| Depends on what your expectation is regarding the final product. If your map is going to be abstract, 2 Dimensional and won't require geo/isekai-graphic elements and precision, you can make it on any vector or raster manipulation software [Vector: Adobe Illustrator, Affinity Designer, Incscape etc.; Raster: Adobe Photoshop, Sketchbook, Concepts, Krita or even good old Paint].. To elaborate by what I mean by elements and precision is whether you want you want the map to be cartographcially correct. A simple fantasy map can be a boundary map of fictional place, or to make it a artsy, a boundary layer with sovereignty distribution marked on it, or landscape+elevation layers draped over it. For this any digital art software would do.. However, if you map is going to be detailed, like have, boundary of course, but, elevation, places [with isometric precision] and so on, it's better to use a GIS software. You can either use online ones [Mapbox, ArcGIS Online etc], or standalone PC ones [QGIS, ArcGIS Pro etc]. The process is not complex, its just like we can make maps of the Moon and the Mars, we can make of any world. Although you would require basic GIS knowledge, the end result would be better. + You can turn these maps to 3D either as a Global perspective or regional elevation perspective. |
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| Ignore that pretentious, unsuable green text. Inkarnate is a good site that requires an account, and paid access to their better stuff, though I've made decent things on the freemium version. Azgaar's fantasy map generator is a great site for simplistic, generated maps that you can tweak plenty of things to fit your taste, and has plenty of layers. I always found it helpful to let it generate things, then take what it gives me and replace things as I wished with my OC. Plus any extra stuff it throws in can be a great prompt for world/lore building. P.S. I know you didn't ask for this, but I found that my fantasy maps improved substantially when I learned about geography and geology - learning *why* something might looks the way it does does wonders for your world building. If anything, oddities in your map give you an excuse for lore. |
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