Where do I find...?

[ladiestorm]

Greetings Everyone!

I'm a fairly new mapper, having purchased Campaign Cartographer 3+ little over a month ago. I'm making maps for a 5th ed d&d game I will be running soon, and I've made some overland maps (posted in my one and only album) that I'm pleased with.

I realize they probably aren't very realistic... rivers are probably done incorrectly, not sure whether my mountain ranges will pass, although I've been told I seem to have a good grasp on forest placement .

Anyway, when I first joined this forum, I saw that there were some beginner's guides to mapping, but I can't seem to find them. Would someone be willing to point me in their general direction? I would greatly appreciate it!

And I look forward to meeting and learning from everyone

[Chick]

Hello Ladiestorm, Welcome to the Guild!

To get you started, there is a great tutorial in the sticky section of Tutorials, called
Quickstart Guide to Fantasy Mapping: http://www.cartographersguild.com/showthread.php?t=4276

From there, go to
Hand Drawn Mapping for the Artistically Challenged: http://www.cartographersguild.com/sh...ad.php?t=10655

and then read
Lineart Map Tutorial for Beginners:
http://orig06.deviantart.net/45c9/f/...in-d9v4l17.pdf


And be sure not to miss
How to Get Your Rivers in the Right Place: http://www.cartographersguild.com/showthread.php?t=3822

and
The Most Common Reality Errors:
http://www.cartographersguild.com/sh...ad.php?t=30156

Have fun and I'll look forward to seeing your first map post!

[ChickPea]

Hi Ladiestorm, welcome to the Guild!

There's a whole section of the forum dedicated to Tutorials, and you can take a look here:

http://www.cartographersguild.com/forumdisplay.php?f=48

Possibly the best place to start however would be this particular post from Ravells, which has a ton of information....

http://www.cartographersguild.com/showthread.php?t=4276

Good luck and look forward to seeing your maps!

[ladiestorm]

well, my first set of maps are in an album on this site, so please feel free to take a look! Or if you can't get into them, let me know how to make them public, and I will be sure to do so!

[wthrasherb]

ladiestorm, you can post any of your maps directly to forum threads, but albums are fine too.

If you are wanting feedback/assistance, I suggest posting in the forum threads.

When you are creating a post you click the little icon add photo.JPG and then a dialogue box will pop up and allow you to browse your computer for a file, then you click Upload File. That will add a string of funny looking text (mark up language???) to your post that will be your image once you submit the post.

Hope that helps!

[Mark Oliva]

I've been reading your postings on the CC3/CC3+ forum. It's good to see you on board here too. In fact, I think you'll feel right at home here.

[ladiestorm]

lol... Vintyri on the cc3 forums, correct? Yes, I've noticed a couple of friends from the profantasy site here as well... good to see you again! In fact, aren't you the one that suggested I join here as a great way to learn? Anyway, I'm glad to be here, and I'm simply amazed at the talent here! I doubt my humble creations will ever rate as high as some of the maps I've seen on this site, but if I can increase my ability by even a quarter of these artists' talent I will consider myself very fortunate!