Can anyone give me some advice how to create some flags for a medieval fantasy world ? I wasnt able to find any good tutorials online. Sadly i do not own a drawing tablet but i have photoshop. The flags i tried to do so far look like really amateurish :/
thank you very much for the fast and great replyYour best friends are vector lines (pen tool) selection and masking. It also helps to have a good grasp of layout tools like setting up grids, cropping and good folder layout. In fact, if you are patient enough there isn't a design I have seen on this website yet that you could not recreate without a drawing tablet.
The best tutorials for making flags are going to be how to use Photoshop in general. Here are some ones that might be a good start:
Draw with Pen tools in Photoshop
Learn about the different pen tools in Adobe Photoshop and how you can use them to draw lines, curves, shapes, and paths.helpx.adobe.com
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A Complete Beginner’s Guide to Masking in Photoshop
Several years ago a friend of mine asked me to teach him how masks work in Photoshop. This is my incredibly late response. We’ll go over the basics of what masks are, what they’re used for and how wielding them properly will take your Photoshop skills to an entirely new level. ...designshack.net
Using grids and guides in Photoshop
Learn how to use guides and grids in Adobe Photoshop to precisely position and align images or elements. Smart Guides, which appear automatically when you need them, help you line up your shapes, slices, and selections.helpx.adobe.com
The best way to get clean, crisp details is to make vector lines. Vectors calculate shapes based on a mathematical equation while rasters (the sort of stuff you would ordinarily make if you were 'drawing' in PS) assign values to pixels. Practically, this means that a vector line will always be crisp at any resolution while a raster will get blurry and messy if you zoom too much. You can make straight lines with rasters, but its a bitch. With vector tools you can crank out perfect straight lines, curves, shapes etc. left and right. Use vectors to draw, masking and selection to color and/or correct your designs, and fit it all inside a well-proportioned grid.
Glad to help. DM me if you need more detailed walkthroughs. I'm actually pretty new to making flags myself too (plenty of Photoshop experience though).thank you very much for the fast and great reply
I use Pixlr, which is a free website. It's not great for complicated maps but it's perfectly compatible with Worlda. It's also pretty simple, just use the one pixel paint brush to draw borders. If you do plan to use this and need help just ask me.![]()
Sure! I still use the old Pixlr Editor software, but if you’re using a WorldA map you’ll have to use a 1x1 square pixel for your borders and you can download already existing WorldA maps as layers to trace over for OTL and realistic borders.would you still be able to provide an easy how to guide - I want to create very simple map - western Europe with sort of actual borders and maybe to be able to add 'nato' style army symbols
any suggestions for a newbie map maker gratefully appreciated - the main effort will be on the AH narrative rather than the maps![]()
thanks - anyone got a good site to get 'nato style' symbols - you know these ones (picture from http://niehorster.org/000_admin/009_symbols.html)Sure! I still use the old Pixlr Editor software, but if you’re using a WorldA map you’ll have to use a 1x1 square pixel for your borders and you can download already existing WorldA maps as layers to trace over for OTL and realistic borders.
How are Puppet states now depicted in maps? take for example these puppet states during WW2: Manchukuo, Mengjiang, and Mongolian People's Republic, which is the correct way to depict them, the first, or second?
I personally prefer the first one because it makes it less confusing to discern different countries.
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answering my own question - found www. maps.army which I think allows me to create own map import it and overlay with all the MSS symbols you could ever wantthanks - anyone got a good site to get 'nato style' symbols - you know these ones (picture from http://niehorster.org/000_admin/009_symbols.html) View attachment 557623
Personally, I'd use 1. for less controlled puppets, and 2. for more heavily controlled puppets.How are Puppet states now depicted in maps? take for example these puppet states during WW2: Manchukuo, Mengjiang, and Mongolian People's Republic, which is the correct way to depict them, the first, or second?
I personally prefer the first one because it makes it less confusing to discern different countries.
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Oh yes. This is great. I have been using these for my War Games.thanks - anyone got a good site to get 'nato style' symbols - you know these ones (picture from http://niehorster.org/000_admin/009_symbols.html) View attachment 557623
NATO Joint Military Symbology is listed in APP-6, now up to version D.thanks - anyone got a good site to get 'nato style' symbols - you know these ones (picture from http://niehorster.org/000_admin/009_symbols.html) View attachment 557623
Is the text anti-aliased?How do I use text in WorldA maps? Whenever I try to scale text down to fit, it gets super pixelized. Using GIMP btw.
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Yea, turned it off and still pixeled when I try to scale it down.Is the text anti-aliased?
Are there options for scaling? or did you try making the text small to begin with?Yea, turned it off and still pixeled when I try to scale it down.