Fantasy Mapmaker: How to Draw RPG Cities for Gamers and Fans
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Create authentic-looking maps of fantasy cities, hamlets, fortifications and more in a popular tabletop, RPG style. • 30+ step-by-step demonstrations show you how to create your own unique RPG maps • Learn how to draw fantasy cities, medieval settlements and more from a professional gaming illustrator • Tips and techniques for drawing fences, stone walls, forests, fields, bridges, footpaths, mountains, harbors, shields, coats of arms and other cartography elements Put your design and drawing skills on the map! Review: Great guide for beginners! - This book was really helpful for my 12 year old who is into DND and fantasy stories. There are a lot of good ideas and simple examples to employ while being creative and imaginative. He made this map using the guide and we are all really proud of his work. Review: Not what I expected, but a great product - This product is beautifully designed. Each page is attractive, full-color, and very informative, so I won't knock down its rating for what it is. However, it's not quite what I expected. I expected a book explaining how towns are designed, how they evolve, how many people make up a town vs. how many guards there are per person, how many of each type of building a medieval town has, and so forth. This book focuses mostly on how to draw specific types of buildings and town geography from a bird's eye view for maps, complete with what drawing tools are best, along with step-by-step instructions. It does explain a little bit about how towns develop, but I'd say this book as a whole is for middle school kids and teenagers interested in map cartography. I was hoping for a more in-depth look for adults. Again, though, for what this book is, it's wonderful. Just be aware it's not a super complex in-depth look that advanced map makers might be looking for. If you're a beginner, it may be just what you're looking for.
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R**L
Great guide for beginners!
This book was really helpful for my 12 year old who is into DND and fantasy stories. There are a lot of good ideas and simple examples to employ while being creative and imaginative. He made this map using the guide and we are all really proud of his work.
A**N
Not what I expected, but a great product
This product is beautifully designed. Each page is attractive, full-color, and very informative, so I won't knock down its rating for what it is. However, it's not quite what I expected. I expected a book explaining how towns are designed, how they evolve, how many people make up a town vs. how many guards there are per person, how many of each type of building a medieval town has, and so forth. This book focuses mostly on how to draw specific types of buildings and town geography from a bird's eye view for maps, complete with what drawing tools are best, along with step-by-step instructions. It does explain a little bit about how towns develop, but I'd say this book as a whole is for middle school kids and teenagers interested in map cartography. I was hoping for a more in-depth look for adults. Again, though, for what this book is, it's wonderful. Just be aware it's not a super complex in-depth look that advanced map makers might be looking for. If you're a beginner, it may be just what you're looking for.
O**A
Good
While illustrations are great, descriptions are a total mess - too much unedited copy-pasting. For a book on the topic they are not too important, but the overall impression is a bit spoiled.
P**Y
My granddaughter
Her mother tells me that this is my granddaughter's most favorite gift of Christmas. It is a terrific quality drawing instruction book for fantasy maps. My granddaughter is already extremely good at drawing and has a great talent for putting her thoughts on paper in shapes and colors and invented environments. She is a star and this book is perfect for her at age 12.
D**L
Love this!
Totally worth the money I paid. It's organized and the instructions are absolutely easy to follow! Presentation wise, it os absolutely genius. I look forward to making my maps more full and livable. 10/10.
L**L
Great Reference
It may seem that a book on this subject is irrelevant in the modern age, where people usually draw maps online with Photoshop or even a dedicated map application. But I like drawing maps by hand and it’s wonderful to have a book like this for inspiration and reference. Very high quality pages and artwork.
S**S
EXCELLENT RESOURCE FOR THE SUBJECT!!!
As was the first book of this kind by this very author, this book is EXCELLENT! Especially for people designing games or WRITERS of fantasy books for children and teens! Heck even for adults! This book is almost like a continuation of the first book. The first book focused in-depth on mapping out the OVERALL WORLD... Now this one zooms in on mapping out individual areas like cities, towns, castles, settlements, moats, farms, etc.!... The two books together--this one and the first--are an ABSOLUTE GOLDMINE--BUY!!!
K**N
Well Written
Good steps. Helps getting started in drawing maps by hand.
V**T
Exactly what I wanted it to be
The book arrived in perfect condition and held wonderful instructions on many of the things I needed help with. Cities, rivers, hamlets, towns, trees, temples, hills, paths, and even coat of arms, which was cool. I am very happy with it.
L**R
Sympathique
Qui n'a pas imaginé dessiner une cité imaginaire ou mythique, produit de rêveries ou d'espérances romanesques. L'ouvrage de Jared Blando permet une telle échappée. Il donne les moyens de produire une ville avec crayon et papier, d'y adjoindre des cadres, des couleurs, des armoiries. Tous les lieux d'une cité moyen ageuse ou de fantasy peuvent être créées, les moulins, les Inns, les gargotes de marchand, les temples et églises. Livre attrayant et didactique, il excitera la créatifivité du lecteur ou l'emmènera quelques instants des des montres autres. Bien joué!
J**.
Sehr hilfreich und praktisch
Es macht so richtig Freude, anhand des Buches neue Landkarten zu erstellen. Der Umfang ist ausreichend, um neue Techniken zu lernen und Ideen zu bekommen, ohne dabei langatmig oder zu detailverliebt zu werden. Wenn man praktische Hilfe beim Start oder frische Ideen für neuartige Karten haben möchte, ist man hier richtig. Das Buch ist mit Liebe von einem Könner und Kenner gestaltet. Klare Empfehlung!
L**P
Toppen
Bra ideer, lätt att följa, roligt bok
M**0
Excellent manual
Excellent manual, perfect for the newbie to learn the basics (and a bit more) of mapmaking.
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