Finally finished world map

darkveil · January 2010

Just though I would post for comments on my finally finished game world and detail map.

This is a fairly small png so quality may have dropped.

Thanks

darkveil · January 2010

and the detail map

bearclaw · January 2010

I love that font! What is it?

bearclaw · January 2010

oh and the rest of the map is fantastic too!

Joachim de Ravenbel · January 2010

I agree, the map is great but so is the font and the choice of colors. Well done!

darkveil · January 2010

Thanks for the comments. It was a struggle but got there in the end. I am used to vector and raster programs and CC3 was a bit of a learning curve to climb.

The Font is "A Charming Font Expanded"
You can download it from here:
http://www.dafont.com/a-charming-font.font

I exported the map as a jpg from CC3 (png export kept failing - the png was ok then corrupted in the bottom half so I had to use jpg which was less clear)
I then upped the resolution to 300dpi in gimp and saved as png
I then imported this into inkscape and did the labelling, compass, scale and border.

I highly recommend inkscape for labelling. The text on path is so easy.

If people are interested I was thinking about doing a quick tutorial on the labelling using inkscape.

Iain

Monsen · January 2010

Beautiful map. I really like it.

Posted By: darkveilI highly recommend inkscape for labelling. The text on path is so easy.

You are aware that CC3 also has such a feature, right? While I don't oppose post-work in other software, it does seem needlessly complicated to me, especially if you want to change your map a little bit later, and have to do all the post-processing work again (and potentially again and again and again)

Shessar · January 2010

This is a great map! Thanks for sharing darkveil!

JimP · January 2010

You could use Irfanview to convert the map to png.

darkveil · January 2010

Hi Monsen

Yes I am aware,but I just didn't get on with the labelling in CC3.

With Inkscape each Object is a separate entity so changing the imported map later is no problem - just a delete and import.

I am going to have another play with labelling within CC3 and that will hopefully either cure me of using another tool to do this or enable me to pinpoint exactly what is more difficult in CC3.

JimP - irfanview?? I have not heard of this?

JimP · January 2010

http://www.irfanview.com/ I use it for making thumbnails, converting between formats, etc. Free copyrighted software, regular updates. I have used it for years.

Ralf · January 2010

I second Irfanview as an excellent piece of free software.

And that's some beautiful maps there, darkveil. Great work!

FarsightX3 · January 2010

Wow this map is amazing! I am jumping on the text bandwagon too! lol. That text is awesome! A very detailed map with good flow! Very good.

Medio · May 2010

It´s a nice map, indeed. If you accept suggestions, try to place better the cities and villages, some are out of place, even at the sea, and don´t look well. The colours of the map are excellent. Good job.

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