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One of the biggest challenges with fantasy maps in a top down perspective is they tend to look a bit flat. Fortunately, there are some simple tricks you can use to build up the layers of the landscape to give a sense of depth. In this Map Tip we’ll be looking at how to draw cliffs on a coastline in this perspective and make them really stand out in your map. #mapeffects #fantasy #rpg #drawing #maps Fake Fantasy Maps, Fantasy Map Coastline, Top Down Map Drawing, Top Down Fantasy Map, How To Draw Ruins On A Map, How To Draw Forests On A Map, Homemade Fantasy Map, Fantasy Maps World, Castle Map Drawing

One of the biggest challenges with fantasy maps in a top down perspective is they tend to look a bit flat. Fortunately, there are some simple tricks you can use to build up the layers of the landscape to give a sense of depth. In this Map Tip we’ll be looking at how to draw cliffs on a coastline in this perspective and make them really stand out in your map. #mapeffects #fantasy #rpg #drawing #maps

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Often hills are indicated on a map by drawing an outline, but when you have forest on top, that outline gets obscured. So how do you draw forested hills? The trick is to use the detail of the forest to indicate the hills, rather than obscure them. It’s always useful to get some real world … How To Draw Trees On A Map, Fantasy Map Outline, Map Tutorial, Map Drawing, Map Sketch, Fantasy Map Making, Map Making, Fantasy World Map, Map Maker

Often hills are indicated on a map by drawing an outline, but when you have forest on top, that outline gets obscured. So how do you draw forested hills? The trick is to use the detail of the forest to indicate the hills, rather than obscure them. It’s always useful to get some real world …

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Top Down Fantasy Map, Medieval City Map, Map Effects, Map Reference, Writing Your Story, Town Drawing, App Map, Map Drawing, Map Sketch

What is a realistic population size for a medieval or ancient fantasy setting? Should a city have a couple of million people? How about 500,000 or 20,000? Let’s delve in and give you some simple guidelines as well as a cheat sheet you can easily reference as you are writing your story and drawing yo

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Map Effects, Fantasy Map Maker, Map Sketch, Fantasy Map Making, Fantasy World Map, Mountain Drawing, Map Maker, Hand Drawn Map, Fantasy Maps

There are so many ways you can utilize marshes in your worldbuilding and storytelling. They can be a place of great abundance and biodiversity, or they can be somewhere filled with foreboding and danger. Either way, it’s important to understand how they actually form in order to place them on your m

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How to add a river to your settlement map using the City Map Builder Imaginary Maps Drawings, Fanasty Map, Map Drawing Ideas, Map Effects, Map Drawing, Map Sketch, Fantasy City Map, Fantasy Map Making, Map Ideas

What is the best way to create a river on your map using the City Map Builder? Adding buildings, forests, and other features is pretty straight forward, but how do you add something like a stream flowing through your settlement? In this tutorial I’ll walk you through my favorite method so you can easily add some interesting rivers to your maps! #mapeffects #rpg #gamemaster

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Fantasy Map Art, Map Drawing Ideas, Fantasy Map Drawing Ideas, Fantasy Map Drawing, Map Effects, Map Drawing, Map Sketch, Fantasy Map Making, Map Making

Rivers have to be the most common thing for new map makers to get wrong; and even seasoned cartographers may have some of these mistakes sneak up on them if they’re not careful. But, having an awareness of some of the most common issues that come up when it comes to river placement will go a long wa

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Fantasy Map Drawing River, Map Border Design, Fantasy Map Drawing, Map Effects, Map Landscape, River Drawing, Fantasy Journal, Map Drawing, Map Sketch

Rivers are likely an essential feature for the fantasy world you’re creating. Understanding where to place them on a map is challenging if you don't want it to appear arbitrary. But if you grasp how water moves through a landscape, it will go a long way toward creating a sense of realism for your ma

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