How To Draw BIG Fantasy World Maps!
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Devaslanden meaning "Divided Lands" in a widely spoken language, the north being called Ankerland meaning"Land of Anguish" and the south Polkaavija meaning"Land of Music"
Thank you for inspiring me to take up drawing fantasy maps. I'm 53 and it's a very relaxing hobby.
Great insights and inspiration for many young creators. Most people let their own insecurities stop them before they even start. You should add a course or two to your store.
Ah... my 'JP positive fix' - i spent too much time moving a lot of heavy snow this morning and now just eating pain killers and sitting on the couch - I love your videos - I make my 'living' now drawing and selling maps all over the world and you are part of the reason I can do this. Just sent a fantasy pirate map of Brisbane in the 1700's off to AUS. thanks - always a great boost to my day to get a new JP video to watch - always cheers me up
I cannot draw to save my life, but I took some help from this and another video of yours on maps and bam! Me and my wife have drawn ( a concept of ) our first map for one of our stories! Well, first part of it anyway. It's still incomplete and there's much more work to be done, but it's more a start than there ever has been. Thank you so much for this!
Congratulations! You just happened to roughly draw a map of Greece!
listening to you talk about the excitement you have when you are drawing and how anyone can draw reminds me a lot of Marc Kissler. He used to do a program on PBS when I was a kid called "The Secret City".
Love the style.
I watched two map making videos of yours last night, and at the end of the last one, I stopped watching videos, rummaged through my collection of unused journals, and drew a map.
What you said in this video is completely valid. I didn't even have a story or direction to what I was doing, but was able to just draw something that I ended up very pleased with (my wife really liked it too!)
LOVE hearing this! Keep it up!
Your channel is pure love, and I have taken so much inspiration in my own maps for my campaign - couldn’t have done it without your constant encouragement! ❤️
Damn dude this map is better than my map I really struggle with the arts but I still made something that looks cool at the end of the day thanks!
This video got me to start drawing maps more. Thanks JP.
My favorite part of this video is at 5:00. There is a clear mistake with the bridge and the river and you don't even mention it. Why? Because it doesn't matter.
I find myself obsessing over small errors whenever I make anything, which keeps me from finishing it - and forget showing it to anyone else.
This whole map looks awesome. Your friends aren't going to care about mistakes, if they even notice them. They're more likely to be excited that you did something like this for the game.
And if they do care... get new friends LOL.
In the 80s I taped 6 sheets of paper together to draw my home brew world. Still do it with a couple of sheets now. I just have trouble with the scale . Anyway I love your maps.
Instead of the baltic sea you could have the 'boltic straight' in-between the two continents
The Sundered Lands
I like this a lot!
This turned out so cool! 🤩
Thank you for the inspiration
Really love your video's, taken loads of tips from yourself as a recently new player to dnd. Your videos taught me how to draw this type of work. Thank you for your simple, easy to do tips and tricks. Wish I could figure out how to post a pic of the map I drew from your instructions here, just to prove how well your guides work.
Love it. Looks great. The thick posca marker to outline the coast really makes the map easy to read and appealing to explore. Inspiring!
jeez, that map is so clean! wow....i liket how its made so easily....and thank you....because of your Vid., start make my map)))
Been using your zine to draw out the map for my new campaign! It’s been a blast.
I've watched a lot of your videos on map making. Each one is an amazing tool that has helped me make some amazing maps. Thank you!
Amazing work as always! You always manage to put so much personality into your artwork and positivity into your videos. Thank you so much for the continued inspiration!
Awesome map and advice as always!
Now this dosen't make any sense, I was thinking to myself: hmm when will JP Coovert make a new video? (I did not care about what) and what do I see in my notifications center; JP Coovert uploaded: How To Draw BIG Fantasy World Maps!
I’m a huge book nerd and love the maps in books. Figured I start creating my own maps for fun but not sure what materials I need. No budget but want to stay within reason in case I give up.
I often use plain white printer paper and Paper Mate Flair pens to draw maps. I have other videos and even a guidebook in my shop that explain other tools!
You are the man that inspired me to start to make fantasy maps keep it up you are good
I just love your enthusiasm and your channel ! Thanks to you i have borrowed a how to draw book at the library, and you are right, it is not simple, but not impossible either. And so satisfying and relaxing.
Greetings from France !
PS: the sorrow bridge islands ?
that map looks great! I think I'll try a preliminary map of the starting continent like this.
So creative and inspiring!! 😎
Hope you are enjoying yourself JP.
As usual a great episode. Great advice and insight. Waiting for my posca markers set. I am already thinking that the divided lands indicate historic events as Pre diaspora and post diaspora, diaspora being This mysterious events that broke the land into two halves. Here is something I did based thanks to your inspiration. Love ya!!!
Iv been watching a bunch of your map videos and it’s gave me so much inspiration for project, but one landmark I cant think of a simple symbol for or seen is like a snow land, a flat area of snow or ice.
Ice is a little bit easier (parallel diagonal lines). Snow is really tough in black and white. Not sure I have a good answer.
Love all your beautiful maps! It’s wonderful how you inspire people to just be creative. What kind of icons/ visual representation would you recommend for a formerly busy harbour in a town?
Thank you! My go to would be some docks, maybe some old broken ones if the town has seen better days.
The Fractured Lands? Sundered Lands? The Torn Lands?
Awesome!
Thunder Struck Isles :)
Looks awesome - c'mon now you really gotta color that thing! :D
How about 'The Sunder' for the name?
I'm loving your videos. I'm introducing my kids with map drawing. Did you create the colouring book from a couple of years ago?
Thank you! The coloring book is still sitting half finished on my hard drive. Would love to make it but have 10 other more pressing projects on the to do list!
@@JPCoovert that's all good, just curious. In the meantime, I'm looking forward to getting your map making guide in the mail.
Amazing video!
How do you colour a big map? That's something I'm having trouble with.
I've got a video about coloring maps. Check it out!
Here's an idea for the worldbuilding!
THE CLEFTLANDS
These lands were once a single continent, that stretched from the frozen north, to the tropical south. However, the many nations of the continent could not live in peace - the northern kingdoms waged war with the southern city states for many centuries, and plunged the world into a dark age. The gods grew angry with the mortals who waged endless wars, so they sent the god of justice to put an end to the conflicts once and for all. The god of justice could not find a reasonable solution to the disputes, for they had grown too numerous, convoluted and intertwined with mutual faults, retributions and bad blood. So, he decided to sepparate them for good and sent his divine sword of justice to cleave the continent in twain - sepparating the northern from the southern lands. The lands split and earthquakes rumbled, awakening the fire of the earth deep within. A monstrous ravine of fire divided the continent, and the eastern and western seas rushed to fill in the gap - dowsing the subterranean fires and meeting in the middle. After the turmoil settled and the vapours cleared, a long strait remained, where the water boils to this day.
Hundreds of years later, the northern and the southern kingdoms are no longer at war and enjoy a fragile peace and growing trade among each other, across the western and eastern seas. However, no sailor has been known to attempt the Boiling Cleft for many decades, which is extremely perilous and trecherous, and some even say - populated by unspeakable monsters that lurk in the deep, and besotted with horrid predators that live on the crumbling cliffs around these forsaken lands.
Love it!
Do you have a video on how to keep everything to scale?
Not really, but I will add it to the list!
Cleaveland
I LOVE IT CEEP UP DA GOOD WORK👍👍👍👁👄👁
Could you share about your camera setup? In particular, do you use document cameras or visualizers? I ask because my old set up for making math videos (an ancient webcam strapped to a microphone stand) is not working anymore. I'm looking for a camera set up that allows me to show an entire 8.5x11 inch sheet of paper (in portrait mode) while I solve the equation and talk.
About name you can make it lightning world
North Poshca and South Poshca separated by the Great Divide (just an idea, anyone can change the names if they'd like :3)
Watching videos like this so I can create my own gta map 😂
Hey man, big fan of the videos you make planning cities look so easy and fun! I just wanted to say your mic is picking up a really high frequency in all your videos and it makes it really hard for me to personally watch them despite liking the content. Would you mind running your audio through a low pass filter to get rid of the really high frequencies?
Yes! Should be solved in the next video!
@@JPCoovert Thank you! looking forward to the new content man keep it up! You have a great channel
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The background noise continues. Is there nothing that can be done to fix it?
I'm working on it but could really use some help. Can you let me know which videos have it and which ones don't? Does this video have the noise? th-cam.com/video/Sm3aHTA9lgg/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=JPCoovert
I've tried lots of different things but can never hear the noise on my end. If you can help me out I'll send you some zines in return!
@@JPCoovert
This video ("I Made A Game!") doesn't have it, but since then all the videos so far have this background noise. Maybe it is because the volume capture is too high?
It is the kind of noise that younger people can hear. As time goes by everyone becomes less sensitive to certain frequencies of sound. So if you have some contact with someone younger you can ask them to help you test some settings on your microphone. Preferably with a headset. This way it is easier to notice.
If you want a more specific list:
"How To Make A Pixel Art World Map!"
"How To Write A Homebrew TTRPG Adventure!"
"How to Make Customized Hex Tiles!"
"Worldbuilding with Hex Grid Maps!"
"How To Make A TTRPG Zine!"
"How to Draw A Detailed Dungeon Map (It's not hard!)" | *(Not so notable, but still there)*
"Is It Time To Stop Playing D&D?"
"How To Make A Fun One Shot TTRPG Adventure!"
"Making a One Page Dungeon - Free Download!"
"How to Make Dragons Even Cooler!" | *(Unlike the others, this is only a small cracking one. It still goes on throughout the video though)*
"The Best D&D Gifts!"
"I'm Giving Away My Entire Shop!"
Apart from the one exception, they are all a continuous high pitch that stays throughout the entire video. Also, your intro has no such noise, since it is a separate video.
LS0330
@@A_Peachy PERFECT! Thank you so much! Please send me an email so I can send you some goodies!
@@JPCoovert
I sent it to jpcoovert@.
The bigger the better.
Mapping is about pattern repetition and simplicity. That way locations decided upon stand out as they should. Places of interest for adventure.
Sometimes you got to get tough on em :) But its all because it can be done, not can't be done. People forget creativity is in everyone.
In as much time as they said I can't, they could have already laid out a map and be nearly done with it. Truly. JP is 100% on point here. My 3yr was drawing maps with some crayons right next to me years ago. This is not an isolating art direction. It is all inclusive. Any person with a surface and marking tool can map. Chaulk and stone, pen and paper, pasca markers and bristol board. The tools all meet the requirements. The rest is up to you. You can't do it if you never try to do it. No pressure of course. Its all what you want to do and get out of it. What are you mapping for I always say. You'll do great.
I'm sorry but I did not understand how to do some of the stuff. I recomend to make a STEP BY STEP tutorial :)
It's not really clear
I have several other videos with step by steps :)
@@JPCoovert Ok what are they called?
You call that big. BIG
I recently found your channel and patreon and I just love all your stuff and your warm enthusiasm. I used to tattoo but quit cuz my hands shake, but if I have lots of time, I can draw at my own pace, take breaks and go back to it. Now I use my talent to draw D&D stuff and your videos are a great inpiration! I love the simplistic style, cuz when it's all grouped together, it still looks detailed and very fun to look at! I just did my first hand drawn world map using your videos and zine to help me complete it. Much Love from Vancouver Canada!
Appreciate it!!! So glad you're having fun drawing!
I'm illiterate, can't draw.
Then how did you write this comment then
What's wrong with the sound? It's beeping.
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