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That’s wonderful! Thank you so much for your comment - It made me very happy to hear that you found the vidoes inspirational and best of luck with your maps and your campaign! 😺

Hello and welcome, Serenity! I dug through my Chaos Drawer (it’s like a Bag of Holding, essentially) and found two of my oldest D&D maps: The second version of Northern Farraway that I recreated after we lost the original map, and the original (and incredibly messy!) map of Western and Eastern Farraway. It’s been ages since I had a proper look at them, and it brought back so many memories from all of the fun and crazy adventures that my D&D group and I’ve been on. I’ll show the maps in the next video and I’ll also talk a little bit about the history/lore of Eastern Farraway. I’ve filmed the video, but it still needs to be edited, so hopefully I’ll release it on Thursday. 😸 Cheers/ Tove P.S. Thanks for your comment and for subscribing! ❤️

@@midnighttower4717 Fantastic! Looking forward to that. Wish I’d thought to do something like this myself when we were all playing. Lovely memories to have 😊

@@Serenity9393 Initially, I just started drawing the maps to keep track of stuff and it never occurred to me until later that it also became a record of places where all our adventures had taken place. Like a “one-word-diary” of sorts. Thanks for your comment, and I hope you’ll like the next video! 😺

Aw, thank you! It’s backer like you that are the foundation of the book! Thank you so much for your support! 😺

Thank you so much! ❤️ Your comment made my rainy Monday morning so much better! Cheers/ Tove😺

Thank you so much! It’s just a little side-project, but I’m enjoying both map-making and talking about fantasy worldbuilding. Making videos has become one of my favourite hobbies and I’m glad you like it! 😺

Thank you, I’ll add a little bit more information about our campaign world in the next video, in that case! (I’ll see if I can find my old maps and show them. They’re here somewhere...)😺

Aaaw, thank you so much! Things defectively don’t have to be perfect, and sometimes I feel like striving for perfectionism can kill the joy of creating. Also, combining DMing and painting is awesome! Back in the days, I used to make small cards for all magical items that I handed out as a DM and draw my characters all the time. I love doodling and making maps has become my new obsession. 😺

@@midnighttower4717 Oh I agree that perfection can kill the joy out of things and I find that there is a certain beauty in imperfections that makes it seem so human

@@thatrandomguy8647 This! 100% this a million times!!! I couldn’t agree more, it is the small mistakes (often happy mistakes!) that can bring an artwork to life. I think that’s one of the fun part when it comes to working with hand-drawn art, you just can’t reach perfectionism, so you might as well enjoy the process and embrace the mistakes along the way, lol. 😺

I completely agree with you, Todd. I’ve been using Photoshop and I’ve been drawing digital for ages, so in a way, this is going back to the beginning. 😺 When I started making hand-drawn illustrations in ink - I was terrified! Where is the CTRL + Z button? How do I erase that? And how do I flip the illustration? Where is the warp tool? …Not to mention, what happens if something goes h-o-r-r-i-b-l-y wrong? (Spoiler alert: Like 10 minutes ago, when I just drew my hand across the not-entirely-dry ink? Gaaaargh!) Having said that, I like the man-up/woman-up feeling. No safety net, just draw. There’s an immense freedom in that, which I realised that I’ve missed.

Thank you so much, your comment made my day! I’m new to making these types of videos, so I’m glad that they make sense and that people like them! I’ve two cats (…or rather: Two cats live rent-free in my house and they've me as their human servant). 😺 The fluffy cat is called Sally and she’s ridiculously social, while our old black cat is called Molly and she rarely leaves her sleeping place - unless it’s dinner time, of course.)

Thank you, too! I continued filming and working on the fantasy map of Oxgate this weekend, and I completed the banner and two circular mini-illustrations (a dagger and a poison bottle). Hopefully, the video will be up on Thursday, if all goes according to plan, so stay tuned. 😺

That’s a nice idea, I’ll add that in a future video! 😺 All of our books and adventures are set in Eastern Farraway, a D&D campaign world that I created together with my D&D group. It all started with a simple hand-drawn map. We had a rotating DM system, and our group were heading towards Waterdeep (I think?), but somehow we never really got there. So I started drawing a map to keep track of how far we had come to keep track on our journey. The map eventually became like a bullet point list of places we had been and a record of our adventures. We spent years in Northern Farraway, until we lost the map during a move abroad. We later explored Western Farraway, and currently, we’re in Eastern Farraway. I talk a little bit about the campaign world in one of my earlier videos, if you want to know more: ua-cam.com/video/P294I6yPCRM/v-deo.html Thank you so much for your comment, it’s great to get feedback and a little bit of insight into what people want to know (and see) more about! Cheers/ Tove 😺

Thanks for your comment! 😺 I’m glad that the UA-cam recommendation brought you here, and welcome to the channel. I try to make videos that are informative and relaxing. (It’s something that I like to watch myself after a busy day.)

Thank you so much! I like drawing maps and making these types of videos; it’s very inspiring to share them and I’m glad that you and other people seem to like them. (Also, I can’t stop myself from talking about Eastern Farraway - I know it’s a fantasy world with imaginary people, but it sometimes feels more real to me that the world around me, lol.) 😺

@@midnighttower4717 Oh I know the feeling all too well, even though it's an imaginary world we have still walked through the roads and streets of that world. To us these worlds are more than real

@@thatrandomguy8647 Ohmygosh, yes! I thought it was just me who had an over-developed sense of imagination, lol. 😺

Thank you, that’s a really cool idea! 😺 (I shall add it to my secret side-project list ideas, moahahaha!)

Hahaha, thanks Ren, you’re a star. ❤️ Also, I really liked your last video and I learned a lot. (Including quite a lot of “basic” information that I feel like I should already know. (Hm, you can use italic on maps…Wait, what?) Your video has this nice “Let’s have coffee and chat about maps” feeling and at the same time is incredibly useful! Thank you for making them and helping other (aspiring) map-makers.😺

@@midnighttower4717 amazing! This is it: rules are rules, we can embrace them totally or we can break or morph some. In the fantasy illustration we can stick to the standard design rules, yes, but should we? Always?? Lol. Many designs works that inspired me have broken boundaries with rules. So. Experience and enjoy the journey ❤️ - Also, thank you for the kind words and the feedback. I sometimes fear my tutorials are “TOO” basics. But i can’t always tell what i take for granted and what not.

@@midnighttower4717 oh. But i need this: coffee and map talks hahaha

@@renflowergrapx I completely agree! I think it’s good to know the rules, and then you can happily decide if you want to stick to them, or break them. Especially when it comes to fantasy map-making: It’s an advantage to have a basic understanding of geology and say, for continent or mountain formation. And I like it when you can add a fantasy/magic explanation to something so that it makes sense to the worldbuilding. For example, I know that there is a desert in one of the D&D campaigns that has a desert, which is quite illogical from a geological perspective map (it might be Forgotten Realms, I don’t remember). However, the somewhat unnatural location of the desert is later explained by that once a golem was left there and ordered by its master to dig. The golem was abandoned, but since it’s a magical construct, it has never stopped digging. With time, this led to that an entire desert was created. When it comes to tutorials, I like it when it contains information for different levels. It makes it useful for hapless beginners (like me), but it can also contain useful information for the more advanced viewers. Sometimes even simple tools or tricks can be overlooked as you create your own solutions or workarounds. (I’ve been drawing digitally in Photoshop for years, and I still never uses masks and I happily ignore naming my layers, lol.) Coffee and fantasy maps for the win! 😺

@@renflowergrapx Hahaha, it's the best combo! 😺

Thanks Todd! ❤️ This was only meant to be a little side-project, but making fantasy maps has rapidly become my favourite hobby (and obsession, lol). I’m starting a new project this autumn and I’ll be sharing my progress as I try to make an entire fantasy map using dip pen and watercolour. 😺

Thank you for your kind comment! ❤

Haha, thank you! 🙂 We usually end up with many more minutes of bloopers than of usable footage! We're hopeless!

Aaaw, thank you! Welcome to my little corner of the internet, have a cup of tea (or coffee) and make yourself at home. This channel is tiny, but I’m hoping to that people who like fantasy, maps, worldbuilding, books, cats, and nature will feel welcome and stay around. 😺

​@@midnighttower4717 This channel is a true gem, I can't wait to see your other videos. Your drawing and painting is beautiful, and I am impressed with the small, minucious details you managed to make with the dip pens. You deserve a lot more views.

@@CarolinaMarcelino-ql8tp Thank you, Carolina! ❤ One thing that I really like with the dip pen is that you can make tiny (and I mean tiny!) details because the strokes are so thin. With a dip pen I can write letters doll house small, in a way that I couldn’t do even with the smallest ink pen. So you get a wider variety… but it requires much more skills (which I haven’t mastered yet, but practice makes perfect, right?).😺

​@@midnighttower4717 Practice does make perfect, and you're doing wonderfully already!

@@CarolinaMarcelino-ql8tp Thank you so much! Your comment made my day! 😺

Thank you so much! It’s kind comments like yours which encourage me to make more videos - and even more fantasy maps! 😺

Aaaw, thank you! I hope that your fantasy map will be amazing and that you’ll enjoy the process. If you like to post your result on social media, feel free to tag me. I love to see what other people are creating. Here’re the links to my social media: Instagram: instagram.com/midnighttowerrpg/ Twitter: twitter.com/Midnight_Tower Facebook: facebook.com/midnighttoweroxford/

Sounds awesome! 😸 Please save us from ourselves (and pesky, embarrising (embellishing? Embolism-ing?) mistakes). Also, just to confirm: Yes, Vesper does listen to The Cure.

Aha, the Venn-diagram overlaps: I’m a fantasy nerd and biologist with a deep love for nature at heart. I used to work for a conservation organisation many years ago (before I went rogue and started writing books & drawing dragons and maps). 😺 Thank you for your kind comment!

@@midnighttower4717 very cool. May your art making long continue.

@@Ginmaree Thank you, Ginmaree! I hope so too! 😺

Thank you so much! 😺

Thank you! This is just a fun side-project that I started earlier this year. I’ve watched plenty of talented watercolour artists and map-makers, but I thought I might share my own beginner-friendly attempt to make watercolour fantasy maps. Although this is a small channel, I really enjoy making these videos, and I’m happy to hear that other people like them too. Thank you so much for your kind comment! 😺

My sacrifices to the youtube algorithm have finally paid off, lol.

Thank you so much, your comment made my day! ❤️ I wanted to share my fantasy maps videos in a different style, and instead of a time-lapse video, I thought it could be nice to do calm transitions and mix it up with various nature shots that I’ve filmed. Also, my cat Sally is a 100% Velcro-kitten, and she tends to follow me around the house. (I have two cats, but the other one is diva-uninterested in anything I do, except when it comes to food or treats, lol.)

Thank you so much, Suri! ❤ It’s fun making these videos and I like sharing my fantasy maps. I’m still a beginner when it comes to watercolour painting, but it’s oddly rewarding to create and practice painting. (I’m used to digital art, so this is all new to me.) I hope other people might find my videos inspiring and calming. Nothing needs to be perfect, it's all about the journey. (Just like in life, really.) 😺

Thank you so much for your kind comment, Sophie! (It made my day!) While I like watching speed-up artwork, especially concept art and digital art, because you get to watch the artwork come together, I wanted to show more of the whole process. I’ve recently started adding nature shots as well, as an addition to the art video. This is a fun side project that I’ve started recently. I’m not a professional artist (or videographer, lol) but I like making and sharing these videos and I’m happy that you (and other people) seem to like them. 😺 Cheers/ Tove

Thank you so much! 😺 We’re super-happy with how the book turned out with all the amazing fantasy art and the design. It’s always nerve-wracking to create a book, but I’m honestly insanely proud of the final result. Thank you so much for supporting the Kickstarter - It is thanks to you and everyone else who backed the project that made this book possible! ❤

@@midnighttower4717 In return it's been a please to support small creators on kickstater - these books all feel like genuine labor of love and it shows! Also the token artwork is too darn good! (and cute too!)

Aaaww! Thank you so much! 😺

Hi Todd! Sorry for my tardy reply, I’ve been on holiday for a while. I use Langton watercolour paper, which I cut out from the sketchpad. Since I don’t use tape, I tend to put the paper in press under heavy books. At the moment, they’re stored willy-nilly with no direct system at all. I think you might use wax to seal the paint, but I haven’t tried it so far. Thanks for your comment! 😺

Thank you so much! 😺

Aw, thank you so much for your comment, Tom. I’m pretty new to this, and your comment made my day. ❤️

Awww, thank you, Mike! I’m going to paraphrasing Keanu Reeves here: “YOU are awesome!” Thank you so much for your kind comment, it made me very happy! 😺

@@midnighttower4717 🥰

I completely agree: I think maps, and especially maps for fantasy novels and roleplaying adventures, create something amazing: It makes an imaginary place real. (At least my brain tends to go: “Well, of course it’s real: Look: Someone made a map over this place.) Maps also spark the imagination, both readers and players tend to start asking questions and envision the area. My old D&D maps were made just so that I could keep track of places, but with time it became my strongest tool as a DM, and I still use them for worldbuilding and ideas for my books. Also: Drawing dragons and fairies at 59 years old: You just became my personal hero. Thank you for your comment and an awesome start to my day! 😺

Thank you so much for your kind comment! I’m happy that you like this video, James. 😺

Aaaw, thank you! You're most welcome! I’m still new to making videos like this so it’s nice to get feedback. I tried to vary the music a little bit for this video and used two different tracks, but I wasn’t sure that it was going to work, so I’m glad that you liked it. 😺 This is a side-project (and my new hobby) where I’m sharing things that I’ve learned from writing books and fantasy adventures, but also where I share my attempts to become better at drawing maps. It makes me very happy to hear that the videos can inspire others, too. I hope you'll have a wonderful and creative day! 🖌️🎨☕️

Go for it! I started drawing maps after I got inspired by other cartographers. I used to draw simple maps during our D&D adventures, to keep track of where we were, but with time it turned into a type of chronicles: The names of towns and inns along the road became landmarks over where we had had wonderful - or dangerous! - encounters. The first maps I made were very simple, and it wasn’t until last year I started experimenting with watercolours. It’s so much fun and I highly recommend it! Thank you so much for your kind comment! 🐱

Meget tak! 😺

Thank you so much! This is just a little side-project that I’ve been working on, but I thought it could be fun to share my map-making attempts and thoughts about fantasy worldbuilding, which might be useful for other writers or illustrators. 😺

Aaaw, thank you Ian! 😺

Thank you for your kind words, I’m happy that you like it! 😺

Aww, thank you so much! 😸 I used to paint with gouache when I was younger, and I really liked the vibrant colours and consistency of the paint. Watercolours are an entirely different beast. I still haven’t completely figured out how the layering effects work and the different techniques, but it’s fun. - And terrifying! I’m so used to working with digital art, where everything can be erased or adjusted. I hope that you start painting maps for your campaign, it’s great fun and I’ve always felt that having a map on the table makes the fantasy world come alive. (It’s like: We got a map! This place is r-e-a-l!)

@@midnighttower4717 they're very different paints despite being so similar! I've had to unlearn working from light to dark (though sometimes it's ok) and layering transparently, instead going thin to thick paint. But the vibrant colors are so nice, like you said! I agree about maps, and there's a charm to having them as well... Or perhaps I just like cartography 😁

@@NefariousHippie Huh, I’ve never thought about which order I work from (light to dark, or dark to light). I’m such a noob, lol. 😺 The layering aspect of watercolour is very similar from working with digital art, so that is familiar to me, but obviously, there is no delete or CTRL + Z button with real paintings. (Which freaked me out in the beginning.) Now, I’ve learned that mistakes are okay, it’s part of developing my art skills and nothing to be ashamed of. Maps are awesome, I’ve started drawing them last year and although I’m far from an expert, it’s so much fun! (I secretly hope to make maps for my books one day, if I can reach that level of skills.)

Hahaha! The matrix has you, Ryan! I’m a beginner at mapmaking and this is just a fun side-project. But I’ve quickly falling in love with watercolour maps (and making these videos) and I thought I could share it with other people. Personally, I really enjoy watching concept art and map videos, it’s so inspiring! Thanks for subscribing, and I’m happy to hear that you like my videos. 😸

Thank you so much, it makes me very happy to hear! 😺 Kind comments like this really make my day!

Thank you so much! I like doing these videos and sharing them (although I'm not a proffessional, this is just a fun side-project). But hopefully it might inspire others to pick up a pencil or brush and draw something. 😺

It works both way, then. Starting my day and reading comments like this… It makes me so happy! Thank you so much for your kind words! 😺

Thank you so much! 😺 I like working on smaller pieces of paper, it gives me room (no pun intended) to experiment and try different versions of what I’m drawing. The size of the paper is actually great for making bookmarks, I made a video where I painted an Elven bookmarks inspired by Arwen’s necklace, the Evenstar. If you want to have a look, here is the link: ua-cam.com/video/s2u1U9FgXbw/v-deo.html Cheers/ Tove

Hi Dennis! Eh, the maps aren’t available as a downloads (I didn’t know anyone would like that, lol). 😺 But if you like, I can scan them and send them to you?