I like it. When looking at the texture, I was wondering if more sketchy lines/ink need to be added. I am just think of the HW style and how the lines in the textures help it match the lines of the mountains.
Thank you, Royal Scribe, Don Anderson, JulianDracos and Quenten :)
Julian - I understand what you are saying, but I'm not sure I would be able to emulate such a different and very unique style that well - or even if I should if I could. The oil painting look might be as close as I can get to it, and certainly more natural for me to continue long term. Don't be too disappointed, though. This is just the grassland - always the flattest and most uninteresting fill of an overland style.
Yea straying far from your own art style is pretty hard. Unless that is your forte. Some people just know how to interpret other's work, but they are so rare.
My style is more draftsman in approach. Line work and angles. Unless I go full abstract. Then people like my X, she could copy Starry Night by Van Gogh, but couldn't do any original stuff. I am sure lots of people could copy stuff from Mike Schley, but doing a whole bunch of pieces that were orgininal that mimic'ed his style would be an achievement.
Sue is pretty amazing at what she does. I know I couldn't emulate her style at all. I am glad she sticks to it, and blesses us with her work.
I think it was the only painting medium that lasted for more than half a lifetime until quite recently.
Watercolour became very fashionable, once the paper mills worked out how to make acid free, archival quality cotton paper, and watercolour pigments that were relatively colourfast.
After a long break while I was trying to work out how to tackle the painting of things (which of many quite different apps to use, and how), I've settled on Artrage for the textures purely because it allows me to paint seamless tiles by hand a lot easier than trying to remember how Krita works after 5 years of not really using it.
So here are the first few refined grassy type fills, desert fills and ocean fills.
I also struggled a long time on the land texture, until I remembered that it was mostly going to be hidden in finished maps.
The mountains haven't been finished, and there are symbols hanging around that are part of other styles, like Spectrum and Darklands. They are just there for now for rough comparisons in tone, shade and colour.
The fills are really beautiful. Can't wait to have a chance to map with this. I know you can't tell us when CC4 might be released, but there is a very eager audience for it.
Can you tell us if this will use a color key cutout approach, either for rivers like the Parchment Maps annual or for the land like Birdseye Continental? The grass hugs the coastline so perfectly, I was wondering if it traces the coastline or if you were able to overdraw the coastline like Birdseye?
(Or maybe it's a brand new technique only available in CC4?)
I would, only this style is intended for very easy use for complete beginners. A decision was made to keep it really simple, so there's no 'Water over Land' or Color Keys in this one.
However... that doesn't mean you can't set up your own alternative template to make it so ;)
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From the small sample looks great.
I like it. When looking at the texture, I was wondering if more sketchy lines/ink need to be added. I am just think of the HW style and how the lines in the textures help it match the lines of the mountains.
I agree with Royal Scribe
Thank you, Royal Scribe, Don Anderson, JulianDracos and Quenten :)
Julian - I understand what you are saying, but I'm not sure I would be able to emulate such a different and very unique style that well - or even if I should if I could. The oil painting look might be as close as I can get to it, and certainly more natural for me to continue long term. Don't be too disappointed, though. This is just the grassland - always the flattest and most uninteresting fill of an overland style.
Yea straying far from your own art style is pretty hard. Unless that is your forte. Some people just know how to interpret other's work, but they are so rare.
My style is more draftsman in approach. Line work and angles. Unless I go full abstract. Then people like my X, she could copy Starry Night by Van Gogh, but couldn't do any original stuff. I am sure lots of people could copy stuff from Mike Schley, but doing a whole bunch of pieces that were orgininal that mimic'ed his style would be an achievement.
Sue is pretty amazing at what she does. I know I couldn't emulate her style at all. I am glad she sticks to it, and blesses us with her work.
The great masters painted in oil.
I think it was the only painting medium that lasted for more than half a lifetime until quite recently.
Watercolour became very fashionable, once the paper mills worked out how to make acid free, archival quality cotton paper, and watercolour pigments that were relatively colourfast.
After a long break while I was trying to work out how to tackle the painting of things (which of many quite different apps to use, and how), I've settled on Artrage for the textures purely because it allows me to paint seamless tiles by hand a lot easier than trying to remember how Krita works after 5 years of not really using it.
So here are the first few refined grassy type fills, desert fills and ocean fills.
I also struggled a long time on the land texture, until I remembered that it was mostly going to be hidden in finished maps.
The mountains haven't been finished, and there are symbols hanging around that are part of other styles, like Spectrum and Darklands. They are just there for now for rough comparisons in tone, shade and colour.
The fills are really beautiful. Can't wait to have a chance to map with this. I know you can't tell us when CC4 might be released, but there is a very eager audience for it.
Thank you very much, Royal :)
Can you tell us if this will use a color key cutout approach, either for rivers like the Parchment Maps annual or for the land like Birdseye Continental? The grass hugs the coastline so perfectly, I was wondering if it traces the coastline or if you were able to overdraw the coastline like Birdseye?
(Or maybe it's a brand new technique only available in CC4?)
I would, only this style is intended for very easy use for complete beginners. A decision was made to keep it really simple, so there's no 'Water over Land' or Color Keys in this one.
However... that doesn't mean you can't set up your own alternative template to make it so ;)
However... that doesn't mean you can't set up your own alternative template to make it so ;)
I probably will! I've started doing that when mapping with Mike Schley's overland and city styles.
The three colors in the desert are very versatile, and the transition from this biome to green is very well done, changing the tone. Congratulations.
Thank you, Ricko :)