Reply With QuoteHello and welcome. You'll be doing great maps in n time flat...ok, well, maybe a little tinkering around first but THEN you'll be making great maps in no time flat.
Hello from Holland
Hey there everyone =)
Just thought i'd say hi, after lurking around these couple of days. My DM showed us all a map he made, very good, I might add. When I asked him where he learned to make maps like those, he directed me here, and I'm glad he did. Very impressed with the talent here!
I'm still a beginner at cartography, and i've already seen lots of interesting things i want to try my hand at. Already did the Saderan tut twice, but i'm still not sure if i like the results i've gotten so far. I think i'll get my hands dirty with Ascension's Atlas style tomorrow, hehe.
I'll be working with photoshop, and possibly GIMP, but i've got no experience with the second, so i've got to climb that learning curve first.
My maps will mostly be made for fun, since i've not written any stories for a long time now, and I'm not a DM (yet). All I've got so far is one major encounter and some global ideas for a world.
Anyway, looking forward to learning some new techniques!
Hope to be posting some awesome maps here soon =)
PS: I was somewhat suprised this name was still available. Not so many WOT-fans here, I suppose?
Last edited by Matrim; 01-30-2010 at 06:13 PM.
Hello and welcome. You'll be doing great maps in n time flat...ok, well, maybe a little tinkering around first but THEN you'll be making great maps in no time flat.
If the radiance of a thousand suns was to burst at once into the sky, that would be like the splendor of the Mighty One...I am become Death, the Shatterer of worlds.
-J. Robert Oppenheimer (father of the atom bomb) alluding to The Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 11, Verse 32)
My Maps ~ My Brushes ~ My Tutorials ~ My Challenge Maps
Every Dutch person I've ever met has been a genius at design. I think it must be genetic. I'm expecting great things! Don't let the side down!
Welcome to the guild Matrim. Looking forward to seeing your first post.
Cheers,
-Arsheesh
Welcome aboard, Matrim. Since I had to Google "WOT" I fall firmly into your category of not a fan. I assume you're talking about Wheel of Time and further assume that the only reason I'm not a fan is because I haven't read it. I know quite a few who seem to be fans.
That's because they've got so many awesome cities!Originally Posted by ravells
The folks that only visit Amsterdam are missing out. [edit: and, by extension, so many awesome buildings in those cities. I want one of those canal-side Amsterdam "townhouses" that all seem to be occupied by law and design firms]
M
Welcome Matrim,
There are a few dutch men around here. I'm in Canada and I miss Holland.
I'd love to see you do anything that was a reflection on Historic Holland.
Sigurd
Dollhouse Syndrome = The temptation to turn a map into a picture, obscuring the goal of the image with the appeal of cute, or simply available, parts. Maps have clarity through simplification.
--- Sigurd
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Daniel the Neon Knight: Campaign Cartographer User
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Whoa, what a welcome =)
Thanks you all!
Well you sure do set the bar high, haha.
Wasn't planning on doing old/historic-style maps, but maybe I can give it a try when I'm more comfortable with cartography!
Thanks again for the warm welcome =)
Hopefully my first WIP will be up here today
Doodle it.
Welcome! I look forward to your WIP.. I need new ideas
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