Thank you :)

There are different opinions on FB - some say it looks more like an explosion, but it depends how explosive the chimney fire is ;)

I purchased two sets of new brushes for Affinity. I used the cheaper set to make the fires in part 1, and this is the first sample of a fire made with the second more expensive set.

Here is a speed demo of this second set.

Now I have something of a problem. I can't delete the existing symbols, but the new ones are quite different!

(And before anyone shouts at me that the links to the resources below that video state clearly that they are not for commercial use, those are links to his personal webpage. I purchased the proper licence from the Affinity Shop ;) )

Here is a video made by the creator, showing more exactly how his brushes can be used. It's a long video, but if you want to do this yourself you will need to know this stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbUNBKSUpQk

You could easily do that within CC3 by using an RGB Process Matrix. Here is a very ordinary colour scheme turned bright red/orange by a single matrix on the whole map. I used the Unity predefined matrix and just knocked out the blue and most of the green - emphasising the red.

Another version that is probably closer to the colour. I used the first active matrix to turn everything grey, and the second one to turn everything a muddy pale orange. This is the result of the first matrix, followed by the result of the second one.

You can adjust them both to give various different shades, and maybe use one set on one sheet and another set on another sheet for different grades of orange-ness and brightness. I've just used the whole map setting for a quick result.

Messing around again....

You're welcome :)

If you need any help with the parchment setup at the end of the mapping just shout again.

I guess you are looking for something with parchment and ink?

I don't know what add ons you have, so my suggestion is to use the CC3 Mike Schley Inks Overland style with a parchment overlay.

The example below was done like that. I drew the map first and then made a new sheet over the top of the whole map and imported an image of parchment. I added a Blend Mode sheet effect to the parchment sheet and set it to "Multiply", and the opacity to 100 %. Multiply has the effect of removing all the white from the parchment and allowing the detail of the map to show through from underneath. That way the map looks like it was drawn in ink on the parchment.

This is not the only possibility if you have any of the annuals. There are a lot of styles that use parchment as a background. The fastest way to look for other styles you can use is to go to the wall of links I made to access the annual issues within the annuals.

https://forum.profantasy.com/discussion/10366/cartographers-annual-all-the-issues-linked-in-one-place