Inkscape is a scalable vector graphics (SVG) editor along the lines of Adobe Illustrator or Corel Draw. This is really nice software, but unfortunately, it’s only available for Dominant Operating System(TM) and I never had any luck getting it to run under WINE (“Wine Is Not an Emulator”). Your characters can talk intelligently about landmarks, geographical features, countries that don’t figure directly into the action, etc.īack when I ran Dominant Operating System(TM), I used ProFantasy’s Campaign Cartographer, which is software intended for use in drawing maps for role-playing game.You know where your characters are when they’re fleeing into the wilderness to escape hordes of orcs or whatever.It helps you understand the geopolitical dynamics of your little kingdoms and theocracies.There are several reasons you may want to do this, including: If you write large-scale fantasy novels, you are probably interested in drawing a map of your imaginary realm. If you are already familiar with Adobe Photoshop, you may want to look into GimpShop instead, which attempts to replicate the Adobe Photoshop UI experience. GIMP is available for Linux, OS X, and Dominant Operating System(TM).
It has so many advanced features that I don’t know what 80% of them do, but they would be manna to an artist. Those who are graphically inclined could create their own artwork from scratch using The GIMP’s bewildering array of tools, controls, and filters. I used The GIMP to ever-so-slightly lighten the cover of my vampire book, Long Before Dawn. I’ve mostly used it for photo retouching, although I do occasionally use it to mush a couple of pictures together into something else. Intended as an alternative to Adobe Photoshop-style applications, GIMP stands for “GNU Image Manipulation Program” (again with the acronyms) it can be used for photo retouching, image composition, and image authoring. That program is a drawing package but sometimes you may need to edit or enhance a picture or digital photo, rather than drawing something from scratch. Writers occasionally need to make use of imaging software, as I mentioned in my earlier capsule writeup about Inkscape.
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