How History Animators Make Their Maps
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.ค. 2024
- I've spent the last 2 weeks researching how the best animators on TH-cam make their maps and I've found some answers, I hope they help others.
Popular Illustration software:
Paid ➤ Photoshop/ Adobe Illustrator
Free ➤ Gimp/ Paint/ Inkscape
Specific MAP Making Software ➤ Inkarnate/ Wonderdraft/ Azgaar's fantasy map generator
Popular animation software:
Paid ➤ After effects/Geolayers/ Adobe animate/ Apple motion
Free ➤ Blender/ Unreal engine
Kings and Generals map source ➤ aecharters.co.uk/
- Also uses Wonderdraft (Thanks to a helpful comment)
I've always wanted to know how popular animators made their video but was stuck at the first hurdle of understanding the maps they used.
This is just what I think these creators use, some of them may not be correct i.e. Invicta but the others I'm fairly sure are.
At around 2:05 When I said 'they are similar, they are quite different'. I meant the map styles are similar in presentation but the actual maps themselves are unique. Apologies at 2:20.
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TOOLS I USED🧰
Davinci Resolve 18.6 - Editing
Microsoft Word - Scripting
Acer Predator - Laptop
Canva - Thumbnail
Enquiries: tw3g21@soton.ac.uk
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#history #historymap #maps #romans #ottoman #animation#oversimplified#historymarche #epichistorytv #kingsandgenerals
I have scoured all over the internet to find videos like this and now I found it Please make more videos like this
I’m glad you did :)
I’ll try to! Any videos in particular??
@@ThomasWhiteX Yes if you can make a video on how to create map animated videos in DaVinci resolve 🙂
Same here lol
fun fact: If you're creative enough and know how it works, you also can achieve nearly similar result using power points.
@@Sejara1528 really? I would like to see that done for sure - can’t say I’ve seen a channel using that
@@ThomasWhiteX videos on my channel are all done by using PP and Filmora. It's not as good as Oversimplified because the animation options are limited but it's possible if you're diligent and creative.
@@Sejara1528 just watched your singapura video, it’s a lot better than I thought PP animation could be, I’m impressed 🫡
I have also done it, and boy its good
2:20 bro it felt like a fly flew by my left ear in my headphones
Ahahh I'm so sorry.
I just listened with earphones and now I understand.
same
2:20 scared the shit out of me
@@kazat0105 headphones?? Sorry😭
@@ThomasWhiteX yeah, you're good 😭
Nicely done Thomas -
I know some of the guys at K&G, Epic, and the guy who does History Marche is a buddy of mine. You’re spot on - they use photoshop to generate some of the maps, Epic gave me the website for Blue Marble which is great spot to get NASA sat images, and premiere / af is a great software for animation. One thing about HM - he does his own maps - he’s a total beast when it comes to his work. If I may make a suggestion - You need to look into House of History and Hikma History as well. Amazing content as well.
Thank You! That's so cool you know the teams from other channels - must be useful!
It's reassuring I got some of it right haha. Blue marble sounds interesting too - I do remember coming across that in my research but I'll have to revisit it.
Id love to use af / premier for animation - maybe for when I'm monetized.
Crazy about HM though! Making all the maps from scratch in such a short time - really surprised about that. He is a beast for sure. I'm more than happy to take suggestions - I will definitely look into them. Thanks again - the help is truly appreciated.
I got a response from HistoryMarche a while ago about how they make their cities and maps, I think they said it is all drafted up on photoshop, like was said in this video, and I've recognized some assets in their videos being directly from Inkarnate
Oh really? I did look up Inkarnate on how to make maps on my own - limited by the free version I didn't get far with it. Do you use the software a lot then if you recognise the assets?
Glad I got the photoshop bit right! That's really useful though, thanks for sharing it
@@ThomasWhiteX Lol I do not actually use Inkarnate that much aside from its free version, but I recognized a lot of the same building models used in the battle maps - though whether they also use Inkarnate or source it from a mutual database I don't know. There's a mapping program called Azgaar's Fantasy Map Generator which has a ton of tools to custom mapping that I prefer in that regard - though probably not the absolute best suited for European history maps (comes pretty close at least). Great video by the way!
I really appreciate it. Thanks for the pointers too - I'll check them out.
Kings and Generals fantasy channel also uses Wonderdraft
Thank you for this simple high quality video and all the info in the description. Epic History TV is fantastic and their Napoleonic Wars videos are glorious.
Thank you! I really appreciate the feedback - I added a bit more to the description if that's any help. Epic History TV is amazing, I didn't know anything about Napoleon till I watched their series - their Belisarius videos are fascinating too.
16 years ago I recreated the battle of el Alamein with Power Point, overlapping squares, rectangles, circles, lines etc... and using its animation tools. I also used "the battle" by H. Zimmer from "the gladiator" as soundtrack; for some reason I had found a file with that song in my second (or third?) hand laptop. My teachers and classmates were amazed and I had 10 minutes of glory.
@@francescocantoni5665 that’s a beautiful story, especially with the music you must have crushed that presentation
Thanks for your flattering reply and for your content! New tricks are always interesting and useful to know!
@@francescocantoni5665 of course!
Always wondered how they did this. Thank you
Incredibly based video, I've been wondering for a long time and honestly a tutorial on how it's done would be quite cool, especially using DaVinci Resolve.
Otherwise flawless video man, new sub for sure ^-^
Thank you!! Good idea, I'll look into making it using Davinci :)
Great video love this!
Thanks! This will help me a lot in making maps.
@@Moses_Caesar_Augustus I’m very glad it helped!
Great video, very useful and informative!
Thanks! Happy to hear it :)
Bro you finally made a video about a topic ihad always thought in my mind But never saw anyone making a video on. Good job 🔥
Thank you. I'm glad I wasn't the only one who wanted to know
Very helpful video, thank you!
Thank you!
Nice video bro, straight to the point.
@@qwerasdf-oy6uo I appreciate that! 🙏
As others have said, I've always wondered this myself and I am interested in making similar maps for personal use someday, thank you so much for this video. Subscribed.
@@WolfLykaios it’s nice to find others with the same interests, you’re very welcome
Great and short. Ty!
No problem ;£
Thought I'd weigh in as a TH-camr who's used multiple of these processes. Yeah, the NASA world map is really good, especially because of how high-def it is, although for closer shots I would often use other images. I use GEOlayers now, which is really good for zooming in and not having to trace out every country by hand (though be warned can be a real pain to work with sometimes [and slow]), but something else I would recommend is WonderDraft. It's a (paid) program generally used for things like fantasy maps, but it works very well for an old paper map aesthetic. Channels like Embrace Historia are really good examples of WonderDraft in action.
Love your stuff man!
Didn't expect to see a big channel show up! Thanks for weighing in with your experience - its a big help.
Nice to know you use the same software and assets. I found channels like Overly Sarcastic Productions used Wonderdraft so I'll definitely include that in the next video.
Love your videos btw - I'm an avid watcher.
If you wanted to collaborate on a video on this topic - I'd love the opportunity. Thanks
@@ThomasWhiteX Yeah feel free to reach out! I'd be happy to go over the methods I've used and give you a few pointers
Thank you! I'll send you an email.
ive been doing my maps in the worst way possible, i find a map from that year and then meticulously recolor the entire thing, and then if borders change i just draw it in myself or have my friend do it... thanks so much for this, it will certainly help me make better content in the future!
Happy to help :) Sounds like a long process!
Thanks this is very helpful.
no worries :)
this looks helpfull thnx bro
No worries!
kings and generals is one of the best history channels
no
@@ahmedzulfiqar2494 yeah it’s a good channel
K&G is not accurate for ongoing conflicts
@@natanfevrier2367 They are bad at older wars too. I watched a video of them about pre-Islamic Arabia and they were just telling biased information from an Islamic source.
@@Moses_Caesar_AugustusI think rather than having dedicated writers they’ll take on different writers for different topics, so naturally you’re going to have people enthusiastic about a certain topic inserting their own perspectives (unconsciously or not)
PLEASE tell me how they make the country outlines so accurate. Love the video btw, subscribed!
@@LoCLOfficial coming in my next video! Thanks!
you're great man
@@EvilmindStudios thanks!
Hey mate, really great video! I'm the artist who made lots of the background maps for Kings & Generals fantasy channel Wizards and Warriors. If you do a followup video I'd be happy to explain how they make the establishing world map shots!
Thank you very much! After researching from another comment I found you made them and I linked you in the description - hope that’s okay!
Im planning to do a follow up video and would really love to find that out, if you could explain it to me that would be great! - I would of course credit you etc 🫶
Thanks for the support!
Hey, I'd love to collaborate and for you to explain how you make those map shots - I'm planning to start making the video soon - just let me know :)
@@ThomasWhiteX I'd be happy to collab and show my end of the process, you seem to have found my page in your description so send me an email when you're ready!
helpful video
I'm glad it helped
Thank you!
Answer to the first sentence: Yes!
That's good! ;£
2:21 I thought a bug entered my left ear.
sorry about that
@@ThomasWhiteX No problem. Great video BTW!
thanks ;£ hope it helped
It would be great to also get blender tutorials on this.
@@MorrisJohn-vo2vn after my next few videos I’ll have a look into blender to make tutorials with that :)
*I always wanted to do maps (tho more on the style of anwoomapping, super underrated, the tutorial is good but he uses paid programs lile Photoshop or adobe apps, still will try to do it
I found the paid ones were a bit of a hurdle, adobe is quite expensive if you aren't a student.
1:49 Yes a video like that would be good
I'll be sure to make one
@@ThomasWhiteX alright thanks
Cool
I think you could make smoother transitions between scenes and it would be awesome)
Thanks for pointing that out, which scenes?
ah yes, neat
YOOO NICE
2:22 got scared asf lol. Was wearing headphones
sorry!
mistake not to be made again
@@ThomasWhiteX nah its chill it was funny
@@messithegoat6142 that’s a relief
I’m not familiar with which program k&g use for their maps, but i am familiar with how they know the outlines of cities and towns featured in mostly battle maps. From conversations i’ve had on youtube with the team they have told me that for cities like Rome the outside walls are still visible to this day and can thus easily be thraced, and for smaller towns featured in battle map it’s mainly artistic guesswork. I’m pretty sure that HistoryMarche and Epic History TV do the same.
The creator that makes K&G maps reached out to me so I think we will find out soon. Thanks for the insight as well, that sounds realistic to base it off.
@@ThomasWhiteX cool! K&G’s membership program allows for easy chatting with the people running the channel in the comments of their video’s, so if you’re interested in further insight you could ask them there too
@@Triple_Alliance sounds good, I’ll definitely look into that :))
Thankyou
2:20 just like another dude said, holy, i did a bit of a jump, my left ear felt assaulted (also, thanks for the tips, i will be trying to make a video with this)
@@Camilo_Z my apologies, let me know how the video comes along!
No need for an apology dude! You have made a great video that will help a bunch of people@@ThomasWhiteX
You're too kind, that means a lot.
Is there gonna be a video, showing how they do the animations?
Yes, it won't be my next video (which will touch on it) but I will make tutorials on how to do it.
@@ThomasWhiteXAlright
You gotta do more man
I'll try! Anything specific you wanna see?
its so hard to find quality maps thank you I wonder how History mache do it i too noticed they use different for every video wich makes it harder
Thank you and definitely. I’m waiting for a direct response from them but I’m assuming use different NASA maps
My question is where do they find the accurate borders of states (past & present), and implement them on their map to scale? I've always asked myself that question when I watch historical timelapse videos like Ollie Bye for example.
P.S. thank you for making this useful video :)
I have an idea where they would look. Check out 'David Rumsey Map Collection' for some historical maps. If you're looking to do it digitally I'd recommend watching this video on how to do it with Geolayers :) th-cam.com/video/-Dc_CGoXZIc/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for watching, glad it helped!
I like to use TH-cam mapping videos like the ones of Ollie Bye, since they are very detailed and show the border progress year by year
@@historyrhymes1701 those do look helpful!
1:50 yeah, do it.
@@MorrisJohn-vo2vn 🫡
How does OverSimplified draw the borders and add the colours to the countries? What programme does he use?
@@MrSnakeFilms fairly sure he uses photoshop to do that but you can achieve the same thing in programs like paint/gimp.
He imports the NASA map to the illustration software and then adds a layer with the outline of the country and fills the outlined shape with the colour he wants
@@ThomasWhiteX Okay cool, thank u!
I know how to animate on softwares like Adobe Animate and Toon Boom but I never got around learning how to animate on Davinci resolve so a video on that would be a big help, also that map animation was was made with the free version right?
@@wayvoedorado71 awesome, how hard is it to learn toon boom or animate?
I’ll definitely make a video for davinci resolve, yes the clip I made was all in davinci’s free version.
Are you looking for the style of the military show or one of the other channels?
@@ThomasWhiteX I’d say adobe animate has a simpler ui and would be easier to learn but I’ve stopped using it and moved to toon boom because in my personal experience Adobe was very clunky and things always went wrong. Toon Boom could be harder to learn but I thought it was worth it and it is basically an industry standard. Also I wouldn’t say I am aiming for a specific style I’d like to aim for my own I just want to learn how to move the maps around and stuff, but if I had to choose maybe oversimplified.
okay, good to know - I might try my hand at toon boom then - cheers for the recommendation.
Good to know as well I'll aim for that in a new video.
@@ThomasWhiteX well toon boom and adobe are more for traditional animation like drawing and cartoons, but have fun if you want to try that out
I guess it will depend on the story I'm trying to tell :) thanks for the help!
I want to know how you did that map animation in DaVinci resolve. Can you please make a video on how to make one of those?
I can definitely make a video on that, of course👍
what about Sach Side? What he uses his animaztions are sick!!!
@@Kaifblend it’s bing maps and the way he zooms - it’s geolayers 3
you’re handsome
@@oliverwortley3822 why thank you
Please do make a detailed video
i made one to show how to animate oversimplified vids th-cam.com/video/bh3JhXpmCDU/w-d-xo.html
I have a bunch planned, anything you're looking for in particular?
@@ThomasWhiteX no nothing in particular will just go along with your plan. I trust you
@@mikaaltarar thank you for that. I’ll try my best
1:48 yeaaaah... about breaking things down... I think something might have been broken in the background here...
the explosion sound?
@@ThomasWhiteX Kind of... I really just meant that the Nord Stream exploded at a funny timing.
@@fredek6116 okay yeah I see that, it was more an example of what you could do but I appreciate the honesty
Is there any courses available on how to animate just like oversimplified
@@VAMPERYT not that I know of, he probably wouldn’t want to give away his trade secret
But If people find out through trial and error they could make one - something I’ll probably do in the future
And how do they flawlessly draw the borders of a given period?
Their source is in my 2nd video I just uploaded. They use gimp/ photoshop to then draw the borders once they have found the time period.
How do they make their borders accurate?
They do a lot of research to understand the boundaries but as with most things history its a bit of a guessing game - you might notice a lot of channels use a soft/blurred border if they arent sure.
I also have an idea where they would look. Check out Geocron and 'David Rumsey Map Collection' for some historical maps. If you're looking to do it digitally I'd recommend watching this video on how to do it with Geolayers ;£ th-cam.com/video/-Dc_CGoXZIc/w-d-xo.html
cool but i already make oversimplified like animations.
@@nevanyt you do a good job! Would love to hear some narration as well
@@ThomasWhiteX i am working on a script : docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vQYilWwHYSd-RcxV4z9f29g4y_fDSjIZ2Oyt6AfeiseKsY4v9ZWqo011ta7Ue2PBwmzgYuSInqSRYot/pub
Good work, I'm guessing some of that text will pop up on screen and some will be spoken?
@@ThomasWhiteX yea
How do they do the 3d animations of 2d
what do you mean?
I have a guestion. How does the channel "World war two" make their maps?
I've done some research and I've found how some channels similar to world war 2 make theirs - they use blender and gimp. Could make a video on it?
@ThomasWhiteX nah there's no need for a video. I was just curious.
No Historica Civilis?
I've never seen their videos till now actually, thanks for the suggestion. Ill try and include them next
What about BazBattles
@@spanishroyalty1254 ah I knew I’d miss out some, sorry, just done a bit of research and he definitely uses after effects but I’m unsure of the actual maps - very similar to history-marche so likely the same as him
What about Knoledgia?
@@user-yd2cf1ul3z I had another comment about this. I’ve searched for it and couldn’t find the one they use, their team also haven’t responded to me. The search continues
please drop the davinci resolve tutorial bro 😭🙏
I'll definitely be making one. On the animation I made or like one of the creators I mentioned?
@@ThomasWhiteX honestly ill take anything at this point but id prefer davinci since its the software most people have
I'll get to work.
what about history matters?
Good point - I'm planning to make another video covering a few more.
What about knowlegia?
I’m waiting for a response from their team, they do make cool maps though
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@@ThomasWhiteX yes
@@AboutDaWorld what do you mean
@@ThomasWhiteX Good video but I was expecting a tutorial.
@@AboutDaWorld cheers, if I make a tutorial it will have that in the title
I am pretty sure Wizards & Warriors from Kings & Generals uses Wonderdraft as I have it and they have the same features.
I did not know that, thanks for sharing! That is a big help - I know some creators used it but couldn't say for sure. I just did a bit of digging and found the producer of his maps (Adam Ellis charters) - wish I could have included in the video.
Really appreciate the pointer.
@@ThomasWhiteX You're Welcome
I wanna know pls
@@Unknown-yz4ji how to make a K&G map?