Chris Mentzer asked “Where can I find a mapmaker program to make designing Fantasy worlds easier?” … I use Photoshop but that program is not easy to understand, which can be a bit frustrating. Let’s look at other map making software. Most of these aren’t free. This list is by no means Read more…
You probably thought I’d review Jurassic World today. My parents came in for the weekend so we didn’t see it. I will be seeing it this weekend! In the post Photoshop Project: Map Making, I showed you the fantasy map I was designing. To recap, I usually make fairly flat Read more…
I’m taking a Photoshop class at NYU. Since I taught myself Photoshop, there’s a lot of tools I don’t use because I don’t know what they do. I also wanted to learn why certain tools cause a certain effect. Photoshop has a keyboard shortcut for almost every function. I’ve always Read more…
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 Read more…
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 Read more…
First, I made a country. Now, I need to tackle the world. I’ve started working on the world map for Chains of the Sciell, Book 2 of The Merging Worlds Trilogy. I’m doing this more for fun. The characters never leave Jael. It’ll be useful to include a world map in Read more…
