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How to Draw a Compass Rose on Your Fantasy Maps — Map Effects Old Map Compass Drawing, Fantasy Map Compass Drawing, Making Your Own Map, How To Draw Maps, How To Draw Fantasy Maps, How To Make A Map, How To Make A Fantasy Map, How To Draw A Map, Old Map Drawing

There is probably nothing more iconic in cartography than the compass rose. In this tutorial you'll learn everything you need to draw a simple compass on your fantasy maps, and hopefully it will inspire and give you confidence to take it a step further.

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Map Effects, Drawing Maps, Fantasy Cartography, Compass Rose Design, Pirate Map, Compass Drawing, One Word Tattoos, Fantasy Journal, Map Sketch

A compass is probably the most recognizable symbol associated with map making. They are also an opportunity to convey something about the culture of the world you’re creating by incorporating patterns and textures in their design. In this tutorial, you will learn how to easily draw a compass on your

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Drawing Maps, Fantasy Cartography, Fantasy Journal, Map Sketch, Map Drawing, Fantasy Map Making, Fantasy World Map, Map Making, Map Ideas

I’ve realised I have a particular workflow for drawing coastlines in my maps. Here’s a quick walkthrough. Each step is done on a new layer in photoshop, and I use a 5px hard round brush in each case with size set to pressure. However, all of these steps can be done in Gimp – or … Continue reading "How to Draw Coastlines on a Fantasy Map"

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Plateaus, Mesas, and Buttes - What's the Difference? — MapEffects | Josh Stolarz Map Effects, Fantasy Map Ideas, Drawing Maps, Fantasy Cartography, Fantasy Journal, Map Sketch, Map Drawing, Fantasy Map Making, Fantasy World Map

Plateaus, mesas, and buttes can look very similar and it can be a challenge to know the difference. Things become even more confusing when you listen to the average person describe these cliff formations, because they’ll often use the names interchangeably. So how can you tell the difference so you

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