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The Cartographers’ Guild is a forum created by and for map makers and aficionados, a place where every aspect of cartography can be admired, examined, learned, and discussed. Our membership consists of professional designers and artists, hobbyists, and amateurs—all are welcome to join and participate in the quest for cartographic skill and knowledge.
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First of all... You guys are too nice. Part of what I liked when I found this place is that everyone takes/gives criticism constructively. That's important, because that's how people learn, usually. And yet, no one has really said anything was wrong with my scribbles. (okay a couple people, tiny details, nothing big). Meanwhile I'm picking your maps apart with a nit comb, trying to find ANYTHING to critique/suggest to help out. ...
Well, not really.. I don't seem to be able to map much of anything yet. (But there's one in my avatar, for those of you who clicked for the ponies - not mine, but it's MLP, and it's a map, so...) WELL I got a tablet today. It's not as bad as I thought. I can draw with it, probably better than I can with the mouse, but I couldn't make a straight line if you paid me (especially as I haven't found the pen's equivalent of a "shift & click") I have so many ...
I'd never thought much about land shapes until I came here. Recently it's been invading my head. Let me explain... I'm sitting at the dining room table, playing "Play-Doh Ice Cream shop" with my 4 year old. (For any who don't know, Play Doh is a soft, moldable, brightly colored clay-like substance for children) I grab the little toy rolling pin and smash out a small amount of playdoh. Normally, the only thought in my head (if any) about the ...
Right, its a New Year, and the first month has nearly gone already. I've updated my Profantasy programmes and dusted off my old campaign, warmed up photoshop and re-read several pdfs on doing decent mountains, some of which look fairly good. I am going to look forward to experimenting and creating some new maps for my world . In the past year my roleplaying group has grown steadily and we have a good core of gamers who meet up every week in the local scout hut. I therefore ...
Seriously, though, I've been thinking about this and I've come to the conclusion that I know very little about myself. It's this darned movie, really. I was watching Runaway Bride (anything with Julia Roberts is amazing) for the 5 bagazillionth time (*see footnote) and eating an omelet. I've ALWAYS preferred omelets, even if I have no fillings for it. And then Julia's running around eating every imaginable type of egg, because she doesn't know what she likes. And I *really* stopped ...
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