Printing maps

[Impractical Cartographer]

How is the fine detail on canvas printing? Is it mostly for fantasy or decorative stuff?

Mostly for RPG and LARP

[Jaxilon]

So is that material like the pages in toddler's books that can't be torn or like a place mat or is it more like regular cloth. Like, could you use it with Windex to clean a window?

It looks great btw.

[Jaxilon]

Those looks great!

Cloth is a great material for printing maps on! I remember when Ultima Online was released it came with the world map printed on cloth and it was always a fan favorite, became a collectors item and is so much more durable than any paper item.

I had or have that somewhere.

[Canvèscar]

Hmm, printing on cloth... I never thought about it before, and I love the idea. I will consider it for my maps.

[Impractical Cartographer]

How is the fine detail on canvas printing? Is it mostly for fantasy or decorative stuff?

The details look like they're on good paper.

Such maps on fabric are used in 3 ways:
as decoration
as gadgets
and as a handout during a role-playing session

I've been using these prints very much at home for some time now (tablecloths, bags).

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A rpg handout

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Dog-proof map

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A bag...

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and tablecloth


I'm wondering what other gadgets I could make of them.
I'm tempted to draw a couple of maps especially for fabric prints. Maybe for t-shirts or something else.

[JoshStolarz]

I’ll have to look into that, I like the look. Unfortunately my local printer doesn’t offer that type of paper so I’ll have to do some hunting haha. Thanks for the tip!

- Josh

[Ohman]

I would be very interested in hearing how these have held up over time? I imagine they last a lot longer than paper, but how much longer?

[Tobijjah]

Nice work!