Have you ever struggled with map making? Spent countless hours trying to make it comply with the laws of nature?This book is a step-by-step guidebook that will teach you how to create an authentic fantasy map. You will gain all the knowledge necessary to complete a map which your audience will believe, no matter if they are readers, viewing a movie, video game players, or role-playing gamers. It contains the exact process I use when creating maps for my fantasy fiction. I have spent countless hours researching and learning about the topography of Earth and how to apply it to a fantasy map so that you do not have to.All translated into 14 easy steps which allow you to construct an entire fantasy map from start to finish.Step One: What you need to consider before starting your map.Step Two: The different options for creating the map: from hand-drawn over software to hiring a professional.Step Three: An overview of what is to come.Step Four: Sketch your map and make sure to get size of the world just right.Step Five: Adding continents by understanding how tectonic plates work.Step Six: Terraforming your world.Step Seven: Incorporating islands and lakes.Step Eight: Making sure that rivers are realistic.Step Nine: Adding forests.Step Ten: Borders and understanding how the lands will affect the people who live on them, and vice versa.Step Eleven: It’s then time for roads.Step Twelve: Optional fantasy elements.Step Thirteen: The final touches.Step Fourteen: The Map Master.As a companion to this book, you will be able to download a free worksheet.This is not a book to teach you how to draw. It’s about designing.
✔ Author(s): Jesper Schmidt
✔ Title: Fantasy Map Making: A step-by-step guide for worldbuilders
✔ Rating : 4.4 out of 5 base on (347 reviews)
✔ ISBN-10: 1981766197
✔ Language: English
✔ Format ebook: PDF, EPUB, Kindle, Audio, HTML and MOBI
✔ Device compatibles: Android, iOS, PC and Amazon Kindle
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