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Published: 2013-03-08 15:19:56 +0000 UTC; Views: 13525; Favourites: 167; Downloads: 0
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Today - as the East Coast is wrapped in snow, we're going North of the Wall to the Lands of Always Winter. To see some detail shots, and read a little discussion on the design of the map, check out today's article on the blog: [link]© George RR Martin, reproduced with permission
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I am a true fan of both your work and the work of GRRM, and I'm proud to own this map collection. Fantastic Work!
But I have a little question. Currently I'm working on a full rework of my own map, and I wondered if you use a texture or brush for the trees? Is it multiple layers/strokes or just one? I really like your style and it would really help me out if you could give me some tips on how you make them.
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The trees aren't a brush, well, not quite. They're created by doing the following:
• draw in the outline of the forest using a hard black brush with pressure sensitive size (mimicking the behaviour of an ink pen)
• Fill in with a couple of layers of different dark greens with a large grungy brush
• Add an overlay layer and us light and dark colours to give overall form to the forest (shadow along the bottom right edge, highlights on the top left)
• I did use a brush for the tree tips - this is a triangular brush with a fair amount of size and opacity jitter. This helps sell the conifers.
Hope that helps!
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So there are actually forests beyond the wall ? I didn't know that. I thought there was tundra.
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Thick, heavy forest a long way north.
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And there are creepy things in that forest.
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And everybody else are at war or near that.
One of my theories is that Wall will fall and then frozen shit will hit the fan in the most epic way possible.
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I think that's a pretty safe bet
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One of these days i'll be able to make mountains like that and then it will be you who gawks in awe, MWUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA!
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My wife will love this one! We are big fans of GoT and you know how the second season ended...
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Minus the vikings or the Carlsberg!
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Oh, but Carlsberg is Danish. When it comes to snow and (especially) mountains, they know nothing, Lord Frog.
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Oh, I thought you were danish! 
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I feel I asked you this once already
My bad!
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No sweat. It's not like I can keep you Mexizuelans and Guataraguans apart.
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We all be "sombreruros" you all me horny-helmets!
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