Drawing MONSTERS on your Fantasy Maps 🐉 

the apple doesnt fall far from the tree, amazing drawings

It's really sweet that you included those drawings by your children. Great Video and something I will certainly try out on my maps.

Love your kids' work! Your shoutouts warm this dad's heart! (And your stuff was way cool as well)

Dude this just gave me an amazing idea for a book

**Jeff Bezos looks at you from the corner of the map**

I'm glad I'm not alone ever since I was a kid I always love to draw maps and especially fantasy maps

Yes! My favorite map maker does a monster tutorial... it's a good day.

Thank you for such an anatomically correct dragon! (the one you drew) EDIT: I was so impressed with the dragon that I forgot to compliment your transitions. Great work!

Honestly such a unique, chilled out channel. Thanks for existing..!

Aw man this is just what I needed, thanks

this is dope !

Glad to see another mapping vid! Great topic. Keep it up!

This is really cool. Now I can make my maps more unique

beautiful drawing, could learn a lot from you!!!!

I really love the title cards on this one!!

Thanks now I can add an imposter to my map

Thanks Nate - particularly like the tentacled monster! Also, Kraken Rum is AWESOME and worth trying 😀

Cool. Nice dragons.

Video Idea(s) (that I'd love to see): Maps by purpose - In world maps are ofcourse drawn for an in world purpose. What key features, details, and styles correspond to these different purposes? How does the key/legend and imagery change to portray the important information? (Sea trade map = Illustration of currents and winds + compass/latitude lines/sea monsters + Port information (goods, prices, services); Travelling circus map = travel routes/dangers + information about towns (laws, dispositions, entertainment preferences); Inflate the kings ego = colours + gold filligree + exaggerated proportions Maps with super unusual purposes - How to figure out how to draw a map for a super unusual purpose. What information does it need to portray? How can that be made pretty? How can that be made intuitive/accessible for players/readers who aren't going to have experience with that type of map before? (Map for sailing a magic, sky ship = multi height wind currents + high altitude springs for water + magical considerations for flying (idk ley lines?); Time travel mechanics = representing parallel universes, paradoxes, linchpin events + representing the events or status quo of different timelines + anything pertinent to how time travel and it's effects work in your system; The planes = Representing 'planes' graphically + representing their occupants, physical properties, etc. + representing the whole multiverse 'layout' such as spiritual relationships, travel between them (I'm thinking Yggdrasil maps)) Historic maps - how to draw them (and maybe a touch about why they looked like that did and how to make sense of them)

This is very helpful

Thanks man I love these videos. Really helpful so keep up the good work!

kraken rum is incredible

Glad to have you back, Nate. I'm a teacher too, so I know how hard it is to find the time to make videos.

i love your maps there amazing

I have a few ideas for good monsters but it's difficult thinking of good creatures and their aspects and abilities. Also a good opportunity to add to Lore.

Thinks you for helping me with my pirate map

funny how both the giant squid and octopus eventually were proven to exist, the one just lives very deep, the other in the pacific... as for most of the other sea monsters whales were probably the main inspiration... on many maps these beasts seem to be exhaling powerful jets of air after all. people were pretty familiar with dolphins, and most knew these were also mammals, but whales were more obscure.. have you heard of the walvischboeck? a 16th century book that's kept in the city library of Antwerp... Adriaen Coens was one of the first to do some serious observations of whales, but his drawings are still similar to the earlier maps :D

If I remember correctly, Sea monsters on historical maps meant dangerous waters

So cute to see that your kid is drawing too!

finally another vid :D

Thanks for this great video. Came in super handy while drawing a 2*1m map for my sons pirate themed bithday.

I clicked fast but the video ended even faster. Loved so much, thank you

I love the that the mythic land of Thule (Tile) is displayed in the tumbnail. Hail to the Northern Chaos Gods

Kraken rum is soooo yummy definitely recommend

Hi, Nate. Great illustrations! I was wondering if you have produced any maps which involve a treasure trove or a hidden hoard? Dragons optional!

Directional markers of a compass

What if you drew giants on a map?

Dangit Nate, not even a minute into the video and I had to dip out to Amazon to buy a book! Scandalous!! :p

Love these ideas. Stealing this for my nautical campaign.

I love your son's drawings. Maybe we will all be subscribed to his channel in 10 years. 👍🏻😀 Edit: And your daughter, too. Great!

In one of my campaigns the players, after clearing an owlbears den, drew a sign with an owlbear's face and "I can't enter here" on the map.

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can you do drawing animal's to maps please

How to draw a compass Rose?

This video was just an excuse for Nate to flex his kids drawing skills xD

I wonder if he ever feels tempted to say "WASD" instead of "W-A-S-D" in his intro

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Space fillers... Road signs.. ECT.

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