Floodlights and Goalposts

An online commonplace book

How to Draw Fantasy World Maps!

With JP Coovert

If you know how to write the alphabet you can draw this map.

JP Coovert

Two types of maps JP demonstrates.

  1. The Icon Map – a starter map. An Ed Emberley-hieroglyphs type map. If you can write the alphabet, this map is for you.
  2. The Tolkien Map – A Double A map. The next level up. Takes a bit more skill with the pen, but not impossible to get there. Similar in style to you guessed it – J.R.R. Tolkien

JP suggests starting with a “key” first. This will help keep all of the icons on your map consistent.

Great game for a Sunday afternoon or waiting for your food at the Olive Garden

h/t kottke.org search


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