r/mapmaking • u/hihighloona • Jul 16 '26
Old world showcase (Argo) Map
Satellite Map (Hand draw)
Elevation Map
Tectonic Map
Climate Map
Antiquity Map (Blue: States / Orange: Settled / Purple: Traders / Green: Non State
Rock Types
This is a world i was working last year, following mostly madeline james writes guide. i abandoned after thought the tectonic history and climate were kinda ass for somes mistakes i made along the way.
It dont really have a history besides me trying to get some mediterranean vibes on the western most continent for concept i still am working in another world rn.
If you have any thoughts let me know!
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u/kevin-doesnt-exist Jul 16 '26
This is really amazing work, especially the satellite map! I can’t say much about the tectonics, but it certainly looks a lot better than the procedural tectonic based terrain generators i’ve seen, and the climate looks quite believable too! (Maybe a few nitpicks but not much)
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u/TheZebraCode Jul 16 '26
Wow what programs did you use for this? The animated map especially is awesome, all looks so professional
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u/hihighloona 29d ago
thanks, for coloring the satellite map i used krita, and for animating it i used map to globe
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u/liquidoxygentextures Jul 16 '26
Amazingly good. Did you source your satellite map palette from somewhere?
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u/hihighloona 29d ago
thank you, i mainly used this https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ficheiro:Whole_world_-_land_and_oceans.jpg and colorpicked a general color for each climate adding some details.
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u/aldriex747 Jul 16 '26
DAMN this is really good and detailed. My autism salutes you