Fantasy map drawing

Discover Pinterest’s best ideas and inspiration for Fantasy map drawing. Get inspired and try out new things.
6k people searched this
·
Last updated 4d
How to Draw Coastlines on a Fantasy Map - Fantastic Maps | Fantasy map, Fantasy map making, Map sketch

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"

How to Draw a Chasm on Your Fantasy Maps — Map Effects | Fantasy map, Fantasy map making, Map sketch

There are so many storytelling possibilities for your RPG adventure by including something like a mysterious chasm. Is it a natural feature? Was it created by someone in the ancient past with the power to make fissures in the rock itself? Is it the entrance to a portal or an underground city? The qu

Fantasy Map Drawing Tutorial for Mountain Lakes

It’s one thing to draw a lake in a nice open region, but how can you realistically draw it tucked into the mountains? In this map tip we’ll look into how a lake forms, and then help you to learn how to draw one on your fantasy maps! #mapeffects #rpg #fantasy #drawing #maps #dungeonsanddragons #pathfinder #dnd

Drawing Marshes on Your Fantasy Maps - Where Do They Form? — Map Effects | Fantasy map, Fantasy world map, Map sketch

There are so many ways you can utilize marshes in your worldbuilding and storytelling. They can be a place of great abundance and biodiversity, or they can be somewhere filled with foreboding and danger. Either way, it’s important to understand how they actually form in order to place them on your m

How to Draw a Castle Icon on Your Fantasy Maps — Map Effects | Fantasy map, Map sketch, Fantasy map making

Drawing castles on your map is a great way to add a sense of history and culture to the world you’ve created. Not only can they represent a seat of power in a region, but they are also a hub for trade and politics. Best of all they are pretty easy to draw with some simple shapes that can be shifted

How to Draw Swamps on Fantasy Maps - Step by Step Tutorial — Map Effects in 2025 | Fantasy map, Fantasy map making, Fantasy world map

Swamps are a haunting feature of any fantasy map, their still waters and tangled growth hiding stories of mystery. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to bring these wetlands to life, starting with basic shapes and building up details with simple steps anyone can follow. By the end, you’ll have the skills to create a swamp on your map that your readers or players can explore.

Fantasy map drawing and more

Explore related boards