Hi! from Francesca Baerald

[FrancescaBaerald]

Hi!

I'm Francesca Baerald a freelance artist that mainly paints fantasy and sci-fi illustrations.
During the last year I discovered a new passion for cartography and started to paint maps for games and books.

You can see some of my maps here: http://francescabaerald.deviantart.c.../52356478/Maps

I've just learnt about CartographersGuild and I was amazed by the great info and beautiful maps that you can find here!

I'm really happy to have joined and can't wait to start search through all the posts

[SteffenBrand]

So, we meet again...

Welcome to the Cartographers Guild. I was amazed, when I first had a peek what is going on here, too.
I'd love to see more of your stunning work / process / anythingelse here =)

Cheers, Steffen

[FrancescaBaerald]

Hi Steffen!
Thank you for letting me know about this place...it is amazing!

Can't wait to start working on another map

Francesca

[Chick]

Hello Francesca, welcome to the Guild!

That's a beautiful gallery you have! It will be a lot of fun to see more of your maps here I hope you'll post frequently!

[FrancescaBaerald]

Thank you Chick!

I'll try to do my best
This is a place really full of inspirations!

[Deadshade]

Welcome.
I would suggest to start with the Tutorial sub forum. You will find there an amazing accumulated wealth about how to do almost everything.
I just had a look on your link. You have there some really nice map borders and cartouches.
You did them yourself or is there some hidden map elements' treasure that I have never found ? (See also the Map Elements sub forum)

[FrancescaBaerald]

Thank you Deadshade!
I'll go and check the tutorial sub form
Everything in my maps (except for text) is created by me. I really love ornaments and decorations

[Deadshade]

Everything in my maps (except for text) is created by me. I really love ornaments and decorations

Oh wow !
I have been hunting for old style (kinda antic) borders and cartouches for a long time. Without much success. For ornamental scale bars actually with no success at all.
May I eventually use parts of yours (with giving credit of course) ? I have no concrete plans, just asking.

[FrancescaBaerald]

Oh wow !
I have been hunting for old style (kinda antic) borders and cartouches for a long time. Without much success. For ornamental scale bars actually with no success at all.
May I eventually use parts of yours (with giving credit of course) ? I have no concrete plans, just asking.

Some of the maps are commissions for videogames but I think you can use some ornamental items with giving credit
The only important thing, legally speaking, is that the final map will not be for commercial use.

[tainotim]

This is scary. Only a few hours ago I found one of your maps on DeviantArt by accident, and thought, "Why haven't I seen these stunning city maps before?". And now, here you are!

Can't wait to see more of your impressive, and inspiring work. From what I have seen thus far, you're the cartographer to watch this year!

Cheers,
Tainotim