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So I’d like take some requests and draw some maps. The practice would be good for me and I’ve got a long weekend. I’m totally new here though, what’s the best way of doing that? I thought I could make a request post here and post the finished maps on both? Is it preferred to post the image directly or host it on a different site and post the link to it? I’m not entirely sure how the instances work and wasn’t sure about the etiquette.
Interesting. I like the idea. Posts about prompts, but not so much images themselves. Lemme think about it, but I like the idea. Even doing different things like everyone responding to prompt ideas. I wanted the battlemaps community mainly to be more images that you could scroll through, finding maps and inspiration, and posts about making maps for over here. Lemme think of a good way to word it, and I’ll make a post tomorrow. Ideally itll be along the lines of posting ‘Make your (free) requests here’ (you can link to a patreon, but ideally this isnt the place for exchanging stuff for money) in the /c/MapMaking , and you can repost in the /c/BattleMaps just the image of the finished product (whatever is the best way to host it, as long as people get access to a map (not one thats made in a way where its not actually usable for actual play). So then /c/BattleMaps is still about scrolling through just map ideas, and /c/MapMaking can be for questions, tutorials, and request threads
Yeah, it seemed like battlemaps should be easier to scroll through with just maps there. I didn’t want to clog it up with text posts.
I’m not a pro or anything, but I’ve been getting better with wonder and dungeon draft and a list of prompts would be fun to see how different people interpret it.
Sidebar has been updated to include allowing Prompts, User requests, and Artist’s ‘Make a Request’ Posts
I totally agree. Sometimes a map doesn’t need to be the prettiest looking thing aesthetically. Honestly pretty maps a lot of times aren’t very functional. I personally try to focus on gameplay for my maps. They may not visually always look the best, but if you load them into a VTT with dynamic lighting and walls and such, the experience will really change. So the point is it’s cool to see different artists approach. I’m a very functional map maker, where i suppose sometimes I get into very little details, but at the end of the day I know it’s not a map your gonna hang from the wall or whatever. But another artist totally might make one that is that beautiful. And seeing those two interpretations would be cool