A Writer’s Guide to Otherworldly Cartography
Writing a fantasy novel is hard, and among the most daunting things about it is drawing the fantasy map to go along with it. After all, in all likelihood you’re a writer, not an illustrator. Or maybe you are an illustrator, one who dreams of drawing maps for yourself or authors but doesn’t know where to start.
Alternatively, you might be running a campaign for your favourite role-playing game and wishing you could draw a map for your players. If any of these is true, then that means this book is for you!
You Can Make a Fantasy Map
Drawing a map doesn’t have to be all that difficult. Using only this book and Inkscape, a free and open source vector drawing application, you’ll be able to draw the sort of map you’ve always wanted.
How to Make a Fantasy Map will teach you the basics of Inkscape and then walk you through using those tools to draw a breathtaking map that you can make as large or as small as you like without losing quality.
From Simple Shapes to Complex Coasts
Shaping a beautiful coastline has long been one of the most difficult tasks that fantasy mapmaking involves. This book will teach you how you can make this far easier.
Using the techniques in this book, you’ll be able to start with the simplest of shapes and transform it into a breathtaking continent shaped however you want!
Free Vector Icons
In addition to learning how to draw a map, you can download a set of scalable icons for free!
If you don’t feel like drawing your icons yourself, these are a great way to make your fantasy map look stunning without having to do massive amounts of work. These icons will include icons for…
- Mountain
- Tree (4 types)
- House
- Castle
- Compass Rose
- and more…