Making a map.
Hi I am highly interested in making maps in photoshop. I usually only used free software but I got Photoshop and I thought I could make some maps on here!
I want something like this:
http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/2241/gtavmap.jpg
http://img-fotki.yandex.ru/get/6507/123861607.4/0_91845_61797a26_orig
Notice in the second SS how the mountains and stuff have a nice effect.
So basically I need a tutorial or at least a heads-up as I am a bit of a noob.
Thanks.
(I have CS6 Extended)
First, the links worked directly for me, on Chrome.
Now, while one CAN do similar in Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator would be a better program. Besides the various shadings and gradients, one has the benefit of working in Vector, so that Scaling (both up and down), will not degrade the resultant image.
Also, like PS, AI allows one to use Layers, and for cartography, those will come in handy.
Note: if going from AI to PS, the AI Layers will not translate directly, so you will end up with a Flattened AI image, when you Place it into a PS Image.
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