Galia - Political, Regional, Topographic maps

[Pixie]

I will want to know, at some point, how you made that "shadow" layer with photoshop, but for now, all I'm saying is this is amazing. 5 stars piece of work!!

I think I read before that you are a geographer. I wonder where you are taking this next... human geography (like land use), physical geography?

[Nathan]

Thanks all for your feedbacks.
Don't worry, I promised I'll make a tutorial about the "shadow" layer and I'll keep it.

Yes I am a geographer but I have no big serious plans right now but I'm interested in both aspects of physical and human geography.

[Nathan]

Added daily national maritime paths
Added a "National Park" layer.



What do you think of those ?
(National parks are marked "P.N" on the map cause it's on the francophone side of the country).

I think It's the last layers I wanted to put on the map. So I'll work on the legend to -finally after all these years- finish it.

[Ilanthar]

Seems good to me. Especially since you test it one a quite close color and it still works .
Hmm, there's something of the the french/belgian north coast in the names. Makes it very funny for a francophone

[Nathan]

It was indeed my inspiration for this part of the map.

[Nathan]

Everybody, here is the tutorial I promised concerning the topographical shadows :
How to make topographical shadow from Illustrator Layer - Technique 1

[Nathan]

First part of the legend

[Naima]

I've posted few days ago, the "finished" map of Galia.
I mentioned that this map was only a small global presentation of this fictionnal country.

Here is the thread :
http://www.cartographersguild.com/sh...hp?12285-Galia

The rest is still in progress.
Here is what it looks like :

Here is a topographic map of Galia (click on map to zoom) :

There is still a big hole in the middle of the map because I made a change in an area covering several central provinces.


Here is a map of all the canopees, a canopee is a small administrative division similar to a US county or a french commune. It will be helpfull to make population maps and stuff like that (click on map to zoom).


Finaly here what provincial maps looks like.
I have a scale problem so I can't show you a complete province but just a small part right now (click on maps to zoom).




From left to right : The small coast of North Isthmus (Isthme-du-Nord) - The unpopulated province of Silo - The province of Deläväar unfinished map - The mountainous Black Coast (Côte-Noire).

Approximately 10 of the 46 provinces are completed.
30 others are in a good way.
I have just started 3 that need to be enhanced
and 3 others needs to be completely done .

Hope you'll like it.

Too bad seems the images do not work anymore.

[Jasa]

Oh wow I am amazed. Can we please get some new images?


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[Nathan]

Wow. It has been a long time since I haven't updated anything here.
I have worked on it for a couple of years now as my real mapmaking job is taking me too much time
But I might head back to it soon, hopefully.