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Over at the Cartographer's Guild there's also a "Request for Maps" area in which you can describe your needs & ask if anyone would be interested in doing it (either for $ or for free--the latter being less popular, of course, but still not unreasonable if your project interests/excited people...

Those hills turned out wonderfully, Wolv0rine--great submission by jaerdaph & excellent use on your part! Now that this map is nearing completion I am seeing something I didn't notice before: the mountains are HUGE in comparison with the rest of the map's images & details. This may have been...

Okay, Sirith, I really, really, really like that city drawing--fits my favorite, hand-drawn style of mapping perfectly. Wow, it's just great. I think the encounter map (and to a much lesser extent, a few portions of the city map) are a bit too pastel, too light and airy in mood--but that is...

Excuse me for having spit out food all over my computer as I laughed out loud from this! PS: mps4s, you owe me a new keyboard!

Looking great, Wov0rine! I think the hills jaerdaph would work great--especially if you (don't shoot me for this) kept doing the same, great manual shading you did on the mountains. Another option you could use for the hills--which on hand-drawn maps tend to have less variation than...

Looking great as always, Butch. And by the way, the show notes you post over at ZNG are an awesome addition to the podcasts; they round out the 'casts very well. I look forward to more! :)

The type of map you are creating can have some weight in this decision. Over at the Cartographers' Guild fonts are a perpetually hot topic ( this thread, for example) I am fond of many of the fonts at Blambot.com, although their uses can be limited to certain types of maps. Hahaha. Good...

Knightfall, I just love your campaign world. So rich, detailed, and exciting--definitely makes me want to jump in and "try my luck". You inspire me to create! :) Thanks,

Wow--wonderful job! I, too, love your mountains. Nice. Verrry nice! I also like the coherence of your layout & color scheme; all blends together well. Great work! I can see why you are senior artist at a games company! :)

Soon after Jurgen posted this, someone over at The Cartographers' Guild "Reference Material" forums put up an inspirational link to a series of SketchUp pics. The link sends you to the Goodman Games "art & artists" forums, where an architect by trade screen-named "None the Wiser" did an...

Bill: Beautiful work. These appear straight from a published atlas. That being said, I would either tone (way) down the white "ring" on the Hibernia map; rather than highlight the coastal outlines, it pulls the eye with a sort of odd "glow" effect. The mountains on that same map are too...

Great start, Malakor. I like what you are setting up & look forward to the updates. What font did you use for the title text? It's very interesting; I also like the idea of placing it as a vertical sidebar. Nice start!

Nicely done, Galethorn! I especially like the texture & cool colors; all has a nice "feel" to it.

Thank you so much for the compliment, that's very kind of you. Yes this was done in Photoshop as two separate documents: the map & the frame/dragon. If you're interested, I created a tutorial on it--mainly because writing down my own steps better helps me think through the process. Here's...

Hi, meomwt, I used AutoRealm for over a year, and my advice is to just start small & make tons of maps. Perhaps start with regional/area maps, then work your way up to islands, then continents. I know that's not much solid technique advice, really, but aside from learning on the job I'm not...

Great advice, fellows. Thanks. I resisted the parchment because although I like it for many maps, I (and most other mappers, I believe) use parchment to the point of cliche nowadays; I was trying something new, tending toward danger as novelty so often does. Thanks also for confirmation on...

Hello, everyone. I hope this finds you well. Just sharing a new map I created; as you can see, it's embellished with a bit of an "artistic" framing--or rather, as close to art as I can muster. :) Have a great day.

Nicely done! Does CC3 allow for textures and such? I can see this easily being placed onto a rich vellum for that authentic feel. Great work!

Nicely done, Butch. Thanks for that podcast; very helpful, clear, and useful!