Southeast Texas (First Draft)

by **Cypress333** on Sat Aug 08, 2009 7:36 pm

I've always loved this site, and am intrigued by the map making process. So, with my limited skills, I decided that I was going to try to create a map of my home region; Southeast Texas. Yet, i do not have photoshop or any of that fancy graphic stuff, nor do i know html or any of that nonsense. So, MS Paint was the best I could do. Here it is:

I know it may be hard to read it, sorry :oops:

. I am hoping to pass this project on to someone who is more skilled in the craft than me, and take a job as assistent designer to help him along the way if he needs any info/advice. If you would like to take a closer look at it, i would be happy to email you it. (just pm me) And again, i am not very sage when it comes to gameplay, and i do realize that it is very very simplistic. But it was the best i could do. (BTW gameplay tip-all colleges can attack each other)

Any takers?

by **colton24** on Sat Aug 08, 2009 7:48 pm

not a bad idea. i like it

by **Cypress333** on Sat Aug 08, 2009 8:29 pm

Thanks! though its very simplistic, it took a lot of time to make it and decide what cities to use, etc.

by **thenobodies80** on Sun Aug 09, 2009 5:22 pm

Welcome to the foundry Cypress333!

I think that now we're discussing about a good idea more than a properly draft.

Maybe the best choice is to find someone that could help you with graphics (if this result is the best you can provide and you don't have a graphic program).

Finally,you should find some useful information in the following threads:

How to make a map

Mapmaker's guide to the foundry

Mapmaking tools

Giving and receiving feedback

If you still have questions after browsing those topics, feel free to ask any specific questions in the Not Maps subforum

thenobodies80

by **whitestazn88** on Sun Aug 09, 2009 10:33 pm

hate to break it to you, but a lot of people will say that doing a region like that is no good. especially since there's a good texas map already. and its just a region of france... whats the big draw?

by **sinctheassasin** on Sun Aug 09, 2009 11:36 pm

Welcome to the glorious foundry.

Whileyour layout is good, such a small region would not go over too well.

Maybe if you wanted to incorperate your home region into a map about a significant historical event ( preferably a war) which took place here. Maybe a specific important battle from the Mexican American war?

by **iancanton** on Mon Aug 10, 2009 6:40 am

welcome to the foundry! since this map doesn't yet have a clear plan for how it will progress to the main foundry, it's now moved to map ideas till u have a plan for producing quality updates. if u want to try doing the grpahics urself, but can't afford photoshop, then try downloading gimp. compared with photoshop, it's not so suited to making maps, but it is free!

http://www.gimp.org/

ian.