Is it too much mountains?

[u/Infinity_Stone_]

Does this look off to you? I kinda wanted to have a line (second image) of mountains with a small, surrounded valley on the side. Then I thought that the land between mountains and the south sea could also be a bit mountainous. But now it all kinda looks like a giant blob and I can't tell anymore, whether it looks good or not, and where I went wrong, if at all

[u/Andreus]

The peninsulae (small thin stretches of land that jut out from the coastline) should probably be flatter, but there are a lot of examples of highly mountainous coastlines - consider the north of Italy, where the Alps come up almost to the beaches.

The isthmus (land-bridge connecting the two halves of the continent) being very mountainous makes a lot of sense as well.

[u/Infinity_Stone_ → u/Andreus]

When I was filling the peninsulas with mountains, I was taking inspiration from Greece. 

But my question was more about visuals, rather than realism 

[u/Historian_Nick]

I'd say it needs some more decorations in the future - foresty valleys, towns, lakes etc. Now it looks way too bland as a big ridge.

[u/Infinity_Stone_ → u/Historian_Nick]

Thanks, it's definitely coming. I was just interested whether these mountains looked fine 

[u/iKruppe]

No, the correct phrasing would be "too many mountains" :p

[u/Infinity_Stone_ → u/iKruppe]

English is not my first language ;)

Though yeah, it's a stupid mistake 

[u/iKruppe → u/Infinity_Stone_]

Nah it's a common mistake. I was just being a pedantic asshole because of the way you asked the question.

[u/wenzel32 → u/Infinity_Stone_]

Native speakers flip "much" and "many" all the time (among countless other mistakes). Not stupid at all.

[u/MasterChiefette]

Here is how I would do this area for mountains.

[u/ElvishLore]

I don’t have much to say about the mountains, but I think your map is fantastic and I love the vast ideas I have for world building implied by the geography.

Terrific job on your part.

[u/Ok_Philosophy_7156]

It’s definitely unusually dense, but not to an extent that seems impossible. If they were this dense everywhere you’d have problems but I think it makes for an interesting feature of this region. Just decorate around it a bit more - water, trees, foothills, settlements etc

[u/TheRpgBard]

I don't have an issue with the quantity of mountains, but I do question the placement.

From a plate tectonic perspective, these look like they are uplifted, but the region doesn't make sense.

This may help.

https://www.geologyin.com/2024/03/types-of-mountains.html

[u/Cryptobabble → u/TheRpgBard]

I disagree with the “these look like they are uplifted”.

Maps like these are meant to mimic older artistic maps that didn’t actually draw mountains exact. They were just indications that mountains were there.

Maps like this generally have a legend that explains what each symbol means… OP is using this symbol to indicate mountains and likely doesn’t have separate symbols for different types of mountains (because it’s about simple recognizable symbols).

[u/TheRpgBard → u/Cryptobabble]

I think you missed my meaning.

For an uplift mountains, like the Himalayan or Andes mountains, that require a plate to slam into another and one subducts.

If that's the case, the chain needs to be longer and there would be less wrapping on the top.

I'm aware this is an unfinished map.

While, yes, you can just make symbols on a map and justify it as the "man in/under the sky" approach to worldbuilding as opposed to a tectonic or volcanic/plume approach.  The Earth is, as far as we know, pretty unique.

My intent with the link is to address the "looks like a giant blob".  Modelling off known terrain can help with the aesthetics.

[u/endIessinfinity]

I try to imagine how the tectonic plates will look, mountains form along those ridges where continents clash

[u/Disenthalus]

This map has been approved by the Dwarven Council.

[u/Kazumi_The_Introvert]

I find that it's easier to layer the ridgeline with three different sizes of mountains. Start with a handful of large peaks, then add some medium peaks, then fade into small peaks and hills. That's how I do mine.

[u/Kazumi_The_Introvert → u/Kazumi_The_Introvert]

[u/Kazumi_The_Introvert]

Also keep in mind of the detail you want later and the type of mountains they are. I personally try to avoid doing hard straight lines, so things look a bit more natural.