How to Draw a Fantasy World Map!!!

Use these steps to draw an awesome looking world map for your Dungeons and Dragons game, fantasy novel, or just for some fun world building!!!
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[@beng9790]

“You’re not writing the letters, you’re drawing them.” Damn, that’s some hippy Druid-level wisdom right there; I like it.

[@starwoors5343]

Same is true for calligraphy: your drawing letters, not writing them. :-)

[@davidenatoh359]

Wow!!

[@ericdpeerik3928]

Bob Ross: here we put a big happy letter.... And maybe this letter has a little friend.... Because we all need a little friend

[@umbranoctis4348]

@@ericdpeerik3928 Well, the first is gonna be a capital letter, so it indeed gets little friends. :)

[@kerbalairforce8802]

I have crappy handwriting. I decided years ago that I was better off "drawing" my letters

[@BigJyeTV]

that map is worthy to be placed in a frame and set upon the wall for all to see. Nice job.

[@Micsma]

This video is 3 years old and I just learned that lettering isn't writing, it's drawing. Friggin. Thank you.

[@midrovar5811]

YOU NEED TO STOP, YOUR MAKING ME (someone who never draw before) WANTING TO TRY OUT AND CREAT A D&D CAMPAING, PLS STOP.... PLS..... CONTINUE

[@JPCoovert]

DOOOOO ITTTTTT!!!

[@veran8770]

WHY ARE WE YELLING

[@chuck2703]

​@@veran8770 YELLING IS FUN

[@veran8770]

@@chuck2703 THATS A VERY GOOD POINT

[@Thedumbrat.]

I LIKE YELLING TOO

[@batlergames264]

13:50 i got a heart attack when you did that

[@themaddtatter6679]

Started making an eye ball and shaded it in with alchohol markers, when I took a step back it looked like an island surrounded by water with more land surrounding it. A superimposed treasure map was just the finishing touch it needed. You helped me achieve this vision and I can't wait to frame it and enjoy it forever now!👍❤ big thumbs up and Thankyou for sharing your time and talent!

[@buttertastegood9525]

😅

[@smansam]

Your voice is very relaxing to listen to, I told this to my girlfriend and she’s jealous 🤣 Great video man! Your art style is amazing to me!

[@JPCoovert]

Hah!

[@gaboraronmarton8718]

Lol

[@weltermagalhaes3405]

I like so much his pronunciation, i'm not a native English speaker, and i can understand almost everything he says

[@rmasoni]

You're the Bob Ross of fantasy maps.

[@keely3564]

The biggest thing about my art is that I strive for perfection so much that I forget to experiment and remember that this is for my pleasure and for me to keep improving. This video has given me lots of great ideas and Im super inspired to just go try some new stuff out. If it works it works, if it doesn't it doesn't!

[@mpaulo93]

I'm a brazilian whriter and certainly will make use of this video to draw the map of my world, it will get life! For you, the only thing i can say is: Thanks!

[@PhilipLaSnail]

It is so lovely seeing someone talking about a topic that they are genuinely interested about. keep up with the good job.

[@Xeveei]

It's not the video we needed it's the video we deserve

[@Favilludo235]

Little tip for weathering paper before drawing the map: soak the paper in black tea and hang it up to dry. Amazing video, im gonna try this for my campaign...

[@arunanaik6980]

damn, even the planning stage looks 👌

[@bryan19966]

This guy’s the new bob ross of map making. Great video. Thank you

[@mariusmorawski5595]

This is the comment I was looking for. Exactly my thought.

[@PeteLankston]

JP - Love how excited you are about everything you share! Really inspiring!

[@travelswiththeredsuitcase5403]

Thank you. I am an ESL teacher. The class is learning about reading/interpreting different types of maps. Final assignment is to draw a fantasy map with story. My class will enjoy your video. Thanks again.

[@davidenatoh359]

Wats a ESL teacher???

[@travelswiththeredsuitcase5403]

@@davidenatoh359 English as a Second Language. Currently teaching in Mexico but have taught in Ukraine, Morocco and Italy as well.

[@vaffel9918]

Wow! This is soooooo good. I've always been too intimidated to try drawing a map but your breaking down of all the steps definitely made it more approachable! Going to give it a shot

[@JPCoovert]

Woooo! You can do it!!!

[@HoneyDollXO]

WOW! LOVE THIS! I’m going to show this to my young students, for fun project to go with studying Tolkien and the Hobbit. 👏🤩👍

[@1rishpotat0]

Why on Earth is this video so freaking satisfying?!

[@coopercreates3119]

This video helped me make a map of my local bush that I explored and found cool land marks

[@flexorlamonticus]

I could watch you draw maps all day long.

[@TheeSlickShady]

You are the Bob Ross of maps I can watch you create them all day! Thank you Good Sir 🎩

[@KazuAlther]

it's perfect, I need how to draw a map for my fantasy story

[@iagonatan901]

You looks like a mixture of Julien (jennamarbles) and Jazza (draw with jazza). And that's a good thing!

[@neepers]

"drawing is awesome, making maps is awesome, yeah!" haha, right on brutha!

[@onepingonly1941]

Jeesh ok I haven't attempted any drawing since... well... last century. Your vids are really helping me to get a grip on the visual component of being a DM. Also born and raised in Cincy.

[@navinkrouse4003]

You’re awesome at drawing maps

[@Jaymat_flix]

I love how you made the tutorial of this video so simple for people of all levels of talent. 😉

[@kenomax3429]

There are a lot of fantasy map making videos and JP Coovert is not too loud and he is not to Quiet, he is also interactive with his viewers in the videos

[@mrbloodylordbaronsamedi.9937]

When i was kid all day i would draw maps of place where my grand mother lived and i drew castles

[@the_rose_garden01]

He's right, you don't have to be good at drawing to make a good map. I can't draw at all, and this has helped me make some pretty sweet maps

[@emilyrln]

Omg your little castles and forts are so cute!! I love them 😂

[@sheesurdaddy4837]

I just spent 2 hours drawing a map with a huge island in shape of "🖕" as a birthday card for our DM, with all the players names integrated inside the locations xD Thank you so much for all the hints in the video!!

[@Miscast]

Fantastic! I cant wait to do this

[@chancesmith116]

As someone who is also from the Queen City I appreciate using our city for inspiration 😂 I’m actually currently in the process of worldbuilding a Chronicles of Darkness setting in Cincy

[@TheRobe-]

Jesus man! That’s unbelievable. You make it seem so accessible to the average Joe as well. Really digging the content dude.

[@jabbingkal9494]

This is one of the coolest things! Thanks for taking the time to do this, you had my full attention the whole vid!

[@HangryDwarfPress]

You're the Bob Ross of DnD. (And I love it.)

[@MrPortsmouth657]

This is brilliant. I am the least artistic person on the planet but I am inspired to give this a go.

[@stonerocks0]

Very inspiring and encouraging - thanks!

[@Outland9000]

Your lettering is really rather good!

[@CONTINGENCY_sys]

I love drawing world maps. Looks great JP!

[@biggerthaninfinity]

Great art and great advice. Love your channel!

[@sigridcheshirecat2601]

Love your approach to mapmaking! You make it look so easy and your explanations take away all the fear of just try. I’m planning ob starting my own campaign, as soon as we’re allowed to play in person again and meet up with more than one more household again. Thank you for your videos!

[@PeachFlavoredAutism]

You really inspire me. Thank you.

[@MastertheGamerpg]

I love all of your RPG map videos.

[@cerrari931999]

I can literally watch hours worth of your content without pause, it is entertaining and really helpful! Thanks a lot for the great work!

[@tworezky]

Wow, it's amazing

[@eternalcrownstudios7961]

No questions. This is great!!!

[@artbyfaith]

AWESOME!

[@austinkoontz2845]

Awesome. Thanks.

[@RuanRezende]

I've been watching your videos for the last hour, and I can't get more impressed on how CLEAN your lines are. It makes your art pop so much. Great job, dude!

[@raktoda707]

Awesome!

[@milodermick2981]

awesome work !

[@ekashotersen]

Beatiful! Really inspiring. Thank you.

[@johnleach8553]

Fantastic video. Loved your planning and lists and how you broke down the whole process. Will try it on my next map. Thanks

[@purplekumaa6416]

That is a amazing map

[@luthersmithers6052]

Always nice to find a fellow Cincinnatian.

[@fralou_sind_kreativ]

Love it! Thank you! I love drawing my Fantasy Maps

[@fionavella2847]

I loved this!

[@KBrandes]

Such a great guide! Cheers

[@-MCMLXXII-]

That's a nice piece, very clean linework complimented by the simplistic iconography.

[@Inmemorial]

Stuff you post is so great! I think showing players maps of cities, continents, dungeons helps them imagine the world, environment's without drowning them in a ton of verbal details. Wish we could play D&D one day at the same table! :D

[@Dracomidori]

Very Good Job! Thank you for the teaching,I needed it!😆

[@haven444]

so good dude!!! I'm gonna have to try and draw the map I made in paint now.

[@JPCoovert]

DO ITTTT!!!

[@mathewwilliams2786]

I hope you did it! I’d love to see it!

[@Architectofawesome]

I always love on these fantasy maps those parts of the continent where there is an island chain or an assembly of islands somewhere. I always think ''Í want to go here and see what is on each and every one of these islands even if it's just some plants or brushes'' to me this is always an experience I still end up remembering later on in almost any game.

[@pierremauger7580]

SOooo cool, I love your teaching, I will use it for sure ! Un grand merci à toi !

[@user-hj1hi9mm7p]

It was really great to watch this video thank you for your work !!

[@esay3668]

Great tutorial! And the map itself is simply wonderful-I mean, I want to go there!

[@josued.quirindongo1311]

This is amazing. I'm a new DM. And I am loving your videos on creating maps and towns and stuff like this. Thanks for the video man. God bless!

[@user-lt7yq7it7o]

Wonderful

[@rakatsceptic6379]

I'm writing a book and got lost with how the world is supposed to look like.. I'm afraid of misplacement so I figured have to draw the map first.. thanks for this man

[@auroraeden7411]

Great tutorials, JP 🙂

[@arpitabhawal7359]

You are my hero! Amazing.

[@42na88]

Your encouragement sparks inspiration in me! I'm literally crying! The map looks so beautiful! 😭😭😭

[@TheLavaLamp9]

One thing that I like to do is add squares (or a graph I suppose) over the map, with each square representing a day's travel. Helps keep player travel a bit more accurate, and if you're like me you can always break the 'rules' a bit and jump them ahead a day or two if you ever get bored of your players doing nothing but walking for 30 minutes.

[@kerbalairforce8802]

Put a scale on the edge like a real map. 20 miles is a decent average days travel.

[@HrisDaTrick]

Amazing tutorial. All these instructions are do clear and now i want to go start drawing as soon as possible! Lets start a new map!

[@artistpoet5253]

Really digging your enthusiasm. Takes me back to my college days jamming in the art labs with classmates and then later with the community arts programs. Never loose that energy, Brother.

[@BlueDevil790]

I love this, thank you

[@gviller2213]

I have been really interested in fantasy mapmaking as of late. A great introduction, thanks so much

[@sweetseasons2510]

i learnt absolutely loads from your video 🙌🙌 thank you so much …. in fact i drew my map i had in my head as, as you were going through the steps x this is what you tube is all about

[@michaelg7022]

Thanks for the helpful video!

[@youchalice2199]

There's no other "how to draw" that excites you! This work is amazing. I'll try to draw it too. Thank you for letting me know!

[@Dnd-bearded-dragon]

Thank you for making this it helped so much

[@Eoery]

You inspired me i made landmarks based off my personality :)

[@AJvibe]

This was super helpful!!! Thank you for this video!

[@nickpapajohn6405]

Man I must say I just stumbled upon the video containing instructions for the Tolkien map and I am hooked. The drawings are beyond beautiful. I will definitely use some techniques for the map of my story!

[@Jaymat_flix]

Bristol is the best kind of paper for artists!

[@brianburke4756]

Wow!

[@andreatirapelle9700]

This... This is awesome. Thank you.

[@marcushein3181]

I'm very happy that I found you here. You helped me a lot to draw Map's for my homebrew setting for D&D. Best wishes from germany.

[@dswanick]

Dude, you give off some serious Bob Ross vibes. Kudos.

[@charliemottershead9716]

Is it weird that I find his voice really relaxing

[@saijanarthanan9665]

Bravo! Your voice is relaxing, and your drawing is on point! I subscribed.

[@JamesMansell]

Great video. Just finished making my first map!

[@eliothehumanperson2578]

I know I'm very late, but I am studying to become an art teacher and this seems like an awesome thing to do with my students when the time comes! I will most definitely use this for my ttrpg sessions too. Thank you for the very easy to follow tips and tricks! You inspired me :)

[@TornaDoeStudio]

Dude this took me back. My friend and I used to sit in class drawing maps of how we'd plan our Warcraft II strategies for that night after school. We never even got in trouble for it as the teacher was quite impressed with our imaginations. I'm definitely going to have to get some samples down now after watching this amazing video. Not sure how long I'll be, but I'll hit you up with what I end up producing for sure. --edit-- Well I've finally finished it. Wow and it's been 5 days since I replied here. So I guess I spent a lot of time working on it. Only problem is I don't use Instagram or Twitter. Is there another way to get the map to you? I've just recently posted it on my Facebook, but that's all. I intend to expand upon the map and build more continents outside of this one design. The world will grow in size through "expansions" for lack of a better word. That is as I design more maps to puzzle together with this one. I'm even going to design dungeon encounters and possibly town maps. Who knows. I don't play D&D, but I do love art.

[@heidihurlock06]

I would love to see those maps! Does KZbin let people comment links?

[@spypizzatasty8330]

i would love to see it, you got twitter yet?

[@LazykidsWorld]

Blood for Blood! For the Horde!

[@zzodysseuszz]

Hah I designed maps in class with my friend inspired by elder scrolls in English and spelling class. Teacher let me get away with it bc i could answer all the questions correctly when they tried to put me on the spot.

[@NoiseFr3ak]

I think i might’ve found myself a new hobby. Thanks for the videos, I would never know how map making can be relaxing and rewarding… looks amazing!

[@viraghetesi2350]

I always tought i can't draw but you made me believe in myself. Thank you so much!