Creating World Maps

[marvo]

Originally posted by TheEngineer:
Perhaps using the "generating craters" function in FT ?

TE

Opps, sorry I did not know there was one. I do not own the program and could not find any reference in the FT online features set or the .pdf manual.
I guess I have never seen any examples either.

 

[Stainless]

BTW, this is an excellent tutorial if people haven't seen it before;

http://gallery.artofgregmartin.com/tuts_arts/making_a_star_field.html

 

[marvo]

Originally posted by Stainless:
BTW, this is an excellent tutorial if people haven't seen it before;

http://gallery.artofgregmartin.com/tuts_arts/making_a_star_field.html

Very cool! Thanks a lot.
On the same website I found this one too..
http://gallery.artofgregmartin.com/tuts_arts/making_a_planet.html

 

[Mickazoid]

Here's a little somethin' somethin' i whipped up just now.

 

[Berg]

Nice!

 

[marvo]

Wow Mickazoid, that's really nice work!

 

[Mickazoid]

Repeating the image for the new page:

Thanks Berg and Marvo!

I used Lunarcell (the same program I use for my iso maps). Next step is moving past the basics and doing some real Lightwave 3D work. We'll see how much time I can set aside between work and school!

 

[Mickazoid]

Oh - here's a variant, formatted as an LBB cover for one of my autogen sectors (the pdf of the Spinward Marches):

 

[Icosahedron]

That's pretty cool stuff, Mickazoid. What font did you use for the word 'Traveller'?

 

[Pickles]

I like that last one a lot. Nice blend of classic LBB with some actual pitures, by gum.

 

[Mickazoid]

Icos - that's 'Optima Italic'.

And thanks Brom!

 

[FlightCommanderSolitude]

Sweet!

 

[ravells]

Superb!

Ravs

 

[Mickazoid]

Here's another one I did to round it out:

 

[Hyphen]

Originally posted by mickazoid:
Here's another one I did to round it out:

Wow! I'll have to hire you to convert my Tavonni sketch map into "reality"...

 

[Elv]

A bit late (I only drop in occasionally), but if anyone is looking for a FREE "IS Form 21" world grid for Campaign Cartographer, you can download one from my site - go to the bottom of Elv's Forms and Charts.

This was created long before Cosmographer was developed and Marc Miller was OK about it, so there should be no copyright problems.

 

[ravells]

The only big problem about space is that it's
lethal to printer cartridges. <sigh>

Mikazoid, your sense of composition is great.

Ravs

 

[Icosahedron]

Originally posted by ravs:
The only big problem about space is that it's
lethal to printer cartridges. <sigh>

Yeah, after over twenty years of desktop computers, why can't we get ink cartridges that print on black paper?

Mickazoid - Optima, thanks. I use Ottawa, it looks very similar and it's free.

 

[BetterThanLife]

One quick point about taking pictures from a PDF. Both Photoshop and The GIMP (Gimp is free) will take a picture that is imbedded in a pdf and you can work on it from there. No need to run it through Acrobat first, or print and scan or cut the pic using reader, and all the loss in quality that those conversions entail.

 

[Mickazoid]

Ravs n' pals - thanks for the great compliments and I'll keep honin' my skills!

And, given the 'art-light' nature of the latest Stellar Reaches, I'm gonna have to get Flynn some art (free of course) to use!