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Post by Kioma Winterwolf on Jan 4, 2010 15:44:05 GMT -9
Hello, folks!
I'm looking into the other side of the hobby for personal and commercial purposes. I'm sure not going to try competing with Fat Dragon et al in this regard but I do need and want to produce good quality maps to print out and play for people to squish monsters on.
So I'd love love love if I could get some suggestions and tips as to how to do this without looking like I've raided Microsoft Paint for three hours.
Now, the idea I had was to get a document size set up in Photoshop and apply some delicious lock-to-grid goodness, then make a bunch of objects I could copypasta down into their appropriate places. Is there any easier/better/sexier way of doing this?
Any and all help/advice is muchly appreciated!
-- Kioma
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Post by squirmydad on Jan 4, 2010 16:31:47 GMT -9
You can actual scratch build the layout and photograph, straight on for printing. JIM
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Post by stevelortz on Jan 4, 2010 19:10:41 GMT -9
I love that "copypasta!" Do you prefer it with marinara or alfredo? ;D
Have fun! Steve
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Post by Kioma Winterwolf on Jan 4, 2010 22:26:48 GMT -9
Heehee... Better even than gnocchi. The best thing about copypasta is that you can have it over and over again, and it's always just as good!
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Post by Adam Souza on Jan 6, 2010 20:29:45 GMT -9
Jim had an interesting suggestion. FDG and Skeleton Key Games have fantasy tiles down to an art, but something entirely hand drawn, then scanned and digitally colored, would look more organic, and be unique enough to stand out.
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Post by Kioma Winterwolf on Jan 9, 2010 5:32:40 GMT -9
Jim had an interesting suggestion. FDG and Skeleton Key Games have fantasy tiles down to an art, but something entirely hand drawn, then scanned and digitally colored, would look more organic, and be unique enough to stand out. Mmm, I've been thinking more and more about that. I can imagine it'd look very interesting but the sketches I've made thus far to try it out, uh... They, uhm... aren't so good. >.> BUT! I have an idea for utilising EXACTLY THAT in a future project. <does the mad scientist bwaaaahahahahaha thing>
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Post by stevelortz on Jan 11, 2010 19:43:16 GMT -9
I played my first game of D&D 35 years ago next month, and drew my first world-map for the game shortly thereafter. There were NO maps published back then, dungeon- or world-.
I crumpled up a sheet of typewriter paper, stained it with tea, then stressed it by carrying it around in my hip pocket for a couple of weeks. After that I drew the features on using ink pens in a variety of colors. I invented an alphabet to apply names and captions. I made lists of commodities and their different prices available in different cities, so characters could gain loot and experience points by engaging in overland trade as well as by going on dungeon crawls.
I still prefer making maps by hand. I usually do sketches and then blow them up with a pencil grid.
One time I made a 20" by 32" map based on our miniatures campaign. I blew it up to 5-foot by 8-foot and hung it on the wall of our local game store.
A few years back I drew a 30" by 30" map of England, complete with the 39 historical counties (and London). We played The Wars of the Roses on it simply using the Risk rules and pieces. I had to make up a set of cards, though, to go with the map.
I read three books about the Romans over the holidays, so I decided to draw a map of the empire. I Google imaged a suitable map and printed it out on graph paper. Next, I'll transfer it to a piece of brown wrapping paper, 30" by about 40".
Have fun! Steve
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