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It's been a while. I decided to check up on the old mapping community. I kind of miss the simple joys of mapping prior to all the other fantasy I'm working on. I had meant to blog next about my epic city Doljinaar, City of Kings, but alas my toil has been for naught and I have thus far failed to create my epic city map. Trouble is, I have this idea for an epic vertical map I need to go alongside with my top view of the city I've completed already. Try and try as I may, I lack the art skills to pull ...
Originally Posted by WoodytheClimateGuy Hello! I am working on my second map project overall, but this is my first original map project, called Woodiea. The goal of creating this world is to create a Koppen climate map as well as realistic map. Hello! I am making a map of a fictional world, dubbed Woodiea. In honor of my birthday, here is the first progress update of the revised version of Woodiea. Original: North Pole: ...
Updated 05-04-2022 at 09:28 PM by WoodytheClimateGuy
Ladies and gentlemen, it's been a long time. My name is Takutaku. It's been a few years since I posted. I would like to introduce you to the project I was in charge of. This map is a map of a fictitious prefecture, "Kagarihara", in a fictitious world resembling the Japanese archipelago. I drew a modern map. You can ...
In the midst of creative giants, I walked, gaping in awe and admiring what can only be described as a legacy to all mankind. Here it lay, hidden away in a remote part of the Internet, and it was I who had found it. But, who would believe me, were I to rave about what I had found, as justice, itself, no doubt demands of me? Cartographic ecstasy! Mapping delirium! A temple of world-charting artisans well-versed in the intricacies of creation. But, who am I to glimpse such majestic undertakings? ...
Updated 01-16-2013 at 09:34 AM by GrimFinger (To Correct Typographical Error(s))
Originally Posted by Larion After putting the map down, and picking it back up a few days later, I decided to make a large number of minor tweaks. Mostly name changes. I also changed population sizes to more accurately reflect medieval demographics. I added in dots that represent villages. And I made the mountains smaller but more plentiful - UPDATED VERSION - As of 4.18.13
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