Import Confusion
LadieStorm
🖼️ 50 images Surveyor
For those of you that have been following ScottA's Imperial Dragon Island map, his map is for a challenge over at the CG where we have to take the shape of an island, and turn it into a map. We have 4 island shapes to choose from. I had not planned on joining this challenge, because I knew that I would somehow have to import the island shape into cc3+, and I admit, I have no idea how to do that. I've never had to do it in the year and a half that I've had this program.
But I've just finished my map for the other challenge, and I started thinking about the challenge that ScottA is in. Plus I have an idea for a 'map style' that I want to try, to see if I can pull it off, and I decided it's about time I step out of my comfort zone and try something new. So I went to the user's manual, and I found the section that talks about converting old maps to cc3+. As far as I can tell, this section best describes how to import an image to make it work in cc3+, so I started following the directions.
I've turned the map shape I want to use into a png from a jpeg. I created my new overland map in the size I wanted (I went 250 x200). I set up the new PNG sheet and set it above the land sheet, and I set my layer to the temp layer. I inserted the island shape file just as the directions say to, and moved and sized it down so that it fits. I noticed that the original shape was extremely pixellated, so I sized it far enough down to remove the pixellation, figuring that once I trace it, and put it on the land sheet, I can resize it as needed.
But now I'm lost. According to the manual it says I can now 'bump' everything forward. Bump my landmass forward, bump my terrain forward, etc. Bump forward? What does that mean, exactly? Is this as easy as tracing the shape on the png sheet and copy/pasting on to the landmass sheet? Is there something I'm missing? Is there a better explanation in the Tome somewhere? I looked, but of course, I'm not sure what I'm looking for so I can't find it.
But I've just finished my map for the other challenge, and I started thinking about the challenge that ScottA is in. Plus I have an idea for a 'map style' that I want to try, to see if I can pull it off, and I decided it's about time I step out of my comfort zone and try something new. So I went to the user's manual, and I found the section that talks about converting old maps to cc3+. As far as I can tell, this section best describes how to import an image to make it work in cc3+, so I started following the directions.
I've turned the map shape I want to use into a png from a jpeg. I created my new overland map in the size I wanted (I went 250 x200). I set up the new PNG sheet and set it above the land sheet, and I set my layer to the temp layer. I inserted the island shape file just as the directions say to, and moved and sized it down so that it fits. I noticed that the original shape was extremely pixellated, so I sized it far enough down to remove the pixellation, figuring that once I trace it, and put it on the land sheet, I can resize it as needed.
But now I'm lost. According to the manual it says I can now 'bump' everything forward. Bump my landmass forward, bump my terrain forward, etc. Bump forward? What does that mean, exactly? Is this as easy as tracing the shape on the png sheet and copy/pasting on to the landmass sheet? Is there something I'm missing? Is there a better explanation in the Tome somewhere? I looked, but of course, I'm not sure what I'm looking for so I can't find it.
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I'm trying to increase my playlist of CC3+ videos so let me know if there is anything specific you want to see. I'm still very much a new user but as I learn things I'll keep trying to make videos so other new users can get over the learning curve themselves.
From: xkcd.com