This is my first translation of journalistic materials from English into Russian. Possible errors and inaccuracies can let me know in the comments. When quoting a reference to the articles of the author and the translator is required.
Fantasy and science fiction - two big genres that allow the author and the reader to plunge headlong into the strange worlds with endless possibilities. Culture, attitudes, and science can address them from different angles, showing us how the developed world would be if it had acted in other laws.
In this article I would like to share links to sites that will help you in creating your own fantasy worlds, and works.
Authors wishing to work in the fantasy genre, will have to invent from scratch the history of the world other than our. The most famous and one of the most thoughtful of the worlds - it's Arda J.. Tolkien, which includes Middle-earth. Arda is full of kingdoms, different races, languages and cultures. The unusual fauna, ancient magic and brave heroes - we remember that Middle-earth. Tolkien created a rich and wonderful world of special value which gave him credibility. Now it's your turn!.
If you have read the same ' Lord of the Rings ' or seen the movies by Peter Jackson in this novel, you will often see a map of Middle Earth. Maps help the reader to assess the relationship between nations, and they show something that does not always have the time or linguistic resources to describe it; card - it's ' business card ' of your fantasy world. As an author, a creator, you need a map.
Map your world.
One of the best articles I 've seen on the maps, belongs to Mark Rose -. http://www. zompist. com/howto2. htm. It clearly explains how to draw a map of the world of fantasy, using the graphics program Adobe Photoshop Elements for your PC or Mac. Technique is very light and is bearing fruit. (as Rose's hands before the article is not reached, I will give an alternative link to the similar material Wolfson'a in Russian on Demiart -. http://demiart. ru / forum / index. php? showtopic = 26411. -. translator's note. ).
Holly Lisle The article is perhaps one of the most intuitive and smart. She suggests that you start right now, with an inverted Latin 'V', which is the symbol of the mountains, and then tells us how to think about the story and revive your map. D. her article in. http://hollylisle. com / fm / Workshops / maps-workshop. html. And not in a hurry to go to her website, it is very interesting and useful if you decide to seriously engage in fantasy cartography and writing in general. (Article sensible, in line for the translation, stay tuned -. ca. first. ).
VendorNation publish VistaPro 4 - program to create landscapes with the mechanisms of rendering. Many users have already recommended it as a good tool for creating three-dimensional maps of your world. You can even fly through your creation! . VendorNation.
Creating a world zemlepodobnogo.
Your fantasy world can look very much like our own planet. If you write a story that requires a detailed prorated for the world, similar to Earth, you can take lessons from others.
Jeff Eddy wrote a wonderful. directory. The creation of Earth-like planets. He even juts out into some technical details about astronomy, but a lot of attention paid to, for example, climate. If you want your world was believable, you can not arrange tropical forest at the north pole. ( very likely, the leadership will be Translated to the time - a small Russian-language equivalent from Andrzej Sapkowski -. ' Without a map or step '. and. ' Tips for writers of Fantasy '. - a comment. first. ).
Create an unusual creatures that inhabit your world!.
Your world is, of course, needs people. But do not forget also that it is - a world of fantasy! .
Then it's time to think about the original approach to creativity. Draw inspiration from mythology and folklore. Something has already used many times to you, but in general the myths - nepahannoe field. Believe me, there is a legend not only about dragons, fairies and gnomes. look at. http://www. mysteriousbritain. co. uk. To learn more. ( in RuNet, fortunately, has a wonderful combination -. Encyclopedia of Mythology. - a comment. first. ).
Cthulhu and what to cook, or the names and language in your world.
One author of fantasy, which I will not name, insisting to give the names of the characters, which are divided into apostrophes. Paul Nat'tres, Sti'ven k'ing, Dzh'ordzh Or'uell. Not the best option? . It makes reading your stories easy and relaxed. Fantasy Names Generator will help you with this. For example, this -. http://www. rinkworks. com / namegen /. (Russian counterpart -. here. - a comment. first. ).
Enough about Middle-earth, is there other worlds?.
Middle-earth, as I said, the most famous fantasy world. But certainly not the only pebble on the beach. Take a look at least at Wikipedia:. http://en. wikipedia. org / wiki / Fantasy_world. In this list, in addition to the world of Tolkien there are many other. They are also popular and realistic, it's time to read novels, associated with them, to learn, what they stand. (Russian counterpart -. http://ru. wikipedia. org / wiki / Vymyshlennaya_vselennaya. - a comment. first. ).
Other resources for peacemaking.
In Penny Ehrenkrants has an article on creating a realistic world of fantasy in. http://www. writing-world. com / sf / world. shtml. At Sara Douglass has a good article on this subject and on. http://www. saradouglass. com / createw. html.
Meet with article by Patricia K. Red. ' Questions on a Peacebuilding fantasy '. These questions will help you evaluate your own fantasy world. Respond to them, to judge as objectively as possible about what you are doing. (the first two materials are in the queue for the translation, the third is also likely to be affected - a comment. first. ).
Good luck to you with your world and I hope that one day we all will fall to explore it in your works!.
Original:. http://www. oneofus. co. uk / index. php / how_to / how_to_create_fantasy_worlds /.
Translation: Dmitry Medvedev, 2011.
When quoting a reference to the articles of the author and the translator is required.
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