Requesting a map? Please read me.

[ravells]

Thanks Soloeus, error corrected. I found a couple more as an added bonus!

[Azélor]

I know it may sound strange but is it possible for multiple people to collaborate to create a map ? I think it could be a good idea espacially for unpaid request to allow people to collaborate and exchange ideas.

[Ares96]

Can I somehow change the prefix on a request? I put [Paid?] because I might pay depending on whether the map or a derivative of it is published, but I can't pay straight away, so I'm worried it may have been misleading.

[Midgardsormr]

The Guild does not impose any rules on how cartographers work. In spite of the word "Guild" in our name. If the client and the artists are happy with a collaboration, then that's terrific!

In fact, Ravells & I collaborated on a project… quite a long time ago. I made a continental map, and he did a couple of local maps.

[lonewriter]

Before I post my request, I need to know what a professional map cost? I'm writing a fantasy novel and want to include a map.

[Lightminder]

Before I post my request, I need to know what a professional map cost? I'm writing a fantasy novel and want to include a map.

http://www.elfwood.com/farp/thebusin.../priceart.html

[craig2010]

got it. Loading up the details on a word document to dump in

[HGSquire]

My apologies for the multiple post yesterday, should have read the posting confirmation dialog closer.

[AntonioFrade]

I don´t know if I am speaking foolishness or not, and I know that I am still a newie in the forum (and surely someother people had proposed this idea before) but maybe it could be a good idea to compose a general price table between all the cartographer members of this guild.

I know that the artist's rates of eachone are a very sensitive matter, but I think it could be a positive fact for everyone using this forum. After that either one is free to increase (or decrease) the proposed rates.

In the time I wandered this great guild I had found that the vast plurarity of people that use the Mapmaking Request section of the forum say "I don´t know the rates of the market" or "I am not acquainted with cartography rates" and usually thinks that create a map is worth of $50-$60... This could be true in some cases but not always or it is not true when someone's asking for a A0 realistic color map, do you know what I mean?

Well, I left this proposal to the forum... Feel free to complely ignore it if it is a sillyness (also if any admin thinks that it is not the apropiate place to talk about it he/she can move it without problem).

Bye,

[ravells]

@ Antonio and lonewrite: How much someone should pay for a map is a thorny question. One of the things that concerns me is that by even suggesting some sort of 'guild approved' rate we will be influencing the prices that people charge and I am not sure if that is a good thing. I think that if you are someone looking to have a map made the best way would be to ask a range of cartographers what they would charge and based on their portfolio, time they can produce etc. make a decision from that.