Share your early maps!

[Falconius]

We need to call the River Police.

[Caenwyr]

We need to call the River Police.

Hahahaha was thinking the same thing! But come on, cut the guy some slack, this is his early work. I'm sure there's some kind of limitation period for these minor misdemeanors

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[Falconius]

Hahahaha was thinking the same thing! But come on, cut the guy some slack, this is his early work. I'm sure there's some kind of limitation period for these minor misdemeanors

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Yup. Pretty sure we all have a few river skeletons in our closets.

[Marc Moureau]

We need to call the River Police.

Indeed, i know exactly what you're talking about.

In my defense, the original design of the map was made by the client who wanted it on the game board.

I wasn't asked to create the actual map, just draw it on the board.

[Tiana]

To my defense, the original design of the map was made by the client who wanted it on the game board.

I wasn't asked to create the actual map, just draw it on the board.

The artists might sulk but we money making pros know, you gotta do what the client asks you to do. I will change the rivers to be more realistic in my first draft but if they ask me to change them back because that design is important to them, I say, "Okay, here's the new rivers" and that's that.

[Marc Moureau]

The artists might sulk but we money making pros know, you gotta do what the client asks you to do. I will change the rivers to be more realistic in my first draft but if they ask me to change them back because that design is important to them, I say, "Okay, here's the new rivers" and that's that.

You've said it all. The client decides.

However, that doesn't mean I didn't make my share of silly maps back in the days... Most of them on the pages of my notebooks, during classes...

[JoshStolarz]

I did a map for somebody who already had a map published in a couple novels and I was asked to do a new version. As I looked at the map I realized there was a couple river violations ... I opted to help her understand the issue and provided some solutions that wouldn’t dramatically change the map. She was honestly very thankful and more than happy to let me make the changes.

Honestly as the cartographer, you’re the expert and should be the one to help educate. If the client rejects your advice then you have to make the client happy...but in my experience the client is usually thankful to hear from somebody who knows more about the subject.

- Josh

[Ilanthar]

Very nice work, Marc, I really like your color choices on this "early map" of yours.

[Marc Moureau]

Honestly as the cartographer, you’re the expert and should be the one to help educate. If the client rejects your advice then you have to make the client happy...but in my experience the client is usually thankful to hear from somebody who knows more about the subject.

You're absolutely right, except at that time I wasn't a cartographer, much less an expert, just someone who was glad enough to be paid for drawing something.

Very nice work, Marc, I really like your color choices on this "early map" of yours.

Thanks ! Honestly, I wasn't expecting it to draw so much attention.

[Impractical Cartographer]

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I drew this map two years ago.
I like it.
Looking at this map, I see the progress I've made since that time.