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Inkscape fantasy map tutorial
My all text (no video) map-making tutorial.
1. Intro
An introduction to the tutorial, and a guide to setting up your document.
2. An island
Creating the background and island shape.
3. Coastlines
Colouring the land and sea areas around the coastline.
4. Ripples
Create a rippling wave effect around the coast.
5. Make a plan!
Thinking about where to place the geographical features on the map.
6. Drawing Mountains
Create mountain and hill symbols.
7. Positioning Mountains
Placing mountain symbols on the map.
8. Rivers
How to make wiggly rivers and where to put them.
9. Forests
Creating tree symbols to use for forests.
10. Labelling
A guide to labelling your settlements.
11. Roads
Drawing roads around the map and how to deal with overlaps.
12. Borders
How to create a simple decorative border around the outside edge of the map.
13. Title, compass & scale
Making a compass, scale and decorative shield for the map title.
14. Texture
Adding some grungy texture to the map and finishing up.
15. Final thoughts
Final thoughts and some alternative maps from the same base image.
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