Category Archives: The Annual Challenge

Cartographer’s Annual Challenge: April 2014

Posted on May 29, 2014 by Tolrendordm

Once again I’ve got a bit behind here, so I’m just posting my effort for the April Annual issue, which I highlighted here. Going along with the ‘Volcanic Island’ vibe, this map depicts the Isle of Heldan (first shown in … Continue reading →

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The Annual Challenge: April Issue

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Tolrendordm

I didn’t quite get as far as I wanted on the March Challenge, having found that merging a Fractal Terrains full ‘world’ with an already created ‘world map’ in CC3 is not that easy 🙂 There are a number of … Continue reading →

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The Annual Challenge: Fractal Fun

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Tolrendordm

The March Annual issue is all about Map Projections, which normally implies that you’re starting with a globe!! In the last post on this topic I talked about how small and insignificant my Tolrendor ‘World Map’ was when placed on … Continue reading →

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The Annual Challenge: March Issue

Posted on March 1, 2014 by Tolrendordm

I’ve been looking forward to the March Issue!! Map projections are something I’ve never really spent a lot of time thinking about in relation to fantasy maps. I have however, always admired the projection maps produced by Ralf Schemmann (of Profantasy) … Continue reading →

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Cartographer’s Annual Challenge: February 2014

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Tolrendordm

The Annual Issue for February wasn’t a style, but a collection of ready-made characters and monsters created using the recently released Character Artist 3 (CA3) add-on for CC3. Although I recently purchased this add-on, I’d never used it, so this month’s … Continue reading →

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The Annual Challenge: February Issue

Posted on February 1, 2014 by Tolrendordm

Its the first of the month, and that’s Cartographer’s Annual issue date! For February 2014, the issue is all about the new Character Artist 3 (CA3) add-on, which was released recently. This product allows you to create character or monster … Continue reading →

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Cartographer’s Annual Challenge: January 2014

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Tolrendordm

The January 2014 Annual issue is a style for producing small-scale overland maps suited for early modern settings; the clue is in the name: “World War 2 Area Maps” 🙂 Once again, the question was how to use this style … Continue reading →

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2014: A new Cartographer’s Annual Challenge!

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Tolrendordm

Last week, I posted the final month’s effort for my 2013 Cartographer’s Annual Challenge, bringing to an end 12 months of enjoyable and productive mapping using the wonderful styles and tools provided by the folks at Profantasy. You can browse … Continue reading →

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Cartographer’s Annual Challenge: December 2013

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Tolrendordm

I’ve done it!! Slightly late as usual, but here is my offering for the final Annual Issue of 2013!! The style was named “1930’s Overland”, and is designed to mimic the famous Baedeker travel guide maps; not exactly intended for … Continue reading →

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Cartographer’s Annual Challenge: November 2013

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Tolrendordm

Yeah, yeah, catching up again I know!! November’s issue was a neat re-working of the standard CC3 overland style (i.e. terrain fills, bitmap symbols etc) in a hex-mapping style. Of course, if hex maps are the topic, what better subject to … Continue reading →

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