Bizantium back cover map...I NEED A PRINT OF THAT!!!

[ghost2020]

I need a large print of the Palladium World Map on the back cover of the Bizantium Book!!

Yes please make this happen!!

[zyanitevp]

I need a large print of the Palladium World Map on the back cover of the Bizantium Book!!

Yes please make this happen!!

I actually was the one who gave Kevin the map and put him in touch with the creator.
I commissioned if for my game, which is in my signature.
Here is a link to the map in my game
The artist is Tad Davis- check out his DeviantArt page

[ghost2020]

How big is it at 'normal size'?

OOF soooo going to take this to the printer and get this printed off.

[ghost2020]

I would love one with a bunch of towns, cities, rivers, etc labeled, but this is still super cool.

[Hendrik]

SUPER AWESOME, thank you!

I would love one with a bunch of towns, cities, rivers, etc labeled, but this is still super cool.

Me, too

[Hotrod]

Yeah, Tad Davis maps are awesome, and I'm obviously a big fan (Many of my own techniques are adaptations of his tutorials). That said, be careful just printing them as they are. Maps that look great on a screen often come out very dark, and maps that look good when printed need a lot more pixels than the image on your screen. If you just blow up the file and print it out in poster size, you'll get a dark and pixelated image.

Getting a map to look right when printed is a discipline in and of itself, one that I'm still working on. While I'm reasonably pleased at how my Bizantium map (p65) came out, there's plenty of room for improvement.

[Hotrod]

I would love one with a bunch of towns, cities, rivers, etc labeled, but this is still super cool.

The problem with doing towns, cities, and river labels on a global map is one of scale. If you tried to label all the cities in the Western Empire on the world map, you'd need a huge, poster-sized map at a high definition. Producing that size of an image would involve a lot of work, and doing it in the style of the back cover map also requires a pretty powerful computer and/or a lot of sitting and waiting for the machine to implement a tool.

The other problem is the source material. Many of the published maps conflict on the placement and shape of geographic features, such as forests, rivers, lakes, and islands, as well as the coastline of the main continent. Also, many features and locations are mentioned in the text, but not plotted on any maps. Just researching and putting together the key features of such a map is a project in and of itself.

Good news on that front, though: I'm working on it. See the vector map project thread in the Fantasy forums.

In short, what you want is not impossible, but it would be a pretty major project.

[Hotrod]

How big is it at 'normal size'?

OOF soooo going to take this to the printer and get this printed off.

Normal size on the computer screen is a lot larger than what you could print it and still have it look good. High-def screens are generally at 100 pixels per inch. To make a printed image look good, you need somewhere around 300 dots per inch. Since images are 2-dimensional, look at the 100% zoom image on the screen. The printed version should be about 1/9 that size (in terms of area). You can print it out at a lower resolution/larger size, but it will look pixelated up close.

[ghost2020]

Cool thanks for the heads up re: the printing.

Good to know!

[zyanitevp]

I would love one with a bunch of towns, cities, rivers, etc labeled, but this is still super cool.

The problem with doing towns, cities, and river labels on a global map is one of scale. If you tried to label all the cities in the Western Empire on the world map, you'd need a huge, poster-sized map at a high definition. Producing that size of an image would involve a lot of work, and doing it in the style of the back cover map also requires a pretty powerful computer and/or a lot of sitting and waiting for the machine to implement a tool.

The other problem is the source material. Many of the published maps conflict on the placement and shape of geographic features, such as forests, rivers, lakes, and islands, as well as the coastline of the main continent. Also, many features and locations are mentioned in the text, but not plotted on any maps. Just researching and putting together the key features of such a map is a project in and of itself.

Good news on that front, though: I'm working on it. See the vector map project thread in the Fantasy forums.

In short, what you want is not impossible, but it would be a pretty major project.

You just hit on why I am so excited about your project!

[ffranceschi]

Check these too:

http://dawn2069ms.deviantart.com/art/Pa ... p-61746603

http://ferocefv.deviantart.com/art/Biza ... -522304296

http://ferocefv.deviantart.com/art/Biza ... -525249965

http://ferocefv.deviantart.com/art/Mich ... -452479513

http://ferocefv.deviantart.com/art/Atla ... -449166918

And if you want, check my Gallery and Favorites (http://ffranceschi.deviantart.com/): DevianArt is an awesome site and I have been collecting Palladium material for quite some time...enjoy and share

[ghost2020]

YES!!!
Great!!!
Well done!

[Jerell]

I do need to get myself a poster sized map of the Palladium World/Palladia.

[zyanitevp]

The creator of the map is in discussions with staff about this

[Jerell]

Woot! That's great news.

[Hotrod]

The creator of the map is in discussions with staff about this

If this goes forward, I'm sure Tad will make it look even more spectacular than the back of Bizantium; his technique just keeps getting better. I'd love to see a world map poster for Palladium Fantasy. Better still would be an atlas with regional details.

[Reagren Wright]

I'm thrilled to see a number of artists who showcased their talent in the book getting
some well deserved recognition, awesome job guys .

[Josh Hilden]

I have to admit I'm thinking about commissioning him to do a map for my Shores of the Dead series.

[zyanitevp]

I have to admit I'm thinking about commissioning him to do a map for my Shores of the Dead series.

I can get you in touch. PM me if interested

[Jerell]

The creator of the map is in discussions with staff about this

If this goes forward, I'm sure Tad will make it look even more spectacular than the back of Bizantium; his technique just keeps getting better. I'd love to see a world map poster for Palladium Fantasy. Better still would be an atlas with regional details.

Say now, that is a good idea. Kinda like what Kenzer did with Kalamar Atlas would be awesome.

[Hotrod]

The creator of the map is in discussions with staff about this

If this goes forward, I'm sure Tad will make it look even more spectacular than the back of Bizantium; his technique just keeps getting better. I'd love to see a world map poster for Palladium Fantasy. Better still would be an atlas with regional details.

Say now, that is a good idea. Kinda like what Kenzer did with Kalamar Atlas would be awesome.

The idea has come up before. the Rifts GMG map section mentions that they've contemplated it.