/r/mapmaking
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Maps have been around for centuries- they help us know what cultures were aware of in terms of their neighbors, other lands, and so on. Map making continues today, as we map other planets, the bottom of the seas, and continually produce high quality maps here that measure various aspects of culture, demographics, and geography.
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If you like r/mapmaking, you might like:
- r/conlangs For making languages!
- r/dnd For those interested in campaigns and role-playing.
- r/geospatial For GIS, CAD modelling and web-mapping.
- r/gis For the technical side of cartography and geography.
- r/maps For more awesome map related content!
- r/MapPorn For gorgeous maps in wallpaper sizes.
- r/papertowns Specifically for detailed city maps.
- r/minecraft For making Lego-ish worlds!
- r/oldmaps Here Be Dragons!
- r/worldbuilding For creating things on a grand scale.
- r/loremasters For GM's creating lore, stories, and encounters for their RPG world.
- r/fantasymaps For those interested in fantasy inspired maps
- r/imaginarymaps Maps straight from your imagination!
Both professional maps and ones you draw yourself are welcome, as are fantasy maps.
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Help with Topography
I just started to add mountains on my world and I already dislike how it’s going. Any advice on how to make them look more natural? Should I just keep with the process and see how it turns out?
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Region Hex Map Tiles
02:18 UTC
Biome Map for my first digital map (not very good at drawing so don't mind the map border)
01:56 UTC
Where can I create a map like this?
Need to make one for work that matches the one we already have, see below. Is that something that's don with Ppt / excel, or a map making tool? Know which one is used to get this particular style?
00:57 UTC
What do you think about this map?
23:24 UTC
Simple political map (MS Paint)
20:56 UTC
Drawing exercise (originally posted on r/handdrawn_maps)
20:17 UTC
New city map
19:23 UTC
Took a photo of this on a software. If anyone wants to use it for reference or copy it. Go for it.
18:01 UTC
etsy.com
17:40 UTC
A major war in a fictional world by me.
15:59 UTC
I'm making a community created fantasy map! If you want to take part feel free to comment on what you want to add in my tiktok video!
12:14 UTC
Is this believable
Especially the road placements and mountain ranges, I’m not particularly confident about their natural formations.
10:06 UTC
Transylvania Map - Vector Illustrations Check out my hand-drawn vector illustrations inspired by history, fantasy, and cartography! Great for maps, games, or any creative project.
07:47 UTC
My Latest and Hopefully Most Realistic Map, with Lakes
07:24 UTC
Maps for Alien RPG and Mothership
02:03 UTC
So, naming conventions.
How do you guys name the areas in your map? Is it from a grounded point of view like in modern time, a fantasy-driven staple, or something in the middle? I (personally) really enjoy the idea of naming things like how they were in real life. Here are a few examples I love from my world and in real life: The Yurkis mountain range is named so because human settlers pestered orc tribes for the names of the great looming mountains in the distance, and the orcs said “Yurkis” their word for horizon. Much like how the proposed name for the Yucatán peninsula came from the natives literally telling the Spanish colonials “I don’t understand you” when asked what the name of the area was on the map.
01:48 UTC
Learning Qgis
I'm going to start learning Qgis to make maps and I wanted to know if there are any good tutorials and guides to make r/imaginarymaps on Qgis. You can also suggest other apps which could give similar effects like Qgis.
00:32 UTC
Where would moutain ranges be on my map? an how would they affect the climate?
20:47 UTC
Circular Staircase for a dungeon scrawl on photoshop for a total noob (Help)
So I am looking to a circular stair for a tower map i am forking on, sadly dungeon scrawls is not made for these types of stairs, I have tried doing stairs by making multiple going around, but it’s not ideal, so I had the idea of simply using photoshop. The problem is that I am a total noob on it, I know to do simple edits though, any ideas of how I could add them?
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Generate Hightmap with topographical features from existing map
I have some maps i would like to remake with a hightmap. I think the normal way is to paint a hightmap over the existing map in gimp or photoshop and then import it to a 3D software.
Is there any way or software, where i can define some mountains, rivers and general landmarks and maybe the hight of said landmarks and generate it from there?
My goal is to have a "easy" way to fill the space between these landmarks and still have a good looking map.
Does anyone have a suggestion or suitable software?
15:14 UTC
What's the most efficient & accurate method to create digitally illustrated globe gores for printing on a sphere? I would like to make a modern version of the attached celestial map.
10:55 UTC