Looking for critique (neophyte WIP)
I haven't made many maps in my life outside field maps as I used to camp and hunt a fair bit. But as I write more, I find myself needing maps to keep things straight.
This is my first attempt in earnest at hand drawing a map with more detail than a stick figure. Just a trial run in a style I found relatively pleasing to the eye so I could get some pointers from the pros out here. Any constructive criticism is most appreciated.
Thanks in advance folks!
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That looks great, especially for a first map! Trust me, that's way better than my first maps. I don't have much to say except the northern mountains are a little bit lopsided. other than that it's great!
The compass rose is also very nice.
Making maps for camping and hunting sounds interesting! I think that would be super fun to map as you hike along or something.
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Originally Posted by Josiah VE
That looks great, especially for a first map! Trust me, that's way better than my first maps. I don't have much to say except the northern mountains are a little bit lopsided. other than that it's great!
The compass rose is also very nice.
Making maps for camping and hunting sounds interesting! I think that would be super fun to map as you hike along or something.
I will be the first to bestow upon you some rep.
Yeah, those northern mountains just would not cooperate with me. I eventually had to push my perfectionism aside and just roll with it to get anywhere. Still not happy with them, but compared to some of the work I've seen here, I have leagues to go before I'll be happy. If I can hunt down the pen nib I want for travel, I'll likely never stop drawing maps.
And sketching rough maps when I hunt or camp has always been interesting. I'm a bow hunter and unless I'm hunting Razorbacks (feral hogs that are problem in my neck of the woods), I try to document each successful hunt so I can return to the site with my kids one day, should I ever find a woman who can tolerate my hobbies. And mapping my campsites just keeps me aware of resources for future visits. Spend a week in one spot and you get familiar with it until you return years later.
Eventually you just have to say it's done, and start on a new one, or else you'll never get anywhere if you keep trying to redo things.
That sounds very interesting! That would be fun to try one day.
This is a good start. For writing, you may not need more than this.
That said, you may find this map-making stuff highly addictive. Check out the tutorial section of the forums for lots of help down the slippery slope. You can always justify it because you need a pretty map to show your readers!
I know all about highly addictive hobbies. I collect knives, guns, fountain pens, old books, etc... What harm can come from one more?
I've got a ton of reading to do and videos to sit through by nightfall. So much to learn, so little time.
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