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Do you struggle to make your mountains look truly

Do you struggle to make your mountains look truly majestic? Struggle no more! In this tutorial I’ll show you my process of drawing mountains.

Step 1: Define the Shape: Draw a line to indicate the shape and direction that you want for your mountain range.
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Step 2: Sketch out the Mountains: Sketch in the basic shapes of the mountains and peaks. For now it helps us to get a good view of what the mountain range is going to look like and this is a good moment to check if it doesn’t look weird or repetitive.
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Step 3: Draw the Main Mountains: Let’s now start with drawing the outlines of the mountains. Here we’re just going to draw the individual peaks. Details will come at a later stage.
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Step 4: Add Foothills: Add foothills around the mountains to ground them in the rest of the terrain. These hills become smaller and more scarce as they move away from the mountains.
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Step 5: Draw the Ridges: At this point we start adding detail to the mountains. Start by drawing the main ridges from the top of the mountains. Draw a steep line from the top and zigzag your way down. As the ridge gets closer to the ground it becomes less steep too.
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Step 6: Add Details: You can now add additional details to the ridge by drawing lines that come down from the curves in the ridge.
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Step 7: Basic Color: The next step is to add basic color to the map. For this example I took a beige color and allowed some of the background to show through. This helps with blending the mountains into the surrounding terrain.
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Step 8: Add Shadows: The next step is to add shadows. In this example my light source is in the top left corner. This means that the shadows will be on the right side of the mountains.
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Step 9: Add Highlights: Finally we’ll add highlights to the mountains on the opposite side of the shadows. The top of the mountain and the ridges catch the most light and these should be the brightest areas.
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Last year I was commission by author Vincent B. Da

Last year I was commission by author Vincent B. David II to make a map for his novels that take place in the Roman Republic. This year he came back and had me make a map of the city of Rome during the late republic era.⁠
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Some research went into this map to make it historically accurate and we worked together to find a fine balance between historical accuracy, a nice design, and legibility.⁠
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My latest map is live on Patreon: link in bio! . T

My latest map is live on Patreon: link in bio!
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There's a windy road that leads through the forest. It's a faster way to the nearby city, but be warned: it's also bandit territory. The king's men don't patrol here and it's a lawless territory. it is recommended that you do not travel through these forests without protection, or you might find yourself in a nasty situation.
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Along the road are various trees, bushes, cliffs and drops where bandits could be hiding. Keep a watchful eye, and you might just spot them in time, turn the tables and take the surprise to them!
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A while ago I was commissioned to make this map fo

A while ago I was commissioned to make this map for a a homebrew D&D campaign. the original map was drawn at A1 size and instagram doesn't do it justice. I might post some zoomed in bits over the next couple of days⁠
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Here's a map that's very different from my usual s

Here's a map that's very different from my usual style. It was the first sci-fi themed regional map that I've ever done. This map was made for Wilder Page's novel 'The Aria of Galvanize'. I had to step out of my comfort zone but in the end I had a blast working on this!⁠
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This is the last map that I'll share in this serie

This is the last map that I'll share in this series. It's another commissioned map with several RPG settings blended together. Can you spot them all?⁠
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