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    Wip Isometric marsh

    ... Marsh? Bog? Swamp? I never know the right word for that! Anyway. I've always loved isometric maps for the sense of depth and immersion they give, plus they're so damn cute! As I'm beginning to master Gimp, I wanted to try something new and challenging. So here it is! It's not part of the fictional world I'm writing about, but it will have some world-building features of its own when the time for landmarks and legend comes.

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    Even though this first draft took me a lot of time, I'm much more efficient than for my previous map. I created a layer for each item and kept track of every one of them by naming/labelling them. Phew!

    Now, what remains to be done:

    - I want to duplicate it and create a night version of the marsh. In the end, I'd like it to be a "double map".
    - I fancy a sectional elevation landscape for the border at the bottom of the map, like this:

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    I'll keep you informed of my progress, feel free to comment/criticize/advise

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    Here's the night version, I have a few details to settle then I'll consider it finished. I will maybe add a dinosaur ghost if I'll manage to draw one with my mouse!

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    Okay so here's my try at a dino-ghost... I hope archaeologist will forgive me

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    That all looks so cool. Love the dino-ghost

    Edit - also, the green fire on purple scene... lookin good.

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    Agree with Mr. J, this is a pretty cool piece of work.
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    Thanks a lot!

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    Legend added (Inkscape fried my brain aaah) , I wanted to keep it simple. Now let's tackle with the border and title

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    Really really cool! I like the day and the night variants.

    Also, in reply to one of your previous comments, it is paleontologist, not archaeologist, that you mean (I think). Archaeologists dig up human remains and activity, not dinosaurs (can you tell I have been lectured on this many, many times )!

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    Woops, yes, I mixed up the terms! Thanks!

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    You're right - they are extremely cute! Well done.

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