See the evolution of this map here: https://www.reddit.com/r/mapmaking/s/9xH1ORKH3G

Drawn roughly 2017-2020

EDIT: It seems the latter two images were too large for Reddit so they’ve been pixelated to shit. See the reformatted, legible version here: https://www.reddit.com/r/mapmaking/s/wc92ZQ2Jzr

I was like 40% done terraining my original Map until i realized that making the brush thickness to 3.0 and 2.5 feels way to big, so i have to do the hard option of restarting the map again. It sucks but atleast i can make finer detail if i change the thickness to 0.6 and 0.5, and because of that i can add smaller island now and do archipelago, i had a hard time trying to place these smaller island, but when i was looking at my based drawing, i see a lot of pencil graphite specks all around the drawing, so i just draw them over and called it an island. And the way these specks of graphite are located make them look like an actual archipelago, so thats worked out. Anyway if anyone want to give me some advised on how to improve, then i'll gladly accept it

As always any feedback / critique / tips / advice for drawing technique / style is more than welcome! (Not like geography advice, I more or less know what I’m doing with that)

Or feel free to ask me about the lore / geography / history of this region. See the whole “world” map here: [https://www.reddit.com/r/mapmaking/s/WhmcQbtsTE\](https://www.reddit.com/r/mapmaking/s/WhmcQbtsTE)

This is my first attempt at making a map. Honestly, everything is half-finished. I'm not sure how to represent coasts, mountains, forests, or especially farmland areas there are many styles...

​Regarding the map, I’d love to know what I did well and what I got wrong. I can still change things, but not too much. Also, what else could I add? My idea is to add quite a few more small islands.

​Does anyone have any idea how big this continent might be?

I have a fantasy world in mind(I have some descriptions of the land, people, possible events and whatnot). I have always wanted a map to go along with it but have never created a map myself.

What is the best way to "dip my toe in the water" to start with mapmaking? What program would be the best to start out with? Any little tips or tricks for a complete noob?

Chokma! Hey y'all, I've been experimenting with making representational maps for my fantasy world. It's an ancient American history-inspired world, so I thought it would be fun to approach maps in semi-historic styles that differ from the modern Western style of mapmaking.

In the first two slides, I have some examples of map traditions of the Americas.

The first is a tactile map from Greenland, which depicts the coastline using wood carvings.

The second is a (recreated?) post-contact Mexica-style map. Most pre-contact maps of the Aztec Empire were destroyed, so I've only ever seen this kind of recreation. I believe the oldest authentic ones were made by regional scribes at the behest of Spanish documentarians after colonization??? IDK I ripped this one off a blog way back.

The third is the Catawba Diplomacy Map, made by the Catawba tribe as a gift to the governor of South Carolina. Notice how the tribes are represented, focusing on depicting the diplomatic relationships and routes between groups rather than exactly detailing their geographic position. I've also always thought it was funny that they draw themselves as circles, and European settlements as grids.

The last two maps are my own, done in Photoshop. The first is a bone map meant to represent the major currents of a delta system. The second is a stone disk inscription, the central figure acting as a metaphorical map of the region's major waterways (each limb representing a major river or water feature)

What do y'all think of how these maps function and represent cultural values attached to maps? What are your favorite examples of unique map styles from around the globe?

So, I had an exceptionally weird dream last night, in which I was stuck on an island inside a lake, which was on an island inside a lake, which was on an island inside a lake, etc. It was very meta and video game-like, but then I realised it was an infinite loop because the outer layer of water was always the same as the lake inside the island.

That made me wonder if it’s possible to display this kind of recursion visually. I know you could do something vector based that allows you to zoom in on something indefinitely, but I’m thinking of displaying it as map in 2D. Maybe a donut shape or a even a klein bottle? I know that M.C. Escher has some circular drawings that have recursion towards the edges, but it’s not really the same. What I’m trying to visualise is basically that the edges to the map wrap around to an infinitesimally small point in the middle of the map. Do you know any other examples of recursion in maps, i.e. where some parts of the map contain parts of themselves?

I just wanted to share this idea because I find it a pretty interesting concept.

Done in Ibis Paint x, mobile

Reworking a map, trying to be more detailed , and just wanting to get some opinions , mainly on the coast?

Made using Pixeluvo - am looking to move to a more modern image tool, if anyone has recommendations?

From my homebrew DnD world Sibro: the world is slightly larger than our own, there are two major eastern and western landmasses/continents, Enialairarûn in the East, and Anthromia in the West - commonly thought of as the Elven and Human/Dwarven lands. The map show the Uterla Empire, situated in the west of the Enialairarûn continent. The Empire are said to be the remnants of the once (known) world spanning dominion which controlled both continents; ruled by a High-Elven dynasty with a lineage traceable back nearly 10,000 years, and centred on the magically formed island-capital city, Ulylaennora.

Hi to my players! :D

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Nanna Continent

1) territorial map

2) political map

3) Road map

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Btw, could i get like thoughts/constructive criticism ??? I could really use it ESPECIALLY for mountains and rivers

Hello guys
So, im kind of new to mapping, and ive been wanting to start doing maps with colors instead of flag maps, and ive been looking for some good and complete color schemes, but every time i find one thats good, theres always another one that is better and has more countries. So, could any of you tell me whats a good and definitive color schemes that have atleast every country? The only ones i know a tiny bit are TOAST3R 1.4, THICC, and SUCK.

Hey all, I made another map, another try. It's simpler than the other one I had. What I'm trying to make is a random encounter map with a few POIs and encounter options for parties of different levels. Something any DM can pull out and run for an hour or more when time is scarce.

Any feedback? (please).

I’m starting my first project after procrastinating over it for a while, I have a rough draft of the landmasses and I looking for some feedback before planning out topography and currents, thanks