WIP Map Thread
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You use GIMP for WorldAs? I always assumed there was no option other then paint.For GIMP WorldAs or Inkscape?
I don't know if there are any GIMP WorldA tutorials out there as I kind of just picked it up and figured it out myself.
If you mean for Inkscape, UpvoteAnthology's tutorial is about as comprehensive as anyone needs - once you master that you can pretty much figure everything else out yourself.
EDIT: Before we derail the thread further, go and check out this thread for further advice or just PM me
Oh god yes. I could never imagine using MS Paint, it's so much more limiting and would take so much more time.
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I wasn't really gonna reveal this because, well, most of it is just covers in WorldA and other peoples work but just so we keep WIP Maps here, here we are.
I have a terrible habit making really small progress on a region or a country in WorldA but never doing a full WorldA map. After I got stuck I'd delete everything, so back when I posted the "Colonial Colonisers" map, I decided instead to save everything no matter how much progress I make. I also copy-pasted some patches that I really liked just to keep those inspiration juices flowing. Consider it a sketch journal but digital with pixel maps.
As you can see I initially tried to keep it clean and credit whomever I had taken from or covered, but that devolved into chaos pretty quickly. If you don't appreciate me having your work stashed away in this secret file please say so, I won't keep it saved!
See if you can recognise some of the DeviantART big ol' Inkscape/Illustrator/Photoshop pieces I've covered
I use it. It does take a while, but I use it. I do encounter problems sometimes, but I find a way to work around it.
Since MS Paint doesn't have layers, I copy and paste things in. Sometimes they overlap each other, and I spend time correcting them.
It’s probably not compatible with the style you’re going for but the straight lines like that in South America at least make no sense taking into account the curvature of the map in that part. Africa is much more centered so straight lines really do look like that
Horizontal lines are fine on worldas, but the vertical lines curve slightly toward the center of the bottom of the map. I’d recommend looking at Argentine internal divisions on any worlda basemap.