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November 2008

Campaign Cartographer Video Tutorials

November 15, 2008

If you use Campaign Cartographer to make maps, you need to check out these user-contributed CC3 tutorials. Thank you Joseph Sweeney for making them!

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How a Severely Inartistic Hack Managed to Make a Decent-Looking Fantasy Map

November 13, 2008
Map with Sheet Effects

I’ll get straight to the point – I’m not very artistic. I’m color blind and I can’t even draw a straight line. I enjoy looking at art. I like the process of creative self-expression (which I usually only express to myself!). I love map-making. But if you’ve found any of my previous maps pleasurable to [...]

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Greenville

November 11, 2008
Greenville

Greenville sits at the edge of the kingdom, a small town with big aspirations. Despite its small size and frontier location – and thanks to its fortunate proximity to unusual resources – Greenville has attracted the attention of a wealthy patron and the powerful Mage’s Guild. They have come to gain control of the rare [...]

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New Fantasy Map Maker Blog Feature – Rate My Maps

November 11, 2008

Most of you subscribe to Fantasy Map Maker via email or RSS feeds – and for that I am grateful. If, however, you wouldn’t mind stopping by the site, I’ve implemented a new rating system for my maps and I’d love to get your feedback. Rating the maps will help me see what you like [...]

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Fantasy Cartography – Find Maps from Your Favorite Novels

November 11, 2008

If you love reading fantasy literature, you know that most good stories require a good map. If you’re having trouble finding a map for the story you’re reading, try the Fantasy Cartography website. They have a great collection of maps based on fantasy worlds you’re already familiar with. In their own words: It happens all [...]

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The Battle of Mudbottom Bridge

November 7, 2008
The Battle of Mudbottom Bridge

In a previous map, Pleasant Hill, you saw how Photoshop can be used to create a parchment backgorund. Fortunately, for those of us who aren’t Photoshop experts, this effect can also be quickly and easily achieved with Campaign Cartographer. The kind folks at Profantasy have produced several parchment templates that you can use as backgrounds [...]

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Fantasy World Map #5: Sarah Wroot Style

November 3, 2008
Sarah Wroot Style Map

This map was made in the Sarah Wroot style. It’s a hand-drawn style with colorful shading that has an interesting and unique visual appeal. It’s a large file (~500 kb), so prepare for a long wait if you’re on a slow connection. I wanted to make it big enough to see the details. This map [...]

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