You don’t have to be an artist to draw interesting maps. Too many fantasy maps have long, straight coasts that suspiciously mirror the edges of the pages they were initially printed on. Break up your coastlines with bays, rivers, islands, and peninsulas!

This was a bit of a shorter video because we’re preparing to ✨publish a book ✨ and Cole’s been busy helping to illustrate some things for that. Special thanks to Ben, who made this video possible.

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//VIDEO CREDITS//
Script and audio by Adam Bassett:   / adamcbassett  
Video editing by ‪@4bs_ben‬.
Animation and thumbnail by Cole Field:   / acolefield  

//ADDITIONAL READING//
Learn more about fantasy map design: https://www.campfirewriting.com/learn...

Not sure how to make a map? I was using Affinity Designer but that’s a little complicated compared to some of the alternatives. We compared a few popular tools: https://www.campfirewriting.com/learn...

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