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Post your tutorials and how-to's, as well as link to tutorials already made.

  1. Post Sticky Thread Sticky: Tutorials in PDF Format

    On behalf of the Cartographers' Guild community and its members, I have created this thread as a vehicle to use to readily make available any and all...

    Started by Vandy, 03-31-2009 11:23 AM
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  2. Post Sticky Thread Sticky: How to get your rivers in the right place

    We have had so much talk on this subject and so many maps fail this point that there is a River Police badge now for officers of the CGuild to catch...

    Started by Redrobes, 01-01-2009 07:50 PM
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    01-21-2010 03:48 PM Go to last post
  3. Info Sticky Thread Sticky: Photoshop Basics

    This is an online course that takes you through the basics of using PhotoShop. The pages are very 'busy'. Meaning there are a lot of links and text,...

    Started by RPMiller, 05-19-2007 05:34 PM
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    05-07-2009 01:08 PM Go to last post
  4. Info Sticky Thread Sticky: Quickstart Guide to Fantasy Mapping.

    This thread is intended for people who have little or no experience in using software to draw maps. It is meant to get you up and running so that you...

    Started by ravells, 02-08-2009 03:59 PM
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  1. Question Deckplan mapper or tutorial?

    Looking for suggestions on how to map out deckplans or links to tutorials on how to :D Been searching the forum, but so far no joy..

    Started by Fuse, Today 12:32 AM
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  2. Hand drawn hills - a quick tutorial.

    Hey guys, I am in the process of adding some hills to the map I am currently working on and I thought I'd share my process with you in case anyone...

    Started by Ramah, Yesterday 08:51 AM
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  3. Tutorial Realistic Land/Mountain Texture Made Easy

    This is the first tutorial I have released on the site, and probably one of the first I've released onto the Internet, so bear with me. I want to see...

    Started by Flawedspirit, 07-24-2010 05:13 PM
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    07-28-2010 03:46 PM Go to last post
  4. Found a better parchment tutorial for gimp

    At least than the one on gimpusers... RobA's is still awesome, but this is simpler and a bit more general......

    Started by Notsonoble, 07-26-2010 03:39 PM
    paper, parchment, tutorial, youtube
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    07-27-2010 10:21 AM Go to last post
  5. Drawing ship deckplans, SG-style

    Some people have asked me now how to build these, and I thought I would comply. Please note, this tutorial is for GIMP primarily, though I have such...

    Started by stargate525, 06-22-2010 06:01 PM
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    07-27-2010 12:59 AM Go to last post
  6. Tutorial [Award Winner] Creating cities with City Designer 3

    I have decided to do a series of tutorials on Profantasy's City Designer 3, based on the style I have been developing. To see the twenty or so city...

    Started by Gandwarf, 01-16-2009 12:52 PM
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    07-24-2010 11:23 PM Go to last post
  7. Tutorial [Award Winner] Making maps in Photoshop

    Hi there. I discovered this forum a week or so ago. A great place! I've been doing some tutorials, originally inspired by fellow creative writers...

    Started by jezelf, 07-22-2008 01:08 PM
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    07-24-2010 07:22 PM Go to last post
  8. Post Xara tutorial for combining shapes

    Rather than bury this inside my Dungeon tutorial thread, I've decided to post a mini 5 page PDF tutorial on expanded use of the Arrange > Combine...

    Started by Gamerprinter, 08-01-2008 06:40 PM
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    07-24-2010 04:17 AM Go to last post
  9. Tutorial [Award Winner] My atlas style in PS

    I might be giving away the farm on this one, since I consider this to be my best style, but since I like to teach and make a tut for just about...

    Started by Ascension, 01-27-2009 05:18 PM
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  10. Tutorial [Award Winner] Using GIMP to Create an Artistic Regional RPG Map

    Post 1:Introduction First off, let me say that it was Pyrandon’s city map tutorial that inspired me to write up this one, so I will steal his...

    Started by RobA, 11-08-2007 02:52 PM
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    07-23-2010 10:42 AM Go to last post
  11. Variable Typemasking in Illustrator

    I'm sure you've seen it a hundred times, especially on maps with lots of type. Labels and linework intersecting with each other, making the type...

    Started by HandsomeRob, 07-21-2010 08:03 PM
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    07-23-2010 10:06 AM Go to last post
  12. Tutorial Yet Another Mountain Tutorial Using GIMP

    ... or how to create mountains in less than two dozen steps. I put this tutorial together at the request of a friend of mine, and thought it may...

    Started by kjdavies, 11-19-2009 05:04 AM
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    07-20-2010 10:31 PM Go to last post
  13. [Award Winner] Creating Realistic Coastlines

    I developed my own method of creating realistic coastlines. I'm very pleased with how it turned out: Old Guy Gaming - Creating Realistic...

    Started by OldGuy, 01-29-2010 04:09 AM
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    07-20-2010 01:14 AM Go to last post
  14. Tutorial [Award Winner] A medieval town map tutorial in Photoshop

    My purpose in this tutorial is to show how to create a Photoshop map of a medieval town containing a great deal of flexibility—meaning it could be...

    Started by pyrandon, 11-09-2007 06:08 PM
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    07-20-2010 12:42 AM Go to last post
  15. Wargame map (Battletech, 6 mm games)

    Hi everybody! I was lurking in the nets to fing some good advices of creating battlefield maps and terrain in Photoshop, close to "eupean" style...

    Started by Whitar, 07-16-2010 04:04 AM
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    07-19-2010 12:34 AM Go to last post
  16. Bleeding Ink in Photoshop

    A real quickie this: I was looking at different effects to get text to appear like it has 'bled' into paper using photoshop. Usually I just use a...

    Started by ravells, 07-12-2010 05:31 AM
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    07-18-2010 01:32 AM Go to last post
  17. Post [Award Winner] Hand drawn mtns. and other stylistic map elements for use in PS/GIMP

    OK, so I've received some complements on my mountains in my recent maps so I decided to make a quick tutorial on how I draw them... While simple...

    Started by ironmetal250, 05-22-2009 02:20 AM
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    07-16-2010 01:46 PM Go to last post
  18. Tutorial Corel PHOTO-PAINT Tutorial I

    Here it is, Rythal's semi grunge Photo-Paint tutorial. Didn't give away all of my secrets, but there is definitely enough for the average...

    Started by Rythal, 02-08-2010 04:26 PM
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    07-16-2010 02:54 AM Go to last post
  19. Tutorial Making Photo-realistic Trees in GIMP: A Mini-Tut

    Hello All, Been a while since my last post; alas, school has kept me busy. In making my map of Eriond a few people asked about the method I used...

    Started by arsheesh, 04-15-2010 03:40 AM
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    07-16-2010 12:36 AM Go to last post
  20. Question Link to tutorial?

    I was browsing the net for autorealm stuff and saw a map I really liked. I believe it was made in auto realm.. I'd be greatful if anyone could show...

    Started by Fuse, 07-14-2010 08:58 PM
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    07-15-2010 06:30 PM Go to last post

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