Request Maps/Flags/Coats of Arms/Heraldry here, II
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you might be interested in GIMP, it's a free, open source version of Photoshop so has a lot of options for raster files. Another option is Inkscape which is an open source software that allows modifying SVG files which is the file type used for many flags and COA on wikipedia.
Hi, I'm new here. I recently stumbled upon a Cascadia/California mashup flag called Calicadia, on reddit and I want to make a Cascadian flag in the style of California but my skill extends only to making tricolors on flag-maker so I was wondering if one of ya'll could do it. I tried to ask on R/Vexillology but the mods removed the post without offering a reason. Specifications wise, I would like the flag to have either just the Douglas fir tree on the ground like in the Calicadia flag or using the fir + whatever animal (land or bird preferably) and also keeping with the Doug flag colors. Thank you!
maybe keep the cascadian colours and replace the bear with a beaver (it's on the reverse of Oregon's flag.)
I’ve been pondering the map for a Gothic Horror setting that I’m rather fond of and have been trying to puzzle out how best to convert a highly stylised “Mappa Mundi” into an actual landscape - may I please ask which thread in this part of the forum would be the most appropriate place to post such an “Ask?”
For those whose interest has been piqued, the map in question is HERE…
… and the website of the setting’s creator is here.
For those whose interest has been piqued, the map in question is HERE…
… and the website of the setting’s creator is here.
Why not use a stylised vision of the Great Lakes themselves as the core of this flag, possibly wrapped in a band suggesting the Great Seal of a nation?
Feels a bit modern for something which gained independence in 1763.
Not saying it couldn't be the *modern* flag of the country, perhaps adopted as a "neutral" option, but you would assume it would have had some other flags before that with more traditional, heraldic inspired, designs.
are you asking about a visual style or some sort of algorithm to convert "artistic map" into "real-life map" ?
Mostly I’m seeking an expert opinion on how to rationalise the artistic flourishes on the map itself into something a bit more ‘Ordinance Survey’: Put another way, the map linked to in my original post is what I’d call a ‘PC’ map (In that it establishes atmosphere and setting in broad strokes): I’m looking for something a bit more ‘Games Master’ in the sense of allowing me to chart everything more accurately (Including distances).
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@Tiro and @Marc Pasquin
I feel like for a country based on the Great Lakes, Fleur-de-lis is too French, stars are too East Coast, obviously not maple or Iroquois symbol... Maybe stripes for St Lawrence or Ojibwe symbol? The idea of a lake or glacier or naval emblem could also work somehow...
As for colours, I guess white, blue, red, green maybe.
I feel like for a country based on the Great Lakes, Fleur-de-lis is too French, stars are too East Coast, obviously not maple or Iroquois symbol... Maybe stripes for St Lawrence or Ojibwe symbol? The idea of a lake or glacier or naval emblem could also work somehow...
As for colours, I guess white, blue, red, green maybe.
Not an expert but you could just ignore the flourishes and trace over the outline of the landmass then trace the river while allowing some randomness (straight are rarely found in nature). For the mountains, used various layers with concentric wavy lines to represent height starting with the lower parts by outlining the contour of the mountain ranges in the Artsy map. for forested areas, use green blobs. Finally, write down place names using different font for each type (ex: gotham for bodies of water, time new roman for cities, etc....) while putting a dot where cities are meant to be.
To give a quick and nasty demonstration of what I mean:
Yes I was thinking at something of this kind
I think I'm gonna made some tweaks of mine, thanks to the two of you for your ideas.
EDIT: done, if you want to see I published it in the regular Flag Thread
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In terms of a one-shot fan map, has anyone read the novel Earth by David Brin? It would make for a neat (retro-)future history map.
Could Someone just color in some areas on this map? (Use the Wiki on the right)
Just color in the light green on Canada (excluding Quebec) and The Bahamas.
Color in the Dark Green on Cuba.
Two Maps pic could do, one with Alaska and the other with uncolored Alaska (If Possible).
Yes, the Map is from the Southern Victory.
Just color in the light green on Canada (excluding Quebec) and The Bahamas.
Color in the Dark Green on Cuba.
Two Maps pic could do, one with Alaska and the other with uncolored Alaska (If Possible).
Yes, the Map is from the Southern Victory.
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Oh great @Ṭahmāsp Mirzā...
This is going to be kinda wild.
Quick backstory is basically you have an cat-like race call the Paog are basically a Art Deco/Deiselpunk like race united behind an Super League of Nations.
The flag in question is of the League.
The flag would have a big Sunburst/Sunrise in the middle. an common item and motif seen in Art Deco especially in the 30s, the dawn of a new, bright future, against an peacock blue backgroup. Sun itself should be an Metallic looking color.
It should also have like 13 stars, to symbolized both the race growth into space, and the "Big 13 ' the most powerful and driving nations of the League and it founders.
This is going to be kinda wild.
Quick backstory is basically you have an cat-like race call the Paog are basically a Art Deco/Deiselpunk like race united behind an Super League of Nations.
The flag in question is of the League.
The flag would have a big Sunburst/Sunrise in the middle. an common item and motif seen in Art Deco especially in the 30s, the dawn of a new, bright future, against an peacock blue backgroup. Sun itself should be an Metallic looking color.
It should also have like 13 stars, to symbolized both the race growth into space, and the "Big 13 ' the most powerful and driving nations of the League and it founders.
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