A beautiful hotel, just off the coast and very iconic for UAE. I needed the right view with sand and blue skies. There is a lot of detail with lines, but not with colors. This is just simple repetition and a some time.
I made the Jakarta tile very early on but I knew it wasn't the final tile. I kept looking for another image from around the islands of Indonesia. In some tourism pictures I found a good image of Bali. It seems to have many colors and over complicated, but there is a lot of repetition, both in shape and in colors (expect the sky). I'm not sure if it screams Indonesia, but I like it.
This is another location that is a no-brainer, but choosing the image was the difficult task. I tried a couple ruins with tree roots, but couldn't get the detail and tree right. When I saw this image, I knew it was it. It's not quite a reversed image in the reflection, not to mention the color difference. I'm still tempted by the ruins idea, but I'll keep this until then.
This is one of those tiles that I just wanted to do, not caring that its associated to one specific country. The Sahara is too simple and beautiful that I couldn't skip this one. There isn't much to say about design or colors, so instead, just enjoy!
It was surprising to me that I hadn't done this tile before. I found this location on one of those famous place lists that I mentioned previously. I was scrolling through and found this, one of the most obvious tiles to make. It's not hard to find a good perspective to work from. It's not a complicated tile, especially compared to Moscow. And the result, nice, simple and beautiful.
This is another place I have never been, but friends have. You might consider this a jealousy tile. I tried to simplify the color palatte. I struggled to get the cliff foreground on the left to look different, hence the different colors. After doing different temples around the world on other tiles, Petra is a nice simple design. Enjoy.
Uluru doesn't take many colors, just good lines, The foliage around it was trickier that the rock itself. And for the sky, I wanted to forgo any clouds, sunsets or any other gradients; simple is best.
In looking for my next tile, I started searching the wonders of the world, new and old. I searched the World Heritage Sites and top 100 lists. It was great for reminding myself of more obvious tiles to do. This one (and many of the following) came form that search. The Moais of Easter Island are already iconic. They have simple shapes and be conveyed through limit palettes. Just perfect for these tiles. So, here it is. Enjoy!