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**vernontwinkie** · 08-27-2009, 07:45 PM

I'm Vernon, and I'm fairly new to cartography. I've got a good sketch for my map and I'm quite happy with how it's turning out. The main problem I'm running into is my mountains. I like the angled view, where you see the ridges of the mountain itself, almost an aerial view just not straight down. The problem I'm having is finding a good guide to drawing them. Does anyone have any recommendations or favorites?

**Gandwarf** · 08-27-2009, 07:52 PM

Hi vernon!
Are you drawing your mountains by hand on paper or are you making digital maps?

If you are handdrawing, check this thread:
http://www.cartographersguild.com/showthread.php?t=3013

**Tear** · 08-27-2009, 08:01 PM

In case you are not, just upload your current work in progress and I'm sure you will get some suggestions.

**NeonKnight** · 08-27-2009, 10:23 PM

Welcome to the Guild!

**vernontwinkie** · 08-27-2009, 11:10 PM

Well... I'm doing both actually. I'm using autoREALM for the digital work of the landmasses themselves and hand drawing the symbols. I tried the demo for CC3 and didn't like it. I'm liking AR a lot better. I'm just getting back into drawing, so I'm sure being rusty is part of my problem, but I've never done mountains before. Here's a link for the style I'd like to accomplish for my mountains. Thanks for the info and I'll definitely read up on that link!

V-

**NeonKnight** · 08-28-2009, 07:45 AM

Originally Posted by vernontwinkie

Well... I'm doing both actually. I'm using autoREALM for the digital work of the landmasses themselves and hand drawing the symbols. I tried the demo for CC3 and didn't like it. I'm liking AR a lot better. I'm just getting back into drawing, so I'm sure being rusty is part of my problem, but I've never done mountains before. Here's a link for the style I'd like to accomplish for my mountains. Thanks for the info and I'll definitely read up on that link!

V-

no link

Sorry the hear you are having issues with CC3, shame too, cause i think CC3 is da bomb

**Steel General** · 08-28-2009, 10:24 AM

Welcome Aboard!

**vernontwinkie** · 08-28-2009, 11:59 PM

Sorry about the no link! I thought I put it in there.

Here's the style I'm going for.

http://fragless.deviantart.com/art/M...Eltar-28208522

I love this style of mountains and I'm considering tracing it and breaking it down that way.

**Jykke** · 08-29-2009, 02:43 AM

Nice mountains..

I hope you manage to capture the style!

**ravells** · 08-29-2009, 04:43 AM

There is a small tutorial on the web showing to to draw that style of mountains -. You can find it here.

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