I've been tossing ideas around in my mind, but no decision on final format yet. I'm leaning towards hand-drawn elements imported using GIMP. But we'll see how that goes. Is there a gallery or list here on the site of different styles? Perhaps something like that could help.
=== RESOURCE MAP AND PANTHEON ===
I finished putting together a map of resources given some climate notes. (For anyone interested in how I decided to place what where, I made a thread over in the resource section after doing a lot of research). I wanted to specifically make sure that the continent on the SW had a unique resource. This will make it a very valuable commodity.
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I also put together my pantheon. I don't know about everyone else, but I have a hard time putting together a pantheon because I don't like just having a bunch of "random" gods. I need to know that there's some sense of completeness to the list. Given the importance the gods will have to the novel, I really needed to nail this. I think I came up with a pretty solid schema. I have 2 sets of axes which generate my 8 gods.
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Any comments or suggestions are more than welcome!
Not as such. At least, not that I know of. There are tutorials for some various styles in the tutorials section. There's also a gallery you can get to through the main navigation bar at the top of the site... not everyone puts their finished pictures there, though many do. But I usually just go to google or pinterest or map collection sites for style inspiration. deviantArt also has some large group galleries that hold lots of goodies. There are some pretty nice map books out there as well.Originally Posted by BlackChakram
You know.... it says something about our modern era that I didn't even think about actual books. And I was alive before the Internet. Just... wow. Any you'd particularly recommend? (I assume you're speaking from experience!)
hahaha... well, the internet is rather big. As for map books, I know two from personal experience. Cartographia: Mapping Civilizations is excellent. The other is The Men Who Mapped the World: The Treasures of Cartography, which also includes some pockets containing larger folded map prints which I've enjoyed immensely for being able to see minute details. There is a small amount of overlap between the two, regarding particular maps shown and facts, but the texts are very different in style and aim and fascinating if you're interested in reading them.
Thanks, Chashio. I'll definitely look into those.
In the meantime, I've nailed down the style I'm going to go for. I'm quite happy with the look, color palette and feel. (except for maybe the river. It feels like it needs something else, but I'm not sure what.) Like always, comments or advice are always welcome. Thanks, folks!
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