Fantasy Map Maker

Pleasant Hill is my first attempt at mapping with Adobe Photoshop. I was trying for a hand drawn style and I’m pretty happy with the results, though I think next time I’ll try to make the paper more wrinkled and give it better defined edges. What do you think? This map was made by following… [Continue Reading]

This simple battle map was made in about 1 hour with Dungeon Designer 3 (requires CC3). If you ever find yourself role playing online via virtual table top, this map is configured to work as an underlay for Gametable. Just click on the image and save it in the underlays folder of your Gametable directory.… [Continue Reading]

Campaign Cartographer 3 (CC3) is a fantasy mapping software by ProFantasy, and it is the software used to create most of the maps on this website. The nice thing about CC3 is that it’s very easy to get started making maps. There are templates to build on and the toolbars are packed not only with… [Continue Reading]

This map was made in the Sarah Wroot style. It’s a hand-drawn style with colorful shading that has an interesting and unique visual appeal. It’s a large file (~500 kb), so prepare for a long wait if you’re on a slow connection. I wanted to make it big enough to see the details. This map… [Continue Reading]

I made this isometric dungeon map using Campaign Cartographer and the Annual 2012 June edition. The map is based on the artwork of Herwin Wielink (AKA Djekspek). CC3 makes it easy to take all the map elements and combine them together to make a dungeon any way you see fit. While this modular approach doesn’t… [Continue Reading]

This is our first Guest Post on FantasyMapMaker.com – it’s a map of the town of Megetrs, by Nick Pelletier. Thanks Nick for sharing your map with us! This smallish sized town was originally just a fjord left under the control of an ambitious young magistrate. He quickly realized that the geography gave a unique… [Continue Reading]

This is a mapmaking competition entry from Mrrkyllothur. ***** Update ***** As mentioned here, I offered to post updated maps for our competition participants if they felt like implementing some of the advice given by judges/commenters on their original submissions. Mrrkyllothur has done thusly, and here is his updated map: ***** Resume Original Post Below… [Continue Reading]

This map was made using CC3‘s Fantasy Worlds style, which is based on the artwork of Swedish cartographer Pär Lindström. This style works well for large-scale maps covering entire continents and worlds, focusing more on political boundaries and large bodies of water rather than the minutiae of specific regions, cities, waterways and smaller natural features.… [Continue Reading]

The Midway Inn, as made evident by it’s name, lies at the midpoint between two towns. The road is fraught with perils and the Inn stands as the only safehaven for weary travelers. But how safe is it, really…? This map pack includes files for printing as well as images to use with Virtual Table… [Continue Reading]

Here’s another map I made with CC3. I included two versions – one with the original map and the other with the sheet effects turned on so you can see how easy it is to take a plain map and make it look a little more polished. With sheet effects turned on: Original map: