How To Letter Your Hand Drawn Maps!

Hand lettering is a great way to add that extra little bit of detail and character to your maps! Here are a few tips, so you can feel confident giving it a shot!
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[@flexorlamonticus]

I *LOVE* how you have the old school Monster Manual on display amidst the newer books. That is the book that got me into d&d all those years ago when I saw it in a bookstore as a kid!!!! have spent so many hours just looking at all the cool drawings in that book!!! (Also, this video is AWESOME! Thanks!)

[@TioMostFrio]

Hey JP. I really dig your art style for map making. Would you consider making a map for a different setting? I’m specifically curious what your take on a steampunk/sci-fi/dystopian future map might look like. Possibly for a Eberron type setting within D&D. I haven’t seen anyone else try to tackle this and I know that you would kill it. Much love from Sacramento.

[@jamies7375]

Dragon town: standard fantasy Windsong woods: cursive and pretty Gold sea: middle earth lookin font Wmberspire mtns: angry birds Love the video thx 👍

[@jaydenniehaus5127]

Great to see a nother video by you jp

[@anathema1828]

Excellent content- thanks for sharing your tips!

[@inspirationforge4578]

thanks - your passionate positivity is what I needed this morning and oh yah i learned some stuff too - will def look for on of those rulers and use the boxing to help with my spacing

[@Rudepetsclub]

The lettering is so cute, good job!

[@vainosinivaara3417]

Really cool! This was helpful and inspiring.

[@armedald51]

Hey- found you snooping around KZbin - brilliant. I really enjoy the way you talk to your audience- so encouraging and entertaining. Thank you for taking the time to share your talent. Of all the Chanel’s I have found yours to be the most enjoyable, playful and informative. Well done! I’ve been drawing maps and running my home brew D&D/ DCC classics for literally decades. I’ve basically run every game through my world lens and this has provided a rich tapestry from which I can continually draw from. Id love to share some images and some history if you are interested :). Now back to watching some more of your vids. Kirk

[@WCPFISH]

Your voice just oozes positivity, great channel, and great job, man!

[@armorvestrus4119]

You make these look like maps from the 1600s they are so cool.

[@beckett746]

Awesome! Love the vid JP!

[@glennk.7348]

Your simple style is so satisfying!! 🙂

[@TioMostFrio]

JP you are so dang talented. Watching your vids makes me want to make all my own maps and get back in skateboarding. Keep up the awesome videos.

[@JPCoovert]

do itttt!

[@TioMostFrio]

@@JPCoovert Maybe I will “Revive” some of my old skills.

[@TheeSlickShady_Dave_K]

Totally awesome video! 🏆🏆🏆

[@andresreydecastro]

At last someone who makes lettering fun and is not constantly singing the praises of the G.D. Aimes guide.

[@JPCoovert]

HAHA! The Aimes guide is SUPER helpful, but yeah, I feel you!

[@SifuMarcusMartins]

amazing tips. Very inspiring

[@radharcanna]

All very helpful. Thank you.

[@wbirdw]

You are a gem of a human and I love your content.

[@JPCoovert]

[@Gamarishi]

Very good insights with an accurate terminology hahahahaja

[@JPCoovert]

Hah! Thanks... Yeah, felt like I could have easily gotten into the weeds talking about letting and x height and all that. Sticky outtie bits is better!

[@spoonerismstuff]

Epic

[@SeagullAmIOne]

Hey JP :) My girlfriends dog ate an entire comic before i could print it :( lol But im onto the next one!!!! Hope you got a copy of Laskos graveyard and if you ever wanna work on a big project idddd love to Help :) Have a great christmas season and enjoy the full moon tonight!

[@SeagullAmIOne]

Im down to play DnD too :) i just need a teacher

[@ProfBoggs]

Nifty video. I really appreciate how you relentlessly stress that before you draw the map, one should practice drawing the elements. Have you ever used a sort of strange bendy rulers to make lettering along a curved line? These tools vaguely remind me of a piece of smooth, but still fairly stiff (and fat) licorice. The one I have (not sure where it is, though) is made out of a kind of rubber or early malleable plastic. I believe one would draw the curve first, and then add the lettering atop the curve, though I never actually saw it demonstrated. I suspect these were 20th century creations, as I suspect it required some sort of injection molding of rubber or plastic to form them. Anyway, I guess my point is, if you can find one of these tools, you might appreciate it.

[@JPCoovert]

Thanks! Never used a bendy ruler, but have used french curves before. Those bendys do look fun though!

[@morenilloxxl]

I think that the bendy ruler you are talking about is the Flexicurve rulers... they are quite handy and as it says in the name are pretty flexible curve rulers made from rubber (at least the one that I have) that can adapt to every curve that we need

[@ProfBoggs]

@@morenilloxxl Yes! When I Google the term, that shows what I have, though mine is just a faded blue with no actual tick marks for measuring. Thanks for the name.

[@ygnyszys4597]

🔥🔥🔥

[@mhweducationalseries6873]

I like revive team

[@thecdlman_]

Not here for the maps BUT I am interested in you doing an intro/outro animation for me similar to what you did for Brian Ambs

[@sebbychou]

I thought serif mainly were to make printing blocks last longer?

[@JPCoovert]

Maybe originally when things were printed with wood and lead type!