Map Showcase

[Raelifin]

The [img] tag only works for URLs. I don't know what is up with the uploading scripts atm though. While waiting for the techies to fix it, you could link to flickr, image shack or whatever.

[Poseptune]

[spoiler=Old Map] [/spoiler]
I am thinking of replacing my Adveria main continent with this.





I've been working on it for most of the day, and wanted to see what people thought. Before continuing with this blasted forests.

[XXsiriusXX]

I like the new one. What are you using to make it?

[Poseptune]

Paint shop pro.

I started with a fractal made map. Then made all the land a single color. The map I selected didn't fit with the theme of my world, because the landmasses were too close. So I deleted the landmasses I didn't want. There was still a problem of stray pixels,so I eroded the edges and ran it through a median filter to smooth out everything. Then I ran some rivers and made a mountain. I had to find a tree online because I didn't like any that I made. Copy and pasted the trees and mountains, and that is what you see.


The one it is replacing was hand drawn.

[Dr Yes]

I really like your new map as well Poseidon.
Not just the graphics but the actual regions drawn up.

In particular I like that massive body of water you have in the middle, its very distinctive when combined with the different proportions of land masses around it.

Another thing I like about it is the shape of the overall east and west coastlines (assuming up is north), they also look quite distinctive, and if I pick any two coastal regions at random they both look very different.

Some of the mountain chains look a bit long and unbroken for my liking.  They do look very realistic however, and this is more of a personal preference thing that has no real basis.

I would be interested to also see the region boundries you have/will decide on, either here or on your other threads.
Overall, its a sweet map.   :)

[Atlantis]

Poseidon, it seems that in your old map there has a desert. For there to be a desert in your new map , that would have to be very small scale map or you would have to get rid of some of the central lake. This seems to be more of a large island than a continent. Also you might want to add a few more tributaries running to and maybe 5 or so from the central lake

[Atlantis]

i am also thinking that for your oldmap, if you decide to keep it, tou may want to make the desert slightly smaller and put it below the mountains in the Tirein region. Your whole new continent has no part of the land untouched by water. anywherre without a lake or river is small and near the coast. I would suggest adding some more land. I do think it's a great map though

[Poseptune]

The Red Desert (which was not naturally created) is going to be in the lower land bridge.

That isn't a lake. It's more of a landlocked sea. There is less land to facilitate the sea-faring natural of some of the (yet posted) nations.

If you would like to discuss this more here. Under geography.

[Atlantis]

this is a map from my current homebrew The World of Felyaern. Done in photoshop. First one i ever made

[Matt Larkin (author)]

I like the new map Poseidon.  You might consider adding the shallows look to the giant lakes (seas?) as well; I really like how it works with that inner sea.

[Moniker]

Here's my campaign world map: http://ogy.cc/CC3Final.JPG

It only has the country listings. The details (cities and region names) are on another map I am still finalizing.

WARNING: it is about 5 megs. For those with slow connections, be warned.

[sparkletwist]

Hey, that's neat. :D
It reminds me of the big fold-out Greyhawk map.

[Stargate525]

Behold the Northern Continent.
[spoiler][/spoiler]
I'm probably going to redo all my maps in this style. Note that this is the small version. The one In intend to print out for me is twice this size.

[Ishmayl-Retired]

That's one BIG map. :)

How did you create it?

[Stargate525]

That's one BIG map. :)

How did you create it?

This thread mostly. The outline was done on paper, then scanned in about a dozen or so times and combined.

Oh yeah, and patience, lots and lots of patience.