My first attempt at terrain

[Zoral]

Heres my first attempt to really make terrain look nice. Usually i just mass blizzard trees and cliffs but i think it would be better to spend time learning to make the environments better. So waht do you think of my little forest?

EDIT - I added a second picture of it redone with less rocks and a different sky.

2nd Edit - Added another pic of a forest and some ruins, this time i fixed up the fog effects and tinted non foliage green. Also put in two skeletal models, they kinda take away from the terrain but i thought they looked cool in the temple

EDIT yet again - I'm just going to kep adding pics of my terrain as i finish them.

 

[Ivanneth]

Very nice, overdid the rocks a bit, though. Also, the sky wasn't too effective, since about 3/4ths of it were black, but that's not that bad. A hill at the back with some type of castle on it or something would finish the whole picture nicely, since it looks a tiny bit weird how the pillars just disappear and go to left and right. Else, really nice.

 

[hawk_767]

Really good for a first attempt. Like Ivan said a few to many rocks and the sky being black in that section giving it an eary look. But over all I think its a great terrain! Nice Job

 

[Mor)L(unE]

Pretty good for the first time, perhaps the archways in the back are better of with a greenish tint

 

[Lonely Wolf.]

pretty nice, only minus is the blue mushroom and overload of rocks, kudos for you.

 

[Craka_J]

For a first attempt, I think it's safe to say you've done a fairly good job. The fact that everything is so... green, makes me uneasy. And the fog/sky doesn't even blend at all with the terrain either, so the terrain looks worse when the fog and sky doesn't match or blend with the terrain.

But for a first attempt, I'm suprised you made it look pretty good. Keep it up!
~Craka_J

 

[Ivanneth]

Very nice in the second picture, as Craka said, it looks so greeny. ^_^

 

[Bob27]

Yep. defiantly nice for a first go.

But I would have to agree with Craka_J, it looks way to green.

 

[PurgeandFire]

Yea, greeny. ^^

Anyways, where did you get those tree models. They look nice and I like the terrain. Good job!

 

[ragingspeedhorn]

I like the greenness, this looks really good. +rep.

 

[hawk_767]

Loving the terrain. The second picture really looks good with the sky it makes it look more like day time and the other one made it look like midnight and a little eary. Also simering the amount of rocks down really helped to. Keep practicing and getting better and someday you'll be able to terrain like one of the greats! +rep

 

[Ivanneth]

Nice, except for the last one, but that's because I personally don't like unit shots so much ^_^ But really, where'd you get the trees from?? I always have trouble finding trees.

 

[Zoral]

Here's where i got the trees

http://www.wc3campaigns.net/showthread.php?t=83596

it also include tons of bushes and shrubs and stuff like that

 

[Ivanneth]

Ty lots ^_^

 

[hawk_767]

There still great. The 3rd one looks good same as the 4th one. I like how the aerial view lets you look down at the pillar things (dont remember wut there called). The last one looks good but the unit on the left looks a little strange. It kinda looks like the head was comeing off the body. but maybe thats just how im looking at it. Anyways 2 thumbs up from me.

 

[Zoral]

Yes the head on the unit in the left is floating in the air because its supposed to. I have always had this idea for a single player RPG that uses the same system as HeroRPG (i think its on this sight or wc3campaigns) with that model as the villian. I havnt had time to start it though as im working on a zelda fan game in RPGmaker and a zelda multiplayer map right now. If I ever do start that rpg ill probably use this terrain for it.

 

[hawk_767]

O I understand now. but still I like the other terrains. I guess I'm not really likeing just the units in the picture maybe if it were zoomed out a bit and there was stuff around them then it might look better. but thats just my opinion

 

[Gilles]

Nice first terrain, you owned my first try pretty good!

Agree with everyone else,a little green.

 

[hawk_767]

I like the new shot. I think you over did it just a little with the mushrooms though. I mean I understand its under a tree so mushrooms are growing but I think thats just a few 2 many. Otherwise thats a great pic

 

[Ivanneth]

Very well done on the new shot, the many mushrooms are very good in that scenario.

 

[hawk_767]

Wow Really like the new terrain. Love the way the water looks on the sides. I also like how you mixed the terrain tiles together that worked really well.

 

[Ivanneth]

Nice on the two new ones, good tile merging, but some cliffs are a little too steep / sharp.

 

[Mor)L(unE]

second set is very good. the first may be abit to greeny but i like it that way

 

[Jirinal]

Yeah looks good for the first try, a good thing is you start with the raise tool instead of blizzard cliffs.

 

[Craka_J]

I like the first screenshot of that underground place.
Screenshot 3, the fog doesn't blend with the sky.
Last screenshot is too plain.
~Craka_J

 

[hawk_767]

I like the new ones. The last one is a little plain but it still looks good. I like the waterfall in the background. The picture before that is nice. I like how the unit is looking away from your view. Great job keep up the great work!

 

[Ivanneth]

Great new one, but I think the sky looks a bit weird.

 

[Popopu]

Compared to me, this stuff is awesome! If this is not extremely excellent in every single possible way then my stuff is total crud! Not a single map i have played has a better terrain than this, and I play alot of maps... Some fo those pics remind me of Fable

 

[Craka_J]

The third shot is really ticking me off. You really need to fix it. Everything is different and none of it goes well together! Orange sky, Light Gray fog, Green world? Makes no sense and looks very, very messy and if it isn't too harsh to say, ugly! Change the fog, ease on the green tinting, and maybe choose another sky! It'd look a lot better if you do this...
~Craka_J