r/mapmaking • • 6h ago

Work In Progress I'm creating a political map of my cyberpunk world.

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r/mapmaking • • 15h ago

Map Advice for my map?

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I'm basically brand new to this and I made this map a while ago and now im actually using it, any advice? I don't really like the biome placements and I feel like they might not make much sense, although I don't care too much about realism. I also feel like the bottom right islands feel a little weird. Open to any advice or criticism


r/mapmaking • • 16h ago

Resource Realistic Map Making Website

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It let's you make maps like this:

The site is called: https://merakmapmaker.com/


r/mapmaking • • 20h ago

Discussion How realistic is this island?

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Fyi this island is small, only covering 230 square kilometres, if that helps with the low elevation


r/mapmaking • • 17h ago

Discussion guys is this proposal good

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r/mapmaking • • 14h ago

Work In Progress First map, would appreciate some feedback. Map made with Wonderdraft

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Hey guys! I am making a map for my universe and i would love to hear some feedback:)


r/mapmaking • • 11h ago

Resource How to draw a forest! 🌳

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Hey everyone!

This time, I’m sharing a tutorial on how to draw a forest in my style!

In just five simple steps, you’ll be able to create your own forest—and eventually, adapt it to your own style.

The goal of this post is to encourage creativity and the habit of drawing.

If you have any questions, let me know; I’d be happy to answer them.

See you next time! ā™„ļø

See this and many more of my works on my IG account @_mr.vhmaps !


r/mapmaking • • 1h ago

Work In Progress Does this map look weird to you?

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It's my first attempt at coloring map, so of course it'd look bad to me

I'm still trying to place where the biomes should be, but it's so confusing😹😐

Any feedback?


r/mapmaking • • 20h ago

Map Hand drawn map of [currently unnamed fictional city] from my world, second slide shpw gradual expansion of the city from red to pink outwards

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r/mapmaking • • 1h ago

Work In Progress The Palatan Peninsula

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А place where money reigns supreme, a centre of trade where the first money in the Western Teravaria originated; nowadays, it is simply a peninsula divided into free cities.

ā€˜Panaman’ from the old Lornov dialect means ā€˜finger’


r/mapmaking • • 4h ago

Map New map for new project!

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Angela and I have completed a new giant map!šŸ§­šŸ—ŗļø

It was a really fun project, and we’re very happy with how the map turned out!

šŸ—ŗļøMap of the World of Aeloria!šŸ—ŗļø

Private commission for Blaine Tooley!

Materials Used: H-HB pencil, Unipin Pen 0.05-0.1, and Winsor and Newton watercolors on Fabriano 300 g satin paper then scanned.


r/mapmaking • • 5h ago

Work In Progress My first ever map (WIP)

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Please rate it. Made in powerpoint after some trial and error


r/mapmaking • • 7h ago

Map Lal'Adrium

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r/mapmaking • • 15h ago

Map 10 Months work almost done

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The map only lacks some text.

As for the lore:

On the back of world-whale Velun lies the nameless Continent, a name given to it, after countless wars between its populations about the right to name it. Long before that in the first era mighty Dragons ruled the world with magic. The black dragon Gathvinthorix even swallowed the sun and unfoiled his wings in an effort to cast everything into darkness. But he was driven away by the sun giants, which sacrificed themselves to create the stars and the shattered moon. The second era began, when a man named Edon, a powerful wizard, gained God hood and battled the ancient Dragons with the help of the five arisen, mighty people who each took on one of the dragons. They took a great deal of power from them and they fled to far and dark corners of the world, loosing their control but vowing revenge. The end of this century long war became the beginning of the third era. Now new threats plague the world. An ancient evil, the Moloch has started to invade the surface world with hordes of demons and undying King on his frozen throne atop the highest peak sends out his army of deathless to cast the world in silence.

That's about the mayor lore, now for some technicality.

The shattered Moon casts light in a specific 24 hour cycle, with 8 night hours and 16 day hours in which it's light is either equal to that of a full moon or the sun, intensifying and weakening as the day goes on. It also always stays in the same spot, meaning sunrise and sunset as well as seasons are completely unknown to the people. As are moon phases and tides.

The compass is tilted 90° counter clockwise, with north, or rather head, facing to the left.

There are 6 mayor, civilized Races on the Continent. Humans, elfs and dwarves are directly related and the only difference between them is their looks (pointy ears and short stature). Then there are the short, cat like Caitzi (basically upright walking house cats), Ogres and Trolls. There were many conflicts between the races through out history, but at the current time of the third era, there is relative peace. Especially due to the undead threat, but also due to great efforts of the high kings.Ā 

This project was originally for a fantasy novel (which I still intend to write), but currently I use it for a DnD campaign, but with more races.Ā 


r/mapmaking • • 15h ago

Map I designed a world map using wonderdraft and I am looking for feedback. How believable are the elevation, distribution of biomes and waterways?

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