Reply With QuoteInteresting idea. I have made a similar map for a map challenge. A refined iso-view would surely look great, too.
What kind of final look do you have in mind?
Caputa, city of rings and canals
This is my first real post, so be gentle.
Caputa_by_RomulusCrohns.jpg
This is a very very rough sketch I did a few years ago (hence the different name spelling) of a city for a story I'm working on. The short version: After a plague, the world's self-proclaimed greatest thinkers designed a city that could be self-sufficient in case of any future disasters. It is separated from the rest of the world in a large lake and has only one waterway leading in from the outer circle. There are three rings: outer - farmlands and rural villas; mid - main city; inner - universities and political buildings. I was inspired by the description of Atlantis with its rings of sea and land.
This was constructed as part of a Renaissance-like movement, so the inhabitants speak Latin and try (a little too hard) to emulate a long-gone pre-plague empire. My hand wave for it being impractical to construct (even out of a pre-existing island) is that they have limited magic. So there.
I'd like to create an aerial map of the streets and a cross section side view of the ring system. I have GIMP and Inkscape (though I've yet to use Inkscape) and am open to trying other programs. Does anyone have any suggestions for this newb? Radial streets/canals would essential for the overhead view. I'll probably wait to try the cross section.
Interesting idea. I have made a similar map for a map challenge. A refined iso-view would surely look great, too.
What kind of final look do you have in mind?
Last edited by Sapiento; 10-03-2011 at 08:04 AM.
Oh my gosh. That's gorgeous!
Forgive my ignorance, but is iso related to vectors?
Originally I had in mind a satellite view like your map, but I'm leaning towards something more akin to Google street maps if I can teach myself to use vectors/paths. I think that it could later be used as a template for a realistic view--I think?
Iso is isometric - sort of an 3/4 aerial view.
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Oh! I'm afraid a 3D view is a little above my abilities at the moment. For now, I just want to make an overhead view. Sorry if my original pic threw anyone off--I'm not trying to recreate the same view.
