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See also:Continents
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Read about the biomes here .
EDIT: A new version of the map has been uploaded showing the new and improved coastlines.
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Interesting. I'm trying to figure out how I'm going to do maps and such of my speculative evolution project. I feel like charcoal and pencils may pose a bit of a challenge getting the required crisp, easy to read appearance that a map should have.
Then again, old maps were made with charcoals on canvas.
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Digital is the best way to make a project map, because it can be edited. If you have Photoshop in any form, or maybe Gimp, you can even put different elements in layers so they can be edited separately. I have layers for biomes, water, tectonic plates, continent outlines, etc.
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Well I have gimp. You actually recommended it to me on the speculative evolution forums. Still learning how to use it, but I may get good enough to be able to do something as graphically basic as a map. As for drawings, definitely staying with my pencils and charcoal.
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Oh, are you CalfEggs? Disclaimer, I have never used Gimp. I also only use digital when I have to, and have always preferred to draw or paint. It just feels more natural to me.
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Yeah, I am
And it's a bit crazy to get used to. I actually haven't gotten used to it, I'm working on my little bit of knowledge retained from a class I took in school for a VERY old photoshop version. I like drawing and pencils and such because I'm used to it, I simply don't have the resources or skills to do digital things, and I think I'll keep it that way. I'm trying to get better with my charcoal and colored pencils from Prismacolor- they seem like a pretty decent medium to use.
Now for a map, I think I decided I'm actually going to use pixel art. I've never seen it done before, and I think it'll make it still easy to see boundaries and such. I'm experimenting with that as we speak, but I guess first I should actually read up on continent formation and such before I really make a map. That thread with the planet building links on Speculative Evolution really helps.
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Yeah, and I'd also recommend Cartographer's Guild , which is like spec evo for fantasy/scifi/dungeon map makers.
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I'll have to look into that. Thanks.
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so - many - tiny - islands.
stunning as ever, now with more detail
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Ah, Ilion...beautiful and inventive as always!
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I really do love the worldbuilding for this setting of yours.
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