tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post5295170378194263790..comments2024-01-12T00:48:48.031-06:00Comments on Go Teen Writers: The Evolution of a Fantasy MapStephanie Morrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-32572056069939568382015-02-02T12:12:06.865-06:002015-02-02T12:12:06.865-06:00Wow! Thank you for the tutorial, this is amazing!Wow! Thank you for the tutorial, this is amazing!Camryn R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14921030742986798667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-36887658907218368042015-01-30T16:49:41.677-06:002015-01-30T16:49:41.677-06:00Wow, That is so much more complicated than I expec...Wow, That is so much more complicated than I expected! I have a hand drawn map, but of course it's just for my reference right now. I have absolutely no skill in photoshop or pretty much any computer program. But I do have a sister who is amazing at it. Which makes me wonder...<br />Anyway, thanks for sharing this with us! Can't wait for this book!Rachel Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02570745918466478454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-27785323757931969452015-01-29T09:49:24.352-06:002015-01-29T09:49:24.352-06:00what a nice process to make map! shows the hard p...what a nice process to make map! shows the hard process to reach a nice and original world :)<br /><br />My first maps I make like you, using pencil and then painted and usually only made a part of a world.<br />But then I started using paint! (yes, you can make fun of). After advanced on the Gimp and finally to Photoshop. Wow! To reach the final map I use for my series I needed at least another 10 maps I made over 5 years! And don't including the hours and headaches :PSaranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-2788273166550961742015-01-28T22:07:49.653-06:002015-01-28T22:07:49.653-06:00I make maps for my country because it helps me dec...I make maps for my country because it helps me decide how the landscape plays into the interactions between my characters. But I start with real countries that I like the basic shape of, smoosh, stretch, flip, and cut them to my own country and then add in all of my names and features.Bookishqueenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04815467506294547118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-38438366071082940032015-01-28T20:04:54.306-06:002015-01-28T20:04:54.306-06:00What a cool map! I have to do one for my own serie...What a cool map! I have to do one for my own series but I haven't yet. I love yours! God bless, Anne Marie :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-79629697317558479872015-01-28T20:03:36.000-06:002015-01-28T20:03:36.000-06:00Looks really cool. I drew a sort of basic map for ...Looks really cool. I drew a sort of basic map for my slightly-fantasy novel way back when it was a baby idea, and used it to keep track of places named, but it wouldn't be going in any published novel ;) Just for fun and keeping track, thank you. :PAmanda Fischernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-70981705379053617662015-01-28T17:40:25.708-06:002015-01-28T17:40:25.708-06:00Amazing!!! I've never done a map before; I was...Amazing!!! I've never done a map before; I was too lazy to for the first draft of my novel. But it's almost good I didn't, because for the rewrite of it I had a mental breakthrough where instead of having the island south and the mainland north, I'm putting the island to the east and the mainland to the west, so if I had dredged up the effort to make one it would have been somewhat wasted. (At least I would've gotten better at drawing maps...) It doesn't affect the plot much, yet somehow the whole thing feels fresh and right. Weird. Miri Williamsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-82997794412341812212015-01-28T16:53:48.151-06:002015-01-28T16:53:48.151-06:00This is so timely. I've been spending all day ...This is so timely. I've been spending all day thinking about my fantasy world and its map, and then this evening I checked the blog and found this article! Thank you!<br />-SarahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-67549823989102785702015-01-28T16:40:40.781-06:002015-01-28T16:40:40.781-06:00Heh. I don't draw maps. But I think I'm g...Heh. I don't draw maps. But I think I'm going to need to.... Just knowing vaguely where things are isn't going to cut it. I don't think. J. Liessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14121721342246613055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-56821147627388849652015-01-28T14:52:38.656-06:002015-01-28T14:52:38.656-06:00I've always wanted to be able to make maps tha...I've always wanted to be able to make maps that don't look like pencil sketches, this was very interesting. Thatnks for the post!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08781882439096700951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-90208717226811589022015-01-28T14:00:42.662-06:002015-01-28T14:00:42.662-06:00Wow. The ease at which worldbuilding and kingdom c...Wow. The ease at which worldbuilding and kingdom creating comes to you amazes me. I just moved my Other Worlds project to our world just so I wouldn't have to world build.Michaella Valkenaarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05941534174780538506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-87546736660062796692015-01-28T14:00:39.440-06:002015-01-28T14:00:39.440-06:00That is so incredibly perfect! I have never made a...That is so incredibly perfect! I have never made a map for a book but in Social Studies my teacher is making us do maps and they are extremely hard to do. I am amazed at how nice and clean yours looks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05204177603888877364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-57097439633183551202015-01-28T13:13:59.713-06:002015-01-28T13:13:59.713-06:00*falls over from the sheer intricacy and perfectne...*falls over from the sheer intricacy and perfectness of the map* I've never drawn a map because they really confuse me, but I'm currently plotting an epic fantasy and I'll probably draw a rough map just for brainstorming purposes. It's amazing how you made a map so professional looking, and it looks like it takes so. Much. Work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-74004306175759797212015-01-28T13:10:40.843-06:002015-01-28T13:10:40.843-06:00I see...Thanks, Mrs. Williamson!I see...Thanks, Mrs. Williamson!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03465957545134125403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-34829282082973784102015-01-28T11:54:30.545-06:002015-01-28T11:54:30.545-06:00Yeah, it's fun to make maps for all those idea...Yeah, it's fun to make maps for all those ideas. I have rough drafts of maps for several stories I've started. It always helps me when I pull out those folders to start working on them again. If I have a map, it's like, "Yes!" Ha ha.Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-19596591119733490072015-01-28T11:53:07.286-06:002015-01-28T11:53:07.286-06:00Yeah, that's hard for me too. So I try not to ...Yeah, that's hard for me too. So I try not to think too much about it. The important part is what's on it, I think.Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-9392014745242906132015-01-28T11:52:23.352-06:002015-01-28T11:52:23.352-06:00What an awesome gift! Map-makers, perhaps if you&#...What an awesome gift! Map-makers, perhaps if you're stumped on what to give your writer friend next Christmas or birthday, give the gift of a map! :-)Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-35581737017043292732015-01-28T11:51:31.812-06:002015-01-28T11:51:31.812-06:00Too much time! But sometimes I just really need a ...Too much time! But sometimes I just really need a break from the story, so this is fun because I feel like I'm still working.Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-54831835174365358532015-01-28T11:50:54.847-06:002015-01-28T11:50:54.847-06:00That would be a challenge to agree on everything. ...That would be a challenge to agree on everything. My problem is that I think I'm close to having it done, but I'm really not. I should probably wait next time to do my Photoshop version until I'm closer to having finished my first draft of the book. That would save me some time.Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-62596987307790544642015-01-28T11:49:38.743-06:002015-01-28T11:49:38.743-06:00It does have a line too, Sarah, but I don't kn...It does have a line too, Sarah, but I don't know how to use it well. I don't understand vector stuff, and I think the line tool deals with vectors. So I use it when I need a straight line, otherwise I draw with the paintbrush or use the stroke to path thing.Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-78606885621332991472015-01-28T11:48:06.555-06:002015-01-28T11:48:06.555-06:00Yeah, I'm crazy... LOL! But my hand versions s...Yeah, I'm crazy... LOL! But my hand versions stink, so I need Photoshop to help me make them look good. Otherwise, they'd be kind of, well, not so good. ;-)Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-65215194912459675102015-01-28T11:47:08.647-06:002015-01-28T11:47:08.647-06:00Photoshop is super expensive, like $600. I think t...Photoshop is super expensive, like $600. I think there is a student version for half that. It's a program for graphic designers. I've had my version for, like, ten years. I don't think it's going to survive another computer, so when this one goes, I'm going to need to buy it, I guess... :-/<br /><br />I did purchase Photoshop elements for my son for Christmas. It's a lesser version of Photoshop. I'm thinking it might have all the tools I need, since I'm not a graphic artist who uses the program professionally. But he hasn't played with it enough yet to know for sure.Jill Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11943570354349667196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-19930012698552942322015-01-28T10:58:14.532-06:002015-01-28T10:58:14.532-06:00That map is AWESOME, Mrs. Williamson O_o
I made ...That map is AWESOME, Mrs. Williamson O_o <br /><br />I made (hand-drawn) a map for one of my fantasy stories a while ago. <br /><br />I want to make more. There's about a million story ideas (fantasy and sci-fi, of course) floating around in my head right now. When (if?) I actually end up writing any of them, I absolutely can't wait to make maps :D<br /><br />I probably should remake that one I drew...Emilynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-4079819597540762802015-01-28T10:27:19.922-06:002015-01-28T10:27:19.922-06:00Everytime I look at your maps I can't believe ...Everytime I look at your maps I can't believe you put so much work into them! My maps drive me insane, when I bother doing them. The initial shape is the part that drives me up the wall. After that I'm more or less okay.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07274929031054555066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-55322889531974384092015-01-28T10:25:34.515-06:002015-01-28T10:25:34.515-06:00Oh wow, your map is awesome! I absolutely adore ma...Oh wow, your map is awesome! I absolutely adore making maps. Never done one on the computer though, I just do it by hand. (although I do have a full colour computer-made map of one of my various countries that someone ever so kindly made for me :D)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com