Fun fact, the less perfect your terrain is the more realistic it is. Literally the only thing that are perfect in nature are entirely man-made, or it’s like a butterfly, which usually have matching wings. The more perfect it is, the less realistic it looks.
Hey there thanks alot for this, I started this channel to make historical videos and Inkarnate was the best we came across we love to use it to make our battlemaps, thanks alot!
Do you have a video that explains the beginning process? I feel like i have a good understanding of layout and building placement but no idea how to build out and rivers and streets and do that basic texture you skip past in this video
I’m definitely looking at subscribing to Inkarnate as soon as my D&D itch reaches full boil again (was on a slump with D&D, moved to Witcher 3 (again) and Cyberpunk 2077. Lost interest in CRPG’s … so you know what I’m coming back to.
Your roads layout is very american inspired. Mediäval cities grew naturally through out the terrain mostly. In Europe the straight roads and block districts are a modern evolution. But love your mapping anyway!👌🤟
Um wasn’t the square road district type of a city used in the past too by ancient Greeks? Like the city planning was invented there if I’m not wrong and one of the now destroyed cities that I know of was square in layout wasn’t it?
Found an article saying what I said Like a sizable majority of its philosophical belief systems and its educational principles, much of the urban planning in the United States is essentially rooted in the kind of design principles that were first developed by the Ancient Greeks between the years 500 and 300 BCE. Indeed, much of what we think of when it comes to “urban planning” as a field was actually first conceived of by a single Ancient Greek polymath called Hippodamus of Miletus. Living at the height of the classical Greek “Golden Age” during the fourth century BCE, Hippodamus was primarily concerned with the practicalities of daily life in relatively small city-states. These urban centers were essentially vulnerable to powerful enemies at all times. To most people living in Ancient Greece during the fourth century BCE, for example, warfare at home was something of a regular occurrence. (As a child, Hippodamus himself would have personally been aware of the invasion of Greece by the Persian Empire and likely would have seen many of his male relatives go off to fight in battle.) Indeed, the invention of the catapult during the lifetime of Hippodamus meant that invaders from rival civilizations like Persia could now decimate urban populations without sending their troops within a city’s borders. Ironically, Aristotle is said to have criticized Hippodamus’ championing of straight roads and orderly streets in his urban planning work due to Aristotle’s belief that the chaotic outlays of older cities would act as natural bulwarks against invaders.
It really depends on the parts of Europe you look at. Some definitely did like London or Paris pre revamp however a lot of old roman cities followed some form of grid because they are one of the more efficient ways to build a city. I would say that it really depends on the kind of empire the city belongs to if you are building a city for a fantasy world.
the City core was planned most of the time. often with City walls and house blocks. but that was only the core district. for farms and so on there were small villages founded near by the city. To sell their goods on the local market they often had to pay fees. If the city and the nearby villages were prosper, they started to grow, allmost always along the already exsiting roads, because of the expencivness and time costs of roadbuilding. At some point the Core-Cities started to swallow the villages and towns nearby. So the 'district-layout' and city-planning was practically the city core only and here and there small blocks if wealthy investors planned and builded those blockdistricts at once. But most of the time 1 building was planned after another or a new street was planned at once by the local authorities.
How were you able to draw over your stamps? I can't seem to figure out how to put the Brush are above those, or place the stamps below. And you put your paths all on the BG layer, correct?
Thank you guys firstly for this Programm! I was making my maps with Paint before and it was a Pain in the Ass. With Inkarnate ive redone my maps in just a few days and they look awesome. I had a free trial and want to upgrade to Full member but i dont have the Option and im scared that the maps may Dissapear. Will the maps be deleted after the free trial or do i have like 2 days to get the Full version? Thanks for the answer :) Also great Video as well. It helped me a lot to Start to Detail the Cities which i need Detailed :P :)
We don't delete users maps only you can do that. So even if your a free users after a pro sub or promo you will still have those maps you just need to resub to pro to edit the maps with pro features.
Thanks for the tutorial, but I was totally unable to clone+edit the map. I'm sure it's because it's been so long since this tutorial was made, but it's still a really helpful tutorial.
This should be the standard 4:3 (Landscape ) aspect ratio. Thank you! The link to the map is in the video description. Feel free to clone & edit the map for personal use.
I am extremely new and still running on free version before considering to change to paid. How did you create those objects you seem to have on your right side of the screen? Like the river, large cliffs, walls and stuff like that? Did you draw it somewhere? I am really looking for a way to create a "design" for my own maps before actually placing stuff in the world. Is there also a way to create easy walls? Sorry for the noobie questions.
@@inkarnate7021 hmmm... i will really wanna see a city made of fantasy HD battlemaps assets, or a city made of Fantasy Regional HD assets... Although it will be really cool if we have some Special Building for HD fantasy battlemaps
hi guys does a drawing tablets make much of a difference, im new to this i usually just use pen and paper but i have few ideas i want to put in to map form. if it does which one would be best to use with inkarrnate. i was looking at a Wacom Intuos Pro or a XP-PEN Artist Pro but there is so many to choose from im a bit lost
Hey. Drawing tablets are extremely helpful. Creating rivers, texturing, the path tool, etc. Would totally recommend getting one that is within your budget. Wacom has some good choices.
Hello! I'm wondering how exactly you are able to use the brush tool to draw over your stamps/how you got it all figured out with flattening and such things? I can't seem to be able to combine the flatten tool and the brush tool in the right order to be able to draw my city's paths over the cliff stamps I've placed. Thank you!
I have a dumb question, after cloning and editing it only shows the title and then everything is black. How do I make the rest of it visible? It's super confusing...
Not a dumb question. Check the right panel for the object list and you will see a series of labelled groups. Likely they are set 0 opacity. Just change it back to 100%
wtf, city creation tutorial which actually omits the most important step for most ppl lul... This does not show the actual process on how u did create the city, because u already created it rofl kartoffel. take my downvote
Step 1: Don't it's a waste of time. Step 2: if you're really that desperate, create maps for points of interest in the city then just frankenstein them together
This is awesome, literally three hours ago I bought a membership, and here’s an incredible tutorial! Thank you!!
So glad you're enjoying our tool and videos. Any suggestions for future videos? All ears.
Fun fact, the less perfect your terrain is the more realistic it is. Literally the only thing that are perfect in nature are entirely man-made, or it’s like a butterfly, which usually have matching wings. The more perfect it is, the less realistic it looks.
His river after this comment 💀
I love the way you explain everything and design the city in details. Now I'm certain that inkarnate is a fine app. Thank you very much
Hey there thanks alot for this, I started this channel to make historical videos and Inkarnate was the best we came across we love to use it to make our battlemaps, thanks alot!
This is such a good video! Jam packed with tips
Hey thank you so much for your support. Any suggestions for future videos?
@@inkarnate7021 Personally I still struggle with depth, it's the hardest thing for me to get right, all my maps look like simple 2d top down images
Do you have a video that explains the beginning process? I feel like i have a good understanding of layout and building placement but no idea how to build out and rivers and streets and do that basic texture you skip past in this video
This, times 1000. There isn't even a link to another video that explains those things. Really disappointing.
this^^
Wonderful! So good content here
Thanks so much! Cheers :)
Timelapse version of something like this please, i personally find it way easier to follow along and learn that way, thanks in advance!
Very soon I will have some free time to work on timelapses. Thank you for the feedback.
What a great video
Glad you enjoyed it!!! I will be sure to make more videos like this moving forward.
Love it!
One of my fav streams so far.
Nice process. Very usable.
I’m definitely looking at subscribing to Inkarnate as soon as my D&D itch reaches full boil again (was on a slump with D&D, moved to Witcher 3 (again) and Cyberpunk 2077. Lost interest in CRPG’s … so you know what I’m coming back to.
Your roads layout is very american inspired. Mediäval cities grew naturally through out the terrain mostly. In Europe the straight roads and block districts are a modern evolution.
But love your mapping anyway!👌🤟
Thanks for the feedback 🙏
Um wasn’t the square road district type of a city used in the past too by ancient Greeks? Like the city planning was invented there if I’m not wrong and one of the now destroyed cities that I know of was square in layout wasn’t it?
Found an article saying what I said
Like a sizable majority of its philosophical belief systems and its educational principles, much of the urban planning in the United States is essentially rooted in the kind of design principles that were first developed by the Ancient Greeks between the years 500 and 300 BCE. Indeed, much of what we think of when it comes to “urban planning” as a field was actually first conceived of by a single Ancient Greek polymath called Hippodamus of Miletus.
Living at the height of the classical Greek “Golden Age” during the fourth century BCE, Hippodamus was primarily concerned with the practicalities of daily life in relatively small city-states. These urban centers were essentially vulnerable to powerful enemies at all times. To most people living in Ancient Greece during the fourth century BCE, for example, warfare at home was something of a regular occurrence. (As a child, Hippodamus himself would have personally been aware of the invasion of Greece by the Persian Empire and likely would have seen many of his male relatives go off to fight in battle.)
Indeed, the invention of the catapult during the lifetime of Hippodamus meant that invaders from rival civilizations like Persia could now decimate urban populations without sending their troops within a city’s borders. Ironically, Aristotle is said to have criticized Hippodamus’ championing of straight roads and orderly streets in his urban planning work due to Aristotle’s belief that the chaotic outlays of older cities would act as natural bulwarks against invaders.
It really depends on the parts of Europe you look at. Some definitely did like London or Paris pre revamp however a lot of old roman cities followed some form of grid because they are one of the more efficient ways to build a city. I would say that it really depends on the kind of empire the city belongs to if you are building a city for a fantasy world.
the City core was planned most of the time. often with City walls and house blocks. but that was only the core district.
for farms and so on there were small villages founded near by the city. To sell their goods on the local market they often had to pay fees. If the city and the nearby villages were prosper, they started to grow, allmost always along the already exsiting roads, because of the expencivness and time costs of roadbuilding. At some point the Core-Cities started to swallow the villages and towns nearby. So the 'district-layout' and city-planning was practically the city core only and here and there small blocks if wealthy investors planned and builded those blockdistricts at once.
But most of the time 1 building was planned after another or a new street was planned at once by the local authorities.
I might be a bit late but how did you make the shadows for the cliffs in the terrain at the very beginning? Or even the general terrain? (17:00)
I use the path tool. Black line and shadow, then blur it and drop the opacity.
@@inkarnate7021 I diddn't expect an answere today so thanks for the quick reply andyou do awsome guides.
How were you able to draw over your stamps? I can't seem to figure out how to put the Brush are above those, or place the stamps below. And you put your paths all on the BG layer, correct?
Hi
Which part are you referring to in the video. Time stamp? I can take a look and let you know.
Thank you guys firstly for this Programm! I was making my maps with Paint before and it was a Pain in the Ass. With Inkarnate ive redone my maps in just a few days and they look awesome. I had a free trial and want to upgrade to Full member but i dont have the Option and im scared that the maps may Dissapear. Will the maps be deleted after the free trial or do i have like 2 days to get the Full version? Thanks for the answer :)
Also great Video as well. It helped me a lot to Start to Detail the Cities which i need Detailed :P :)
We don't delete users maps only you can do that. So even if your a free users after a pro sub or promo you will still have those maps you just need to resub to pro to edit the maps with pro features.
@@inkarnate7021 You guys are the best :) Thanks for your work :)
Thanks for the tutorial, but I was totally unable to clone+edit the map. I'm sure it's because it's been so long since this tutorial was made, but it's still a really helpful tutorial.
Which one? The finished map or follow along map? Link?
@@inkarnate7021 The follow along map that is the very first map in the description.
@@chandlerprunty Should be fixed now.
Nice videos, loved it. Could you give tips to create miniature city in and around a giant tree, on multiple levels? Cause i can't figure it out x)
Sounds like a great idea. I'm sure we can make a video like that in the future. Thanks for suggesting it :)
How big is the canvas you used? This looks amazing.
This should be the standard 4:3 (Landscape ) aspect ratio.
Thank you! The link to the map is in the video description. Feel free to clone & edit the map for personal use.
I am extremely new and still running on free version before considering to change to paid.
How did you create those objects you seem to have on your right side of the screen? Like the river, large cliffs, walls and stuff like that?
Did you draw it somewhere?
I am really looking for a way to create a "design" for my own maps before actually placing stuff in the world.
Is there also a way to create easy walls?
Sorry for the noobie questions.
Come join our Discord it will be easier to help you there :)
Hi great guide!
What the stamp you used for the citadel? (The great blue dome)
It's a "blue dome" and I used the lighten blend mode :)
Any suggestions for future guides?
@@inkarnate7021 hmmm... i will really wanna see a city made of fantasy HD battlemaps assets, or a city made of Fantasy Regional HD assets...
Although it will be really cool if we have some Special Building for HD fantasy battlemaps
@@amitasis422 Sounds awesome to me. I can give that some good thought :)
Thanks for the suggestion.
@@inkarnate7021 thanks for your consideration!
@@amitasis422 Anytime. Always glad to help :)
hi guys does a drawing tablets make much of a difference, im new to this i usually just use pen and paper but i have few ideas i want to put in to map form. if it does which one would be best to use with inkarrnate. i was looking at a Wacom Intuos Pro or a XP-PEN Artist Pro but there is so many to choose from im a bit lost
Hey. Drawing tablets are extremely helpful. Creating rivers, texturing, the path tool, etc. Would totally recommend getting one that is within your budget. Wacom has some good choices.
Hello! I'm wondering how exactly you are able to use the brush tool to draw over your stamps/how you got it all figured out with flattening and such things? I can't seem to be able to combine the flatten tool and the brush tool in the right order to be able to draw my city's paths over the cliff stamps I've placed. Thank you!
Draw over the stamps? Do you have a time stamp? Let's take a look.
@@inkarnate7021 maybe they're referring to clip masking?
how do you make the road lines SO straight? Is that all free hand with your mouse?
Path tool and I use a pen )
I have a dumb question, after cloning and editing it only shows the title and then everything is black. How do I make the rest of it visible? It's super confusing...
Not a dumb question. Check the right panel for the object list and you will see a series of labelled groups. Likely they are set 0 opacity. Just change it back to 100%
Ay i gotta ask got any advice for people who don't have premium, thanks
Just follow the same steps with the art and features that are available. It will force you to be more creative.
This is a great video for both beginners and advanced users I think. However the map in description is still not cloneable. Anyway thanks !
I just fixed that. Please let me know if it's now cloneable.
@@inkarnate7021 Yes it is !
how did you do slums?
Yes I did do slums. It should be in the chapter titles.
@@inkarnate7021 no, i didn't see in the chapters something for slums and i watched the full video and there's anything about how you build slums
I have some problems creating the terrain, can you do a tutorial like this but focused on the terrain? I might be too late
Check this playlist out th-cam.com/play/PLoUcVohuL_36t8nDyA4G74DCRIe6daxI0.html
we need a tutorial to do the terrain texturing
Good idea.
I somehow have problem believing residential would be further away from elite, edu and merchant zones than slums ;) But I really enjoyed this tutorial
Thanks for sharing and glad you enjoyed the tutorial.
I can't find that street texture, all the cobblestones are way too big on mine. What,s the name please?
Just scale it down.
you can resize the stones of the texture
I am very new to this. I just have a black screen on my end.
Head over to to our internal support and we can totally help you with this.
oh that's great. instead of just explaining it you are gonna make me clone and edit your map, which costs a membership to do so. clever...
wtf, city creation tutorial which actually omits the most important step for most ppl lul...
This does not show the actual process on how u did create the city, because u already created it rofl kartoffel. take my downvote
We appreciate your feedback. We will take that into consideration when we redo this video. Thanks again.
Step 1: Don't it's a waste of time.
Step 2: if you're really that desperate, create maps for points of interest in the city then just frankenstein them together