Building Skills With an Unnamed Region Map

[kozzie]

Hi, Krahel, and welcome. I used GIMP for a little bit, it's a nice tool. Took me a while to figure out where things were. There are some really nice tutorials for GIMP. One from OldGuy for realistic coastlines and Vandy has put a thread together containing tutorials in PDF format > https://www.cartographersguild.com/s...oastlines+gimp.

Keep up the good work. I'm still working on my map elements to find what I like best. It's a fun, relaxing adventure.

[krahel]

Hi, Krahel, and welcome. I used GIMP for a little bit, it's a nice tool. Took me a while to figure out where things were. There are some really nice tutorials for GIMP. One from OldGuy for realistic coastlines and Vandy has put a thread together containing tutorials in PDF format > https://www.cartographersguild.com/s...oastlines+gimp.

Keep up the good work. I'm still working on my map elements to find what I like best. It's a fun, relaxing adventure.

Thanks for the tips. I may use them in the future, but I actually already cranked out this map and another one in the mean time.

Speaking of which...

talmynnprovince.png

and a bonus map!

region1.png

They're both done in a very similar style and there are definitely some areas that could be improved upon. Also I decided that these maps look really rad (IMO) with a parchment texture underneath them. I actually ordered some micron pens and other hand drawing tools as I'm interested in experimenting with pen and paper maps as well.