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For inspiration purposes I've been thinking to gather some links and/or stuff, and some general pointers. I'll eventually update the guidelines thread with something related to it and also link it here. :)

That sounds great. :3

I've been stalking this thread for a while, but I didn't have the guts to join the group, because I suck at making BGs and much more at making scenic ones, haha. But I would really like to participate! I want to make an introductory wallpaper too, but I just need a general idea of what one of the countries are like so that I can draw a suitable character 8D

It would be fun to collab with someone who can make a good BG for me, haha.

@`luna, we are the ones creating the world, that's the whole point of the project. Since we're still at the beginning you have all the freedom you want when designing a country, and that goes for its inhabitants as well if you feel like doing their character design as well.

I'm no good at drawing OAA characters :O so the only thing I can do is to wait for Dammy to come up with the map so I can decide what to wall =)

Guys, you can decide what wall even before the map is done. You can create/illustration a location and then the people (in this case dam) who are working on the map will decide how to place them, you don't have to wait for the location to be created on the map first. Else where's the whole point of making you guys use your imagination if you wait for somebody else to feed you with the idea? ;D

Oh, then I'm not going to worry about inconveniencing the map-making! 8D

@`luna: the people tasked in making the map have to obviously follow what the artist make, and not vice-versa. Let's say you make a wallpaper featuring a specific location like a city, or a village. You decide to give a name to this place and some background history, then you can also decide where you want it to be placed in the world, and the people working on the map will then proceed and put this location. It can be a specific place like a city, or a whole country, or an other area.

Which is why the World's Map is something that will gradually be filled with informations since it's not meant to be created BEFORE the artworks are done but only after that. So basically right now dam's task is to simply draw the general shape of the whole world (like having it divided into a couple of continents, where to place sea, mountains and whatnot). But deciding how all the land is divided, how the countries are, it's all up to the people making the wallpapers.

Say for instance you want to make an arabesque country surrounded by a desert, filled with ruins, and with an old capital city. It's up to you do decide how to draw it, how to name it (unless someone else already created and named that place, of course), and then the person who's mapping the world will proceed and place it accordingly.

Also, regarding OAA, you can still work in collab with someone else: you make the character design and have your partner create the background art. :)

Thanks for clearing that up for me 8) I've got an idea for a wall now. I think I'll post my chara/idea here later to see if anyone would like to work with me, and if not, I'm sure I could get lots of good help here to finish it myself.

My seasonal work is pretty well done, so i'll have some time to work up a map. if i get ambitious, i may make it topographical and include things like tectonic plates, and faults.

I will start working after my exams...in one week's time ;)

You're not the only busy with them, that's why this whole project has no deadline. :)

Lol i should check on this group more often. @~-J@ Did'nt know about it up until now. D:

Sounds interesting. I'll join in. o/

Hey dam if you want some help with the map i would be happy to help..i enjoy making things like that ^_^

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sure. that'd be great!

great can't wait....and what's with all the laughing -_-

*kicks dam* ^_^