Map art

A community for people that enjoy creating maps- both grounded in history and the grand realms of fantasy.

I have always loved looking at map crafts! I love the colors and lines of maps. They seem to illustrate some cool adventure out there! I used to love looking at the maps that came with the National Geographic in the doctors office when I was a kid. So even though it has been a...Read More »

Your vital visual guide to Westeros and beyond

From the gloom of Mirkwood to the comfort of the Hundred Acre Wood, forests are one of the most iconic settings in storytelling. Whether you see them as a place or foreboding or sanctuary, they are a great feature to include on your fantasy map. In this tutorial, you will learn some simple steps so you can draw forests of your own. #rpg #fantasy #dungeonsanddragons #maps #tutorial

Une idée d'occupation toute simple en attendant que l'orage passe. Vous prenez une vieille carte, une vieille partition, une page de cahier, un plan de la ville et vous dessinez dessus des cercles

Drawing experiments at the beginning of developing my Schema series of work

In preparing for our upcoming vacation, I keep coming across some really beautiful maps of Paris. I guess you could say I’ve already started a digital collection, but I wouldn’t mind owning a few of these too. In fact, I was thinking about starting a list of things I’d like to search for at the …

Let’s face it, on most fantasy maps the oceans are a bit neglected. It can be a challenge to make those large blank areas of your map interesting though so most of the time we resort to throwing in a compass, a few ships, and maybe a sea serpent. While there’s nothing wrong with adding some ships,

See a making of: vimeo.com/21236517 more string: String Boat String Flow String Curve keep up with all the other stuff I make by following me on twitter: @DanCoffeyUK

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