This is a link to a live stream by Ralf Schemmann on 10th September 2020, covering the making of a map in the Ancient Tombs style, created by Joachim de Ravenbel, and published in the 2019 Cartographer's Annual.

Highlights include sorting out issues with things ending up on the MAP BORDER layer when they shouldn't, using a floor mask and editing symbols with text built into them.

There was a question on the live stream near the end that never got answered:

Nilrem's Channel​: "When Ralf changes the default settings (e.g. the wall poly) are those changes unique to the specific map or are they global changes. i.e. if you make a new map those changes will still be in place)."

Changes to the default settings of a drawing tool will revert to the saved settings next time the drawing tool is selected unless you save the drawing tool before you click ok to use it in the drawing. Saving the modified tool is only recommended when there is a problem with that tool that you are correcting. If you are just creating a variant of the tool it is best to create a new version of it by picking the tool you want to adjust and then clicking New.

Nilrem's Channel - If this does not answer the question and you happen to see this post, please let me know below or send me a PM. Thanks.

You have the Jon Roberts drawing tools, but the fills I can see in your map and the symbols are DD3. These are different styles.

While it is perfectly fine to mix styles there are a few issues you might encounter along the way. To solve the most likely ones...

• If you don't have the right drawing tools for the style open the drawing tool dialog and where it says CD3 Floorplan DD3 in the dropbox at the top in your last screen shot there, click the down arrow and pick the right style.
• If you don't have the right fills for the style you want to use, create a dummy file of the desired style and use Import file in the Draw menu to import the dummy file into your current map, but abort the operation just before you paste the temporary file into the one you are working on. This will import the bitmap fills into your map without pasting any other irrelevant stuff.
• If you don't have the right symbols you can navigate to the right symbol catalogue using the folder button at the top of the symbol catalogue pane. Be careful to open the catalogue file and not the actual folder containing the symbols. Catalogue files are .FSC files.

I hope that helps ?

Well, I've still not done the swamp trees, but I've added a few more bits and bobs to the temperate zone vegetation.

This could be a bit of a game for you. There are actually 2 structures in this shot. I bet you can't spot the new one ?

Ok, I've done it.  The link wall is complete - for now

If you hover your mouse over each thumbnail you should now see the name of the issue displayed, which should make it easier for people checking that they are looking at the annual with the issue in it they just heard about in another thread or elsewhere.

Just for the record, I don't have a favourite annual.  I love all of them

I often get asked what each of the Cartographer's Annual contains, or which of them has a good style for a particular job, so I thought I would collect them all here with linked images to each issue as a quick reference guide.

2007 (linked images)

2008 (linked images)

2009 (linked images)

2010 (linked images)

2011 (linked images)

2013 (linked images)

2014 (linked images)

2015 (linked images)

2016 (linked images)

2017 (linked images)

2018 (linked images)

2019 (linked images)

2020 (linked images)

2022 (linked images)

2023 (linked images)

2024 (linked images)