Geography basics
I would like to start this thread and have you guys chime in so that people like me as well as other new people to this hobby can have a guide in regards to the best practices of map making. When I posted my first map I received a lot of compliments and even though I thought it was a noob type of map, everyone complimenting me told me it was not. Thanks for that. A few of you did post some critiques for me though that I had not given any thought to. Those made me think differently about how I draw now.
So, if you have a tip about drawing a map, specifically in regards to geography, please post it here. I'll start by posting two that were given to me.
Thanks
JSM
1. Rivers do not normally split into multiple rivers
2. Conifers tend grow more in the north
So, if you have a tip about drawing a map, specifically in regards to geography, please post it here. I'll start by posting two that were given to me.
Thanks
JSM
1. Rivers do not normally split into multiple rivers
2. Conifers tend grow more in the north
Comments
http://forum.profantasy.com/comments.php?DiscussionID=3344&page=1#Item_4
http://www.cartographersguild.com/ has many good tutorials on the subject as well.
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/jetstream/global/climate_max.htm shows how climate types are laid out on our own world.
Expeditious Retreat Press' A Magical Society: Guide to Mapping is a good resource; find it at http://www.scribd.com/doc/19857570/A-Magical-Society-Guide-to-Mapping if you're interested.