MAP TIPS

Sometimes it's the little tips that make the biggest impact. Whether you're creating maps for a novel or a rpg, this collection of simple tips will help you create more professional and believable maps for your story!

 
 
 
 
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What Scale Should You Draw Trees & Forests?
What Scale Should You Draw Trees & Forests?
Meandering Rivers - Why Rivers Curve in Flat Terrain?
Meandering Rivers - Why Rivers Curve in Flat Terrain?
Mastering Value for Pencil Shading
Mastering Value for Pencil Shading
A Beginner Guide to Simple Shading on Your Fantasy Maps
A Beginner Guide to Simple Shading on Your Fantasy Maps
7 Ways to Create Depth on Your Fantasy Maps
7 Ways to Create Depth on Your Fantasy Maps
Population Size for a Village, Town, or City - What’s Believable?
Population Size for a Village, Town, or City - What’s Believable?
How to Draw Better Dead Trees
How to Draw Better Dead Trees
Creating a River On Your City Maps with The City Map Builder
Creating a River On Your City Maps with The City Map Builder
River Sins to Avoid on Your Fantasy Maps
River Sins to Avoid on Your Fantasy Maps
Forests - Where to Place Them on Your Maps
Forests - Where to Place Them on Your Maps
How to Use the Border Brush in The Fantasy Map Builder
How to Use the Border Brush in The Fantasy Map Builder
Sea Monsters - What Scale Should You Draw Them?
Sea Monsters - What Scale Should You Draw Them?
How to Measure Distance on Curving Paths
How to Measure Distance on Curving Paths
How to Draw a Floating Island
How to Draw a Floating Island
Simple Way to Create Ocean Hatching
Simple Way to Create Ocean Hatching
Varying the Size of Mountains
Varying the Size of Mountains
A Simple Way to Create Depth on Your Maps
A Simple Way to Create Depth on Your Maps
How to Create and Shade City Walls
How to Create and Shade City Walls
How to Create a Hill Shrine with the City Map Builder
How to Create a Hill Shrine with the City Map Builder
How to Draw 7 Fantasy Map Borders
How to Draw 7 Fantasy Map Borders
How to Add Depth with Stippling On Your Dungeon Maps
How to Add Depth with Stippling On Your Dungeon Maps
Where to Draw Marshes on Fantasy Maps?
Where to Draw Marshes on Fantasy Maps?
Using Shape Language to Give Your Maps Character
Using Shape Language to Give Your Maps Character
Where to Place Rivers on Your Fantasy Maps
Where to Place Rivers on Your Fantasy Maps
Drawing Cliffs on Coastlines in Top Down Perspective
Drawing Cliffs on Coastlines in Top Down Perspective
Drawing Cliffs in Different Perspectives
Drawing Cliffs in Different Perspectives
Drawing Deltas on Your Fantasy Maps
Drawing Deltas on Your Fantasy Maps
Placing Rain Shadow Deserts On Your Fantasy Maps
Placing Rain Shadow Deserts On Your Fantasy Maps
Avoiding Visual Tangents
Avoiding Visual Tangents
The Ridge Determines Mountain Height
The Ridge Determines Mountain Height