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January Asset Pack Coming Mon the 3rd

Out of town with family this weekend, so the pack will be dropping on Monday the 3rd! Still haven't decided exactly what it'll be as I have this new idea I want to test to see how it turns out. If it's as awesome as I hope, that'll be what I drop. If not, it'll probably be Iso Mountains.

Happy New Year all!

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Dec 2021 Asset Release - Mazlo's Modular Land Swaths (Snow Biome)

Dec 2021 Asset Release - Mazlo's Modular Land Swaths (Snow Biome)

Video Tutorial (of how to use land swaths, though not with these arid assets)

2K Resolution!

It's winter (though it doesn't feel like that here where I am) and with it comes SNOW! Here's t...

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Coming Dec 2nd (Tomorrow!)

Coming Dec 2nd (Tomorrow!)

Hey all, tomorrow I'll be dropping the Snowy Land Swaths Biome! I've had quite a few requests to finish these up.

Since I've done the Arid and Snow in 2k, I plan to redo the Temperate Swaths as well in 2k resolution. After that I'll work on a Transitions pack to better blend the biomes together. Also need to do a sandy desert kind of pack....

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November 2021 Asset Release - Mazlo's Land Textures #2

November 2021 Asset Release - Mazlo's Land Textures #2

November 2021 Asset Release - Mazlo's Land Textures #2

Here's a collection of various land textures along with a few River assets. Can be used for hills or some sand/desert/snow biomes. This might be my favorite pack. They match really well with Big Ranges to fill in all that open space between mountains with some nice tex...

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Oct 2021 Asset Release - Mazlo's Modular Land Swaths (Arid Biome)

Oct 2021 Asset Release - Mazlo's Modular Land Swaths (Arid Biome)

(Note: I'll be editing this post with much better promo pics of the pack once I get a chance to make a cool map with this pack! But basically, they work just like my temperate land swath pack)

Video Tutorial (of h...

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September 2021 Asset Release - Mazlo's Heraldry

September 2021 Asset Release - Mazlo's Heraldry

My empire can beat up your empire! And now you can proudly show that on the maps you make. How cool is that? Or map keys. Or...well, you can use them anywhere really.

I know, I know, it's not topo mountains. Honestly I needed a break from the redundancy of them, and I had some requests for some Heraldry stuff. Hope all the topo fans stick ...

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August 2021 Asset Release - Mazlo's Ocean Reefs

August 2021 Asset Release - Mazlo's Ocean Reefs

Yay, let's go diving and stuff! Get your Waterworld on!

Well, this was the best I could get with reefs for now! Maybe eventually I'll find a way to make them look a little more porous like coral, but it's kind of hard to see that detail from a distant topographic point of view. Coloring could make all the difference with these.

They ...

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July 2021 Asset Release - Mazlo's Big Ranges #2

July 2021 Asset Release - Mazlo's Big Ranges #2

More big ranges! The first one was a big hit and  it's been highly request I make another pack...so here it is! This time around I included some more terraced kind of ranges to fit more arid landscapes. Hope they work out well. PNG files and Photoshop brush pack included.

21 Assets!

  • 21 Big Ranges
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COMING TOMORROW (July 2nd) Big Ranges #2

Hey all, just wanted to let you know the next pack will be out tomorrow (Friday the 2nd!). I've had a lot of request for more Big Ranges, so I'm dropping another pack. This one will have some terraced options for more arid climates, as well as more standard mountain ranges.

Anywho, back to work on finishing up the pack!

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June 2021 Asset Release - Mazlo's Mild Land Textures

June 2021 Asset Release - Mazlo's Mild Land Textures

They are textures for your land! And they are...well, pretty mild. Ya know, meaning they aren't like massive mountain ranges and big huge features. But they are just enough texture to cover all the vast empty land spaces between said massive features. Should be fun!

20 Assets!

  • 20 Mild Land Textures

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Release on Tuesday 6/2

Hey all, just want to give a quick update on the next release, which will be out on Tuesday the 2nd. Just got back in town from a busy weekend and need to get the pack together (and add a few more assets).

June is going to be a pack of land texture meant to give some form to empty lands around mountains, etc. Highly requested, so here it c...

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Mazlo's Modular Land Swath Tutorial

Mazlo's Modular Land Swath Tutorial

Just a quick showcase/tutorial video of how to get the best out of May's asset pack! Don't forget to leave a like and subscribe! 

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May 2021 Asset Release - Mazlo's Modular Land Swaths (temperate biome)

May 2021 Asset Release - Mazlo's Modular Land Swaths (temperate biome)

Swaths of land and more land! I had a bunch of people excited about this, so I'm releasing it biome by biome. So here be temperate biome. Eventually I'll do arid and snow, and more. They are pretty darn seamless. Take advantage of layers to move assets above/below others. It's a lot of fun!

23 Assets!

  • 23 Low Mo...

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April 2021 Asset Release - Mazlo's Low Mountains/Hills (w/Photoshop Brush Pack!)

April 2021 Asset Release - Mazlo's Low Mountains/Hills (w/Photoshop Brush Pack!)

Whew, here it is! This is the best I could manage far as low profile mountains and hills. I've tested them out with the larger mountains and they seem to work pretty well. Also pretty easy to color.

22 Assets!

  • 22 Low Mountains/Hills

Includes a Photoshop Brush pack for all the assets in this ...

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COMING TOMORROW - Low Profile Mountains -

COMING TOMORROW - Low Profile Mountains -

Rest assured, I have a release coming tomorrow (the 2nd of April!). I would have had them out on the 1st but I ran into some issues with the newest update of the software that I use that set me back a good ways.

I've had a lot of request for "hills", and this was the best I could get. But after doing a lot of Google Earth research, this is...

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Mar 2021 Asset Release - Mazlo's Mesas & Plateaus (w/Photoshop Brush Pack!)

Mar 2021 Asset Release - Mazlo's Mesas & Plateaus (w/Photoshop Brush Pack!)

Whew, out a little later than I wanted. Couple minutes past midnight my time, so I missed my March 1st goal. Boo for that, but yay for a new pack!

This isn't a huge pack, but 23 assets can go a long way.

23 Assets!

  • 10 Mesas
  • 13Plateaus

Includes a Photoshop Brush pack for all th...

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Update: Mesas & Plateaus Release (Today or Tomorrow)

Hoping that this release gets out today, but it might not be until late my time (West coast US). It's basically done, but I want to add about 5-6 more assets so it's possibly it gets dropped tomorrow.

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Feb 2021 Asset Release - Mazlo's Farmlands

Feb 2021 Asset Release - Mazlo's Farmlands

150+ Assets!

I love farms! You love farms! Who doesn't love farms? With this new pack you can now get great wonderful looking farms in Wonderdraft. Line them with trees, roads, water. Pretty hi-rez as well, so you can get some really good detail if you want things a little more zoomed in.

150+ Assets!

  • 7 C...

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Jan 2021 Asset Release - Mazlo's Canyons & Gorges

Jan 2021 Asset Release - Mazlo's Canyons & Gorges

Welcome to Canyons and Gorges, January's asset release! These can also double as river and lake basins! Very versatile.

  • 6 Canyons - 2 Versions [Terraced, Snow]
  • 6 Gorges - 4 Versions [Rocky, Sandy, Terraced, Snow] *one gorge only has 2 versions*
  • 34 Total Assets

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Releasing Tomorrow - Canyons & Gorges

Releasing Tomorrow - Canyons & Gorges

Just a quick preview/update on January's release...Canyons and gorges! I'm still in the midst of adding more. Some of the assets will come in all 4 variations, some will be for specific variations (rocky, sandy, snow, etc). So far I'm digging the way they are turning out, and they should pair well with the Big Ranges pack.

I'm hoping to ha...

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New Delivery Method (and some clarity of the changes)

New Delivery Method (and some clarity of the changes)

Apologies for any confusion and lack of clarity my previous post may have caused. Some concerns have been raised about subscribers being saddled behind time-gated content and losing access. I should have been more clear on the plan and structure coming in January.

Firstly, let me state that I am 100% against time-locked content and anyone ...

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Ya'll Might Dig Orre Lake Studios!

Ya'll Might Dig Orre Lake Studios!

I never really promote others on CG2A, but I really love what Orre Lake Studios is doing. Also, given that most of you here are fans of the topographic/realistic look, this is right up your alley. I mostly stick to assets that allow others to build their world, but Orre Lake does regional topographic maps, which look amazing.

These maps ar...

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Discord is up!

Discord is up!

The CG2A Discord is now up and roles have been assigned to tiers. If you have your Patreon linked to your Discord you should automatically get an invite. It's very basic as of now, but I will be adding, tweaking, moving, editing channels and categories in Discord as the community needs.

If you didn't get an invite CLICK th...

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Mazlo's Roads - 99 Total Road Assets!

Mazlo's Roads - 99 Total Road Assets!

Whew, finally got them done! One of my larger packs, for sure, and I would actually like to add more color variations. The image above (excuse the mediocre building assets threw together lol) uses a mixture of the roads and sizes, and the farm assets are part of another pack I'm working on.

Just to show you what it looks like with the topo...

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Roads! Lots of Roads! (Coming TODAY!)

Roads! Lots of Roads! (Coming TODAY!)

Don't worry everyone, I have a release today! On of my most requested feature and highest rated Reddit post was for Roads. So this month I finally got around to finishing them. There's going to be 5 variations with 21 assets each (that's over 100 assets!), and possibly more if I think of everything before I get these done exporting.

Above ...

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Time For More? I Think So!

I must confess, when I first started this Patreon it was at the behest of a few people, and mostly as a simple way to distribute to them. I never expected things to grow and take off like it has. Almost 300 people in less than a year is about 225 more than I envisioned. Not that I'm a pessimist...I was just working full time when I started this ...

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3 Random Underwater/Coastal Features

3 Random Underwater/Coastal Features

I had these assets I made that never really found a home in a pack, but I thought they looked super cool and didn't want them sitting there being unused. They work really well for a coastal, underwater, reef area, but also look pretty neat in desert or frozen biomes.

Just save them into an existing Mazlo asset folder of your choice. I adde...

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NOV Release: Mazlo's Brushes

NOV Release: Mazlo's Brushes

Here the are, 55 total brushes! Loads of various and versatile textures to blend your map colors. I'll release a video soon showing how I've been using them and the kinds of techniques that work well.

These brushes may take a bit to get used to. Some work best "stamped" (as in single clicks, no dragging/stroke...the Farmland brushes, for s...

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Texture Brushes Sample Map

Texture Brushes Sample Map

Here's a sample of the kind of coloring and blending you can get quickly with the new brushes I'm working on. This entire map was done in 20 minutes using a combination of my assets and brushes.

Prior to this I had been laying my symbols down and then coloring. With this one I painted the land first and then added the symbols. I think pain...

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Upcoming Release - Farmland Brushes

Upcoming Release - Farmland Brushes

This next release will be some brushes for Wonderdraft and Photoshop instead of map assets/symbols. I think this will allow you guys to have more control over getting the exact look and size you want, as well as control color and opacity (which is much harder to do with symbols).

Let me know what you think and if it's something you'll use!...

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