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05-01-2024, 01:30 PM

- JO - replied to a thread New Eldoran in Regional/World Mapping

It's your masterpiece! This map is incredibly beautiful and precise. And to keep this beauty, I think you really need to colourise the...

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04-27-2024, 05:40 AM

- JO - replied to a thread New Eldoran in Regional/World Mapping

It's really a lot of work (and it's going to be even more, I imagine), but it's also a world full of interesting places to describe, ideal for great...

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04-20-2024, 05:12 AM

- JO - replied to a thread Twin Seas, Twin Suns in Regional/World Mapping

A great map in the making... I'm looking forward to reading more. And the worldbuilding that goes with it must have been a pleasure to imagine: very...

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04-20-2024, 05:07 AM

- JO - replied to a thread Starlington - Town Map in Finished Maps

Wow! What a beautiful map! Your line is so fine, so even... and your sense of perspective and scale is just perfect! Beautiful colours, too......

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04-20-2024, 05:00 AM

- JO - replied to a thread New Eldoran in Regional/World Mapping

How can you work so fast (and so beautifully) ? It's amazing ! The whole map will be a masterpiece !

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04-12-2024, 05:46 AM

- JO - replied to a thread School of the Silver Flame in Finished Maps

Wow! Really good! Personally, I sometimes use Sketchup to get a good grasp of perspective... although I tend to get bogged down in the details and...

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Greason Wolfe - 03-04-2018 01:15 PM View Conversation

It was my pleasure.
MapMappingMapped - 03-02-2018 01:44 PM View Conversation

Thanks for the vote nopkin!
Ilanthar - 03-02-2018 12:06 PM View Conversation

No problem! And thanks for doing some good nominations ;-)
Ilanthar - 03-02-2018 11:35 AM View Conversation

Hey Nopkin, I just wanted to let you know I deleted your Angelou map nomination, as it was posted in the finished map forum in 2016 and not 2017.
Samstego - 03-01-2018 12:05 PM View Conversation

Don't mention it, it really is a wonderful map and one of my favorite entries.
MapMappingMapped - 02-28-2018 12:21 PM View Conversation

Thank you thank you thank you Nopkin! You've solved a problem mate!!
kacey - 02-27-2018 09:12 PM View Conversation

Thanks for the reputation comment on my Romania map, it’s good to know that some one who actually lives there approves of it.
Greg - 02-03-2018 07:05 AM View Conversation

Thanks for the rep and comment, Nopkin!

That challenge poll is really going crazy right now. Looking forwards to seeing the other picture of yours too!
Mouse - 02-02-2018 06:09 AM View Conversation

Well deserved, Nopkin

I've never seen a chalkboard map before.

Well, that's a lie, actually. I've seen plenty done in black and white when I was at school, but they were all about physical geography and drawn the usual way - haphazardly in a few seconds flat by a teacher in a hurry.

Thank you for the offer of help. I might just take you up on that... eventually... when I get a chance! LOL!