Drawing a coastline that looks real
Start with a wobbly line, then break it up with bays and points.
Map notes
How I draw coastlines, rivers, roads and names for an invented world.
7 min read
Rivers run downhill, always
Where the mountains go, and why rivers never split on the way to the sea.
9 min read
Painting small terrain for the table
Hills and towers for a game night, from card and paint.
6 min read
Names that sound like one place
7 min read
A map for one game night
8 min read
Where the roads go
Newsletter
The Map Room
A letter every two weeks about one part of drawing an invented world.