Anybody care to share their map?

[korabas]

Here's a few of my draft fantasy maps

Good thread. Here's a few draft fantasy maps that I was playing with.. the more developed one was the first one that I made, based on the Black Sea region. I wanted to create a few connected countries, with a fairly central smaller island that would be the focus of the conflict.

Sadly, I couldn't get my black sea reference map out of my head - it felt like the story was already set there, rather than on the bespoke map i made, so i went back and took a line map of Black Sea area (focused on Crimea) and basically edited it to suit what I wanted for my story. It's not finished yet, obviously, but feels more 'right' (even though it's ripping off an existing place!)

http://firedownbelow.deviantart.com/art/Fantasy-Map-draft-1-317283307

http://firedownbelow.deviantart.com/art/Fantasy-Map-draft-2-317283542

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[M.F.Hart]

Well, your maps look interesting, even though I didn't understand them at all.
I also have a map, but I don't think it's ready to be shown to someone. Maybe sometimes I'll put it in here...

 

[PrincessaMiranda]

very nicely done there Princess wish i could do maps, dont have time or my darwing tablet; even though i cannot draw if my life depended on it maybe once i get some time i might get something on to here

Thanks. I just used Paint on the computer. It didn't come out too bad though. Im a decent artist though. At least thats my opinion.

 

[PrincessaMiranda]

korabas- That's a pretty good map! I focused more on the entire world, because most of my stories involve that place, but I should create smaller maps for the regions and even some towns.

 

[Chime85]

This is my world, from a large scale.

Key: The world of Affron

01: Velecel
02: Mystelon
03: Shoul-Hun
04 Lasaphan

Each piece has a much more detailed plotting of places and key points. For the time being, a simple world map gives a quick illustrate guide to the world of Affron.

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[Lunaairis]

This is the second draft of my Khayra world map. The first one I did was done in pencil and paper, so this one is large step forward. Khayra World Map by ~Dragonlegends on deviantART I made it in photoshop 7, and it only took an hour to draw up the map using the brush tool and then erasing chunks using the polygonal lasso.

 

[Zero Angel]

Hey guys,

Deviantart had an article about maps with some featured work this week. Here's the link:

Mythical Cartography, The Artistry of Maps by $techgnotic on deviantART

 

[Mindfire]

BEHOLD MY GREAT AND TERRIBLE POWERS OF THREAD NECROMANCY! And also this neat map!



Click for full resolution.

 

[Jabrosky]

Beautiful map you have there, Mindfire!

Now behold, an alternate timeline version of ancient Northern Africa from my new historical fantasy project Half-Sisters:

 

[Addison]

I know of two great maps. One is in the book Eragon. The other is of Farworld, and here's the link: FarWorld | Written by J. Scott Savage

The map is in the Extras section.

 

[Mindfire]

Eragon's map is meh. I don't deny the artistic skill required to create it, but it has weird things like rivers looping back on themselves. I pull fast ones with geography all the time, but I think there is a line somewhere. But, considering the map separate from the book and ignoring the rivers, it is artfully made.

 

[Malik]

Map of the continent I created for Dragon's Trail.

The trick to this was creating a continent that had reasons to be not quite at war but with nation-states that have no hard borders, are vastly overextended from their centers of power, and are always giving each other the stinkeye. In pre-industrial states, geography creates tension; when you live off the land, where you live is who you are.

 

[Twook00]

Here's mine.

Create a Fantasy Map in 12 Easy Steps | wifofoo

 

[Jabrosky]

Map for a novel I am outlining called The Godslayer

 

[Asura Levi]

I think I posted it somewhere else but here we go:
The original draw, by hand:

And the scanned, coloured, printed and re-scanned one (lost the original digital file).

 

[Zero Angel]

I think I posted it somewhere else but here we go:

And the scanned, coloured, printed and re-scanned one (lost the original digital file).

Very attractive map! Reminds me of Dragon Warrior for some reason. Nice!

 

[Kevlar]

My brand new WIP map. Other than eating and working out I spent most of my day in Photoshop doing this. Close up the coasts are still VERY undetailed, this map is 2.5% of the full size one.

 

[Mindfire]

Wow. I do not have the stomach for that kind of detail. Hat's off to you, sir.

 

[Zero Angel]

My brand new WIP map. Other than eating and working out I spent most of my day in Photoshop doing this. Close up the coasts are still VERY undetailed, this map is 2.5% of the full size one.

Is white the land or black? Very cool either way.

 

[Kevlar]

Is white the land or black? Very cool either way.

White's land, black's ocean. I do eventually plan to make the map pretty, though I'm also hoping to have one in a topographic style where I can pick out individual mountains. Having tried that multiple times before I know I'm destined to failure, but you can't win if you don't try.

Wow. I do not have the stomach for that kind of detail. Hat's off to you, sir.

Trust me it only looks this detailed due to the scaling. When I zoom in all the way this is what it looks like at the currently most detailed spot: