Welcome to the weekly round-up, a summary of what’s happened at the Guild over the past seven days.
Challenge News
September 2018 challenge : Stairway to Heaven
Voting will be starting very soon for September's challenge, so keep an eye on the challenge folder for the announcement.
Sept/October 2018 Lite Challenge : Map a location from a Harry Potter Movie
Our Lite Challenge is inspired by everyone's second favourite* wizard, Harry Potter. The challenge runs till mid-October, so there's still plenty of time to join in, and we've got some great maps already. Take a look at the current entries here, and if you have questions, ask them in the intro thread.
Mapping Challenge Suggestions
We've had another great challenge suggestion, courtesy of MapMappingMapped...
Map the ruins of a lost city/fortress
Palenque, Angkor Wat, Petra, Machu Pichu... All these relics of times gone by make us gasp in awe and wonder. Who made them? Where are the inhabitants today? Why are they abandoned?
All these questions can fit straight into a fantasy world - and a map. So what about it? Drawing a city is one thing, but drawing its remnants is another. Me, I think it'll be hugely interesting for a challenge!
We could also twist things here and there - a depiction of the ruins at its height, a timeline, and so on. We'll have to decide if we do historical or fictional ruins, or both. Either ways, it'll be fun!
Palenque, Angkor Wat, Petra, Machu Pichu... All these relics of times gone by make us gasp in awe and wonder. Who made them? Where are the inhabitants today? Why are they abandoned?
All these questions can fit straight into a fantasy world - and a map. So what about it? Drawing a city is one thing, but drawing its remnants is another. Me, I think it'll be hugely interesting for a challenge!
We could also twist things here and there - a depiction of the ruins at its height, a timeline, and so on. We'll have to decide if we do historical or fictional ruins, or both. Either ways, it'll be fun!
If you like the idea, go vote for it here.
If you have an idea for a challenge, feel free to start a thread with a poll in the Challenge Suggestions folder, and tell us about it.
Five threads to check out
The latest work-in-progress threads, interesting discussions, new tutorials etc etc. It's all here.
- Unfinished B&W Regional Map for a novel, by Warlin
- Three updated threads from ARockabillyRhino: 'Manzil, a desert town', 'Desert Tomb', and 'Desert Canyon'
- Two updates from Larb: 'Ras Aria' and 'Derelict Ship'
- 'Dreighul Iljain', pixel art mapping by Ifrix
- Two updates from Elterio Delgard: Six maps photo update, and 'City of Cresckov'
Five Finished Maps
Check out our latest completed maps from the last week.
- Marburg, by Samstego
- Shore, by Voolf
- River city of Karkwald, by J.Edward
- City map of Boldhome for RuneQuest, by Akae
- Ledei, by Ayva
Around the web
Some links for your reading/viewing pleasure.
- Wizards, Moomins and pirates: the magic and mystery of literary maps
- From The Atlantic, What Did the Continents Look Like Millions of Years Ago?
- A history of the internet, as told by maps
- From The Guardian, Counter-mapping: cartography that lets the powerless speak
- From Atlas Obscura, Creating Disneyland Was Like Building a Brand New City
- How Maps Show the Evolution of Airlines
- If you're a bit of a trainspotter, check out Map Mania's 'The World's Trains in Real-Time'. Or, if you prefer boats, check out this real time Marine Traffic map.
- From space.com, 'Travel Through Space and Time with 400 Years of Planetary Maps'
* Gandalf, obviously!
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