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Your map looks pretty good and with photoshop you do have more than enough to create good looking map. After all, the software is only a fraction of what makes a map good.
I like your landmasses but the background texture is not right.
This is the 3rd draft for the world map idea for my story
Alright guys, as some of you know, I do not have the programs to create high quality maps. but what I do have at my disposal is Ms Paint and Photoshop. This map is the 3rd draft for the world in which I am writing my novel about. Let me know what you guys think. Thanks. tyt.jpg
Your map looks pretty good and with photoshop you do have more than enough to create good looking map. After all, the software is only a fraction of what makes a map good.
I like your landmasses but the background texture is not right.
If you have Photoshop you DO have a tool with which to create amazing maps.
Your world has a pleasant arrangement of landmasses, and other than being pixellated, looks fine. Really, if you have the RAM to deal with it, you can get crazy-good results with even Paint, just by starting with larrrrge canvases. I like what you've done thus far.
If you want something to print in a typical book, keeping the detail simple is a decent idea.
You have access to the premier free equivalents of the well-known expensive software packages - GIMP approximates Photoshop, and Inkscape approximates Illustrator. There's always a learning curve, but the results can be worth it. Example - I don't (yet) do vector styles in Inkscape, but I have found it excellent for creating curved labels.
Photoshop is one of the most widely used, professional, and capable
tools for mapmaking you can find. Sure, I don't think it was designed
with mapmaking in mind, but a lot of cartographers here in the guild
have been able to master it with amazing results.
I have MS Paint, so I'm able to understand that's a more basic tool.
But, being a more basic tool, it's easier to learn and beginners
shouldn't have as much trouble getting to know it. I don't have
photoshop, but if I did, I probably would know how to get started with
it.
I like the border of your map. It reminds me of a simple map that might
be used for nautical navigation or such. You did a fairly good job avoiding
the square look, but I don't think the pixelation helps that.
The best maps are the ones we like the most after looking at the longest.
I was trying to make the map appear as though it were drawn on papyrus. Still working that part out though. And I appreciate all of the comments. Thanks everyone.
Last edited by Stevena37; 01-17-2014 at 03:25 PM.
The land masses look indeed mire interesting than your previous drafts.
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