Completed level two of the maze. This is probably the most difficult level because you have to make sure the stairs line up and have enough room. I put in all the stairs first just to make sure. The layer order in Photo shop is as follows from the bottom up:
- Tiles for Level 2
- Stairs between levels 2 and 3 with drop shadow
- Rooms for level 2 with drop shadow and bevel
- Stairs between levels 1 and 2 with drop shadow (modified from level 1)
- Doors for level 2 with drop shadow and bevel
- Numbers for level 2 with drop shadow and bevel
The tiles are done as a single paint bucket fill.
The stairs are done with POV-Ray, duplicated, a rectangular marquee is applied and then a gradient fill is applied. The gradient marquee is done twice lighter for the higher stairs and darker for the lower stairs. There is also a landing for the top of the stairs and halfway down (and potentially at the bottom).
The rooms level is done as a group of marquee selections on the tile layer which is then applied to a new layer, the inverse is taken and it is filled with solid stone or whatever the basic material of the layer should be.
The stairs between level 1 and 2 are in the same location as the previous map but needed to be trimmed slightly.
The doors are done with rectangular marquee and then filled with a wood pattern. The 3D appearance is done with drop shadow and bevel.
The numbers are added one at a time and then make all the other layers invisible and merge all visible (numbers) into a single layer. I was able to copy and paste the layer settings from the other numbers.
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