ZNG Cartography

[catsclaw227]

All my parchment backgrounds are generated in Photoshop. I've got an action recorded to do all the boring parts for me, then I add the deckled edge with a layer mask. It's ridiculously easy.

I'd love to find out what processes you use. Even the boring parts.

 

[ZombieButch]

I'd love to find out what processes you use. Even the boring parts.

I've been kicking around the idea of doing an "RPG Cartography with Adobe Photoshop" book for my next big project, after I finish the Superlink book I'm working on now. If I can get it worked out, I'd probably record a few video podcasts and put them up on YouTube to promote it.

 

[ZombieButch]

Figured I might as well keep on using this thread to post my new maps, hence the title change.

Here's one I did last night, for an upcoming Risus game I'm about to run.

 

[ZombieButch]

Here's an interior I'm working on, a crazy old hermit's cabin. I've gotta redo the bed (I liked it at one point, but I couldn't leave well enough alone and kept futzing with it... grr!) and roughen up the edges of the fireplace before I start adding anything else; this is a work in progress!

 

[ZombieButch]

Here's the latest version of the hermit's cabin. I've been picking away at it here and there as I've had time.

 

[The Green Adam]

These are very cool. I'm a big fan of texture or more specifically the appearance of texture, in maps for RPGs.

 

[ZombieButch]

I've added a new map to the gallery: the town of Maya. I've got a whole backstory for it, which I'll write down at some point.

Here's the thumbnail:

And here's the link!

I'll put up a quick mini-tutorial based on one of the techniques I used at ZombieNirvana.com ASAP; the tutorial and the Maya map will both make an appearance in Fantasy Cartography for Adobe Photoshop, which is coming along nicely!

 

[Redrobes]

I love the scale for that map !!! Now is that 2 minutes walk for an venerable arthritic halfling drunkard in full plate or 2 minutes of monk master after two cups of el zingos super caffeinated expresso ?

You should run over to www.rpgmapshare.com and look at the maps there and maybe upload some. I like yours a lot - very nice work.

 

[ZombieButch]

Here's a new one. This is a commissioned piece for Silver Lion Studios for an upcoming product.

 

[Ebonyr]

That map above is so beautiful!!