Welcome to the weekly round-up, a summary of what’s happened at the Guild over the past seven days.
Challenge News
Sept/October 2018 Lite Challenge : Map a location from a Harry Potter Movie
Congrats to aeshnidae for winning the Lite Challenge with her map Hogwart's Express Patent Papers. Aeshnidae wins a third silver compass, so no more Lite Challenges! Check out the WIP thread here.
Honourable mention to runner-up mirandaleiggi for 'Grounds of Hogwarts'.
Oct / Nov '18 Lite Challenge: Finish Mapping this Island
The Oct/Nov Lite Challenge is up and running, and this month your task is to 'Finish Mapping this Island'. Bogie writes...
This month's Challenge is to create a map based on the shape of this island.
The scale, climate and setting are all up to you. The only restriction is that you should not significantly alter the coastline.
All kinds of ways to do this, can't wait to see what you come up with.
This has been a popular Challenge in the past and I am hoping we will get a good turnout for this.
Win a silver compass, they look great hung over your fireplace!
The scale, climate and setting are all up to you. The only restriction is that you should not significantly alter the coastline.
All kinds of ways to do this, can't wait to see what you come up with.
This has been a popular Challenge in the past and I am hoping we will get a good turnout for this.
Win a silver compass, they look great hung over your fireplace!
Head for the intro thread for more details.
October 2018 challenge : Photography-Cartography
Our regular challenge is based around a series of photographs (see them here). Pick one or more, and create a map inspired by it. Entries are coming in and you can see them in the main folder. The challenge runs till the end of the month, so there's still time to enter.
Five threads to check out
The latest work-in-progress threads, interesting discussions, new tutorials etc etc. It's all here.
- Ilanthar posted a couple of updates in the last week: tests & sketches, and Resurgence Maps.
- Caenwyr's back at work on 'The Dragon's Backbone and Surrounding Lands'
- 'An update, for thy consideration', by UnstableGunEnthusiast
- 'WIP Taevra', by Adenial
- 'Maps and Deck Plans for Rogue's Run One-Shot for Starfinder', by Gamerprinter
Five Finished Maps
Check out our latest completed maps from the last week.
- HRH's Glorious Kingdom of Midleset, by Weery
- Little maps for Little Encounters 4, by J.Edward
- Sword Coast, by Shall Teclex
- Bréistyn's Folly - the Sværian Age, by Caenwyr
- Berenthias & the Dragon Coast, by Thomas R
Around the web
Some links for your reading/viewing pleasure.
- Adobe releases a big update for their CC suite, including Photoshop for the iPad.
- Geographer finds first use of Toronto’s name on a map — from 1678
- From BoingBoing, 'Every fantasy map'
- From Map of the Week, 'Ghastly Halloween Poster Maps'
- The Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center has a new exhibition titled 'Crossing Boundaries'
- This 1946 map shows how Native American trails became the streets of Brooklyn
- The Tunnels of Washington DC
- What is the most popular last name in Europe
Some mapping eye candy...
- Jamaica in pictorial relief
- The Hammond Terrasphere
- 1876 panoramic map of New York City
- Panoramic map of the River Thames
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