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Ye Olde Mappe Tutorial
Published: 2012-03-03 05:24:31 +0000 UTC; Views: 64173; Favourites: 4125; Downloads: 1645
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The promised tutorial on how I make my maps! If you have any questions, just ask
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Don't actually have GIMP in front of me at the moment, but I'm reasonably certain that I've mimicked things like glow effects before by using the expand/contract selection feature and giving the selection a soft edge. The airbrush thing might be easier, though, depending on how intricate the shape is. You could probably also duplicate the layer (assuming the linework is on a transparent layer) and then apply something like a blur filter to the duplicate and play with the opacity a bit.
Based on a few minutes playing around with it in Photoshop, I think my favorite (excluding the tutorial's outer glow method) is expanding the selection and feathering the edge, but GIMP's version of feathering may differ from Photoshop's, so the blurred layer might give better results.
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"duplicate the layer (assuming the linework is on a transparent layer) and then apply something like a blur filter to the duplicate and play with the opacity a bit."
Yeah, that's a great suggestion, actually
"using the expand/contract selection feature and giving the selection a soft edge"
I don't know why, but when I upgraded from CS3 to CS5, I haven't figured out how to use the expand/contract selection thing. I feel dumb XD It's just messing with sliders, but I can't seem to get it to work as predictably as I used to be able to use it, and I just haven't bothered with it since :b I'm lazy that way, although ironically it just ends up with a lot more manual work later.
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Thanks!
Let's see: I'm using CS4, and Expand (SelectβModifyβExpand...) just shows up as a number field. (I assume that means they changed it between CS4 and CS5.) The Refine Edges dialog I used for the feathering (which I don't think GIMP has, by the way) had a bunch of stuff to tweak that I was too lazy to investigate thoroughly. Hopefully I won't be too long in getting around to checking the equivalent features in GIMP.
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Haha, okay, after a proper look and actually reading the slider labels, it makes sense now. I feel dumb XD
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I've been working on a few map projects for a while and have been having trouble getting a good look. Thanks for this, it's much appreciated and will definitely get used!
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Great, glad to hear it
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Is it possible 2 make this or something like this in paint?
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Windows Paint? A really rough version, maybe, unless you're particularly good at painting pixel-by-pixel.
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Guess i have 2 try l8er then
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It's a good tuto and he can be helpful ^^
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Oh wow! I didn't know :b Thanks
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Very well done, this was really interesting to read! I will definitively be using this when i make the map for my story. Thank you!
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Excellent, I'm glad to hear! Hope it works out well for you
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could think work on Paint.NET or GIMP?
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I'm sorry, I have no clue 
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okay thanks ^^ i think i shall do this on GIMP since i have an airbrush tool on there ^^
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Okay, good luck! Hope it turns out okay for you
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Most excellent! 
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Nice! Lemme know how it turns out
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Thanks so much! I'll link back when/if I finish
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Cool! Looking forward to it
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Wow! This is really awesome!!!
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I've been looking for something like this! Thank you!
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Great, thanks a lot, and you're welcome!
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I am most definitely going to try this!! Thank you!
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Cool! Good luck with it
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Thank you for taking your time to make this tutorial. I believe it'll be very useful both for my self and for many, many more ^^
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Oh this is amazing <3 I've been looking for a tutorial on map making and such for about 2-3 years now and this one is by far the best! (maybe I'll actually draw the maps I've been promising people... -cough-)
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Heh, wow, thank you very much! Hope your maps turn out great
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A lot of what this tutorial covered, like the tools he used, are also in Gimp, so quite possibly.
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Unfortunately, no
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I love you forever. (noncreepily, of course) This is immensely useful for something I have been working on.
Ah~ You always deliver such helpful, considerate work. Thank you so much for your time and effort in making this.
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Haha, most excellent! I'd love to see what you're working on and how it turns out. Best of luck to you! Also, thanks a lot for your comment 
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Bookmarking for future use. I'm definitely going to find your tips on naming regions useful :3
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