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Published: 2009-09-10 06:05:32 +0000 UTC; Views: 46186; Favourites: 146; Downloads: 32627
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Alrighty, here's a map of the fantasy world I'm developing for an upcoming HARP game.This map was done entirely in Photoshop, with Greenfish Map Generator providing the coastlines.
Special thanks to RPG.net for providing "sites of interest" and for the Cartographer's Guild for help on the mapping elements.
Keep in mind this map is not yet complete. There's stil a lot that needs labeled, I just thought I'd show you what I've been working on lately.
Be sure to click "Download" to view in Full-size... Warning, this image is over 1mb and it's not even full-res.
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Reminds me the map from witcher, or at least the version from Czech books
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Ever notice, how most fantasy maps commonly make use of the western and northern quarters of the paper? Seriously, look at the map of Middle Earth in the LotR. Check out Sarah Neumeier's novel "The Floating Islands". Even "The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom" trilogy focuses its landmasses on the right side of the paper.
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wow.. this is awesome..
I wish my maps were half as good as this..
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If you have an Xbox why not make it in Avatar Legends?
[link]
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This is really a magnificent map. What program you used to draw it?
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Is there any chance, that I can get that map witchout all the names, the glowing and the compass in it? I'd really like to recreate this map in minecraft.
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Hello we are working on a samurai-based game and need 2D artist to help out. I like your work a lot and would like to know if you would want to be a part of making this game. For more details Skype me: Xardyon0 or Email: Creativemyndzstudio@Gmail.com as well as :[link]
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any chance you used some norwegian names in this map? im finding a few and its just hilarious XD the map in itself is just awesome, if its alright with you, can I use it in one of my oc stories once?
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Very nice work! I especially like the symbol you used.
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Hey there, great map! I'm trying to create one myself and was wondering what pattern you used for the feathered mountain layer. I've been exploring a few that I have found and I'm probably just technically doing it wrong, but I was wondering which you used.
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|It's a texture I found somewhere on the Cartographer's Guild. been unable to find it since then but here's a link to my photobucket where I saved it. [link]
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Thank you very much! I haven't been to cartographer's lately.
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How did you create the mountains? That's my question
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the mountains were created using a heavily feathered brush layer with a bevel and mountain-like texture added.
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Neat trick ... I have to try that
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Man, what a great map. Are you preparing a RPG campaing? I sugest you to increase the nunber of islands, it would be more real in my opinion. But I can say that's a very nice work.
Sorry my poor english
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Tensen01,
I'm dying to know what program you used to make this map! I've got three maps in my online RPG forum that I'm trying to combine into one big map and tie them all together. I've tried dozens of free online programs and they all suck and some aren't even there anymore. Any helpful advice you can offer to my search?
MtnRose81
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This map was made 99% in photoshop, with the coastline generated by Green Fish. But photoshop is pretty much the only program I use when it comes to maps.
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Is Photoshop a pretty general program? Where would I get it and how much does it cost? LOL Sorry to keep bugging you but I've got my maps drawn onto actual paper and I fit them together the way I want, now I just need to get them on the computer in a 'real' map format.
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Photoshop is the ultimate general art program in my opinion. Sadly, if you want to purchase a legitimate version it's very very pricey. But if you're a fairly web-savvy person there are numerous ways to gain access through less legal means.
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Ah, I see. LOL Well thank you Tensen. I appreciate the advice!
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Sir (or Ma'am, I don't know you personally), I fancy myself as something of an amateur writer. Lately, however, I've found myself in a bit of a slump. Fanfic is all well and good, however I need something new, something fresh. I was wondering if I could use the map that you have created (though you claim it's unfinished, I think it looks just GORGEOUS) as a setting for some (or several, it really depends) of short stories, or even a small series. Would you feel comfortable with my using this version of your map? Or, do you have a more up-to-date version?
Thank you for your time,
-AJ "offlight" Ralph
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One more quick question; do you have anything in particular in mind for the "sites of interest" or the appearance of the constructs of the different races? Or, (if you approve my use at all) would it be alright if I "fill in the blanks" as it were?
Always,
-AJ "ajofflight" Ralph
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Yeah you know what, go for it. I'm never gonna use this map for anything, especially since I lost the PSD file. So if it can get the creative juices flowing for someone else I can't stand in the way.
And as for the Sites of interest: [link] that's where they were developed.
The races were in my mind pretty stereotypical. The only ones not typical were the Halflings who live on the Vaerren Steppes. They're kinda Mongols meet Sami/Laplanders. Tribal nomads who ride large dogs.
And if it helps, I thought of Vestinia as kind of Britain, Royce as Italy/France, and Savonia was kind of a Theocracy based off of Russia. Garran is kind of Barbarian Scotland.
But also, feel free to do whatever you want with it.
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Don't suppose you have any of the PSDs or PNGs of the icons, do you?
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Sadly no, everything associated with this map was lost in a hard-drive crash.
It might be possible to recreate them, depending on which icons you mean. Most of them were made using various Photoshop shapes that I probably still have.
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Which fonts did you use for the elvish/ dwarven script? And the water bodies?
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This is like opening up a game and the first thing you see is the world amp and you think: this might be interesting to explore.
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Yeah, that's one of the things I do first. First thing is look at the character sheet and second is look at the map.
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May I ask what the font is that you use for Vestinia, Garran, etc? It's lovely and evocative, and I think it brings a lot of life to your magnificent map!
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It's called "Ringbearer" [link]
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Can I used this Picture too?
when i can it tha my 2. map and that was very good.
Pls i search 1 Week Pictures for my game,
Fantasy World.
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Hi!
Me and my crew were really enjoied by your work.
So we wanted to ask you if you could do a map for our new italian RPG game online based on the film βAvatarβ by James Cameron.
We can't offer you money, but your name, and the link of your page in DA, will be exposed on the site as a thank you.
Could you do this for us?
This is my e-mail address: alotahels@live.it
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Very nice map! I've done one in much a similar way.
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Love the map, wish I was skilled, and patient enough to draw it myself.
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Hoho! "Ravenna", "Abruzzo"... been in Italy, sir?
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Only on Wikipedia 
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Nice! I'm a sucker for maps, and this one is incredibly slick.
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Amazing map making. Mine always look fake once I start the details, rivers and such.
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Very nice. How did you get the coast lines over to Photoshop it? Print it out and redraw? (I'm wondering because I want to do something similar)
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Well, I there's a button in the program that lets you save the map, then I just opened them in PS, copied and placed them in a single picture... if that makes sense.
If you're using the program what I did was made the image 1000x1000 made all the water colors white, all the land colors and outline was black and made sure the Grid number was 0 and turned off the cities.
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You need to hold an online class. I've got my basics, now to color it bwahaha..(Seriously though, online class for gaming mapmakers, I usually hand draw mine though.)
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There's a lot more people who are better than me... This was my first map like this so...
I highly recommend checking out the Cartographer's Guild for other maps and tutorials and such.
[link]
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Wow, this looks seriously awesome and professional! Like you could open up a D&D book and find this map.
I like! ;D
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