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MAPMAKING TUTORIAL - EP.3 - Finishing our map with colouring and hillshading
In this part we're taking our eroded heightmap from the previous episode and finishing it by adding color and hillshading in Photoshop.
✨ Photoshop template file: drive.google.com/file/d/1faUnXZwdjXrD5lJGquImHONlfBNo-xgH/view?usp=share_link
If you have any questions make sure to leave them in the comments. Thanks for watching!
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1️⃣ Brush pack 1: drive.google.com/file/d/12ZeXIbmsV-LC9tmasVPcGoibBtc-iRW_/view?usp=share_link
2️⃣ Brush pack 2: drive.google.com/file/d/1Mk8i6HARNGZystM3peXdH-fqy9kZ3X_P/view?usp=share_link
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MAPMAKING TUTORIAL - EP.2 - Eroding our heightmap in Wilbur
มุมมอง 9Kปีที่แล้ว
In this part we're taking our heightmap from the previous episode and eroding it using the free software Wilbur. 1️⃣ Download Wilbur: www.fracterra.com/wilbur.html 2️⃣ Step by step: drive.google.com/file/d/10nuTOeWdawMcQ7-VmD8_5PKHZEtH8VZy/view If you have any questions make sure to leave them in the comments. Thanks for watching! ⏩TAKE A HIKE⏪ www.reddit.com/user/ShortvalleyHiker
MAPMAKING TUTORIAL - EP.1 - Starting out with our Heightmap
มุมมอง 13Kปีที่แล้ว
*REUPLOADED* In this part we're working in Photoshop to create the base of our heightmap. 1️⃣ Brush pack 1: drive.google.com/file/d/12ZeXIbmsV-LC9tmasVPcGoibBtc-iRW_/view?usp=share_link 2️⃣ Brush pack 2: drive.google.com/file/d/1Mk8i6HARNGZystM3peXdH-fqy9kZ3X_P/view?usp=share_link ✨ Photoshop template file: drive.google.com/file/d/1e0v-d1lGYIKRT8yBZfwxhmivZQ-CZ_36/view?usp=share_link If you hav...
Effective fantasy mapmaking - Tutorial (Custom brushes)
มุมมอง 12K2 ปีที่แล้ว
Would you like to see a longer video covering the same workflow? Make sure to like the video! REQUIRED SOFTWARE: Wilbur - www.fracterra.com/wilbur.html Gimp - www.gimp.org/downloads/ PREFERRED SOFTWARE: Adobe Illustrator - www.adobe.com/products/illustrator.html Adobe Photoshop - www.adobe.com/products/photoshop.html ❗ FREE CUSTOM BRUSH SET - shorturl.at/dMNPT Thanks for watching! ⏩TAKE A HIKE⏪...

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  • @andresmc1052
    @andresmc1052 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Wow this is fantastic. Thanks for sharing. What a goood work.

  • @Renato99873
    @Renato99873 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thank you so much for taking the time to create and share this amazing mapmaking tutorial! I tried to follow along, but I found it a bit challenging due to the sped-up pace and frequent cuts. If possible, would you consider making a version of the tutorial at normal speed and with fewer cuts? I think it would help a lot of us who are trying to learn step-by-step. Thanks again for everything-I really appreciate it!

  • @rafaelmateus21
    @rafaelmateus21 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    i cant remove the black background. how do i do it?

  • @8StringVGM
    @8StringVGM 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Any way to get the hex codes for your gradient map?

  • @cephasoj108
    @cephasoj108 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Hey i love your videos and this short caught my eye, could i ask how you manage to get your map to look like this? As in when drawing the borders and coloring the map?

  • @gh0strid3ryt13
    @gh0strid3ryt13 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Could you provide the gradient you use? I'm looking for something similar and can't find it.

  • @MootRed
    @MootRed 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    May be beneficial to update the link in the description to your g-drive since the current link has a corrupt file. thanks for the tutorial!

  • @RaulRoa41
    @RaulRoa41 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    great tutorial and resources! thanks!

  • @fr0styferr3t_41
    @fr0styferr3t_41 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Having issues with applying a gradient to my map, I'm using Gimp and I don't understand how you got your gradient to apply differently to shades of white and black. My gradients appear just standard so they apply an irrelevant range of colors across the entire landmass. I'm sorry if I documented this poorly I'm not very experienced with photo editing thanks in advance for any help.

    • @shortvalleyhiker
      @shortvalleyhiker 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      In GIMP you need to create a custom gradient and save it. You can then apply that gradient when using the gradient map effect!

    • @fr0styferr3t_41
      @fr0styferr3t_41 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      tysm it works perfectly :)

  • @aknoodz
    @aknoodz 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So I have a fantasy map for some novels I am working on and am currently in the process of trying to replicate this. Right now I am using Gimp, but I guess gimp cannot use .abr brushes? (like in the first video you of this series you posted). You should try to make a live video, or a real-time start to finish on a smaller-scale project. I really like your content.

    • @shortvalleyhiker
      @shortvalleyhiker 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hey man! Thank you, you’re too kind. Been trying to put something together but haven’t really been able to due to lack of creative energy, your comment really made me want to put something out though. I’m glad you’ve enjoyed what I’ve done so far!

  • @vehkvehk3624
    @vehkvehk3624 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What settings do you use for the brushes?

  • @wildwehraboo6112
    @wildwehraboo6112 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hey hey, The tutorial was amazing but quick question, where can we get the Gradient that you used?

    • @shortvalleyhiker
      @shortvalleyhiker 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I haven’t shared my gradient and always encourage people to experiment with their own colors to find something that they enjoy :) If you’re looking for references Wikipedia has a list of colors that they use for their maps

    • @wildwehraboo6112
      @wildwehraboo6112 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@shortvalleyhiker Thanks!

  • @CalebJMartin
    @CalebJMartin 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    'Use some brushes' _pulls out a brush that's literally a heightmap and does not exist in photoshop_ Seriously, man, do you have a link to that? 😂I can't find any good mountain brushes...

    • @shortvalleyhiker
      @shortvalleyhiker 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Custom brushes are available for download in the description :)

    • @CalebJMartin
      @CalebJMartin 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@shortvalleyhiker 🤦🏻‍♂ I looked in the description but only saw the blue links. Now I see it. I apologize if I came across passive aggressive lol

  • @dw_bh5009
    @dw_bh5009 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hello. First of all, huge thank you for the video, amazing and very straightforward tutoria ! It seems that I have some kind of problem with either Wilbur or my method of exporting / saving my heightmap, because everytime I upload my heightmap to Wilbur and press Fill Basins - for some unknown reason program fills all selected landmass below certain point with elevated land and it covers most of my lowland hills and small mountains, and I end up having a straight plain with only high peaks being above this certain level. Do you know how it can be fixed?

    • @shortvalleyhiker
      @shortvalleyhiker 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wilbur will fill everything thats surrounded, say you have a crater - it will be flattened if theres no hole in the ring. If that opening is higher than the craters bottom the crater will be filled to the point of the opening in the surrounding wall. I usually go back in and manually paint a river basin.

    • @dw_bh5009
      @dw_bh5009 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@shortvalleyhiker hmhm. Thank you for your answer, also googled it yesterday (about placing a hole in surface to not fiil space). But in the end I think that it is okay for me to run all erosion cycles without filling the basins, because result is still pretty good with no weird stuff, so maybe I just won't fill them.

  • @chrishare3273
    @chrishare3273 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is incredible! Thank you for sharing!

  • @spaincrack4934
    @spaincrack4934 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    great video and great format! this helpped a ton.

  • @AukeSlotegraaf
    @AukeSlotegraaf 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for sharing!

  • @AukeSlotegraaf
    @AukeSlotegraaf 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Splendid - thanks for sharing your Wilbur recipe!

  • @AukeSlotegraaf
    @AukeSlotegraaf 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent!

  • @rmmbastos
    @rmmbastos 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That's awesome! I can see that Wilbur is available for Windows only. Do you know any equivalent that runs on a Mac?

  • @PapZ-dh8sv
    @PapZ-dh8sv 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Manifold is good for map customizing especially in elevation.

  • @TheRoyaLegion
    @TheRoyaLegion 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Photoshop isn't my specialty so i got loss around the 2 minute mark. How did you get the linear burn to remove the white overlay? Or am I hearing that wrong? I am trying to follow your steps but that last minute is not helping.

    • @shortvalleyhiker
      @shortvalleyhiker 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What i did was to add a white solid over the embossed layer to replace all the gray with perfect white. That way the Linear burn doesnt effect the colours on the heightmap. Hope this helps! :)

  • @TheDao330
    @TheDao330 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi, I'm so stuck with this (I don't know anything about Photoshop). I succeeded at importing my own landmass (not easily mind you) and I just now can't seem to make it so I can paint with the brushes on it. When I try, it says "The fill for this layer must be rasterized before proceeding. It will no longer be editable as a fill. Rasterize the fill?" which seems to remove the hue adjustments and brushes become inoperable. I've been at this for 2 hours and I'm just so bad I can't make it work. Could you help me ?

    • @shortvalleyhiker
      @shortvalleyhiker 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Quick fix! Select the masks and paint on those instead, the mask is the icon to the right of the solid, for each layer. Hope it helps!

    • @czypauly07
      @czypauly07 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      How did you import the landmass to replace the layer thats indicated ?

  • @andreafardo7370
    @andreafardo7370 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I don't use photoshop but I use gimp, can I ask the id of the colours ?

  • @zacharyledford2785
    @zacharyledford2785 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You're a saint my guy

  • @alexcevas2099
    @alexcevas2099 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wilbur work for windows 11?

    • @canislupusfool
      @canislupusfool 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes. It works for me without any issues :)

  • @CrazyZane6086
    @CrazyZane6086 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Im not great with photoshop, how do I reize the template to 4K and or can you make a video on how you made the template?

    • @canislupusfool
      @canislupusfool 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You need to change the canvas size. From memory, the shortcut is ctrl+alt+C on windows.

    • @TimothyCho
      @TimothyCho หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@canislupusfool When I resize it, I get white bars on the newly extended space and I can't seem to paint that part to match the rest.

  • @kevinwong194
    @kevinwong194 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hey man - do you take commissions or do teaching classes? I messaged you on reddit.

  • @MPJ784
    @MPJ784 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I devoloped a similar process where you use real data from Nasa, "cut together" and blend then using content aware fill and then process in Wilber, even the white box is similar. The problem was that you let "real world parts" bleed into the final result.... First, i tried something really similar, where i painted the shapes myself, but never get good results.... But this method of yours is really good, gonna try to remake my entire map using it. The old one you can see the himalayas.

    • @shortvalleyhiker
      @shortvalleyhiker 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Great minds think alike - and bad ones rarely differ… Glad you enjoyed it! I actually use both ”fake” and real world topology depending on the circumstances!

  • @phloppingdoctor9173
    @phloppingdoctor9173 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is easily the most comprehensive realistic mapmaking tutorial I've seen. The results are honestly so stunning as well!

    • @shortvalleyhiker
      @shortvalleyhiker 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you so much! Planning on updating the tutorial with some new tips and tricks when I get some spare time, been a busy couple of months…

  • @Derogue23
    @Derogue23 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This was awesome, thank you.

  • @RPGAPlus
    @RPGAPlus ปีที่แล้ว

    Great tutorial mate, instant sub! Can't getthe brushes working in latest Gimp though, keep getting an "Unable to decode abr format version 7." error.

  • @cyaneps
    @cyaneps ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello, i was wondering if you had a discord server where you share your progress on your fictional world or smth like that

    • @shortvalleyhiker
      @shortvalleyhiker ปีที่แล้ว

      I don’t have a discord, most of the time everyday life makes me unable to work on the world and I tend to make updates when I have something substantial to show. If there’s interest I might find an outlet to post short updates

  • @sontsetgaleler6701
    @sontsetgaleler6701 ปีที่แล้ว

    How glad I am, the new release, your tuturials are the best in everything, not only on TH-cam but also on the Internet

    • @shortvalleyhiker
      @shortvalleyhiker ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you kindly!

    • @sontsetgaleler6701
      @sontsetgaleler6701 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@shortvalleyhiker Dude, you're super cool, I hope for further tutorials of yours! They're just something

  • @sutixela
    @sutixela ปีที่แล้ว

    Ah yes the good ol' hypsometric tints!

    • @shortvalleyhiker
      @shortvalleyhiker ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s a new word for me! Didn’t know that this is what it’s called 😄

  • @sutixela
    @sutixela ปีที่แล้ว

    Very cool man, I already have a big project started, but I hope to learn something new with this series. Your work is excellent :)

  • @gabrielseiffert2042
    @gabrielseiffert2042 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello. Is there a way to make this in Gimp too, once i followed the steps in wilbur? thank you

    • @shortvalleyhiker
      @shortvalleyhiker ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, GIMP has some nice features where you can add the heightmap filter to the heightmap and get the hillshading. From there it is possible to get the same results as in the video :)

  • @spaincrack4934
    @spaincrack4934 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really well put video and great explanations overall! thank you so much!

  • @al3xnielsen
    @al3xnielsen ปีที่แล้ว

    This technique is amazing, but I am getting lost in all your hotkeys that I cannot follow on screen. I am not an expert in photoshop, so I get totally lost when you skip steps. Especially the emboss part. Maybe next time, dumb it down for noobs like me. Otherwise love it, your brushes and use of Wilbur is genius

    • @shortvalleyhiker
      @shortvalleyhiker ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm reworking the entire workflow right now to make it easier to follow along. Keep your eyes peeled!

  • @olistewart157
    @olistewart157 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is amazing, thanks so much!

  • @Tayrann
    @Tayrann ปีที่แล้ว

    I can't beleive I am only finding out about wilbur now. I have been drawing heightmaps in illustrator for years and was always looking for software to create detailled erosion, etc. Great tutorial!

    • @shortvalleyhiker
      @shortvalleyhiker ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you! Glad you finally found out about Wilbur, it’s a life changer :)