World Map Completed (2)!!

amdobritt · February 2009

See last post for new map link.

The World of Tarumar Map is finished! Because of the size of the jpg, here's a link to view it. LINK

Next is making each continent into its own map file.

jaerdaph · February 2009

Excellent! Have you considered turning on the sheet effects? I think the map would look even better if you did, especially the water elevations if they are slightly blurred together.

Monsen · February 2009

Looking very nice. But as jaerdaph said, it needs some effects, to make the borders between different map features a little softer.
And that compass rose looks a little bit too much in the middle of the map. You have plenty of wide open corners to put it in.

FarsightX3 · February 2009

Amdobritt what dimensions did you use to make that map? I think that is the perfect size!

amdobritt · February 2009

Scalebar is 1000 miles, er, one sec while I grab my dividers. 24k east to west and 14.5k north to south. (I printed out a copy of the map for referencing while I write). I just rescaled it til I got the dimensions that I was happy with.

Monsen, I will be working on the effects in the next day or so.

FarsightX3 · February 2009

Thanks, but what did you type in when you made it? Is that a x of 24 by y 14.5?

amdobritt · February 2009

Posted By: FarsightX3Thanks, but what did you type in when you made it? Is that a x of 24 by y 14.5?

Ok, here's what I did:

The map I was working on, I measured the distance of that and wrote it down. Made sure all layers were showing and unfroze all layers.

Next I did Edit > Reshape > Scale, selected All then typed in 24000/the distance number I had written down, then clicked Do It.

NeonKnight · February 2009

I'm gonna chime in and also say some Sheet Effects really make this thing POP!

FarsightX3 · February 2009

Thanks. The way I do it is, type in scalexy and press a, then d, then type in my dimensions for x and y =D

martiniconqueso · February 2009

Posted By: amdobritt
Next is making each continent into its own map file.

I am interested in how you plan to do this. I am working on a regional map for an upcoming game, and I thought (wrongly) that I would be able to simply zoom in on an area of interest and copy-paste into a new map to do the detail work.

sdavies2720 · February 2009

Posted By: martiniconqueso...and I thought (wrongly) that I would be able to simply zoom in on an area of interest and copy-paste into a new map to do the detail work.

You can do this. Open the old map, copy what you want to the clipboard, open a new map, and paste it in. Then start adding detail.

Magnakanus · February 2009

I tend to do it the other way around; Make a copy of the map, delete around the edges, and update the fractal lines on the coast, etc.
It's a bit easier than copy+paste because everything is on the same sheet/layer and you dont miss copying things that you may only nitice when it's too late.

Greebo · February 2009

The Map Makers Chest, a kind of forgotten category on the registration page, contains a very usefull tutorial for all of this.

amdobritt · February 2009

Posted By: MagnakanusI tend to do it the other way around; Make a copy of the map, delete around the edges, and update the fractal lines on the coast, etc.
It's a bit easier than copy+paste because everything is on the same sheet/layer and you dont miss copying things that you may only nitice when it's too late.

For separate maps for continents, I just thaw all layers, then delete what I don't want, and put in a new background.

Then from continent maps, I can make regional maps. That's a little more work if the area happens be along the coast.

martiniconqueso · February 2009

Posted By: sdavies2720
Posted By: martiniconqueso...and I thought (wrongly) that I would be able to simply zoom in on an area of interest and copy-paste into a new map to do the detail work.
You can do this. Open the old map, copy what you want to the clipboard, open a new map, and paste it in. Then start adding detail.

I have never had this succeed.

I open my map, zoom in on an area I want to develop in detail, right-click on the "copy" tool, select "copy to clipboard" and being selecting stuff. Once I have everything selected, I right-click and select "Do it."

Then I open a new map and choose paste. I either get nothing, or if there was some text on the windows clipboard, a URl or something, I get that.

If anyone can point out what I am doing wrong, that would be great, and I appreciate the help.

Monsen · February 2009

Sounds like you don't confirm your copying by selecting coordinates.
If you look at your command line at the bottom, after selecting objects, and "Do It", it will tell you to select the origin of the copy. In most cases, this will either be 0,0, the center of your selection, or the corner of your selection. You can type in coordinates by hand, or just left-click anywhere on the map to use that point. Only then is the copy procedure complete and ready to be pasted.

martiniconqueso · February 2009

Posted By: MonsenSounds like you don't confirm your copying by selecting coordinates.
If you look at your command line at the bottom, after selecting objects, and "Do It", it will tell you to select the origin of the copy. In most cases, this will either be 0,0, the center of your selection, or the corner of your selection. You can type in coordinates by hand, or just left-click anywhere on the map to use that point. Only then is the copy procedure complete and ready to be pasted.

You, sir, are a gentleman and a scholar.

Many thanks!

amdobritt · March 2009

All right, a new version of the map, still without effects, but all the text is added and some new islands. Because of the size of the jpg, here's a link to view it. LINK

Hmmm, doing effects is really giving me a headache. If I do effects on the landmasses, I lose the effects done on the sea contours. What am I doing wrong?

jaerdaph · March 2009

Hmm. Are the landmasses and the sea contours on the same sheet? (You can check with List). If so, move them to different sheets and apply different effects for sea contours and landmasses to each sheet independently.

amdobritt · March 2009

Posted By: jaerdaphHmm. Are the landmasses and the sea contours on the same sheet? (You can check with List). If so, move them to different sheets and apply different effects for sea contours and landmasses to each sheet independently.

They are on different sheets and layers.

AWizardInDallas · March 2009

Hi! I would really like to know how ou did the polar ice caps?

amdobritt · March 2009

Posted By: AWizardInDallasHi! I would really like to know how ou did the polar ice caps?

Used poly with the ice bitmap fill for the top one, then copied that and rescaled it for the south ice cap.

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