Fantasy map
Here are all of the articles we’ve published on the topic of fantasy maps.
The Lord of the Map. The writer skilled in cartography is an explorer. They can spend hours fleshing out the design of their world. This is a crucial skill because it visually unites all of the other skills.
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Adding Tectonic Plates To Your World Map
Tectonic Plates are sections of a planet’s lithosphere (the crust and mantle of a planet) that your world continent will then sit upon. They are what separate the land from the molten lava below. Because…
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World Building Geography by Brandon Sanderson
Brandon Sanderson (the writer of Mistborn and the final 3 books of Robert Jordan’s “The Wheel Of Time” series) gives a lecture on basic geography for world building maps. He covers some very basic tips…
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How To Draw Land
A simple illustration technique for representing landmass on a map. Also helps to create interesting organic coastlines.