On Mapping Mountains, Using a Few Simple Tricks

A-Z Challenge 2016 / Mapping and Maps

Baseline Image

All mountain images in this article started with the height map below.

Linear Mountains, Triangular
Linear Mountains, Triangular Gradient

After applying the gradient color map:

Linear Mountains, Triangular Colored
Linear Mountains, Triangular Colored

And after the height map, this:

Linear Mountains, Sawtooth
Linear Mountains, Triangular Gradient

Quite possibly the most boring mountain ranges in the world.

Related content:

  1. Revisiting the Mountain Tutorial, Drawing the Initial Landform
  2. Several Mountain Ranges Together
  3. Some More Experimentation
  4. Touching up the Mountain Colors
  5. Yet Another Map
  6. Z-A Challenge 2016 Index
  7. Kingdom Example: Random Kingdom
  8. Experimental Mapping Techniques
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