Cartography

One of my distinct interests in art has always been in cartography. In addition to the local, small-scale axonometry drawings, I love creating maps of regions, continents, or planets. When it comes to gamedev, I found it especially useful for level design. I can quickly sketch out areas and iterate on the designs. When prototyping in-engine, the process is even more efficient and I can apply proper scale to my maps.

Moreover, I can apply critical thinking to natural looking coastlines and borders, urban layouts, underlying geological processes etc. I am also fascinated by mazes and have created a number of these in my sketches, maps, as well as built in Minecraft.

My cartography skills can be used in game development for:

  • detailed level design
  • prototyping
  • minimaps
  • maps for players and maps in-game
  • creating a coherent world
Political fantasy map of Nelassum with warm orange and pink regions Weathered green fantasy archipelago map Oval fantasy world map with green and orange island regions Tall blue sea map with two large islands and decorative border Green and white map of Chasmidi Green regional map with ocean labels and legend Soft colored island nation map on pale blue background Black and white desert region map labeled Las Vegas and The Citi Colored country map of Europe Green island terrain map surrounded by blue ocean Black and white hand-drawn map of North America Colorful metro map with station names and route lines Minimal green plan map of an interior space Sepia fantasy river island map Hand-drawn map of a European region Mapmoon terrain map with blue sea and island landmass Penkamonia fantasy map with black and pink landmasses Architectural axonometric city drawing Fantasy continent map with labels and hand-drawn mountains Architectural section drawing with terrain and buildings Architectural plan drawing with coastline and grid Black and white ancient Chinese city map Colored ancient Chinese city map C-Cardion map with blue water and yellow islands Sepia cave and island map Tall black and white city map drawing Luna Insula level sketch map Small hand-drawn island map with labels Rattler level design map with orange markers Minecraft city map screenshot Minecraft city viewed from above Minecraft garden maze viewed from above Colored maze diagram Yanamris fantasy map with green land and blue sea Square Chasmidi map with black background and pink islands Hand-drawn maze and route map Cartography piece 37 Cartography piece 38