Look! 👀 I Still Make Mapping Videos!
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- Watch me draw this map, start to finish with some reflection on burnout and the process.
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So glad to see the mapping content is making a comeback! Maybe another Nate review soon?
Nate, don't let outside pressures push you to feel the need to serve them. Your passions are yours. Everyone needs a break once in awhile and interests change over time. Plus you are still learning various things which sometimes cause distractions from previous interests. You and your channel are still very interesting and informative and one of my favorites. Your maps are always incredible and your level of talent are what I strive towards with my own map skills.
The fact that he made a map for a successful published book is awesome
Welcome back Nate! Idea for a video: How to Draw Landmark Locations (ie: dungeon entrances, wizard towers, etc..). Would be neat to get some inspiration on unique landmarks to add to our maps. Cheers!
Nice! Great suggestion.
Yes this!!! Please do
I love the idea of drawing an anchor next to a port settlement
Me too! Got the idea from one of my clients a couple years ago.
Idea:
spin the wheel world building then build a one shot dnd from the world you created randomly
Such an important lesson in this video! I needed to hear that
I'm legit glad to hear you might move to smaller maps. I honestly like the smaller-scale stuff more overall, and it's honestly much better to go the "small achievable goals" route and produce those instead of huge projects that still amount to only one shot/video of the final result.
Mapping ideas:
There are some fun and mindless map-drawing rpg games. The Quiet Year, Delve, Ex Novo, and Ex Umbra are some of my favorites
Good to see that i can still learn from you how to make map's
8:00 bruh what happened there? Looks gnarly.
To what you said about being meditative: I use your videos for that vibe pretty often. I don't make maps usually, but you usually teach me something every time that I can really use for world building. And if not, the energy of your map videos really help me get cozy when I'm prepping my game.
Lol. Bright pink ink. Helping my daughter with some paintings.
And thank you. Happy Worldbuilding!
@@WASD20Live 😌whew, okay. The striped pattern looked like you got in a fight with a layered blender. Glad that's not the case.
And thank you! The world building is sometimes my favorite part.
Wow I feel this. Might just join you on this reset :) Thanks for the inspiration!
Map turned out awesome btw!
@@PenandBlade I haven't seen you in a long time
@@katiedanner1 I am as mysterious as I am mad... O.o 👋 ✊🏽⚔️
Thanks. Great to see you here! Love your stuff. :)
Glad to see you back drawing maps. I'm a fantasy author myself, but I love drawing and making maps. I've picked up some nice tips from you. Thanks!
Hey Nate! Thanks for the video!
What about creating maps in more different styles? Not more details than this one, maybe even less, but in other styles. For example: a mosaic style (think roman and greek floor mosaics), an angled topographic style (like drawn at a flyover sitting on the back of a dragon), a reduced geometric style (to hide some details from potentional enemys, but still a good overview) and a foldable map, that only makes sense if you fold it right. Ok, the last one is a big project and needs a lot of planning. I hope my ideas will inspire you. Have fun and take care of yourself!
I got really tired of drawing my art lately and it made me SO sad because art is a life blood for me and when I get burn out for art it just makes me so sad. So I desired to do three things, go back to the three things that I have drawn my entire life from when I was as young as three, to today and now. Those three things are dragons, Norse mythology and maps. I haven’t drawn maps properly in literal years, and I wanted to get back to it so I found your channel and am now back into drawing maps! I’m still re teaching myself how do do it properly but I think I’m getting back into it and I’m even drawing maps for my own worlds in the novel I’m writing… so thank you for helping me ect back to drawing maps 😊
Thanks for this and openly taking about how to avoid burnout. One knows that in theory, but hearing someone else saying it out loud really does make a difference.
I think I'll be trying out the soothing coast wriggles for mediating purposes 😁🤗🌼
Suggestion: Redraw the map of encantadia!! But remain the 5 main kingdoms.. Redraw it in your own land design..
I would love more videos on digital map making. All your favorite benefits from using photoshop/procreate.
Hi Nate! I recently got into D&D and have since been watching your videos....but most of my friends are not interested in D&D, so can please make a tutorial on how to play D&D solo??
Good to see you are well and back. You were missed.
You could do... a map challenge? Where you spin a wheel to decide the types of forests and mountains and coastlines...etc.
Could be fun...
Cool idea!
@@WASD20 Thanks
Started making mini maps for D&D campaigns in Dungeondraft myself lately, it's really fun and fast. I use it for encounters and also for locations in my book (currently writing) since making maps over small areas is my weakness.
Yes! More maps!
a good way to deal with burnout is to not do things in big chunks. as an animator (i am not a pro), i like to animate everything all at once and sometimes i will only animate for weeks. the problem is that im not spacing my time and so i'll spend twice as long not animating as i did animating, whereas if i spread out my process then i'll have both a clearer mind when i return to the project and will still like doing it (and also my hand probably wont get as tired)
It might be neat to see your take on an existing classic map maybe from a famous campaign setting or something.
I love this. I've felt burnout as well for mapping and running/prepping a dnd campaign. I want to create but lack the drive sometimes...
Hearing someone else deal with burnout and returning to the basics is a great reminder that taking time away and coming back to foundational elements can refresh the hobby and promote inspiration - much like your video has done for me.
Thanks! ✍️🧐
Yay more maps
I understand burnout with a lot of my hobbies and your advise had kept them alive for years and years so great advise. Glad to see you getting back into your basics. I missed out on your map contest like you had in 2016 where part of the map was given and the contest was to finish it out in your own style.. I think people would like to try that out maybe. I would love to see one on just border ideas or on adding super extra touches to a map like moon runes or disappearing with flame. Just keep doing what takes hold of your passions and enjoy your hobbies. Thanks for sharing Nate.
Dude, i've come across your channel this week and made a map following your tips and my players totally loved the final product! It was my first map drawned completely by hand and i ended up prety happy with how it tourned out... Thank you very much for the awesome content, pls keep it up with the good work!!
Ps: im from Brazil, sorry for the bad english, i haven't practiced in a long time
Pedro you should hit his Discord server up and post your map. People their like myself enjoy seeing other peoples work for inspiration.
Nice to be reminded that simple can still be incredibly effective. I do have a soft spot for crisp minimalist black and white maps.
Finally, I'm glad that you are back.
I think I am good enough to draw my own maps, and I enjoy it. I tend not to make the mistakes that are most commonly made by beginners. I love dreaming up my world, the culture, the trade...yikes yes I have a big worldbuilding bug...story writing story that where I struggle.
When burn out off creativity for oke hobby, it is good to change things, take a step back and try something new. This worked for me to act out my creativity in a new way - a drew a lot, then I try worldbuilding, then DMing in different ways, then mapping, than again drawing. For me that worked, because I could not only take a pause from that one thing I burned out over, but also get new Inspiration, for the time when I come back.
It is difficult, when you make it proffessional, of course... But for hobies, thats great to change things up.
Oh, the light table is such a neat tool.
I used to use a window for it when I drew physical :P
I know Nate probs isnt going to see this among a sea of comments, but I wanted to say that I do fantasy cartography and world building as a hobby. I haven't for about 6 month now as I finished a 18 by 24 inch map that was detailed and gorgeous. Instead of feeling accomplished by the masterpiece, i felt i never wanted to see another map again. This video was EXACTLY what i needed: i felt rejuvenated and went and did a map in MY simple style and it felt great. The stories jumped off the page. Thanks again, Nate.
I read all the comments. Good luck getting back to it.
Awesome to see more mapping content!
Nate - so in photoshop you can set your spacing of the brush and then click once at the top then hold shift and click at the bottom and you can do that circle in about 25 seconds across the entire side.
Which circle is that?
@@WASD20 The circle you used to create the ovals in between the edge of your lines that you then copied and pasted for all four sides the border
Ah!
I think I get it. Thanks for the tip!
Oof yes, creative burnout... I tend to draw people and characters, and when I start feeling burnt out and just really not wanting to draw I actually switch to maps, because I just find it's something relaxing I can rely on. I'm a very creative person so I always need to be doing something ...
Hello I love you're videos
I love your work. It makes me dream.
Thinking about starting a channel about fantasy cartography inspiered on yours. Great seeing you back into mapping
This map turned out great Nate. I like the way you darkened all the ink using photoshop. That contrast was a big improvement, and makes me want to learn how to use it. Not gonna lie - I find photoshop more than a little intimidating.
Finally i really love this mapping video, i hope you can make more video abouy mapping (improved settlement and mountains drawing Or drawing a map while also making its story/ myth, etc) i would love to watch all of it
I do love the mapping videos!
Hay nate just wanted to say thx for making all your vids thay All have helped sooo much especially your how to draw a dungeon map vid it's helped me make an epic map that I will be using soon so thanks so much for all the help you vids have given me and thanks 4 being amazing
Thanks man, love watching these videos.
Love your videos, Nate. Keep up the great work!
I’d love a video about mapping island chains.
You're an inspiration!
This video is kinda like asmr! I'd love to watch more videos like this :) Greetings from Germany
I have an idea. Making simple maps like this that your subscribers send you!
I love it!
How about a video on making space maps. Galaxies, planetary systems.
I absolutely agree. I've drawn the map for a planetary system (with help on the astronomy side from Artifexian) and there's nothing particularly wrong with it. It just doesn't look as good as the continental / island maps I've drawn with @WASD20's guidance. It'd be great to see what he can do with both planetary system and galaxy maps.
Maaaaaaaps!
I'm really happy that you are back with these videos. I would love to get a review from you one day maybe :)
I miss these
Love it! Really nice work.
YEAH! Finally another!
You were the person that got me into making maps. Thx
Very nice map!
totally awesome and yeah, burnout is a real thing, everyone should take their time whenever they have to.
my original map idea is a place called "the arrows" which is is a continent formed by 3 mainlands arrow shaped, and some smaller islands (some of them also resembling arrows), how would u draw it? :)
On the other hand if you want inspiration for maps check out Nate’s discord server. Nate doesn’t talk much there but people are super helpful/creative/artistic
Always great content Nate!
Thanks, Jake!
Amazing stuff dude
I'm a software engineer and yeah.. I know how it feels to burnout, had one in 2018, it was pretty major as I almost gave up my job to work as an athlete for less than half of what I made in month, made reconsider everything and did some major restructure of work x life balance, but it still affects me sadly
Hello Nate, would you consider making a video on creating naval maps for a (fantasy) naval campaign? In this perspective inlands aren’t interesting, it should rather show shallow reefs, sunken shipwrecks, orca huntinggrounds, treacherous currents, fabled sunken cities. Maybe lighthouses with their signalpatterns and (natural) landmarks to navigate the seas. I’d appreciate any and all tips to convey this information visualy, since my current skills are limited to writing “here be sharks” on a blue background.
Duuuude!! So happy that you're back! You're literally the first (and only!) UA-camr I follow for map building. Absolutely love your style, the calm vibe of your vids, and its so easy to follow! Will deffo be sending a copy of my first map when its done!
Woo-hoo! It's back!
Your videos inspired me to draw my first map and create my own fantasy world!! Happy to see more map content 👌🏻
Glad to see you are getting back to maps, I actually just started getting obsessed with map making from finding your video on wonderdraft.
how isnt this video on your channel but im still watching it
oh its good now- but it was just vibing in my sub box after 2 mins and wasnt on the channel lol
It's great to see you coming back to these videos! Something I've been wanting to figure out how to do for a while now is making a map with a caldera in it. I've tried rearranging mountains to see if that would work, but it never seems to look right to me. Think you could try doing a tutorial on drawing calderas on a map? I think it would introduce an interesting landmark to different maps if you did.
Yassssss new content!
Love your videos Nate :) Any thoughts on doing building dungeon maps like inside a tavern, or inn or something?
Make a video about scale for RPG maps !
Welcome back bro :)
@WASD20 How about an isometric mega-dungeon?
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Visited Emily's website and there weren't any books there, so I guess the one she's writing's the first one.
Yep! I think so.
You could branch out into how to draw fantasy creatures, such as dragons
I don't remember a time i was this early
Hahaha. Resonate.
he's back
"Me and Booboo map together quite often! One time we got stuck in Alaska for 47 days!"
Not bad.
You should make a remake of middle earth
Yoo i got liked
Hi, would it be possible for you to tell us which kind of set-up (camera, lights) do you use to shoot your mapping videos ? I'm a french cartographer, I would like to make videos like yours and I'm exploring different options of equipment. Thanks in advance :)
Tbh, I thought the mountains were off. You didn't mention scale at all.
Great video! I was experiencing burnout on dnd myself (probably just laziness in general idk) and I'm currently binging Arcadum's DnD games and damn are they good. It kinda made me want to check out WorldAnvil and now I'm in a rabbit hole of WA tutorial videos lol. Question, how do you make your maps look "clean" if that makes sense?
I think a clean style is achieved when there is less line work overall and when each line is drawn with intent. It also helps when lines are a bit thicker and more defined in general.
On the Compass Rose and borders, can’t you save the ones you like and just paste them onto the maps you make?
Yes, but I don’t like the idea of repeating them much.
Ahh ok cool
Is that a splitting river?!
Hey; have you ever thought of trying out Chronicles of Darkness? I recently decided to start a Discord group where’d we play this great rpg next to Dungeons & Dragons! Thinking about starting a mortals campaign first. If you’d like to join us let me know in Gmail! Also great video!! Love your maps!
My problem when working on commissions is always my pricing. How do you decide how much to charge for a map like this one?
Just figure out how many hours you think it will take and how much you want to make per hour. I generally go for $30 to $50 per hour. But I'm a busy person, and already have a day job. I don't get many map commissions at those prices, but I'm pretty satisfied with just a few per year.
Hey man, can you do more Pathfinder videos please.
Very interesting !! What Drawing software Package do you use here ??!!
Photoshop with a Wacom Cintiq.
Do something like an alternate medieval or steampunk America, with Ohio at its Centre!!!
lol. nice.
If you want to make maps, but in smaller amount of time. Why not try... Dungeon/interior maps etc? Smaller stuff like Cave-den of goblins, the spider cavern... a rodent den etc. Things that work in DnD but also isn't so tedious that you crash and burn.
For sure! It’s a solid suggestion and I actually have a bit.
Not my map,, but I would have made the words more of a hand drawn font, but otherwise nice work
Do you run games?
Yes. Check out UA-cam.com/wasd20live for some actual plays of my Icewind Dale campaign.
I guess you were never a "sharing the journey" type of content creator, you're more like "look what I made" type of creator. If that makes sense...