[taken]-[unpaid]Need generic fantasy map

[dungeonraiders]

I'm in the process of doing a RPG book, and am having trouble coming up with a map.

Brand new RPG company just getting started, potential paid work in the future.

My only request is that it can be "cut" in four pieces, easier to describe sections of a map than the hole one at once.

I don't care about style, but Grey scale or B/W would probably work fine. I am also a fan of pencil sketches.

I even tried a few tutorials and they all sucked.

Thanks in advance,
Michael Garcia
Quick and Dirty Games
quickanddirtygames.com

[Ascension]

We have a number of fine artists here who can do B&W line art...I'm sure that they'll be along in a few days but you'll need to put up an e-mail so that they can contact you. A link to some examples would also be helpful to weed out those who work in a style that you don't want.

[dungeonraiders]

http://www.cartographersguild.com/showthread.php?t=4839

http://www.cartographersguild.com/showthread.php?t=4744

http://www.cartographersguild.com/showthread.php?t=2796

Love this one http://www.cartographersguild.com/showthread.php?t=3668

Didn't look much but found some that I like

and it doesn't have to be black and white or greyscale, I could you either. Put the BW in the book and give an 11x17 in color.

[Ascension]

There ya go...we have a bunch of people who can work in that style (most of us actually) so you should get quite a lot of replies if we only knew your e-mail. Optionally, our forum uses private messages but you'll need to have 5 posts (3 more) in order to send and receive them if you don't have an e-mail.

[dungeonraiders]

Sorry about that, dungeonraiders@gmail.com

-mike

[Gamerprinter]

Not to be negative, but...

1. You said you've tried some tutorials, but they all sucked. Did you try the trials available on this site? Many are great tutorials and right up your ally in style.

2. While I am also a (very financially weak) but first time publisher and while I am creating all my own maps, I am having to pay for art - cover design, interior illustrations. I wouldn't dare ask an artist to do that for free.

3. Since your project is commercial and you seem to be only looking for a single map, I'd check your billfold and see if you can come up with $50, I'll bet you'll find plenty of cartographers if you were willing tp pay some reasonable amount of money. Don't pay until you get the map.

Only for a private, non-commercial user, would I even think to offer a map for no pay. For commercial users, pay or no map, is how I see things. Still somebody may comply. I just don't think its a good idea to ask for a commercial project map and no pay.

Expectations that a successful product will get more maps, seems OK, but will you be a success, risk the hope to create a map for no pay - too much risk.

My 2 cents.

GP

[dungeonraiders]

Not to be negative, but...

1. You said you've tried some tutorials, but they all sucked. Did you try the trials available on this site? Many are great tutorials and right up your ally in style.

2. While I am also a (very financially weak) but first time publisher and while I am creating all my own maps, I am having to pay for art - cover design, interior illustrations. I wouldn't dare ask an artist to do that for free.

3. Since your project is commercial and you seem to be only looking for a single map, I'd check your billfold and see if you can come up with $50, I'll bet you'll find plenty of cartographers if you were willing tp pay some reasonable amount of money. Don't pay until you get the map.

Only for a private, non-commercial user, would I even think to offer a map for no pay. For commercial users, pay or no map, is how I see things. Still somebody may comply. I just don't think its a good idea to ask for a commercial project map and no pay.

Expectations that a successful product will get more maps, seems OK, but will you be a success, risk the hope to create a map for no pay - too much risk.

My 2 cents.

GP

1. The tutorials here are excellent it just came out wrong "my" attempts at the tuts sucked.

2. I don't blame anyone for not wanting to do *anything* for free. No such thing as a free lunch.

Someone pointed me in this direction, figured it doesn't hurt to try.

-mike

[Gandwarf]

Ascension, that map rocks in sepia.
Sooner or later I am going to have to commission you myself

[Ascension]

Looking at your site I saw that Chgowiz is there...couldn't he do the map?

[dungeonraiders]

Didn't know he did maps.