How to Draw Mountains, Forests, Swamps and Cities for a Fantasy World Map!

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JP Coovert

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КОМЕНТАРІ: 441
@robin.roundcap
@robin.roundcap 3 роки тому
I love this guy, he's really enthusiastic, yet doesn't shout and has a really nice soothing voice, paired with great videos
@rkitsune3549
@rkitsune3549 3 роки тому
I concur!
@Melvito2
@Melvito2 3 роки тому
I legit thought I was going to get enthusiastic shouting and was so pleasantly surprised. He also seems chill and an overall cool dude.
@treefrog4301
@treefrog4301 3 роки тому
U should see morgz
@WhoCares-zk3il
@WhoCares-zk3il 2 роки тому
Why does he remind me of Bob Ross tho
@RealCreativeCarson
@RealCreativeCarson 2 роки тому
@@treefrog4301 I hate morgz
@UrsaFrank
@UrsaFrank 4 роки тому
J.R.R.Tolkien didn't draw the middle earth map's (or rather, the ones he did draw were rubbish apparently). All the famous/published middle earth maps were actually drawn by his son Christopher Tolkien, after listening to his fathers stories growing up.
@JPCoovert
@JPCoovert 4 роки тому
Ohhh! Interesting! My high school english teacher was a student of his and she always said he drew the maps, but she could have meant the rubbish ones!
@tomvanbeek925
@tomvanbeek925 4 роки тому
The hobbit map was drawn by jrr tolkien. The lord of the rings map was by his son.
@shakescan
@shakescan 3 роки тому
Having studied JRR Tolkien as Artist and Illustrator, I disagree. JRR Tolkien had OUTSTANDING maps.
@rikk319
@rikk319 Рік тому
@@shakescan I had a book of Tolkien's artwork...definitely had his own style, rather Art Nouveau...he had a light, simplistic touch and his stuff looks marvelous.
@aycoded7840
@aycoded7840 Рік тому
Ahw, that's pretty cool.
@pesto12601
@pesto12601 Рік тому
The mark of an "artist".... every one of the icons looks identical to the next/last... THIS is so very hard for those of us with limited artistic ability and what truly makes the maps look so damn good!
@JPCoovert
@JPCoovert Рік тому
It's just a matter of slowing down a little! It also helps to plan out in pencil first.
@davidwhite7399
@davidwhite7399 3 роки тому
Best line: "If you know how to draw the alphabet..." LOL. love it.
@DavidWilsonJr
@DavidWilsonJr 7 місяців тому
That magical moment where the end of map outline just hit perfectly with the origin point... nice
@stevenseufert2520
@stevenseufert2520 Рік тому
A tip for drawing rivers: rivers can converge (come together) but they won't diverge (split apart). When making rivers, make sure not to diverge your rivers. Most people looking at the map will realize that something about the rivers seems a bit off even if they don't know why it seems off. Also, because water is governed by gravity, they usually start somewhere at high elevation (mountains, hills) and move toward low areas (marshes, lakes, ocean).
@danielr.
@danielr. Рік тому
Although what you say is completely true he didn't draw diverging rivers. At 3:00 it's showing a river delta and at 3:23 a river ending at the coastline.
@stevenseufert2520
@stevenseufert2520 Рік тому
@@danielr. Aye, I wasn't critiquing any part of the video, I was just adding a tip in the comments that didn't get covered in the video. 👍
@ReiseLukas
@ReiseLukas Рік тому
Don't they diverge in deltas?
@stevenseufert2520
@stevenseufert2520 Рік тому
​@@ReiseLukas They can, but those are at flood plains, and once a river becomes a river delta it's sort of no longer a river (it is and it isn't). Whole rivers still won't split into separate rivers because water flows down to the lowest point with gravity and gravity doesn't go off in different directions. Rivers can change course over time though. So if a section of the river gets gouged out (from perhaps a flood exerting more pressure on a river bank than usual), the river might expand in that direction, especially if it also gouges out the river bed over there. The river might then head off in that direction a bit, which is how rivers change course, but it won't diverge into two separate rivers because the point where it starts to split just gets "eaten up" by the rest pf the river.
@InhabitantOfOddworld
@InhabitantOfOddworld Рік тому
Always worth doing a bit of geography homework before making a map. It can help add in interesting features, like oxbow lakes and volcanic calderas
@mitchgchrist
@mitchgchrist 3 роки тому
Hi, I am a grade 4 teacher is Alberta, Canada. I am using a lot of RPG elements this year to spice up my Language Arts and Social Studies. I am currently gearing up to start a cartography unit dispersed throughout Art and SS. The aim is to start out in fantasy so we can add a level of depth to the RPG adventure stories we are currently working through. The end game though, is to teach them mapping skills and have them create their own maps of the Regions of Alberta. I just stumbled onto this video and wanted to thank you. It is such a great guide and I already feel more confident in teaching this to my students. I can’t wait to spend time working my way through the rest of your material!
@MK-ih6wp
@MK-ih6wp 3 роки тому
Such a cool way to teach kids!
@pocarisweat_jp
@pocarisweat_jp Рік тому
Where were you in my 4th grade LA and SS classes?? I'm jealous of your students haha
@umbranoctis4348
@umbranoctis4348 Рік тому
Thumbs up for you as a teacher! I basically had to learn all my "cartography skills" from videogame maps lol
@ryhanon7
@ryhanon7 Рік тому
That sounds awesome. If you tried to do that here in America they'd probably try to throw you in jail :(
@zarahalora7567
@zarahalora7567 Рік тому
hows it going? :D
@zacharywood3182
@zacharywood3182 Рік тому
Icon Map 2:49 Icon guide 6:26 Tolkien-style Map 10:07 Tolkien-style Guide 17:28
@MrGiselbart
@MrGiselbart Рік тому
Holy cow I wish I had come across this video sooner. One day I'm hoping to write my own novel, but I've always struggled with the world-building part, and I feel like having a map is also very nice for your audience to give them an idea of how your world looks. I've sadly never been too good at drawing, but the icon style at the start is something that even I can do!
@nathanclinton7200
@nathanclinton7200 Рік тому
You have made me so happy drawing these maps! I use to draw maps just like the when I was a young teen. Man, the nostalgia is overpowering. I just looked up my old DM, the man who introduced me to D&D 30 years ago, and he's still in town. Looks like I'm going to have to start up a new campaign with an old friend!
@criseastman6503
@criseastman6503 Місяць тому
That is amazing! Congratulations.
@hectorfr
@hectorfr Рік тому
ooh such a relieve, you are the incarnation of be enthusiastic without a yelling at all
@Mirrodin82
@Mirrodin82 Місяць тому
Man, those miniature drawings look awesome
@dernomade2675
@dernomade2675 Рік тому
I stumbled into this video and in the moment i saw your face it was like: Oh that's the Artwork-guy from Revive. You're a great artist, greetings from Germany.
@fullofsmell
@fullofsmell 9 місяців тому
This has proved invaluable in my artistic journey. I thank you 3 years later!
@yourseatatthetable
@yourseatatthetable Рік тому
As a teen I became enamored in how the maps were drawn for Lord of the Rings and later, the Middle-earth RPG. They were detailed yet easy to read and understand. I've been using those patterns ever since. Awesome stuff, sir.
@will1myers
@will1myers 10 місяців тому
One thing with the mountains, you can do a volcano by doing a snow topped mountain without the tip, and then do a couple wiggly lines coming up for smoke.
@tylerwilliams2923
@tylerwilliams2923 4 роки тому
Thanks this will really help for my D&D campaign
@MikeWhiskyTango
@MikeWhiskyTango Рік тому
For a desert I draw a simple cow skull and ribs giving the idea of bones bleached in the sun, or if its sahara style desert I draw simple wavy dunes.
@MegaArcon
@MegaArcon Рік тому
The power of consummate V's truly knows no bounds.
@PrincessFidelma
@PrincessFidelma Рік тому
I don't know how this video found me, but I'm thrilled it did!
@daybertimagni4841
@daybertimagni4841 Рік тому
Brilliant! Thank you.
@Nizonyth
@Nizonyth 11 місяців тому
Thanks dud, I build a map because of you, and that's make me have more value for myself
@ticonofruger573
@ticonofruger573 4 роки тому
I just want to say, that you have wonderful content. I may not watch all you videos, but as an artist I would like to say that I am glad there us someone out there who dedicates time to showing people who are not artists, how to make his like this. You really do deserve more views.
@NastyMagic
@NastyMagic Рік тому
Just made my first map yesterday, used rice as outlay and it worked really great :D Colored the paper with coffee, used some old looking stamps on the sites and it just looks soo nice. Now with your tips, my next map is going to look even better!
@edelleaa
@edelleaa Рік тому
i also soaked my paper in coffee and whether it's for maps, scrolls, cyphers or whatever it just gives it the perfect look!
@princeza7030
@princeza7030 10 місяців тому
Hi, what does rice as outlay mean? Thanks
@haktes
@haktes Рік тому
This is amazing, thank you!
@RomanEmin
@RomanEmin 4 роки тому
Awesome, great artwork!
@syfrah
@syfrah Рік тому
this is a lovely video to watch even when you are not even considering drawing a fantasy map. Thanks algorithm.
@newaccount7.8bviews3second8
@newaccount7.8bviews3second8 2 роки тому
Loving your enthusiasm
@NunoBarreno
@NunoBarreno Рік тому
amazing video, very inspiring ! Tks
@schaakjan1
@schaakjan1 Рік тому
It's really relaxing to watch someone drawing fantasy maps, thank you.
@MemphiStig
@MemphiStig 6 місяців тому
I learned a lot about map making from the BECMI Gazetteers. They used a similar icon style for everything and it was a revelation to me as a novice. Maps don't have to be works of fine art, just clear and useful, and if they inspire curiosity, wonder, and awe, so much the better.
@leehoe7827
@leehoe7827 Рік тому
Really love your videos! Great help for any skill level.
@travisc7883
@travisc7883 3 роки тому
Wow! Incredibly helpful video. Thank you so much for taking the time to put this together. I feel like I might actually have a shot at making a map now!
@Nick-sx8yg
@Nick-sx8yg Рік тому
Thank you for not being arrogant about it!
@katsuki401
@katsuki401 Рік тому
super easy!super simple! so pretty😍 気に入りました thank you!
@timbrogren7330
@timbrogren7330 Рік тому
Love your energy! Thanks for the video. really helpful 🙂
@saustin98
@saustin98 Рік тому
Fabulous! Thanks for sharing this.
@sophiedevon4023
@sophiedevon4023 Рік тому
This video is awesome! I had no idea where to even start with making a fun map like this, and this makes it so approachable. Really well done. I’m delighted I found it.
@TheStylelike16th
@TheStylelike16th 11 місяців тому
THIS WAS SO AWESOME!!!! Thanks so much for doing this!
@drewkent4053
@drewkent4053 Рік тому
Hands down best map video I have seen! So many great examples and it's still a concise video not overly long. Great job!
@enrique.lozano
@enrique.lozano 3 роки тому
Thanks for the videos. I've just started playing around with maps and have found your videos to be extremely helpful in breaking down and making it very approachable!
@mat13channel
@mat13channel Рік тому
This is how you do a wonderful tutorial that covers and shows so many things. Just wonderful.
@1701Starfish
@1701Starfish Рік тому
Fantastic and fun!
@Spamkromite
@Spamkromite Рік тому
Oh wow, how cool is that! Thank you for sharing your experience with us 😊I really love cartography and your style is very nice to the eyes and very informative.
@MK-ih6wp
@MK-ih6wp 3 роки тому
Papermate Flair Pens are quite good for the low price & easy to find. Also love Sakura Pigma Micron pens in all sizes. Favorite gel pen is Uniball Signo in White.
@deanm375
@deanm375 Рік тому
so simple but so effective! Great video!
@HrisDaTrick
@HrisDaTrick 3 роки тому
One of the best tutorial about icon styles i ever seen. Just huge thank you.
@AutumDragonflame
@AutumDragonflame 11 місяців тому
I have ALWAYS struggled with my maps! Thank you! You weren't kidding when you said the mountains could be easy! They're so much better now!
@maingim7748
@maingim7748 Рік тому
Great Job, I love your Maps... and all that iconic things...
@dario_pena
@dario_pena Рік тому
Thanks for your videos. Super easy to draw all you could have in your mind. I'm recovering old sensations, with D&D games I mean, and involving my kids, and with this kind of maps, it's easier. Thanks again guy!
@sonofamotherloader9037
@sonofamotherloader9037 Місяць тому
Thank you! Great content!
@oIceicle
@oIceicle Рік тому
I think this was one of the best drawing tutorials for maps. It has really motivated me to do something for D&D or a fantasy story ❤
@noodle-eater
@noodle-eater Рік тому
Amazing, I love it already at the first time watching it, I am not really good with drawing but seeing your map makes me have more confident and like find a unique style that I want to learn.
@neonWHALE002
@neonWHALE002 Рік тому
Thanks for this video. I can’t wait to try it out myself!
@olinkirkland
@olinkirkland 3 роки тому
Absolutely fantastic video.
@timjacobs9543
@timjacobs9543 11 місяців тому
This is awesome, thanks!
@fadimesrakaya5370
@fadimesrakaya5370 4 місяці тому
Thank you for making such an informative and beautiful video.
@taekwondomartin1
@taekwondomartin1 2 роки тому
Got the perfect swampy forest made for my green hag plot from following your examples. Thanks! :)
@UkuleleProductions
@UkuleleProductions Рік тому
This is really cool! I always forget how simple artists think, and how much you can archieve with just a few circles, lines and triangles. Thanks for the video, gonna try to use this, for my stories :D
@MK-ih6wp
@MK-ih6wp 3 роки тому
I don't game so I'm not sure what I will use this for in my bullet journal but I love the way your maps turn out! Looks good even if you don't know how to draw, like myself.
@sheila9869
@sheila9869 Рік тому
I can't wait to try it. Thank you so much!
@ulisazma8695
@ulisazma8695 Рік тому
these videos are the best tutorials on map drawing for me. it makes a lot of fun to draw this way. I would like to see how you are drawing a dungeon with all these thingies there like traps, tables, books and so on - in your special style of drawing.
@JohnDoe-tt4fm
@JohnDoe-tt4fm 3 роки тому
thanks a lot for this, it really helped me get started and to draw better details!
@TereRC
@TereRC Рік тому
Great video and instructions! your enthusiasm is contagious, I love that you speak with your hands! Thank you a bunch!
@nativepangea
@nativepangea Рік тому
I make map notes for my trips exploring offroad Utah this inspires to create something a bit more on the explorer side. It is also quicker to decipher at a glance. Yours's captures an old feel as if written with a quill, awesome idea as I use a mechanical pencil which appears very not adventure inspiring. Thank you.
@tylertucker9460
@tylertucker9460 Рік тому
Thank you sir. Currently starting to prep a Mastadon campaign and you just gave me my map technique.
@snarkback
@snarkback Рік тому
the intro wasn't even done and i subscribed. ready for the rest of this video.
@ppowell2020
@ppowell2020 4 роки тому
Awesome video! I’m inspired! Thank you!
@flokalenda
@flokalenda 4 роки тому
Loved the video 🙌🏻 i‘m such a huge tolkien fan!
@umbranoctis4348
@umbranoctis4348 Рік тому
I love these! The simple style looks like something you'd get when a non-cartographer in a smaller town or something copies from a more detailed map. Shows people how to get around, but without the flourishes a professional might be tempted to add to the drawings.
@RakaelWhispers
@RakaelWhispers 6 місяців тому
Thank you! I got stuck with the prompt "map" for Inktober this year. This inspires me to do it now without fear and have fun with it.
@luizi1000
@luizi1000 Рік тому
Amazing video! I`ve learnt so much! Thanks
@jamiesondgentlemen
@jamiesondgentlemen 7 місяців тому
I love your maps! Totally brought me back to dragon warrior, ultima, on NES.
@Groinattack1
@Groinattack1 Рік тому
Love this video! We just started to draw maps from the book the Ickabog in class. Can't wait to show my students this :)
@user-on9wy6vv6d
@user-on9wy6vv6d Рік тому
Very helpful! Thank you for this video!
@fallyeah
@fallyeah Рік тому
i need this right now, Thankyou so much
@ivaburkovicova6180
@ivaburkovicova6180 2 роки тому
I spend the whole day searching for some cool map maker and ended her. I am really glad I haven't found a good site for making maps because this is going to be fun! It's the most helpful thing I found about creation of fantasy maps today. Thanks a lot! I've already tried some Tolkien icons and even though I can't draw they looked sooo cool! So tomorrow I'll make a whole map. Thanks a lot again! This really helped me ^-^
@goveawu
@goveawu 2 роки тому
I want to see the result! I am still practicing the icons...
@snichelsticks8653
@snichelsticks8653 Рік тому
what did she do to you?
@Hyenla28
@Hyenla28 11 місяців тому
This is so helpful! i have a map in a made up series that i've been making for the past few years, and i needed a map for awhile, and now i know how to make one!
@questofknowledge8788
@questofknowledge8788 2 роки тому
I start out planning using the icon style then eventually recreate it in a more detailed version if it is warranted. I sadly don’t get many chances because I mostly just do one shots that don’t last long enough to warrant more detailed maps.
@LuisEdvaldoCorrea
@LuisEdvaldoCorrea Рік тому
Man, thank you so much for this art class.
@katerynaiontseva3254
@katerynaiontseva3254 11 місяців тому
Thank you for this video, it's really helpful!
@marna_li
@marna_li Рік тому
Thanks for showing this! I'm not into role playing but I have a small interest in world building. Drawing fantasy maps is stimulating and fun.
@massi1981
@massi1981 Рік тому
i love your style. keep on!
@Levelworm
@Levelworm Рік тому
Thanks, this is really good and easy-to-follow advices.
@starlightqueen2002
@starlightqueen2002 Рік тому
Omg yes I want to try this
@santiagi7787
@santiagi7787 Рік тому
Thank you very much, now I know how easy it is to draw maps to illustrate my imagination!! 🎉😂
@Misya_Daisy
@Misya_Daisy Рік тому
wow i rly ended up liking my map ty❤
@thomasbrown8468
@thomasbrown8468 2 роки тому
Thanks for the help. Maps look great man!!! I’m. Trying to do the more detailed Tolkien style with red and black on some homemade t rough like paper I found. Doing borders of paper with lines and fancy corners really makes it come together and gives it more fantastic. Love your maps can’t wait to show you the one me and my 6 year old loves to do. We do it together father and son. It’s my favorite time I have. 👍👍🙏😎
@willowwoods6983
@willowwoods6983 2 роки тому
Thankyou I do everything by hand cause I suck with tech and this really helps. Your amazing and keep doing what your doing
@lbhdz4772
@lbhdz4772 9 місяців тому
Very helpful thanks man I'll keep your channel a try right now man good video 👍😮
@MichaelKarpov
@MichaelKarpov 6 місяців тому
thanks! super cool and easy!
@chaigallahun6727
@chaigallahun6727 7 місяців тому
Wow, very impressive! I really enjoyed your walk-through on this. I love making maps and illustrating, myself. This was wonderful, even for a somewhat experienced hand-drawn mapmaker. They are SO FUN to do, and your positive energy comes across wonderfully!
@sueheller
@sueheller 9 місяців тому
I'm making a road map for a road trip. Thank you so much for these super tips. I've got mountains, rivers, towns, pastureland with cattle... it's going to be great. Thanks again.
@Sleebers
@Sleebers Рік тому
You have a very soothing voice and have a very concise way of teaching. I love it.
@dolgran79
@dolgran79 Рік тому
Thank you Sir for this fantastic video!
@kaelangarner9489
@kaelangarner9489 Рік тому
This video has been really helpful and know I actually know where to start and why.
@foxtorche
@foxtorche 5 місяців тому
Super video! Straight to the point, easy to understand, easy to to apply. Thanks! Will use these tips right away!
@floofycatz
@floofycatz Рік тому
Very well done! You are honestly like the Art Ross of fantasy world map buiding :)
@nikodemb2833
@nikodemb2833 Рік тому
Very nice, thanks!
@maridit169
@maridit169 Рік тому
Thank you for the great tutorial! I want to try it :)
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