Check out some of my recommended mapping tools here: www.amazon.com/shop/wasd20 These are affiliate links and any purchases made give me a small commission.
You all probably dont care but does any of you know a way to log back into an instagram account..? I stupidly forgot my login password. I love any assistance you can give me.
@Keagan Trey i really appreciate your reply. I got to the site on google and Im waiting for the hacking stuff atm. Looks like it's gonna take a while so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
I know that I'm not using these video series as you originally intended, but my little elementary homeschool class is using this as a fun way to learn about cartography and reading maps. Thanks for the fun energy you put into it (and for keeping it classy and clean).
You gave me an idea. A world where rivers flow uphill, but still hug the earth, from the ocean to highland lakes where they built up Around the lakes the weather is super tempestuous and often it "rains" as in the clouds gather, lightning flashes, the winds pick up, and water falls upwards in droplets out of the lake some small villages by the lakes would be cool then the rain settles into the cloudbanks, which drift out to sea and begin to gently sink, spreading out and dissipating when they hit the surface
This guy's videos are just about the most wholesome thing in all TH-cam, i think i feel healthier after every time i watch them! I don't even mind the ads anymore, specially with the creativity and effort he puts on making those.
Great mapmaking video, as always! I love the way you did the coast--those wavy lines make the whole map look REALLY cool. It's those small details that transform a basic map into an immersive one!
This and your Mountains video gave me an idea: So, you talked about how a large mountain range can separate different villages, towns, kingdoms, etc. In my continent, there just so happens to be a huge line of water separating cities that has both a downhill flow and the path of least restistance, creating a near impossible to cross river almost 25 miles wide, 500 miles long, and reaches a rapid speed of almost 70 mph, making trade and communication difficult, yet allowing much vegetation to grow in the very fertile soil surrounding it, making a great home to many woodland creatures, including but not limited to: forest gnomes, hill dwarves, hill giants, dryads, blights, owlbears, pixies, pseudodragons, and more.
I find that working with a process of drawing and scanning works really well. Every time you have drawn a "layer", scan it. This way you can always erase small sections, like sections for writing names as Nate does. You never come to a point where you regret things that can't be undone or fixed. You can also try out different styles of mountains, forests, etc, before settling for your final map. The layer function in graphic programs is pure magic.
I absolutely love all your videos. The information is very interesting, and your sense of humor makes me smile after a long day at work. Thanks for all the effort you put into these!
I just started volunteering at a dual language elementary school in Berlin and these videos helped me start a cartography club with the kids -- for a lot of them this is their introduction to the fantasy genre. Just wanted to say thank you for the awesome series and for the impact you've made!
The wavy line thing looked a lot better than I expected. I'll have to try that. I just do a mostly continuous, occasionally broken line around the coast, like a wave coming into the shore. It's very simple but my maps tend to be more functional. As for rivers, the best thing to do there is look at real rivers on a physical map, particularly Europe but they vary the world over. The Amazon is huge, with tons of tributaries. The Nile is very long and mostly straight, with few tributaries. There are rivers that almost flow in a circle because they go all the way around a raised area of land. The one thing I see on several fantasy maps which I think doesn't look right is a river that flows from one set of mountains to another and somehow passes through the mountains. That is not likely to happen, since the water would flow sideways around the mountains. It's possible if you have a big escarpment, where the mountains are actually lower than the approaching terrain - but that's a very fantastic feature. One general rule for rivers is that they tend to be straighter when the ground is steeper, and if they have to go around something they take the most direct route, staying quite close to the obstruction. In flat areas rivers can get very twisty, and if they have to go around an obstruction they usually stay further away (since even a slight increase in height will cause them to turn) and can take a very wide and erratic route.
Great video. I'd like to tell you about another time when the river can split besides Delta. I picked it up looking at a very detailed map of the rivers of South Morocco. If rainfall is only seasonal(in the case of Morocco usually it rains during winter but not much for the rest of the year-so it rains a lot in a short amount of time) and there is little vegetation cover upon mountains(the Anti-Atlas in this case) rainfall will come away in floods and will take lots of soil with it. Hence smaller rivers going to bigger river Draa often split because of how much soil they take away from the mountains -the sediments over time build up as in river delta-usually it is just one big deposit in the middle, instead of several. It is actually pretty common in that area.
for border decorations, i actually tried mixing in wavy lines and straight lines and i saw that that worked really well to add some extra variety to the detailing of the map.
What, I just realized this series is very current (no pun intended). I just binge watched the others and was hoping to see the forest / unique terrain next. I really enjoy what you're doing so far!
Something you may want to occasionally add is non-standard bodies of water like salt lakes where water flows in but not out because the lake is surrounded by highlands (Caspian, Dead Sea, Great Salt Lake, etc...) These are usually below sea level and are super saline. When they dry out they leave salt pans like Salar de Uyuni. Another interesting phenomenon is rivers like the Okavango in Africa that flows out of the rainforest to the north and into the Kalahari desert. It is one of the few rivers that never make it to the sea as it simply evaporates. These are simple explanations of very complex systems, but little things like that can really make a map more realistic. Great rap, BTW!!
One example of river bifurcation is the Simmersport in Louisiana where part of the Mississippi River splits off and joins the Red River to create the Atchafalaya River.
I think think this helps me very much in order to get better at art, and to get inspired by maps for writing. Thank you for spending your time doing this videos!!!
That’s a really interesting way to announce the sponsors! Now I’m already using World Anvil (Through ShaDiversity) but if I didn’t I would have to check it out after that rap!
I love your videos! They are super helpful. I'm not sure if it's your thing but maybe you could include a maelstrom in one of your maps? I've been having a hard time making them look right but I would love to add it to one of my maps.
You know, a river could split if it found two paths of least resistance or some form of blockage. For example, the murray-darling river meets at a basin, but goes in two completely different branches. The darling branch splits off even more
You dont need a steady hand or different pencils, sometimes even an unsteady hand can make the map look more organic and real, and for the thicker lines just go over it multiple times and you're fine. All you really need is patience, a pencil and paper
Altrrnativrly you could say some ancient civilization diverged the river flow to brnefit them, but now that they're no longer here, the river is just split there
just found your channel, and I love it. Thank you for all the useful information. The rap was great, albeit cringey... the only reason I didn't audibly groan was because my husband was sleeping in the chair next to me. lmao Keep up the good work! :D
The Rap, i wasnt Expecting it, but bro, not Bad :D Like your videos and thank you for all the Tips :) Building a Big World Currently which i see as my Life Project ^^ TH-cam Helps a lot to get information about that stuff :§
DO you do live videos?? You should do a live video of you making a map and explaining what you are doing and give advice. Also, watchers can ask questions as you go. AND they can donate money while in the live!! Alot of people do that. I do it all the time and have seen it alot. But I would love to ask you questions about things you are doing while making!! 🙏💛😄
I have done many in the past and still do for Patrons. Patreon.com/wasd20. The weekly streams are temporary on hiatus, but will be back soon. If you want to look up the archive of public streams, search for the Mappening.
Check out some of my recommended mapping tools here: www.amazon.com/shop/wasd20
These are affiliate links and any purchases made give me a small commission.
You all probably dont care but does any of you know a way to log back into an instagram account..?
I stupidly forgot my login password. I love any assistance you can give me.
@Grayson Ibrahim Instablaster =)
@Keagan Trey i really appreciate your reply. I got to the site on google and Im waiting for the hacking stuff atm.
Looks like it's gonna take a while so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.
@Keagan Trey It worked and I finally got access to my account again. I'm so happy:D
Thank you so much, you saved my account!
@Grayson Ibrahim Glad I could help :)
Went for the world building. Stayed for the rhyme building.
“Water, it’s pretty good.”
Truer words have never been spoken
2:23 is the best
we made from water every living thing.... (surah 21 verse 30) (QURAN)
@@BetaZUU please keep your fantasy to yourself. I know water is essential in life but it's not what made everything. Cosmic dust did.
I know that I'm not using these video series as you originally intended, but my little elementary homeschool class is using this as a fun way to learn about cartography and reading maps. Thanks for the fun energy you put into it (and for keeping it classy and clean).
You gave me an idea. A world where rivers flow uphill, but still hug the earth, from the ocean to highland lakes where they built up
Around the lakes the weather is super tempestuous and often it "rains" as in the clouds gather, lightning flashes, the winds pick up, and water falls upwards in droplets out of the lake
some small villages by the lakes would be cool
then the rain settles into the cloudbanks, which drift out to sea and begin to gently sink, spreading out and dissipating when they hit the surface
Sounds like pure fantasy! I dig it. :)
That sounds AMAZING
@@magiv4205 Thank you!
@@gone41214 it's going my ideas folder if you don't mind, just in case I EVER get around to it. Which I won't, but a girl can dream...
That's one of the most original things I've heard. You have a wonderful think meat
The rap looks so cringy but is actually good. I love it.
agree
That's the point
Let's take a second to appreciate THAT NATE CAN RAP! THAT IS BADASS! Amazing video yet again!
that is not Nate, it is mapper the rapper
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That was awesome. I wish more youtubers would do something fun and unique with their ads like that
hello Janet I love world anvil!
I couldn’t watch the World Anvil rap without chuckling and tapping like.
Wow.. Thumbs up for the sponsor rap.. Loved it!
I know right!?
This guy's videos are just about the most wholesome thing in all TH-cam, i think i feel healthier after every time i watch them! I don't even mind the ads anymore, specially with the creativity and effort he puts on making those.
one of the few rappers Eminem was to afraid to diss
Great mapmaking video, as always! I love the way you did the coast--those wavy lines make the whole map look REALLY cool. It's those small details that transform a basic map into an immersive one!
Thanks so much! :)
That sponsorship deal is the most creative one I have seen made
Yes! I remember your original map making vids! The hype for this video was giving me nostalgia to waiting for your old ones!
That rap was the best sponsor's message I think I've ever seen.
What a great way to enter the weekend!
Incredibly insightful!
*looks like i need to start upgrading my old world map*
I was in the middle of skipping the ad when I heard you rapping, I had to go back and watch.
god that was the nerdiest rap i've ever heard, and i LOVE it
This and your Mountains video gave me an idea: So, you talked about how a large mountain range can separate different villages, towns, kingdoms, etc. In my continent, there just so happens to be a huge line of water separating cities that has both a downhill flow and the path of least restistance, creating a near impossible to cross river almost 25 miles wide, 500 miles long, and reaches a rapid speed of almost 70 mph, making trade and communication difficult, yet allowing much vegetation to grow in the very fertile soil surrounding it, making a great home to many woodland creatures, including but not limited to: forest gnomes, hill dwarves, hill giants, dryads, blights, owlbears, pixies, pseudodragons, and more.
Bro that’s dope! Mind if I include this to my map? lol
I find that working with a process of drawing and scanning works really well. Every time you have drawn a "layer", scan it. This way you can always erase small sections, like sections for writing names as Nate does. You never come to a point where you regret things that can't be undone or fixed. You can also try out different styles of mountains, forests, etc, before settling for your final map. The layer function in graphic programs is pure magic.
Did not expect to be hit by the world anvil rap. Good shit !!!
Haha! Thanks!
Loved mapper the rapper, Great video
...the madness that is the map rap immediately followed by the continuing calm of the drawing after 4:30...the juxtaposition got me
I absolutely love all your videos. The information is very interesting, and your sense of humor makes me smile after a long day at work. Thanks for all the effort you put into these!
I just started volunteering at a dual language elementary school in Berlin and these videos helped me start a cartography club with the kids -- for a lot of them this is their introduction to the fantasy genre. Just wanted to say thank you for the awesome series and for the impact you've made!
so happy I found you. I wanted to make maps for my new book! I love maps, they're a lost art.
Sweet Rhyme my guy, I listened to that song to many
As a teacher, that rap is a bold move. You must really trust your students
I make a fool of myself every day. They have much worse. :) And it tends to lose its power when you show them you don’t care.
The wavy line thing looked a lot better than I expected. I'll have to try that. I just do a mostly continuous, occasionally broken line around the coast, like a wave coming into the shore. It's very simple but my maps tend to be more functional. As for rivers, the best thing to do there is look at real rivers on a physical map, particularly Europe but they vary the world over. The Amazon is huge, with tons of tributaries. The Nile is very long and mostly straight, with few tributaries. There are rivers that almost flow in a circle because they go all the way around a raised area of land. The one thing I see on several fantasy maps which I think doesn't look right is a river that flows from one set of mountains to another and somehow passes through the mountains. That is not likely to happen, since the water would flow sideways around the mountains. It's possible if you have a big escarpment, where the mountains are actually lower than the approaching terrain - but that's a very fantastic feature. One general rule for rivers is that they tend to be straighter when the ground is steeper, and if they have to go around something they take the most direct route, staying quite close to the obstruction. In flat areas rivers can get very twisty, and if they have to go around an obstruction they usually stay further away (since even a slight increase in height will cause them to turn) and can take a very wide and erratic route.
This is the best tutorial i have ever watched thank you!
Why is this teaching me more about geography than school is
Great video.
I'd like to tell you about another time when the river can split besides Delta.
I picked it up looking at a very detailed map of the rivers of South Morocco.
If rainfall is only seasonal(in the case of Morocco usually it rains during winter but not much for the rest of the year-so it rains a lot in a short amount of time)
and there is little vegetation cover upon mountains(the Anti-Atlas in this case)
rainfall will come away in floods and will take lots of soil with it.
Hence smaller rivers going to bigger river Draa often split because of how much soil they take away from the mountains
-the sediments over time build up as in river delta-usually it is just one big deposit in the middle, instead of several. It is actually pretty common in that area.
Lol!!! I am getting used to W.A. right now, thanks to you! Peace, Love and Light my friend!
for border decorations, i actually tried mixing in wavy lines and straight lines and i saw that that worked really well to add some extra variety to the detailing of the map.
i'm a latecomer to the NATE show, and i've just learn't something!!! i didn't know rivers don't split!
thank you for that!!!
What, I just realized this series is very current (no pun intended). I just binge watched the others and was hoping to see the forest / unique terrain next. I really enjoy what you're doing so far!
That was a great ad. I wish more youtubers would do something fun and unique like that.
The Bb Ross of map building
Something you may want to occasionally add is non-standard bodies of water like salt lakes where water flows in but not out because the lake is surrounded by highlands (Caspian, Dead Sea, Great Salt Lake, etc...) These are usually below sea level and are super saline. When they dry out they leave salt pans like Salar de Uyuni. Another interesting phenomenon is rivers like the Okavango in Africa that flows out of the rainforest to the north and into the Kalahari desert. It is one of the few rivers that never make it to the sea as it simply evaporates. These are simple explanations of very complex systems, but little things like that can really make a map more realistic.
Great rap, BTW!!
This guy teaches like your today teacher but he is that person you are willing to listen to
That WorldAnvil bit was crazy good :DDD
Isayama: Literally draws the world map upside down.
WASD20: Wait, that's illegal
One example of river bifurcation is the Simmersport in Louisiana where part of the Mississippi River splits off and joins the Red River to create the Atchafalaya River.
The rap is amazing!
Omg, has Sam Reigel started writing your ads?? Great stuff. Loved the simple explanation of deltas!
I did not know I needed the mappin rapper until I got it
Thanks for the tutorials! They have really made my maps way better!
I think think this helps me very much in order to get better at art, and to get inspired by maps for writing.
Thank you for spending your time doing this videos!!!
didn't know rapping was gonna be included. I can't decide if i want to join in or just watch without blinking. The rap was pretty cool tho :D
Hey, you're back! Been looking forward to this
D20-Ross. You've already improved my maps.
Thanks for the map lesson. Really cool stuff
That’s a really interesting way to announce the sponsors! Now I’m already using World Anvil (Through ShaDiversity) but if I didn’t I would have to check it out after that rap!
I just love how the first sounds are a gulp and a smack of the lips.
I am so glad I found this channel. Thank you!
Hey Nate! I am getting some Pigma micron pens and brush pens (9) and they’re coming on Wednesday! I’m super excited!
Does a video on water an ad pops up before his video on a new water filter i skip ad and hes drinking a glass of water....
stay hydrated
another 6 months later
Sick rap!
The map is so good!
My one too becuse of you!
Thank you.
That world anvil rap low key slaps
I want to make a map with a friend for the first time and your videos are so useful and easy to understand ty !
The quality of your contents and your edition its just awesome nate
Ahh, still haven't started! My second map will be starting soon, then... Still pumped for this series, though!
Coulda sworn I saw you in the credits for the new Logic album
😂
Ok, wanted to skip the sponsor part, but then this happened... Great tut btw. Drawing a map with my son now.
“A forest on this side, there are going to be some trees…”
Just noticed the music your using, no wonder i found your videos so relaxing, i love Stellaris's soundtrack!
Love the Mariners hat😂🤙🏼
It's summer vacation. Stop talking about sediment and silt. That's geography
STOOOOOOP
It's was a month ago
Amen
I'm using Chrome :)
That sponsor-rap was pure gold.
Love your work
Tips to making kingdoms and countries in your map?
Love the rap! Good advertising method! Lol
Heed no naysayers. The rap was great! Thanks Nate.
If you put lamenation paper you can draw on the map for winters or fires or mass floods
Since rivers always are at the lowest point geographically, I've found them very useful to identify elevation.
I love your videos! They are super helpful. I'm not sure if it's your thing but maybe you could include a maelstrom in one of your maps? I've been having a hard time making them look right but I would love to add it to one of my maps.
Thanks for the suggestion! I'll consider it.
Cool idea
We watched this whole series in class for English lol
That's very cool master
World anvil: get you wsd20 soundtrack now it's already hit 1 billion downloads
Me:.......... YAASSSSSSSSS
was woefully unprepared for that advert
Water only flows down. Canal builders of history “and i took that personal”
I swear the only reason people disliked this video was for the best part...... the mappin rapper
You know, a river could split if it found two paths of least resistance or some form of blockage. For example, the murray-darling river meets at a basin, but goes in two completely different branches. The darling branch splits off even more
another thing to add is a waterfall im looking how to add something like that into a map
Love the series so far! Any tips for avoiding smudging when inking?
Dang... Your Map Looks So Good. I Wish I Could Make Something Like That, But I Don't Have A Steady Enough Hand, Or Enough Different Pens And Pencils.
You dont need a steady hand or different pencils, sometimes even an unsteady hand can make the map look more organic and real, and for the thicker lines just go over it multiple times and you're fine. All you really need is patience, a pencil and paper
when the in video ad is the best part
Awesome
I am waiting this in school
Top 10 rappers Eminem was too afraid to dis: 3:13
If you really want rivers to split, you can make it that one river is entering a lake and two are coming out.
Red&Blue Productions That’s also really rare.
@@darthbricksempire3606 But still more possible.
Altrrnativrly you could say some ancient civilization diverged the river flow to brnefit them, but now that they're no longer here, the river is just split there
my friend: what music do you like?
me:its... complicated
that rap was crazy
Dude, this map looks fkn cool! :)
just found your channel, and I love it. Thank you for all the useful information. The rap was great, albeit cringey... the only reason I didn't audibly groan was because my husband was sleeping in the chair next to me. lmao Keep up the good work! :D
Just found you and catching up on your backlog. Hoping map rapper comes back in more videos.
Me looking at this
My Bic pen: Are you sure bro?
Me: Yeah bro! Besides that, AHH!! A TANLKING PEN!
The Rap, i wasnt Expecting it, but bro, not Bad :D Like your videos and thank you for all the Tips :) Building a Big World Currently which i see as my Life Project ^^ TH-cam Helps a lot to get information about that stuff :§
Come for the maps. Stay for the fire raps
DO you do live videos?? You should do a live video of you making a map and explaining what you are doing and give advice. Also, watchers can ask questions as you go. AND they can donate money while in the live!! Alot of people do that. I do it all the time and have seen it alot. But I would love to ask you questions about things you are doing while making!! 🙏💛😄
I have done many in the past and still do for Patrons.
Patreon.com/wasd20.
The weekly streams are temporary on hiatus, but will be back soon.
If you want to look up the archive of public streams, search for the Mappening.
The sponser rap reminded of Starbomb
beat was fire as fuck ngl
5/5 for that rap 😂