Top products from r/imaginarymaps
We found 22 product mentions on r/imaginarymaps. We ranked the 25 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
1. American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 2
American Nations A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America
2. The Ravens of Carrid Tower (Gods of Empire Book 1)
Sentiment score: -1
Number of reviews: 1
3. 1421: The Year China Discovered America
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Harper Perennial
4. Copic Marker 36-Piece Sketch Markers Set, 25th Anniversary Limited Edition
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
5. Campaign Cartographer 3 Map Making for Gamers
Sentiment score: 2
Number of reviews: 1
The fastest and most powerful map-making software in its class Used by gamers.Designers and writers to create vivid fantasy worlds.If buying a used copy, make sure it includes the original serial number.Without a serial number you have media only and the software cannot be used.
6. Copic Marker SB12 12-Piece Sketch Basic Set
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
Packaged in a clear plastic case, a sketch set is the ideal way to begin or add to a marker collectionRefillable markers and replaceable nibs; compatible with copic air brush systemAlcohol-based ink is permanent and non-toxic; dries acid free
8. Interpreting Landscapes: Geologies, Topographies, Identities; Explorations in Landscape Phenomenology 3
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Used Book in Good Condition
9. How to Draw Fantasy Art and RPG Maps: Step by Step Cartography for Gamers and Fans
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
How to Draw Fantasy Art and RPG Maps Step by Step Cartography for Gamers and Fans
10. The Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Civilizations
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
11. Grimtooth's Traps: A Game-Master's Aid for All Role-Playing Systems
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
13. The Idea of Galicia: History and Fantasy in Habsburg Political Culture
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Used Book in Good Condition
14. Oil Empire: Visions of Prosperity in Austrian Galicia (Harvard Historical Studies)
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Used Book in Good Condition
15. 1421 : THE YEAR CHINA DISCOVERED THE WORLD
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Used Book in Good Condition
16. Ancestral Journeys: The Peopling of Europe from the First Venturers to the Vikings (Revised and Updated Edition)
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
THAMES & HUDSON
You should put the GIMP freeware program on your computer as well; a bitmap editor will compliment your vector graphics editor.
The easiest way to start would be to download a blank map of North America. if you're new to graphics, I'd recommend starting with the GIMP for this project, rather than Inkscape.
Vector graphics are good for drawing metro maps, but I think it's going to take some time to learn how to use the program.
There's a pretty good fantasy map-making program called Campaign Cartographer 3. It's great for making the types of maps you might find in fantasy novels, and can help you produce maps in a variety of styles. I'm not sure if that would be the right type of style for you, but some people get pretty good at using this program, as you can see here. The company also puts out a program called City Designer.
I love what you have done so far so I hope you don't mine some thoughts.
You need to look at basic Geology to get an idea of how landscapes are formed. When you think about land you need to think about the history of it and that means thinking about climate changes and catastrophic events all which leave marks on the world. You might find this an interesting place to start.
But you probably won't get a real appreciation of the bones of your earth until you understand a little about tectonics and volcanism. If in your head you can understand how land masses can drift together as well as pull apart you can make all sorts interesting features. Like a huge caldera that collapses and makes a huge internal lake. These need not be connected to rivers or the sea but they can be so vast they can have their own weather. This might help to understand the basics.
When you start talking about inland seas then you start talking about forming new types of rocks and substrates, which in turn make the ground that grows on it after millions of years different. So chalk soils are very different from clay soils and near volcanoes you have igneous rocks which are different again.
It is a pity there are not good websites for this stuff really.
Anyway.. keep it in mind if you ever decide to do another map.
Thanks for sharing :)
Which is just strange.
I can understand if it was another puppet state, specifically kept not to make neither Poland nor Ukraine to powerful to resist German influence, but it wasn't stated.
Oil Empire: Visions of Prosperity in Austrian Galicia
The Idea of Galicia
I like the Penguin Historical Atlas of Ancient Civilizations, very good reference for maps. Jean Manco's Ancestral Journeys and Blood of the Celts both have maps that look particularly good as well, in a purely aesthetic sense.
If they like fantasy maps this is a nice book:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Draw-Fantasy-Art-Maps/dp/1440340242
You can probably find it cheaper somewhere else. If they like different styles of maps then there will probably be books for that as well.
You could also get old atlases quite cheap which show different ways of making maps and how territory has changed over time.
If you're from the UK you can buy old OS maps of certain areas, there may be similar maps for different countries.
If you like the idea of living on an island I strongly recommend An Island to Onself by Tom Neale. It’s definitely a good read. Unfortunately while looking for the link to an Amazon site that sells it I found that they’re now selling it at a ridiculous price. Sorry about that.
Good news -- not only is he alive, he's got a book out! https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0393081923/ref=tmm_hrd_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=&sr=
Very cool. That said, you all might find this interesting.
look to American Nations for further reference on the original settlements --> colonies, etc, and how that culture has continued. i like your modern touches out west along the pacific.
Reminds me of Grimtooth's Traps :)
https://www.amazon.com/Grimtooths-Traps-Game-Masters-Role-Playing-Systems/dp/0940244756
If you're not already familiar with it, you might be interested in Colin Woodard's American Nations.
Here's his version of the map.
Copic Marker 12-Piece Sketch Basic Set
Brush tip/chisel nib. Alcohol based though, not water based.
I got these for my wife a while back, the coveted limited edition fine point/brush.
Copic Marker 36-Piece Sketch Markers Set, 25th Anniversary Limited Edition
If your interested in actual water based. My wife just got these water color sheets.
https://www.amazon.com/Island-Crimea-Vassily-Aksyonov/dp/0394524314
Timeline here: https://www.deviantart.com/ynot1989/art/The-Atlantean-Century-1910-817375612
Check out Turtledove's books if you haven't read them yet.
This is Lathania. A world of machiavellian gods, corrupt rulers and reluctant heroes.
The hegemony of Carrid is coming to an end and powerful forces are schemeing to tip the continent back into total war.
I started the project trying to map todays real world geo politics into a fantasy form, but the manuscript took a life of its own and "The Ravens of Carrid Tower" was born.
Carrid Tower holds a million souls within its walls and is the dominant civilisation in Lathania.
The Quoroubi desert has been taken over by a cannibal death cult.
The Empire of Narubez seeks to overthrow the peace of Carrid.
A queen is crowned in Drorea.
Pirates terrorize the coast.
A boy travels alone to seek his fortune in Talon.
War is coming. Kingdoms will fall. Heroes will be made.
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The book is free on Kindle for the next 4 days if anyone wants a copy.
https://www.amazon.com/Ravens-Carrid-Tower-Gods-Empire-ebook/dp/B07HQGX42W/