first map posting

[Ilmari]

Hello everyone,

I've been enjoying looking at everyone's maps (I just joined the group), so I thought I should share back. This is a map I've been working on for a long time for a fantasy novel series I've been world building.

Some background to the map: The story is set on earth about 250 million years into the future. I did the map in photoshop using google maps images as the starting point, but torquing everything to represent what the planet will be like in 250 milliion years (using the paleomap projects plate tectonic projections to get the right shapes but feeling free to play as well adding islands at will, etc.) and retexturing to get projected climate changes in. I used textures from google maps made to tile in photoshop to get the various landforms and sea bottom so I could get as close to satellite style as possible. It was fun reconstructing the continental shelves and shaping the inner sea, especially.

Much work still to be done in laying out the cities, etc. But at least I know where the main character lives!

I hope you enjoy the map, and comments are welcome,

Ilmari

The Paleomap project is fun to see: http://www.scotese.com