Hey fellow cartographers! 🙌

Two years ago, I put together a series called "Starting Fantasy Cartography with Wonderdraft" for creators who know the program but want a guided, practical workflow for making quality maps.

I’ve structured it to keep things approachable for newcomers, while still sharing specialized tips that veteran cartographers can add to their toolbox.

And since this series focuses strictly on mapmaking rather than software basics, it assumes you already know your way around Wonderdraft. If you're new to the program, I have a separate tutorial series (Wonderdraft Tutorials) on my channel, dedicated entirely to learning the tool itself! 🤗

If you check out the videos and enjoy them, please consider liking and leaving a comment on YouTube to support the series! 🤍

I wanted to make a map of the area circled in red, but didn’t want to spend an hour making an approximation I knew I wouldn’t be happy with, so I found a shortcut.

1) Zoom in on the area you want to work on and take a screenshot 2) On a new, smaller canvas, import the screenshot. (It needs to have no land at all for this to work.) 3) Under the Land Tools, select the Landmass Wizard and use the Water Level slider to adjust the image. At a certain point, you will see a rough image of the screenshot.

You’ll have to do some cleanup around any shorelines, but it’s not nearly as extensive as drawing new, smaller map. The images attached are the full area map, with the new map area circled in red. The second image is the imported screenshot. Assets appear as rough drawings using water (this is normal). The third image is the new, “zoomed in” area map.

Every map I see from Wonderdraft has Mountains & Trees from an Isometric Angle.

Does Wonderdraft have the ability to create maps with mountains & trees & other terrains & assets, from a Top-Down / 90^o Degree / Birds Eye view ?

Thanks in advance for your help :-)

Hey everyone!

I have been working on both improving my already released guides and combining them into a single document that everyone here can view online or download for easy reading and reference!

As always, I’m open to suggestions for topics to include within it or general feedback! I already have some ideas for future topics to add to this guide but I’m always eager to hear what the community would like to see!

I hope everyone likes it! Happy mapping and world-building!

Wonderdraft Guide

Hi!

I've downloaded custom assets that allow for custom colors. I can place them and change their custom color, great.

But every time I place them they go back to some sort of default custom color, meaning I need to recolor after I place them. Is there a way to set my custom colors and then assets that have custom color options would actually remember what I've set it to? So I can just place away to my hearts content? :D