Inspired by a post by u/AdmirableZombie1023, I decided to give it a try to put my fictional continent of Yalera into the Google Maps style. How'd I do? If you have any questions about the map or lore of the world, just ask.

Made in QGIS. I wonder how different Europe would look by the 15th century if the sea level was always this high?

orange circles with T are train stations, green circles with M are metro stations. included couple progress pics from drawing

I'm working on a rather unusual map of Tír Ghlas, my fictional medieval world.

This time, instead of drawing a conventional geographical map, I'm trying to recreate the style of the 13th-century monk and cartographer Matthew Paris, particularly his famous strip maps showing the route from London to Jerusalem.

The idea is to represent the main roads of Tír Ghlas as a medieval traveller might have seen them: a succession of towns, villages, landmarks, and useful information, rather than a geographically accurate representation of the landscape.

The imaginary author of this map is Brother Venanzio, a travelling monk who has taken it upon himself to describe the roads of Tír Ghlas for the benefit of future travellers. He records towns, inns, markets, dangerous places to avoid, and anything else he considers worth mentioning. You can even see himself in the bottom corner, warning travellers about a particularly dangerous forest!

I'm using a mixture of Latin and Irish Gaelic for the place names and annotations, and trying to imitate the lettering and illustrations of medieval manuscripts.

This is still very much a work in progress: I've only completed part of the first strip, and there's a long road ahead!

Everything is hand-drawn, with ink on paper.

(i apologies for my poor English.)

Hi! I’ve never posted anything before, but I’ve always enjoyed drawing maps for the fantasy worlds I create.

Today, for the first time, I tried making a map showing elevations, depths, and rivers. I’m reasonably happy with how it turned out, so I decided to share it.

I know it’s not exactly high-level work, but I’d love to get some advice on how to improve.

(This specific map was just a random experiment in Ibis Paint, Just to practice drawing mountains and rivers, so it doesn’t have a story or a name.)

I want to make my own fictional countries provinces, municipalities and cities expandable and contractible and also a geographical terrain map of the heights and rivers. Not a country generator, something where you can draw the country's shape since most I find are AI fantasy world generators. I know there are pages for that since my friend sent me one but I can't remember the name. Preferably free since I am a student, I'm already 18 and I don't have savings.

Since 2019, I’ve been imagining a fantasy series in my head. It started with a crude MS Paint drawing, and now it looks like this :3

Always having trouble as to adding unique terrains and how possibly the prevailing winds would affect the landscape. Trying to mesh realistic landscapes but naturally having a free minded map makes me second guess alot. Any suggestions?

Bare Mercury is the name of my world. It is a transparent substance that looks like water, but it is actually a poison with a deceptively pleasant taste. The main character constantly struggles to achieve his goal, yet he refuses to give up on his dream, even if pursuing it ultimately leads to his death.

To sail west and discover lands that everyone has forgotten.

used vvd to make the landmasses, and then I went into Krita to make the distance measure, the never ending storm around the world that represents the divine rage, and the compass. I think it turned out fine.

My story isn't a super fantasy (Tolkien esk) but it's a multi-pov where adventuring across the world is a big part of it thus a map is needed for sure, so I kept it fairly simple. I already had a good idea of what it looked like mentally beforehand so it was pretty easy to make. Only took 4 hours spread across 2 sessions.

ps; if the geology is wrong or doesn't make sense... it's magic. trust me.

The cyan one is called Taygrus. Not only is it a continent but also a country just like australia. Taygrus is based on Norway, Greenland, Finland and sweden. Meanwhile Meridia is mostly desert due to the mountains blocking way, Hence land infront of the mountains are lush and grown. Novatia is kind if cold at the south but it has forests and a small cherry blossom island. Pallumya has the archipelago with the most of islands and has high elevation at the north. Alhai is mineral rich but dangerous north east of it and has 2 types of deserts. Antarbard is like taygrus but a bit warmer at the north. And finally the canhaim archipelago is home to some unique islands like fossil island and mushroom island

Hey everyone, I'd like to share a few maps from my new game Magic Dragon Fantasy: Story, a classic style action-adventure zeldalike that I've worked hard to develop, playtest and polish over the past half year.

The map means a lot to me, it's one of the best maps I've made and I'm very proud of myself. I call the region 'Magic' as I feel it is a good moniker for my game setting. There are no deserts or tundra, no snowy mountain or tropical jungle as this is a temperate region by the ocean. A unique region that I'm very proud of is the floating lands in the north-east of the map, I've always like that trope.

Please, let me know what you think or what stands out.

Check out my game too, if you like, it's on Steam.

Hi, y'all. I'm trying to convert my previous topography map to a geographical map, but I feel like the equatorial continent is looking too...blah. Idk, I might just be overthinking but I feel like I'm having trouble figuring out what I should do next. I mostly want to ensure that I make it look "realistic" enough, but I'd like some advice from those who've experience in making these. Last picture includes current progress plus theoretical major currents and 30 degree interval latitude lines to show my reference points.

So this is my city map. It needs space for approx 13.2 million inhabitants. So what do you think? How many inhabitants do you think will fit?

I’m Dutch so some names might sound weird. I try to create a big variety of cultural names for the neighboorhoods written in red.

Colors on the map:
🔴 = Freeway
🔵 = City highway
🟢 = Mayor road
⚫️ = Road

Thick ⚫️ = Railroad
Thick 🔵 = River

Space 🔵 = Lakes
Space 🟢 = Parks/Green space

Map created for a children's video game "Sokrate's Quest" in development, more information soon on this magnificent project in the works!🧭🗺🏰

Angela and I really hope you enjoy this map!

Materials Used: H-HB pencil, Unipin pen 0.05-0.1, winsor and newton watercolor on scanned Fabriano 300 g paper.🎨

Moreno Paissan and Angela Gubert art 2024

Visit our IG account: https://www.instagram.com/morenopaissanart?vrfl=MXZjajRkeGlzemtxNA==

I'm making a fictional world for my game based on WW1, which means I need a world for them to fight on. I need some help deciding on the shapes, so please share how you guys make your maps. Thanks in advance; I'll check back soon. Oh yeah, please also share some other subreddits I can post this in.

Does anyone need a zombie infested city filled with plague and death for Halloween?

Well the City of Sestia could be just what you need :D.

The last survivors are hold up in the Cauldron but their time is running out!

Cheers!

George

I needed some alternative Miami for my Vampire the Masquerade campaign. So... One week, 3x3 A4 lists map. Full handwritten, roads and streets, malls and hotels etc. names incuded.

Hey everyone!

A while ago, I shared a simple free browser-based heightmap tool here, and I was surprised by how much interest it got. Some of the feedback was about wanting to create custom landscapes and fantasy terrain, rather than being limited to real-world elevation data. So I've been working on something new:

Terrain Maker 3D.It's a browser-based tool for generating and editing your own 3D landscapes. You can generate mountains, valleys, hills and canyons, sculpt the terrain directly in 3D, apply hydraulic and thermal erosion, or import an existing heightmap.

One feature I spent a lot of time developing is the terrain texture generator. It currently includes 5 texture presets that generate textures to match your terrain. I wanted to make it easier to get something visually useful right away, instead of ending up with a great heightmap but having to create all the textures from scratch. The generated textures aren't meant to replace detailed manual work, but I think they can be a really useful starting point for creating more elaborate maps.

You can export 8-bit and 16-bit PNG heightmaps, along with albedo textures.

Try it here: https://3d-map-generator.com/3d-map-generator-app/terrain_maker_3d/

I'd love to hear what you think, especially about the terrain textures.

THANK YOU :)

I am currently creating my first real fantasy map (for visualising while world building) and I have finished the first draft of the shapes of my Continents. I am quite happy about the big western Continent but i am not really sure about the rest. I would appreciate honest feedback in any kind of form as i am still in the process of creating and figuring things out. My next step will be to draw mountain ranges and river systems