View Profile: Oracle - Cartographers' Guild

Today, 05:29 PM

ravells replied to a thread Traveller - Regina Subsector in Sci-fi/Modern Mapping

Very nice stuff! I like the way you've done the amber/red zones and the X-boat routes in particular.

4 replies | 211 view(s)

Today, 03:12 PM

ravells replied to a thread simple wood-cut wave lines tutorial in Tutorials/How-To

Ah, I have it now. I had black and white stripes rather than black and transparent stripes. I still can't work out why it works. Surely I should be...

20 replies | 681 view(s)

Today, 03:07 PM

ravells replied to a thread simple wood-cut wave lines tutorial in Tutorials/How-To

I can't get it to work either on the last step. Is there any chance you could zip your psd file and attach it? Might be the quickest way? I love the...

20 replies | 681 view(s)

Today, 10:26 AM

Gamerprinter replied to a thread Quick & Dirty Map Tutorial #8: Buttes, mesas and desert terrain in Tutorials/How-To

Look at Quick & Dirty Map Tutorial #3: Creating a Water Feature. Basically there are several layers of terrain comprising the river bottom, with...

4 replies | 218 view(s)

Today, 03:13 AM

Gamerprinter replied to a thread Quick & Dirty Map Tutorial #8: Buttes, mesas and desert terrain in Tutorials/How-To

Here's a practice map using techniques from the Butte/Mesa tutorial, the Cliffs/Canyons tutorial and the Water Feature tutorial - enjoy! That's...

4 replies | 218 view(s)

06-15-2013, 04:03 PM

Gamerprinter replied to a thread Considering a Kickstarter to fund Quick and Dirty Map Tutorials Book! in General Discussion

I've got a bunch of contracts and request documents to fill out and send to Lightening Source as a possible short run or POD printer - they do both....

2 replies | 133 view(s)

06-14-2013, 08:23 PM

Gamerprinter replied to a thread Every river in the USA in General Discussion

I saw that on a Google+ community earlier today - very cool!

4 replies | 138 view(s)

06-14-2013, 05:48 PM

ravells started a thread Every river in the USA in General Discussion

The guy who made this map is the uber fieldmarshall, 5 star general of the River Police. Does anyone know why the bottom bit of Florida has so few...

4 replies | 138 view(s)

06-14-2013, 05:47 PM

ravells replied to a thread Hello from Maproom, home of base maps for the British Isles in Member Introductions

Very handy site, MapgirlCoder. Thanks for stopping by!

2 replies | 117 view(s)

06-14-2013, 12:59 AM

Gamerprinter started a thread Considering a Kickstarter to fund Quick and Dirty Map Tutorials Book! in General Discussion

Some of you may have noticed the 8 posted Quick and Dirty Map Tutorials in the Tutorials Forum, I've done lately. I created the first one for...

2 replies | 133 view(s)

06-13-2013, 05:45 PM

Gamerprinter started a thread Quick & Dirty Map Tutorial #8: Buttes, mesas and desert terrain in Tutorials/How-To

Quick & Dirty Map Tutorial #8: Buttes, Mesas and Desert Terrain As always no screen shots, nor detailed tool explanations - just quick and dirty!...

4 replies | 218 view(s)

06-12-2013, 08:54 PM

Gamerprinter replied to a thread Quick & Dirty Map Tutorial #7: the Simple Dungeon Map in Tutorials/How-To

Yeah, I noticed that too after I posted. I might update the tutorial. I'm thinking though eventually releasing a free PDF containing all my...

4 replies | 195 view(s)

06-11-2013, 08:46 PM

Gamerprinter started a thread Quick & Dirty Map Tutorial #7: the Simple Dungeon Map in Tutorials/How-To

Quick & Dirty Map Tutorial #7: the Simple Dungeon Map as always no screen shots, nor detailed tool explanations - just quick and dirty!

4 replies | 195 view(s)

06-10-2013, 12:45 PM

Gamerprinter replied to a thread Quick & Dirty Map Tutorial #6: Cliffs and Canyons. in Tutorials/How-To

Here's a quick map of a water-filled pit, using the same techniques of this tutorial, for many possible options.

1 replies | 244 view(s)

06-10-2013, 05:15 AM

Gamerprinter started a thread Quick & Dirty Map Tutorial #6: Cliffs and Canyons. in Tutorials/How-To

Quick and Dirty Map Tutorial #6: Cliffs and Canyons. As always no screenshots, nor detailed tool explanations - just quick and dirty! This one...

1 replies | 244 view(s)

06-09-2013, 06:34 PM

ravells replied to a thread The Canadian / US border in General Discussion

American craft beers rock. Anyone who drinks Bud or the like need to have their heads examined. Then again, I suspect that those beers are designed...

9 replies | 208 view(s)

06-09-2013, 06:09 PM

ravells started a thread Test your colour perception abilities in General Discussion

Quite an interesting online test here: Color Test - Online Color Challenge | X-Rite

6 replies | 185 view(s)

06-08-2013, 06:33 PM

ravells replied to a thread The Canadian / US border in General Discussion

The joke that was US Beer is now a thing of the past now that their micro breweries are getting the respect (and sales) they deserve.

9 replies | 208 view(s)

06-07-2013, 10:36 PM

jtougas replied to a thread New member; looking for some pointers! in Tutorials/How-To

Welcome !! GIMP is an excellent resource for digital mapping. I use it almost exclusively and I think you'll find it very powerful. There are several...

3 replies | 160 view(s)

06-07-2013, 06:01 PM

ravells started a thread The Canadian / US border in General Discussion

I guess you Canadians and Americans already know all of this, but this was a fascinating watch for me Canada & The United States: Bizarre Borders...

9 replies | 208 view(s)

06-07-2013, 05:14 PM

jtougas replied to a thread *** June Challenge - Mapping the Hex*** in Current Mapping Challenge

Way to jump right on it Arsheesh. This is a very interesting idea..... Now if I could just find my Wand of Motivation..... :)

17 replies | 592 view(s)