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    Well, actually there is

    Problem is the tutorial is Profantasy's suite of software, CC3 and was the first Style Pack available with their 2007 Annual:

    http://sub.profantasy.com/2007/

    The Map style was based of the Mercator Map style of renowned mapper Gerard Mercator, From Profantasy's site:

    For a time the principal center of map making and map printing was in the Netherlands. Gerard Mercator is the most famous of those cartographers and therefore this map style is named in his honor. The Flemish mathematician, printer and mapmaker (born 1512, died 1592) compiled the first modern world atlas (titled "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum") and invented the map projection that still bears his name today.
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    Quote Originally Posted by NeonKnight View Post
    Well, actually there is

    Problem is the tutorial is Profantasy's suite of software, CC3 and was the first Style Pack available with their 2007 Annual:

    http://sub.profantasy.com/2007/

    The Map style was based of the Mercator Map style of renowned mapper Gerard Mercator, From Profantasy's site:
    Thanks for looking.
    Hmn...
    Always a step forward, I think. Few months ago I was doing some stuff in CC3, so maybe after a short refresh I'll be able enough to get a use of it. Maybe it's the appropriate time to say "sorry" to my CC3 (which I hope is still dumped on CD somewhere in my cabinet) - for $40 I can give it a try.

    But maybe You'll be able to give me some advice's how to get that effect in Photoshop. I think I'm albe to do most of those, but I've got no idea how to created those mountains and similar paper texture. (most of tutorials give tips how to create medieval-looking old-paper, and this isn't the thing, that i want)

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    For hachure-type mountains, create brush that has a thin vertical line. Then you can use the pen tool to draw the mountain shape (draw it through the center of where you want the hachures to go), then select the brush and adjust the settings so that it shows you the set of vertical lines at the spacing you want. Then you can stroke the path you made with the pen tool, and the hachures should appear, following the mountain shape. I'd demonstrate, but my computer and Photoshop are in another state at the moment. I can't remember exactly which settings you'll need to adjust, but play with the brushes window for a while, and you should see what you need.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Midgardsormr View Post
    For hachure-type mountains, create brush that has a thin vertical line. Then you can use the pen tool to draw the mountain shape (draw it through the center of where you want the hachures to go), then select the brush and adjust the settings so that it shows you the set of vertical lines at the spacing you want. Then you can stroke the path you made with the pen tool, and the hachures should appear, following the mountain shape. I'd demonstrate, but my computer and Photoshop are in another state at the moment. I can't remember exactly which settings you'll need to adjust, but play with the brushes window for a while, and you should see what you need.
    Thanks for help.

    I've already tried some various combinations, it's quite this what I'm looking for, but still not exactly this (next night I'll waste looking for suitable adjustments ) - for this moment, I still need to figure out the good brush proportions (I've tried 1x8px [the best one at this time]; 1x10px; 1x20px; 2x20px & 2x30px [way too long] with adequate Spacing, Angle and Size Jitter) because it's look unrealistic.

    Maybe later, after next tries, I'll give You an example of this what I've got.

    PS. It's also good to knows that in professional English nomenclature this drawing style is called hachering. I was wondering how to call it, thanks!

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