10 Rules for More Authentic Hand-Drawn City Maps (in under 5 minutes)
90Many people who play Cities Skylines and Sim City draw city maps by hand. So do you want your hand-drawn cities to actually feel real?
In this video, I break down 10 rules that will make your city maps feel more authentic — like they’ve grown over time, with history, culture, and weird urban logic baked in. Whether you're sketching for fantasy, tabletop RPGs, or just love good design, these rules will level up your mapping game.
We’ll cover everything from geography-first design, to realistic zoning, naming conventions, and even how to mess up your roads (on purpose) to reflect how real cities evolve.
🎥 Ideal for:
• Fantasy worldbuilders
• D&D map creators
• Cartography nerds
• Urban planning geeks and City Simulation players
• Anyone who’s sick of drawing boring grid cities
#maps #mapmaking #citiesskylines #citydesign #cityplanning
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:35 Don't Start with Roads
01:16 Rivers are Royalty and Color is King
01:48 Labelling & Zoning
02:43 Make Roads Make Sense
03:11 Adding Lore
03:38 Elevation adds Drama
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