sea-line-sheet with some shadow-effect.

    Like Barliman wrote another way would be to have symbols for them, but because they are in very very many different shapes I don't think Mike Schley isn't using symbols. For us mortals this could be a first step :)
  • Barliman - I'm not sure what program, as I found it online. I did find the wave symbol in the default map style, I was just wondering if there was something more detailed available as the variety is quite limited.

    WarEagle - How would I go about making/procuring a set of custom line-styles and/or symbols that would create this effect? That's definitely beyond my ability/understanding at the moment.

    Thank you both for your feedback.
  • WarEagleWarEagle Newcomer
    edited January 2016
    Hey Chewy,

    I just clicked something together to illustrate my post.
    The first image shows the line-edit-dialog, there you simply define the style of the line, imagine some kind of mores-code, so it is paint and not-paint in change, there you can define some kind of pattern for different usage of the line.
    The second image shows the drawn lines (simply smooth-path) with a new sheet which applies a simple effect on them.
  • WarEagle - that's exactly what I'm looking for! I'll do my best to replicate. Thank you!
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