If you’ve randomly generated your land from the last tutorial then you should have a green island ready to start this next part. My island looks like the following: …
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How To Generate Random Terrain Using Photoshop
You’ve asked for a more detailed tutorial on how to create a map. So here we go. This is the first part in a number of tutorials that will show you exactly how to create a stunning map using nothing …
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The 3 Natural Laws Of Rivers
There are 3 Laws that your rivers MUST follow if they exist on an Earth like planet. You won’t find a river on Earth that breaks any of the following laws follow the below laws and your maps will look …
Introducing The Authors Guide To Drawing Maps
This is a quick article to introduce The Authors Guide To Drawing Maps. The guide currently features 4 of the tutorials on drawing maps that can be found on The World Building School, however they …
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How To Weather The Storm Of Prevailing Winds and Oceanic Currents
The worlds weather is driven by both the Earth’s rotation and the seasonal variation in solar energy that each hemisphere absorbs. However patterns do form in the weather and they will play an …
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Landscaping Your World Map
Continuing on from last week’s tutorial on Tectonic plates we’re looking at how the plates affect the landscape of your world and so the environment your characters will see and experience. If you’re …