Fantasy B&W Map

JulianDracos

So I finally found a B&W style that I like for the map I have been trying to create for Conan. I wanted to use a parchment, but I had problems with the blend/multiply. I would not figure out how to type in commands to get it to work. I tried a transparency, but that just faded things. I found a B&W parchment instead of the brownish parchments and just stuck it as a bottom layer. It looks OK. Not sure if one of the other parchments would make the map look better or not.

Loopysue

Here's a checklist:

1. Check that the sheet with the parchment on it is on top of everything else (bottom of the sheet list).
2. Make sure you have a Blend Mode sheet effect on that sheet, and set it to Multiply and 100%
3. Type the command DELAYDRAWSYM and set it to 1

That should work, but if it doesn't shout again.

JulianDracos

So I do that. After DELAYDRAWSYM it then reads: Enable Delay-Draw Symbols [1]: I hit 1 and nothing happens. After playing around with it, the next time I use 0 instead of 1. That worked.

It looks good. However, I am thinking I prefer the B&W background look. Of course it looks like I didn't have things cut to the border on export either.

Loopysue

Ah. Sorry Julian - I got the toggle the wrong way around.

Now you've got it working you can experiment with other lighter parchments, or reduce the opacity of the Blend Mode.

Whichever - if you are wanting to print your map eventually on specialist paper or into a book, you would probably want to produce it without the parchment effect.

Calibre

I like the B&W version better meself

😁

Cal

Wyvern

Both look good to me!