Designing this land was fairly straightforward. Last week, I showed you how my landmasses start. Using the Eraser Tool, I drag it around the edges in a zigzag to create a more realistic coastline. Continents don’t have such straight lines. As usual, the mountains caused me some trouble. Because of this map making experience, I’ve…
I treat map making the same way I treat writing– if my instincts tell me it doesn’t work, then I gotta change something. This blog series will help me finish my book images on time. I’ll be sharing my map making experience every Wednesday until the images are done. In the last post, Map Making: The…
Mapmaking is harder than I thought. But, it is fun. I so can’t wait for my new computer to get here. Using Photoshop on a laptop that can’t handle it requires a whole lot of patience. Creating rivers with a mouse is really hard. I need my touch screen. On the last post in this…
Being a dark fantasy writer is its own adventure. Mapmaking- what can I say? It has its good times. It has its annoying times. Just the simplest thing can take ages. Anyway. What would I do without Adobe Creative Suite? My Merging Worlds Trilogy takes place in a province called Jael (ji-al). For fun, and…
