Fictional maps ideas

Carol Kendall's The Land Between the Mountains: home of the Minnipins

Discover the definition of fantasy maps in creative writing and learn how you can use them to build believable worlds.

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I’ve realised I have a particular workflow for drawing coastlines in my maps. Here’s a quick walkthrough. Each step is done on a new layer in photoshop, and I use a 5px hard round brush in each case with size set to pressure. However, all of these steps can be done in Gimp – or … Continue reading "How to Draw Coastlines on a Fantasy Map"

Some questions to ask yourself as you're creating a fictional World. We're talking countries, cities and towns.

The graphic is intended as a mind map or a checklist for kick-starting world-building exercises. At its heart, it reminds us that things are connected.

It’s one thing to draw a lake in a nice open region, but how can you realistically draw it tucked into the mountains? In this map tip, we’ll look into how a lake forms, and then help you to learn how to draw one on your fantasy maps!

Ben Giles is raising funds for Vermilium on Kickstarter! A Weird Western, Dark Fantasy RPG Setting for Savage Worlds

One of the first things you'll need to do when writing a fantasy novel is make a map of your world. Here are some tips for how to start drawing a map (even if you're not an artist), how your map influences your story, and how to make your map realistic and pretty!

A catalog for user created maps and links to maps by other artists suitable for use in any D&D campaign, adventure, or encounter.