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Do you know what lurks just below the surface? In this tutorial I’ll show you how to draw a Kraken on your fantasy maps!

CLICK HERE to Check Out the Tutorial

If you’ve ever wondered how to make those blank ocean areas a bit more interesting, this is a great way to do it!

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Want to Easily Create a Fantasy City Map?

With the City Map Builder you can quickly create hand-drawn city & village maps for your next role-playing campaign or novel with a few clicks and a bit of imagination. Best of all, you don’t need to invest hundreds of hours learning to draw!

CLICK HERE to Learn More!

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Deltas are a key source of agriculture for civilizations due to their nutrient rich soils. One of the key things that allowed Egypt to rise to and maintain power for so long was their acess to the Nile River and it’s delta. Now, lets look at how they form so you can realistically add them to your fantasy maps.

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Happy Mapping

- Josh

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Check out this awesome city park map that mirhayasu created with The City Map Builder. Love how this turned out!

Castlepark Map

made with CityMapBuilder by MapEffects

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Check out this awesome review of The City Map Builder by Chris Rosser!

“The real value for me is how much time and money it saves. I’m not an artist, yet as a writer, I need to make maps, numerous maps, to illustrate my world. To make those maps presentable to a paying audience, I would typically spend days if not weeks on a map, or go the expensive route of commissioning an artist. With this pack and a couple of hours of practice, I am now able to create stunning settlement maps in as little as 30 minutes.” - Chris Rosser

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Mountains are perhaps the most important feature of a map. They play a significant role in dictating the climates of different regions, and they act as natural barriers to separate nations and regions.

CLICK HERE to Learn How to Draw these Mountains On Your Fantasy Maps!

There are many ways you can draw mountains on a fantasy map, but this method will walk you through how to use a traditional stippling technique which brings a bit of a Victorian aesthetic to your modern fantasy cartography.

Happy Mapping!

- Josh

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One of the biggest challenges when fantasy maps in a top down perspective is they tend to look a bit flat. Fortunately, there are some simple tricks you can use to build up the layers of the landscape to give a sense of depth.

CLICK HERE to Learn How to Draw Top Down Cliffs On Your Maps

In this Map Tip we’ll be looking at how to draw cliffs on a coastline in this perspective and make them really stand out in your map.

Happy Mapping!

- Josh | MapEffects

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🌳 Want to learn how to draw forests on a city map? Here’s some simple steps you can follow to draw trees in a top-down perspective!

Check Out the Full Tutorial on How to Draw Forests On Your City Map HERE

You’re city or village map is just about done, but you need to add some trees to breath some life into the surrounding landscape. In this tutorial I’ll show you how you can draw some simple trees that will stand out and really make your fantasy map pop!

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