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How to Create Fantasy Maps with Free Tools (GIMP, Krita)
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Күн бұрынIf you liked this tutorial, I also invite you to check out the worldbuilding project I host on this channel. I post all my maps and artworks on these media:
Reddit: / leo-leonis
Instagram: / leoleonisyoutube
You can find the full process video here: • Tutorial I Addendum - ...
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SECTIONS:
Introduction 0:00
GIMP Overview 2:07
GIMP Layers 3:15
GIMP Layer Groups 4:04
GIMP Merge Layers 4:48
GIMP Duplicate & Delete Layers 5:20
GIMP Layer Modes 5:27
GIMP Brush Tool 6:13
GIMP Eraser Tool 6:46
GIMP Add Brushes 7:35
GIMP Clipboard Brush 7:55
GIMP Color Fill Tool 8:25
GIMP Selection Tools 8:40
GIMP Select All, None & Invert 9:00
GIMP Select by Color 9:21
GIMP Select Remove Holes 9:51
GIMP Select to Path 10:12
GIMP Paths 10:35
GIMP Path to Selection 10:51
GIMP Fill Path 11:10
GIMP Stroke Path 11:32
GIMP Select Alpha Channel 13:05
GIMP Scale & Rotate Tools 13:41
GIMP Move Tool 14:52
GIMP Floating Selection 15:05
GIMP Path Tool 15:40
GIMP Hue-Chroma 16:04
GIMP Colorize 16:27
GIMP Brightness & Contrast 16:40
GIMP Color Palettes 16:45
GIMP Color Gradients 17:38
GIMP Gradient Tool 17:50
MAP Introduction 18:44
MAP Landmasses 19:16
MAP Coastlines 23:01
MAP Ocean 25:41
MAP Biomes 30:40
MAP Rivers 31:12
MAP Projections 32:27
MAP Landmarks 33:29
MAP Custom Assets 35:23
MAP Typography 39:02
MAP Borders 40:37
Reconstruction 41:21
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SOFTWARE (all open source):
Gimp: www.gimp.org/
Krita: krita.org/en/
RESOURCES:
Brushes: kmalexander.co...
How to add brushes in Gimp: docs.gimp.org/...
List of map projections: en.wikipedia.o...
Fonts: fonts.google.com/
@jellybean5929 10 ай бұрын
This is actually one of the better gimp tutorials I’ve seen and it goes right into an example project. It’s just so great.
@3drance191 3 жыл бұрын
God i fucking LOVE this. I didnt know the paths were that important. Thanks for the knowledge!
@TinyRockStudios663 5 ай бұрын
i have been searching for months on how to create my own maps for my dnd campaign and every time i found something promising, it was either just an asset or it costed a lot of money so i was super happy when i found this tutorial. it was very usefull and the result looks great thanks Leo Leonis.
@pikahcheww 2 жыл бұрын
Ya know, this tutorial is what made me start my fantasy world! I'm SO thankful you made this. Keep going dude I love this stuff!
@LeoLeonis 2 жыл бұрын
That's awesome, wish you a lot of fun creating!
@thatguyalex2835 Жыл бұрын
I might make a sci-fi world called Xanadu Wastelands, the third planet in the Hesal System. :) Might try and make a design of the six continents (Mursa, Pujania, etc). The planet has technology 15-30 years ahead of ours. For instance, most people on Xanadu had flying cars by 2015, smartphones in 1995, and an equivalent to a PlayStation 1 in 1974. My plots will mainly focus on the year 1909, 1950s and the early 2000s. Which would be like the 1930s, 1970s and a more futuristic version of the 2020s with a manned mission to the 4th planet, Hesalia. I'm rambling. Science, history and society are fascinating, and Xanadu would be a perfect laboratory for me to study social issues in sci-fi. Some of the plots will be based upon real scientific articles. 1909: Asteroid collision with New Spork City, Mursa. (Working on short plot) 1952-1955: Infection of Xanadu (Worked on sci-fi plot) 1982 and 1998: Photonic computer tech stolen by bad actors. 2012: Supersonic e-kerosene fuel cell electric plane changes aviation on Xanadu. 2015: Fusion technology pushback by NIMBYs. 2017-2020: Biofuel shortage for flying cars. 2025: Ozone depletion on Xanadu caused by excessive biodiesel consumption from 1900-2000 without proper emissions regulations.
@pikahcheww Жыл бұрын
@@thatguyalex2835 that sounds super interesting actually!
@SCARRIOR 9 ай бұрын
@@pikahcheww He said: "Might" which probably meant he didn't. He probably got hyped from watching the video, then went back to Tiktok or something.
@lewishowells2847 3 жыл бұрын
Found this off Reddit! Keep it up
@gaborangecloud 3 жыл бұрын
Same
@carlyhendershot7913 3 жыл бұрын
What Reddit page?? Sounds like I should be on it 😬
@gaborangecloud 3 жыл бұрын
Carly Hendershot r/worldmaking I think
@jimmygagnon 3 жыл бұрын
@@gaborangecloud r/worldbuilding ;)
@aizuki7225 Жыл бұрын
@@jimmygagnon I searched but its private?
@solipsisticlemur4334 11 ай бұрын
This has opened me up to Gimp, didn't know it was a thing before this video. I'm having a blast spending hours upon hours creating new maps and trying out new things. This has enriched my life so very much and I can't thank you enough for this amazing content.
@eschsoapy2809 3 жыл бұрын
another very fast way to do land masses is fill the canvas with noise, any texture, or render > plasma and then use color > threshold to create random land/ocean shapes. takes 5 minutes.
@OmegaTrooper 4 ай бұрын
THE best GIMP map tutorial. Thanks man.
@junechevalier 3 жыл бұрын
Found this on reddit, and it's super great!
@aviaveria8307 Ай бұрын
Thank you so much for this great tutorial! I'm creating a map for a fantasy story and the brushes + handdrawn continent outline is such a good combo for me.
@shontam 3 жыл бұрын
Wow, so great. I wish there were more quality map making tutorials out there. Looking forward to your more advanced tutorials!
@anneroyle4941 3 жыл бұрын
Gem!! I love this tutorial so much, this inspired me on so many levels. I hope to see more of your work! :))
@jargontrueseer 2 жыл бұрын
Dude stop berating yourself, you're amazing at this! A fantastic artist and a talented map maker!
@fakename5881 Жыл бұрын
thank you so much! a tutorial of this level is usually held behind a paywall. you are a saint for uploading this for free.
@mr.arkadinyer7799 3 жыл бұрын
Man, you saved my day. Nice work. Best reddit post ever. Accept my thumbs up, directly from Brazil
@taajwarkhan723 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I subscribed a couple months back hopeful you'ddo a tutorial (and because I like listening to your world lore). Well done!
@LeoLeonis 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot!
@SM_Price Жыл бұрын
This is honestly the best tutorial on any subject I have ever come across.
@ilcondottierocartografo6770 Жыл бұрын
One of the greatest GIMP mapping tutorials
@KhuongNguyen-vm5kc 2 жыл бұрын
I didn't mean to search this, but ended up loving it. You deserve more than just a thousand subs
@bbqchipspls Жыл бұрын
Where does everyone find such good quality old paper background😭
@PratikLuitel 3 жыл бұрын
This is amazing dude!
@TheVikingWolf12 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks man, you've been a huge help
@LeMercenaire007 3 жыл бұрын
Now, I want to paint a map. Super Video, pal.
@blackorder7561 Жыл бұрын
thx man i worked allready with gimp but thx to u i get to know bit more
@natalieenglund2871 Жыл бұрын
This is AMAZING! The look is so unique! Can't wait to see your other videos!
@colingagnon9832 3 жыл бұрын
Found from your Reddit post, great vid!!!
@bradleyrichardson7205 3 жыл бұрын
Instant subscribe, thank you so much!
@mangc_hing Жыл бұрын
Your concept sounds amazing Gonna check out your world building playlists later
@xed4346 3 жыл бұрын
Nice work, I really look forward for your next videos !
@Fledera 2 жыл бұрын
Wow, your method here is great! I've been following along the steps and never thought I'd be able to draw a good looking map haha Thank you for sharing these tips!
@mohitkarosiya4874 Ай бұрын
very helpful mate.....thanks a lot
@kryogenic4509 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for the tutorial. This was great! I've had GIMP for a while now but I never knew it could be used for this!
@LeoLeonis 3 жыл бұрын
Very welcome! Glad you enjoyed it! :)
@Jojobber 7 ай бұрын
Great video thanks. I have learnt a lot from this thank you very much
@blasherrera1945 5 ай бұрын
I find this so cool! I'm watching it three years later and following the steps, as well as using some other techniques, to start my first world-building project! The only question I have is: How did you obtain a world projection grid? You mentioned searching for them as SVG files on the internet, but I haven't been able to find any! I'm also aware of the list of map projections (I'd like to use a Mollweide projection), but I can't find any file with an empty grid, only files of the real-world map with their respective projection systems. I've also been trying to figure out how to configure the projection grid in some other drawing program or in GIMP itself, but I haven't been successful. How did you get yours? I hope you could help! I am very thankful for your work and tutorial :). Best regards.
@mathieujacq6930 3 ай бұрын
This is amazing, exactly what I wanted ty!
@0Chickenking0 3 жыл бұрын
Dude this is fucking awesome! Thanks for the tutorial! As a complete beginner I was in desperate need for something like this!
@thaismaldonado 2 жыл бұрын
Hey! Greetings from Brazil! This tutorial is amazing, thank you so mush for it!!!
@joshbingham212 Жыл бұрын
You are a poor man’s hero. A modern day Robin Hood for mappers
@LTMLSkorpion Жыл бұрын
Amazing Job ! Thank you for all the detailed description ,it was very helpfull :)
@seffye2195 2 жыл бұрын
This is so good! That was an amazing tutorial you should be proud of this video! thanks a lot! 😁
@majsty1471 3 жыл бұрын
This is incredible. Thank you so much for sharing your expertise!
@aytxseye3340 3 жыл бұрын
This is very well done, and super informative. Great job man!
@cesaraugusto9647 9 ай бұрын
Thank you man , great work
@vicentepougyguazzelli4710 8 ай бұрын
What do you mean "note so great", man, you're amazing!! Super helpful and cool video
@AgentXegy 2 жыл бұрын
amazing bro, super cool tutorial
@fikistoraro5967 3 жыл бұрын
Keep up the good work!
@br2485 3 жыл бұрын
Very helpful, thank you!
@ElricTheFullMetal 11 ай бұрын
Amazing tutorial, Thank you
@HistoriNet 2 жыл бұрын
Ojala pudiera tener al menos el 2% de tu potencial, son obras de arte totales!!
@urinary_tract_infection 3 жыл бұрын
Great and helpful tutorial
@1wafumbafan 3 жыл бұрын
Really neat stuff. Do you plan on doing a tutorial for the style of map you are using in your current project?
@LeoLeonis 3 жыл бұрын
Yes! I kind of underestimated the effort a tutorial requires so I am gonna take a break from this for now but I will eventually get back to that :)
@Shadowclaw1113 5 ай бұрын
Do you think you could try this in medibang? Love your work and one of the very rare Eastern worlds created! Im trying to make a chinese fantasy world myself and seeing your work really inspires me to continue creating :)
@oldnick351 5 ай бұрын
Great video, thank you very much
@abylaikhanshaken3635 Жыл бұрын
hello from kazakhstan. thanks for tutorial
@technokiller4424 2 жыл бұрын
OMG REALLY SMOOTH AND EASY TO UNDERSTAND TUTORIAL!!!!! ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT
@protestthebread1046 Жыл бұрын
incredible tutorial
@berserker2551 2 жыл бұрын
Great Work!!!
@lucasvinicius7921 3 ай бұрын
Only thing i couldn't really do is biomes, the gradient either doesn't work at all or only paints the outer part of the continent and some islands off the coast
@tristanlandry7861 3 жыл бұрын
Great tutorial! I
@OLIV3R_YT Жыл бұрын
Very nice!
@christystockman8643 Жыл бұрын
I am sorry but I did not find your tutorial easy to follow at all. The part of the title that said free tools and referenced GIMP caught my eye because I had used GIMP years before but felt it had to steep a learning curve so I stopped trying to use it. At first you seemed to talk about wanting to make maps without having to learn a great deal about drawing -- and yes that is what I want to do --but you kinda lost me on the whole paths part and about the 3 different ways to make continents. You seem very talented and I appreciate your efforts, but for me this was too confusing.
@lucasvinicius7921 4 ай бұрын
I could grasp up to having one of the three methods on GIMP, but i cannot wrap around my head on the ocean part, it's like he starts speaking another language
@TestSubject-wg1bs 20 күн бұрын
@lucasvinicius7921 what he's saying is honestly really simple. All you need to do for the ocean is 𒋗𒌌𒈬𒌝𒅗𒇷𒄿𒉌𒅆𒀀𒈾𒊭𒋳𒉌𒅁𒉌𒋗𒈠𒀀𒈾𒀭𒂗𒍪 and it's really that simple! I hope that helps 😊!
@Neidhard-von-Blaufels 2 жыл бұрын
A basic tutorial and you started with an already existing layer of pergament paper? Where did you get it from?
@Harrebs 7 ай бұрын
thank you
@nextgamelevel963 3 жыл бұрын
BRAVO!
@imjusthere9006 3 жыл бұрын
the fact this only has 1k like is a crime
@camrouxbg 2 жыл бұрын
Wow! Really nice work. It's a little fast-paced, but that's okay. The magic of video is that we can pause and go back. My one criticism is that the erratic zooming in and out is really distracting and difficult to watch. I Love this content, but perhaps try to be mindful of how you are zooming. Otherwise I really enjoyed it. You make it look like even I can do this stuff. I've played with Gimp a bit before, but never for something of this type. I have a couple world ideas I'd like to play with, so here is my chance :) Thanks much!
@siluda9255 Жыл бұрын
finally a tutorial that doesn't require 20000000000 dollars of programs
@user-hb6pw2uw2i 3 ай бұрын
My proplem here is iam creating a full world map of my fantasy world, It contains three continents, and whenever i get to the biom part i cant use the tool because its make all the map at one biom or two, iam about to give up tbh
@cheekybum1513 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome
@financialbureau 2 жыл бұрын
my drawn out map paths are stuff in colored line even after doing add to selection and stroke path, it wouldn't turn to black lines.
@aaroncm9856 3 жыл бұрын
Amazing work! May i ask you for the link of the parchment image?
@LeoLeonis 3 жыл бұрын
I created this one myself (because I needed a high-res version) by scanning a piece of textured paper and editing it in GIMP, but as suggested, you can find a lot of parchments via google or royalty-free image sites.
@shen2002fei 2 жыл бұрын
I love it
@nitrospidergaming7394 Жыл бұрын
For the rust what type of rust did you use. I ask because when ever I try to select by colour there are about 50 different colours on the rust and it doesn't select what I want. All I get is just a bunch of small dots that are hard to see.
@firegoldpenguin 2 жыл бұрын
where do u find that parchment texture?
@poisonivydrawing Жыл бұрын
Hello, very good video! There is something I cannot do however in the "Map Projections" section of your video, I cannot find an svg file that has correct paths, the one from wikipedia have messed up svg paths when imported in gimp, can you tell me where you downloaded yours ? Thanks in advance, have a nice day too :)
@Pikaa-bs5rp 5 ай бұрын
I wanted to ask for the brushes is there anyway to import it into krita
@TruePabloEscobar 2 ай бұрын
i dont find any SGV of map projection 😞
@cirrusfraliose1482 3 жыл бұрын
Will be useful, thanks. There is some political movements in my game. So many new maps will be made and will replace the childish map my players have until now.
@BrisingrArgetlam0BF3 3 жыл бұрын
Hello, I don't understand why at 26.17 your bucket fills the whole layer whereas just before in the very same layer we used the bucket on the ocean BG to fill it in dark color. Why did the same operations have differents outcomes ?? I'm stuck there in the tutorial.
@LeoLeonis 3 жыл бұрын
The key to understand these operations are two things: firstly, what is your current selection? If everything is selected, the bucket tool will fill the entire layer, if you select only a certain part of the layer (e.g. by creating a selection from your continent paths), then only this part will be affected by the filling tool. The second thing is the 'erase' layer mode - as you can see in the layer section I am using a layer with erase mode on top of all ocean layers and this layer's fill is determined by the continent shape selection, meaning it will erase everything on the ocean layers that should not spill over to the land areas (which makes this a handy choice when working with multiple layers where you do not want to constantly recreate your selection).
@ZDavvi Жыл бұрын
Good
@notanartist6304 2 жыл бұрын
is there anyway to do duplicate like this 38:19 without creating another layer in photoshop?
@allureofdarkness 3 жыл бұрын
At 19:55 you say to 'select the alpha channel of the layer and convert the selection to a mask' but you don't tell me how to do that :(
@allureofdarkness 3 жыл бұрын
Wait don't worry I figured it out
@fikistoraro5967 3 жыл бұрын
When are you making a tutorial on your style of mapmaking?
@LeoLeonis 3 жыл бұрын
Probably later this year - making this one was quite time-intensive so I want to get back to the worldbuilding for a bit before I make another tutorial, but it'll come :)
@shubhamjoshi3962 Жыл бұрын
bro how did u get the background for the layer in the first place.
@Doored1ts 7 ай бұрын
What’s the software or whatever your doing that on called?
@user-qp8ew6zp8s 2 жыл бұрын
Эх так хотелось что-ьы этот туториал перевели
@mariau1871 3 жыл бұрын
Hey, at 20:30, how did you deleted everything? I've selected by the color but I can't find a way to delete everything around to select the continent out of the texture.
@LeoLeonis 3 жыл бұрын
At 20:30 I am just using the eraser tool to delete parts manually
@BrandydocMeriabuck 3 жыл бұрын
Hey, when I use turn my selection into a path it doesn't outline what I've drawn correctly. Is it because I'm drawing using a 1pixel size brush? It's square shaped too. This means when I use stroke path it doesn't really have the effect that I want it to, so I can't outline the coastlines like you do in the video.
@LeoLeonis 3 жыл бұрын
Mmh, a bit difficult to say without seeing it myself. Have you tried it with larger sized brushes? And did you see the selection (the 'moving ants') before you turned it into a path?
@BrandydocMeriabuck 3 жыл бұрын
@@LeoLeonis I haven’t tried yet, I was going to give that a go but when I realised I might have to trace the whole thing by hand with a different brush I just left it until I can be bothered hahah
@Kappa4401 2 жыл бұрын
Where y take the al brush icons map?
@worldtraveller3819 Жыл бұрын
Where did you get the parchment tutorial png file?
@rickprocure6321 2 жыл бұрын
Do you have a tutorial on making city maps?
@LeoLeonis 2 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately not, but I recommend to check out John Stevenson's work for some inspiration: www.artstation.com/johnstevenson
@legendsword7 Жыл бұрын
How do you animate your maps? I've been looking for a simple solution...
@LeoLeonis Жыл бұрын
An easy way would be to create a static map and then export a series of individual frames (where e.g. you move a border or so in each frame) and then create a gif from the exported frames, which can also be done with Gimp - if you would want to create more complex animations you could look into DaVince Resolve or After Effects :)
@legendsword7 Жыл бұрын
@@LeoLeonis Great idea, thanks! Ooo I worked at an art school (in IT 😅) and DaVinci looked complex!
@frostbirch3449 3 жыл бұрын
What version of GIMP are you using? I looks different from the one that is now offered.
@LeoLeonis 3 жыл бұрын
Mine shouldn't be too far from the current one, sth post 2.10 :)
@natashagraciela7133 6 ай бұрын
do you think it was better to make this kind map on krita or on GIMP
@LeoLeonis 6 ай бұрын
I prefer Gimp :)
@ChirpBox 2 жыл бұрын
26:30 HOW did you do that? When I try to use my bucket fill a 🚫 appears! What do I do
@bladewraith 11 ай бұрын
What dimensions do you make your world maps?
@solipsisticlemur4334 11 ай бұрын
wondering this too.
@solipsisticlemur4334 11 ай бұрын
Hey hey! I think i found it. 6000x 4500
@LeoLeonis 8 ай бұрын
Yeah, I usually stick around the 5.000 x 5.000 mark for the final maps. You may laugh about this but this year I have been working on remaking the map for my world from scratch and it's 35.000 x 35.000 (allowing me to create exports from regional areas in still high enough resolution to create rich maps from them) - hope to share something soon :)
@1v1thousand 3 жыл бұрын
What if you want to use the real world an age it. Is there a good tool for that?
@LeoLeonis 3 жыл бұрын
I will be making another tutorial soon that includes working with cartographic data, which might be helpful for this!
@purplethorn3865 3 жыл бұрын
How do you add your background inside the continent? i have tried different methods but i can't figure it out.
@LeoLeonis 3 жыл бұрын
Could you point me to a timestamp in the video so I have a better idea of what you mean?
@purplethorn3865 3 жыл бұрын
In 23:01
@purplethorn3865 3 жыл бұрын
@@LeoLeonis i figure it out, ty for fast reply
@eternalistmorqan9476 Жыл бұрын
Can you also use Adobe Photoshop instead of GIMP?
@LeoLeonis Жыл бұрын
Yes, all tools should be available there as well :)
@thechronicler9556 3 жыл бұрын
Can this be used for Krita too?
@mariau1871 3 жыл бұрын
Yes I want to know cause there is krita in the title
@thechronicler9556 3 жыл бұрын
@@mariau1871 I tried it, and it does seem more like a hassle on Krita than on GIMP... So maybe that's why he used GIMP - but he did use Krita to draw his custom images
@mariau1871 3 жыл бұрын
@@thechronicler9556 Okay thanks, I guess I can't achieve the same map on krita ? I've been struggling for 2 weeks now with gimp
@thechronicler9556 3 жыл бұрын
@@mariau1871 You could try Krita then, just some of the terminology is different on the software from GIMP
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