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Looking good so far, I like the color scheme.
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It looks pretty, but there are some technical problems for want of a better word.
Based on the graticule (the grid), the map is in Normal Equidistant Cylindrical Projection which means that:
The map should not extend pas 90° N or 90° S.
The higher latitudes should be stretched out horizontally producing an noticeable distortion.
A compass rose is inappropriate for this projection, and rhumb lines (the lines you have passing through the compass) would be curved, not strait.
I think what you want is to switch the Equidistant graticule for a Mercator one without changing the rest of the map. That would solve compass/rhumb line problem and mitigate the distortion problem. Or you could drop the graticule altogether and just have the rhumb lines.
Thank you very much for the information, I wasn't aware that was how the graticule worked, or that the rhumb lines even had a purpose. I will amend the graticule from the next update, I was just basing it off of many similar maps made using Tear's tutorial. I'm guessing the longitude/latitude numbers should be removed as well?
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Yep, they should, they're what indicate it's in equidistant projection. And thanks to Hai-Etlik, you put perfectly what I was having trouble putting into constructive words so hadn't said.
Del, if you get curious about rhumb lines there's a fantastic thread from a few months back that goes into them in detail -- what they are, why they're useful, why Mercator's the only projection they work for. Here's a link to it.
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Subtle changes, but I like em. Keep up the good work
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Finally got around to adding the labels, as well as changing a few things that were bothering me. Unfortunately, the client this commission is for wanted to keep the grid and the compass lines. Though I did remove the longitude/latitude numbers. Both I and the client are very please with the end result, this is Final.
I'm not sure, do I request someone to move this thread to the Finished Maps section? Or do I create a new thread?
Geographic Version 3 (Final)
Political Version 3 (Final)
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