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Hello all. If you'll remember, I entered the September 2015 Regular Challenge with a map entitled "The Durnstel Estimates." It was actually the first digital map I had worked on, and I did it in Google Drawings (something to which I am still handicapped today). I didn't end up winning the challenge, which is perfectly fine, as I am an interested high-schooler and many of you are professionals. I did, however, learn ...
Sample of map in progress, for a map request
Back in 2002 I found out the software Wilbur and I started playing with it, just to make a whole planet for a draft sci-fi story of mine. A planet with bright blue vegetation. So, after many tries and tweaks I came out with the following images: I was quite satisfied with the global result, so I tried to get a more detailed image of a smaller part of the surface. Here is shown an ...
Updated 11-18-2015 at 05:46 PM by AzurePlanet (Lost links)
Originally Posted by AzurePlanet Hello everybody, I'm happy to share with you my just "finished" map. [...] Here you can have a look at the original WIP. [...] You can think about the USN as a contemporary place on Earth, it is not a fantasy or sci-fi world. This is definitely my own favourite Fictional Place. Before starting to tell you how I invented it, just a note to point out some basic issues: ...
Updated 11-11-2015 at 07:18 PM by AzurePlanet
So, The past couple of years have been a roller coaster ride for me. And luckily the site has survived the turmoil thanks to the dedication and hard work of the community leaders and ALL of you members that continue to post here and drive this community to be what it is today. For that I thank you all, and I also thank you all for your continued support in keeping this place funded. I've been spending quite a bit of time these last few days getting back in the saddle with my admin duties in order ...
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