Ancient Tombs Annual Question
jmabbott
🖼️ 39 images Mapmaker
Looks as though I'll be getting last year's annual for a commission using the Ancient Tombs styles. The commissions are generally dungeon maps for an adventure at 1/2 Letter size and my art brief is the author's hand drawn sketches. So I have a question re the isometric version; is it quicker to do the ISO from scratch or modify a 2d version?
This has also been posted over on the Facebook group.
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Ralf
Administrator, ProFantasy 🖼️ 18 images Mapmaker
In general it'S easiest to take only the basic layout of the 2D map, convert this into a "flat" isometric plan by using the "3D Projection" command, and then build the 3D version on top of that.
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Loopysue
ProFantasy 🖼️ 40 images Cartographer
@jmabbott Ralf will be doing a live stream based on the isometric version of this style tomorrow if you want to come and join in. I have posted this in your thread for your convenience, since you asked specially, but I will also start a thread for it in the main forum.
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In general it'S easiest to take only the basic layout of the 2D map, convert this into a "flat" isometric plan by using the "3D Projection" command, and then build the 3D version on top of that.
Thanks Ralf.
Once I get the annual I'll do a simple 2-3 room floorplan, save it as name_2d & name_3d and take it from there working through each of the mapping guides as appropriate.
@jmabbott Ralf will be doing a live stream based on the isometric version of this style tomorrow if you want to come and join in. I have posted this in your thread for your convenience, since you asked specially, but I will also start a thread for it in the main forum.
Thanks Sue, I did see that. Unfortunately, due to time zones I can't watch live, I'm not staying up until 02:00 - sorry, I'm keen, but I'm not that keen, however I will watch it some time Friday.