MapMaking - A Map Making community for DND/TTRPG
Welcome to the TTRPG/DND/D&D/Fantasy Map Makers Community!
We're thrilled to have you here! This community is all about the art and craft of creating TTRPG maps. Whether you're a seasoned cartographer or just beginning, this is the perfect place to delve into the world of map making. Here, we exchange knowledge, seek advice, explore techniques, and bring our imaginary worlds to life.
Our Main Focus: Map Making Discussions
Primarily, our community thrives on open discussions about all aspects of map-making. Topics can range from tools, techniques, and asset sharing to queries about scaling and more. This open forum is where we share knowledge, learn from one another, and celebrate the process of map creation.
Other Acceptable Posts Include:
Map Making Prompts: Feel free to post prompts that others can interpret through their unique artistic perspectives. Create maps inspired by these prompts and share your process!
User Requests: If you have a specific idea for a map but lack the skills to bring it to life, you can post your request here. Our talented community of artists may choose to fulfill them. Remember, this isn't a place for paid requests, and we reserve the right to revisit this policy if the number of requests becomes overwhelming.
Artist's 'Make a Request' Posts: Artists in our community can start a thread inviting others to make requests, which they can then attempt to fulfill. This keeps the requests contained and easy to follow. This section also doesn't cater to paid services, and the policy may change in the future.
Rules:
- Share and engage in discussions about map-making techniques.
- Refrain from just sharing completed maps; we focus on the map-creation process. Responding to requests is appropriate, but just sharing your maps should be reserved for !battlemaps@lemmy.world
- Treat fellow community members with respect and friendliness.
- Avoid spamming or self-promoting unrelated to map making.
- Adhere to Lemmy.world's overall community guidelines.
We're here to foster a collaborative environment where map makers can learn from each other and improve their skills. This community is about celebrating the process of map creation and exploring innovative ways to illustrate adventures. While sharing completed maps is not our primary goal, feel free to join !battlemaps@lemmy.world to showcase your completed creations.
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I’ve been using Campaign Cartographer 3+ for a few years now. It does support image backgrounds (and depending on your image it might even trace it for you)… … but I should say that it does have a somewhat steep learning curve. It’s more a CAD tool than a drawing tool.
You will most likely need to read the tutorials and maybe watch a few videos to be comfortable with it. Luckily, there’s lots of videos and a forum with tons of friendly people.
It’s not cheap but it just so happens that there’s a Humble Bundle ongoing for the next 5 days:
https://www.humblebundle.com/software/maps-extravaganza-revisited-software
You’d have to go for the highest tier to get the base program.
That rules out that one.
Mac? Linux?
It runs decently under wine on Linux, but I've heard Mac users struggle.
But yeah, I get it.
Mac, yes. Looking for something web based if not a Mac package.