That troublesome edge line
LadieStorm
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I really like Mike Schley's style, and now that I understand cc3+ better, I really want to dive into using it, especially for some of my 'other planes'. I've started a new map, in which I'm utilizing some of the things I've learned so far.
There is just one thing about this style I don't care for... The land mass edge line. It's a deep blue that just stands out and doesn't look right. I've tried to change the properties of it, but each time I select it, I get the land mass too. What is the best way to get rid of that troublesome edge line?
There is just one thing about this style I don't care for... The land mass edge line. It's a deep blue that just stands out and doesn't look right. I've tried to change the properties of it, but each time I select it, I get the land mass too. What is the best way to get rid of that troublesome edge line?
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Another option is to create your own custom drawing tool with a different color on the line. The basics for this process is described in the Drawing tools chapter of the CC3 manual, under the 'Creating a Custom Drawing Tool' heading (Page 88 in the most recent version of the CC3 Plus manual). The main difference is that you wish to access the properties of the outline, not the properties of the main entity for the tool.
I don't think I know enough, yet, to try making a costume drawing tool. I've tried in the past few weeks to do that, I think...it didn't go well.
Thanks, you've given me some things to think about!
As for changing the color of that line or creating a new tool, I'm not skilled enough to say. However, I did something similar in the CC3 "standard overland" style and a combination of glow effects (if I remember right) to create a coastline effect I liked better.
To outline in a dfferent color, go to the color selector and select a color. Click okay. Type outline then select the item you want to outline.
I'm typing this on the laptop, I had to delete files, I was having problems with, so I could have left steps out, but thats the basics.
I don't like the line neither.
I do not use the default landmass tool.
I simply go to the Land Sheet.
They overlap with one being right on the edge and the other going more inland.
Glow 1 & 2
The first one is the "beach"
The second one is for blending in with the terrain.
Below is also a WIP that shows Tundra and Regular Land with this effect.
You will need to adjust based on the symbol scale you are using for your map.
I did that with my artic Niflhemir landmass:
The first Glow is to represent the darker rocky edge of the landmass.
The second Glow is to blend into the snowy terrain.
Below is the Snow landmass with this effect
I do not do random landmasses so I already know what I want the landmass to look like.
I normally hit the landmass around 6 times with the default setting.
I may come back later and add more depending on what I want to accomplish.
Some people like it to be more realistic and very jagged, I prefer click on smooth and then reshaping it later as needed using the same method shown in the rivers tutorial.
I like having more control than what the default tools give you.
I hope this helps. :-)
And I've already used your river tutorial