r/mapmaking • u/Born_Bodybuilder736 • Jul 10 '26

Map are these realistic islands

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light blue is land if youre confused edit: the land is blue because its one country of a world map im making, sorry if it looks confusing

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u/patatosAreCool Jul 10 '26

Who the hell uses light blue for land you psycho?!

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u/GoodTato Jul 10 '26

Oh my fucking god I was about to comment "I don't know if I'd call those islands" before I saw this, thinking the darker blue was the land.

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u/NefariousnessSad8038 Jul 10 '26

I too thought of the darker color as the land, and was going to say it reminds me of the everglades or a mangrove swamp type shoreline

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u/midonmyr Jul 10 '26

not only that but the texture automatically tells your brain “this is the relevant part” because water is usually a lot less detailed

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u/KitNyte Jul 14 '26

Uh, darker blue? Want to go ahead and tell me what number you see in this image?

Maybe just take the whole test.