Create a Fantasy Map of Your Own Fictional World in Adobe Photoshop

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In today's Adobe Photoshop tutorial we're going to have some fun creating a map of our own fantasy world, just like the fictional story settings of Neverland, Middle-Earth or Westoros. We'll use Photoshop's built in tools to establish the landmass and sea, then construct hills, mountains and deserts with some simple filter combinations, before finishing off the artwork with a vintage paper texture and place names to simulate an old map.
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@spoongraphics 5 жыл бұрын

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@alonsoaguilarr 5 жыл бұрын

Hey Chris, I recently bought a MacBook Pro and I was wondering how you install Photoshop? I was in there website and its a month to month payment is there an option where I can just buy it as a whole?

@JaimeBuckley 5 жыл бұрын

Signed up...and @Spoon Graphics this was the best map video I've seen yet. Awesome!

@hardwankinman558 5 жыл бұрын

Fascinating! is it possible to shape lakes/rivers let alone 'generate' mountains in particular places for a real world map? also 4:53 Range and Fuzzines is greyed out, u hit some hotkey to enable it?

@joaofigueiredo7509 4 жыл бұрын

Hi! Your link is unfortunately not working. Do you have a functional link?

@dgLupo1638 3 жыл бұрын

If anyone is curious after the Stylize: Emboss step around 5:45, you'll notice the 'mountains' on the map seem more like canyons, cut out of the land. If you want them to actually look erected from the ground up, hit ctrl + I to inverse the layer. Great tutorial though.

@ED-zm8ut 28 күн бұрын

Yeah it was hard to see them as mountains and not canyons. I'm guessing you mean inverse the selection *before* the emboss so that the main land area looks sunken compared to the mountain areas. Makes sense, going to give it a try. Thanks!

@stvvn1883 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you SO MUCH for this! I just finished an illustration of Earth for a digital illustration class and it tuned out so freakin good because of this tutorial! This is exactly what I needed! You are AMAZING!

@digitalconsciousness 4 жыл бұрын

When he did the mountains, I said 'wow' out loud.

@ErinSmale 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent post and great tutorial. I'm fairly new to Photoshop, but got a good result after some practice. A couple tips that helped: 1 - The mountains look more like canyons. You can fix that by changing the Emboss angle at 5:15 to -45. 2 - If Barry is going too fast for you, turn on Closed Captions and open the Transcript - it *really* helps! Thanks for this, Barry!

@c_sarantopoulos 5 жыл бұрын

These are effects I use almost all the time when I make something of my own, but it never occurred to me to use them for a map and in such a way! Thank you so much for this tutorial!

@sendneubs 4 жыл бұрын

One addition I would recommend is inverting the embossed layers (with CMD + i on Mac) so the light looks like it's coming from the top of the page. I tried this and it turned out really well.

@jimgovreau 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely amazing. For everyone who is complaining about how fast he goes...well, he does go pretty fast. What I did was turn on closed caption and open the transcript. Then I completely screw it up the first time and started over. THEN I got it. Thanks a ton!

@pkbreeze08 5 жыл бұрын

I've just gotten into D&D and I've been watching a few videos about this sort of thing, and hear you are, reading my mind and making this video :) Hope all is well Chris :)

@503sld 3 жыл бұрын

Ive been working on my map using a tutorial from another youtuber. But, his tutorial, while they are great, are over 10 hrs long. Yours is less than 10 mins, amazing!! And in the end, your map looks better! Thanks so much

@TheUFCVeteran 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!! This was PERFECT for a little fantasy realm I'm creating, appreciate this video to no end.

@warlockpetersen7810 3 жыл бұрын

Finished my glorious world map in under 30 minutes. This tutorial is fire.

@arborerupt 4 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial, real easy and managed to do this in 1 h with no previous experience.

@runninghead_media 5 жыл бұрын

Shared on LinkedIn. I’m a member of The Cartographers Guild but this tutorial revealed some great new tricks! A lot of this works well when saved as a Photoshop action. Much appreciated.

@ianwkamiya 5 жыл бұрын

You have no ideia how you helped me. Thank you, sir, your content is a bless.

@philipmorton4031 3 жыл бұрын

An extraordinary tutorial. You've made what seemed impossibly professional pieces suddenly become able to be produced at our fingertips. With your expertly detailed guidance I've built a map I needed for a story I'm building, and would have been lost without it, relegated to legal pads and sharpies, and possibly lost interest. Now I have a map that looks like it's from a finished book on maps about the place I want to tell a story about. Very inspirational. Many thanks!

@jak00bspyr72 4 жыл бұрын

The big disadvantage of this method is the fact that most of the map features, as mountains, are random. I would rather like to have an opportunity to draw these features where I want.

@Idontknow-ep5gq 4 жыл бұрын

Although it may take more time, you can select the mountain you want and press ctrl + J to duplicate it, you can then move the mountain around and place it where you want. In addition you can use this method but press delete to remove mountains where you don’t want them

@D00000T 3 жыл бұрын

or just learn how to draw on photoshop

@nuskel7130 3 жыл бұрын

download some fantasy map brushes, they also come with mountains. You can just splat them wherever you want.

@IamVortexYZ 3 жыл бұрын

Use the Lasso tool to move everything into place. As long as it's in a separate layer you can isolate and move it. Even after the bevel and emboss.

@thehurricane6767 3 жыл бұрын

Can also make a layer-mask and light-up the pathways with white in the direction/path you want your mountains to be. And then get rid of the shadows.

@shafledome 5 жыл бұрын

This video is amazing. I've been looking for a tutorial like this for a long time. Thank you so much for it!

@batheadedeity 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome!! I’ve always wanted to make a map for stories I’m writing... these are all techniques that never even occurred to me to use this way. Thank you!!

@AZURAKAZ 3 жыл бұрын

If you're using PC its alt+cntrl+f to randomize the clouds

@maxolivermurray 22 күн бұрын

Thank you so much

@ankou_pekushka 5 жыл бұрын

So simple. So amazing.

@Feirgheim 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I followed every step and I was able to do it! instant like and subscribe.

@perigosu8449 4 жыл бұрын

blows my mind every time. So many possibilities... I shouldn't binge these videos!!! I can't try everything at once!

@venomantis5426 3 жыл бұрын

Dude is this magic? This is magic. Also very well explained and simple, thank you so much! ♡

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@thehurricane6767 3 жыл бұрын

Followed this step-by-step and my map turned out great. Thanks for the tutorial!

@epiccamguyproductions4930 5 жыл бұрын

Huge thanks! Perfect tutorial

@julianaleal4950 5 жыл бұрын

I've been struggling for so long trying to do a decent map for a story I'm writing and just when I've given up you upload this. THANK YOU! I'm turning my laptop on to try it right now. 💖

@horrorgamestv6564 4 жыл бұрын

FINALLY A NORMAL TUTORIAL! Thank you!

@Dezzicus 5 жыл бұрын

This is an amazing tutorial, thank you

@tomatosoup3865 5 жыл бұрын

Wow that's awesome. Wow wow wow!

@user-sj2tn9xh9w 5 жыл бұрын

that was so helpful

@LeeLmd 5 жыл бұрын

Great video, many hours of making maps now.

@jdanielortega 5 жыл бұрын

AMAZNING

@designshop352 5 жыл бұрын

Super Awesome!!

@JasonPatz 5 жыл бұрын

I wish I could give this 3 thumbs up. Very well done!

@sloth7ds 4 жыл бұрын

Definitely looking at combining this with Artifexian’s world building/climate tutorials.

@ethanlee5317 3 жыл бұрын

Very clear tutorial. Thanks!

@nat5748 8 ай бұрын

This is actually the coolest thing ever. THANK YOU ‼️

@shannonquintero2431 4 жыл бұрын

This is kickass. Thank you!

@sotanaht13012 4 жыл бұрын

Your video is perfect, thank you so much!

@matizz8 5 жыл бұрын

This was so cool, im trying it! Have you tried adding any roads, or villages etc?

@levato 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing!

@pocketheart1450 11 ай бұрын

I made a beautiful map using this method, thought I think mountains and hills look better with the light source of the bevel coming from a different direction. Still, splendid, thank you.

@wordsofdv 3 жыл бұрын

This was really cool. Thanks you so much.

@marcoantoniobetti 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your amazing tutorial. I like your accent too. Thanks for your time and sharing. Success for you!

@user-nv8te3vp2i 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome. the best map video I've seen ever.

@serkanyel9606 5 жыл бұрын

Perfect. thanks.

@jefthervieira1 3 жыл бұрын

best ph tutorial ever! congrats!

@galaxyparrot927 5 жыл бұрын

Omg Thanks mate very nice

@chewswisely7365 4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely great. Too talented, paused a million times

@nickcarruthers850 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice! Thank you!

@gerhard4592 4 жыл бұрын

so cool, thank you ^^

@realclasher2011 10 ай бұрын

Finally I got this cool video

@fanscape8576 5 жыл бұрын

Oh my, my channel may be in love with yours.

@tankerguy05 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for this video. I don't use Photoshop, but I use GIMP, and a lot of the things you did in this tutorial are possible in GIMP. I recently decided to start making maps for money, and this video is really going to help me make the best maps I can.

@WalidDingsdale 9 ай бұрын

mind-blowing technique, thanks for sharing

@user-lj5th1qo9x 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, man :3

@CanyonF 3 жыл бұрын

1:05 - personal shortcut cuz i reference this a lot. Amazing tutorial btw

@tomwheeler6144 5 жыл бұрын

No rivers.

@melih1429 3 жыл бұрын

orcs not need a rivers

@CanyonF 3 жыл бұрын

rivers are just thin oceans, paint them in on the first step when you're shaping the continents. youll have to manually move the mountains to make more sense with that though

@AviusL Жыл бұрын

Great tutorial!

@user-aymanzone 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing and thank you

@65Drums 5 жыл бұрын

wow!

@amadmaul 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing! Now I can draw map without drawing it. Thanks a lot bro. Really nice tutorial.

@NikhilNevrekar 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome .

@travismcminimy8187 3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate how concise and efficient this video is. However, it may as well have been like 3 hours, considering how much I had to pause, go back, and rewatch.

@kristinekeers6911 4 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!

@madcapmagician3130 3 жыл бұрын

Drinking game, every time 'clouds' is mentioned take a shot, be warned you need to drink fast. But an awesome tutorial all the same.

@danieladownie6087 5 жыл бұрын

Omg I needed this video! I play D&D and I love producing art for the campaigns I'm in

@bicskarugos2319 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Buddy. My Players Love My New World Map

@farhangmdc 5 жыл бұрын

Very interesting

@monjurulalam2137 5 жыл бұрын

very nice

@danielkumaran4609 4 жыл бұрын

thanx a looot bruhhh!!!

@FreezingTheMind 5 жыл бұрын

I don't even know why I don't have the clouds options and when I checked the Adobe store I didn't see it either. I have to be honest, I have never used Adobe Photoshop and I don't know the interface as well as you do. I would've preferred the video be a little more catering to those like myself. Still a great video, I just don't have all the prior knowledge on how to properly use the program so sadly I have to find a different one who dumbs it down for me lol.

@YousefMahmoudsaqarat Жыл бұрын

amazing

@johnsmith-fz3qk Жыл бұрын

Fantastic. Looking to make a Jurassic Park map and this will be very helpful.

@walkingtogod2206 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much

@sousalarson6858 2 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial for a randomized map. I had fun for sure. It was really fast and hard to follow, i had to slow down video speed and continually rewind to follow though.

@battleofjericho4540 5 жыл бұрын

You should do more things like this.

@jessienarciso7696 Жыл бұрын

How did you inverse the selection and remove the excess?

@AzureHadit 21 күн бұрын

life saver

@ViktorRotkiv98 Жыл бұрын

Love this!!! Is there a video of adding forests??

@BrambleBrad 5 жыл бұрын

Any ideas for a way to make some areas look forested?

@drme8534 2 жыл бұрын

THAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANKS MAN!

@fanscape8576 5 жыл бұрын

Somehow when making the layer 2 blue with opacity 30 my screen remains the same,The layer doesn't seem to change color- not sure what I did wrong??? [I clicked new layer, went to the background icon entered the numbers and hit enter. Nothing, even did opacity to see if it would kick in the blue]

@semillakan6 5 жыл бұрын

just change the x and y colors by pressing X this should put black on the front

@werdiningrum2336 4 жыл бұрын

Cool

@uldams 5 жыл бұрын

Real nice for roleplayers ! Any advice for making rivers ? :)

@zacharygibson5719 5 жыл бұрын

Damien Graf at the beginning when making the black and white landmasses, use a small brush tool to draw some black rivers which will eventually take on the same color as the ocean

@DarkWallay 4 жыл бұрын

Really helpful video! I would prefer it if you moved a tad slower though, maybe that's just me as I am really new to this but I feel it would be easier to follow either way. Really great tutorial either way! Thanks!

@user-ju8ud7xi4g 8 ай бұрын

Not only you!!! lol, i was like "SLOW DOWN PLEASE!!!!" lol

@standardised8260 3 жыл бұрын

when he gets to the colouring the land layer part around 2:20 command ( or control in my case ) + d does not do anything

@psammiad 5 жыл бұрын

That stylise and emboss effect doesn't work for me at all. I get a very distinct embossed line around the area, and the mountains aren't so distinct :(

@Uncool-Sam 6 ай бұрын

If you're watching this in the future, the shortcut to randomize the clouds on a Mac for me was CMD+CTRL+F.

@nucleargandhi3759 2 жыл бұрын

Is it possible to create the mountain effects on a custom drawn area? I have a map where I've already drawn the landmass and have where I want the mountains to be, I'm not just sure how to give them a good texture

@sloth7ds 4 жыл бұрын

One thing that needs some adjusting is the shadow direction on the mountains, they read as valleys to me as is.

@MichaelPhillipsatGreyOwlStudio 3 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial! Couldn't keep up though. Had to constantly pause.

@edwardaves7239 3 жыл бұрын

is there a way to accentuate the mountains on the first layer after the fact, like the second layer, instead of adding the second layer?

@user-fr2qk9op8t 4 жыл бұрын

When I get to the Color Range part the program, for some reason, grays out all options when I move to Shadows. I'm sort of stuck without being able to do that. Any suggestions or help would be appreciated.

@Feirgheim 4 жыл бұрын

the same happened to me; the problem was that I was using an outdated version of the program; try getting the 2018 one.

@SerKGrimm 4 жыл бұрын

What editing software are you using? I'm using PhotoShop CS5 and have the same issue. I think a later version might be the fix, which is a pain because they only offer it as a subscription service these days and ends up costing a tonne.

@YoyokFerdianto 5 жыл бұрын

Wow

@gregor-samsa3723 4 жыл бұрын

I can't change the fuzziness or range on the Color Range>Shadows section, they appear unselectable. Does anyone know how to fix this? My mountains end up appearing too unnatural

@atheist7650 5 жыл бұрын

You are amazing my friend, thank you so much for this video. Secondly; Can anyone tell me how to delete the excess texturing at 4:30 Thank you Edit; Figured it out, )Edit - Clear( Thank you

@calebcrowden7503 5 жыл бұрын

how do you remove excess texturing? Help Please?

@hassanchguftar6764 3 жыл бұрын

can u help me with this same problem

@thetipsyflumphtaverninn8601 4 жыл бұрын

ok I am getting halla frustrated at the most simple tasks. I created my lad mass anteing to color it green and I follow the steps EXACTLY and its not changing color. I clicked channel and held command and selected RGB and I highlighted all the boxes I then added a new layer and I clicked the white box at the left and changed it to #92985d and the box changes color but the mad does not. what am I doing wrong and will the same thing happen for my oceans