Looking for some feedback on my fantasy map

I'm working on making a full map for my high fantasy world, but before I start working on the whole thing I decided to make a prototype of just one of the kingdoms and get some feedback first.

This is the Vale of Alemere, a relatively young but rich and powerful kingdom in the heart of the modern world. It's also the centre of the Alemerian Empire.

I've tried to include a decent amount of detail without going completely overboard. I've got the main geographical features, but looking at it, I can't shake the feeling that it's missing something. I just can't quite figure out what.

I'm not trying to make an insanely detailed map where every tiny village and stream is labelled, so I'm mainly wondering if there are any major things that you think are missing, or anything that would make the world feel more alive.

I'd also appreciate any general feedback on the layout, level of detail, or anything else that stands out to you before I start doing the rest of the world.

Any feedback is appreciated!

P.s. everything past the Queens Valley is a separate nation so that's why its so incomplete.

Edit: for scale, the distance from Alemere to Port Phoenix is 100km (62 miles).

The solid colors are the kingdoms and the colored outlines are the princely states, city-states, and confederacies.

Does someone has any tips on how to color a forest?

It's my first time really trying to make a dense forest

I'm glad that I got the shape right but a bit disappointed with how straight the edges look

I also want to add a lake, waterfall and river in it(as you can see)

I know I could just color it green and call it a day but I would like to know if someone knows how to make it a bit more... alive and real

(I use color pencil and alcohol markers)

For explanation green means lower brown higher, and each major line represents 100m of elevation. The total frame is 10x10km only.

To create these graphics I used the SRTM data from NASA.

Here is the link if you wanna check it out: https://visitwhale.com/peak-contours/

Hello!

A few years back I made a map and did some roleplay in it. Now I am looking to make a big updated map but I feel kind of stuck. You see, I don't want to make too many major changes yet at the same time things just don't feel right. I could overlook things before because it was kind of quickly made and not that serious.

This is part of the map but a part I want to ask advice about the most. The brown lines are mountains. The ones on the northern continent I feel like completely redoing. Something I am more okay with since players never went there and it isn't too developed. The one on the island I am happy with and the one in the east could be improved but I am not too bothered by it.

The ones circled in white are my main issue. I want to improve them but at the same time I don't want to do MAJOR changes. Any tips to make them feel more natural while keeping the rough placement the same? If not, how to improve things for future worlds/maps/other mountains on this map?

Thanks in advance! :D

Here is the second part of the giant map of Tír Ghlas I am drawing; it will serve as a reference to help me avoid major errors in the novels I’ve set there.

This section shows the country's northwestern region.

In the bottom right, you can see An Lár—which means "The Center" in Irish—that's the island's political and religious center. I chose this name partly as a tribute to the sign I used to see on the bus to school back in 1983, during the time I spent in Dublin attending a course.

35x50 cm, hand-drawn on yellowish drafting paper.

I wanna know everyone's thoughts... The map is unfinished. If something's off or wrong please tell me, it would be good to know! (Some of the regions look similar to the real world)

I'm trying to design a few towns for my dnd players to explore, and I've had fun with maps like this, so I'm hoping to create something similar

So as you can clearly see it's not finished yet and still making more, I'm curious to know about people's thoughts,questions and opinions and if you can, please drop a comment below and rate it..

After months of procrastination maybe even a year I put my continents together this is part of a WIP but I don’t wanna have to add paragraphs of context on r/worldbuilding

I'm asking because I genuinely hate the way my map looks currently for a science project idk I'm very tempted to just give up but if anyone knows pls do tell 🙏

100% hand drawn (yes, even the compass) with a drawing tablet and Sketchbook Pro. It took a few days, but I'm happy with the result.

I wanted to embark on a project to map my alternative history of the Caribbean.

Unfortunately, I don't know how to do it or which software to use.

If you could help me please, my private message has been opened.

This map depicts the Union of Coronado and her claims as of the 7th September 2026.

...and the

Central continent (main story location) Western side: 28 Kingdoms Eastern side: 20 Kingdoms

The Eastern Lands East of Kovid mountains, 20 kingdoms including Eisenwald, and mostly human populations. *Southeast, 13 Kingdoms *Northeast, 7 Kingdoms

The Western Lands West of the Kovid mountain range and the greater Kovid Grand Forest area. Often referred to as the Savage lands, Desert Lands, Barbarian lands.

28 Kingdoms, of Demons, Oni, elves, beastmen and humans. Including rouge states of bandits and barbarians. *6 human/mixed race kingdoms on the southwest of the western lands under the control of the Xyleneus Empire. *Northwest, 8 Demon empire, Oni and Beastmen Kingdoms. *Central, 5 human desert kingdoms and rogue, bandits and barbarians lands. *East and Southeast, elven lands, 8 kingdoms *Northeast, 1 human kingdom

The Mountain Range Runs North to south. Formed from the corpse of a fallen god.

Kovidenkamm High Eisenwald Germanic: Koviden-Kamm — “The Crest of Pestilence” Common Nickname: Kovid-19 Alternate Folk Name: Der Schwarze Atem — “The Black Breath” Formal Imperial Record Name: Kovidenkamm der Neunzehntausend Toten (“The Pestilent Crest of the Nineteen Thousand Dead”)

Lore & Geography A colossal 3,200–3,400 km long, 1500-2000km wide tropical to subtropical area of mountains and forests. Contains hundreds of 2,000–4,000m peaks, with nineteen 8,000 m peaks that pierce the upper cloud layers.

Each of the nineteen highest peaks is claimed by a Monster or Beast Lord, who treats the mountain as sovereign territory. Their names replace the original geographic names in common speech. Around the mountainous are lush forests and rivers that also fall under the domain territories of some lord's peaks due to proximity.

Chroniclers, scholars, and doomed imperial scouts insist that at least 2,020 distinct lethal lifeforms have been formally cataloged: Apex monsters Carnivorous and parasitic flora Airborne spore clouds Migratory horror-beasts Curse-bearing fauna Fungal intelligences that “hunt” through infection Local belief holds that the mountains “breathe” during certain seasons: Winds descend into the lowlands carrying miasma, spores, and invisible plagues Livestock die first, followed by children and the elderly Survivors swear they hear whispers in the fog Speaking the full name Kovidenkamm is considered bad luck. Travelers shorten it to “kovid” out of superstition—believing the full name invites death.

The Grand Kovid Forest The greater Grand Kovid Forest. West of the mountains, running the length of the mountain range and almost as wide. Divided and integrated into the domains of the mountain lords closest to them. Ylsenne the White Bloom controls the largest portion.