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Mapping & Cartography

Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2003 4:05 pm
by crabclaw
Working on perfecting large scale high resolution maps. Presently I'm studying old RPG maps to mesh traditional styles with my own. Hope to publish some day or help with other RPG community mapping projects. Here are my samples:


[url=http://mywebpages.comcast.net/cmccann01/ravennia1.jpg]Ravennia[/url]


[url=http://mywebpages.comcast.net/cmccann01/wroughisle.jpg]Wroughtwind Isle[/url]

Holy Crap, those are nice!

Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2003 4:20 pm
by ragboy
What do you use to produce something like this? Great maps. I don't have anything useful to add. Just really like the detail on these. *Envious*

Mapping & Cartography

Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2003 4:53 pm
by crabclaw
Thank ye sir! A lotta hard work using Photoshop -- I'm just starting out so I should have two or three more by late this Spring.

Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2003 12:47 am
by Mr. Author
I agree. They look very nice.

Photoshop is the great equalizer. It makes everything look so pretty.

Mapping & Cartography

Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2003 6:46 am
by crabclaw
Ahhh I apologize! I should have started this in the Arts and Artist section.

Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2003 7:51 am
by goodmangames
Your wish is my command! My magic admin powers shall make it so.

I'm a Photoshop Adept...but damn

Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2003 3:29 pm
by ragboy
So, you drew/painted the originals and then finished them up in ps? Still. Very nice.

Mapping & Cartography

Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2003 4:30 pm
by crabclaw
Yes sir i did -- I know I don't have a life ;)

Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2003 10:04 am
by BenPowis
Truely a great success!
If I didnt know better id guess that you'd peeled off a slice of some distant land and placed it back down onto paper :)

Mapping & Cartography

Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2003 1:10 pm
by crabclaw
Thanks -- funny thhough because I'm trashing the Ravenna map -- it's complete unrepairable (shading on the mountains is off) but it Ravennia was a testing project I must keep that in mind and not the 500 hours I spent on it -- Presnetly I'm workin on a Hellscape terrain of cliffs, volcanos, pits, depressions, lava rock valleys -- it should be neat -- will post a link when completed :)

Mapping & Cartography

Posted: Tue Jan 14, 2003 8:00 pm
by crabclaw

Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2003 9:56 am
by BenPowis
Whoa, neat! :)
Very unique!

Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2003 9:34 am
by goodmangames
Yeah, that's a neat map. You don't see worlds like that mapped very often.

Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2004 2:46 pm
by crabclaw
I'll stick to map making -- here is a new sample:

Image

Posted: Sat Jan 17, 2004 10:24 am
by goodmangames
Nice! I love the detail. I also like the look of the coastline below Val Hor -- the five "fingers" of rivers are distinctive. It could make for an interesting region to explore.

Posted: Wed Aug 18, 2004 4:45 am
by crabclaw
Thanks :)