French greetings

[eriarnis]

Hi there ! Name's Camille. I'm French, 21, actively looking for a job and trying to get my driver's license. In between all of that I'm an avid reader, a movie and TV shows enthusiast, and I enjoy writing and drawing and, occasionally, gaming. I've always loved fantasy, especially through Tolkien's and C.S. Lewis' books, as well as sci-fi.

I've always been more or less interested in cartography, and I've been reading through this forum for a few months now, trying not to drool too much over the beautiful maps you guys keep posting and heavily looking through the tutorial section-- even though I've never tried making a map yet (but that's just a matter of time).

And I think that's all ? I believe so. With love !

[Chick]

Hello Camille, Welcome to the Guild!

To get you started, there is a great tutorial in the sticky section of Tutorials, called
Quickstart Guide to Fantasy Mapping: http://www.cartographersguild.com/showthread.php?t=4276

From there, go to
Hand Drawn Mapping for the Artistically Challenged: http://www.cartographersguild.com/sh...ad.php?t=10655

Once you have completed those two tutorials, you'll be well on your way!!

[eriarnis]

My thanks, Chick !

I've already taken a look at those links you've given me, but there are just so many greats tutorials on this forum, I think I'm gonna spend most of my time down there This website is simply a gem, I'm simply happy to have joined at last.

[Chick]

Great! And there are a couple of others not to miss
How to Get Your Rivers in the Right Place: http://www.cartographersguild.com/showthread.php?t=3822

and
The Most Common Reality Errors:
http://www.cartographersguild.com/sh...ad.php?t=30156

Have fun and I'll look forward to seeing your first map post!

[eriarnis]

The river tutorial is a lifesaver actually, I've made so many mistakes on my first (rather bad) attempts at mapping

I do hope I'll be able to post my first WIP soon ! There are so many great tutorials and the community seems so helpful, I hope I'll get the hang of it in the next year