For this tutorial I sketched the examples below using Procreate, using the ‘Narinder Pencil’ in the ‘Sketching’ brush library, on my iPad with my Apple Pencil (1st gen). Style 1 This style is the simplest and easiest to draw. Simply add a few, spaced out, short lines following the curves of your coast. Style 2 For this second style draw similar length lines along your coast for waves but draw...
How To Draw Coastlines On A Fantasy Map (+ Other Coastal Features)
In this fantasy map tutorial, I will be showing you one style of drawing coastlines for when you’re worldbuilding and how to draw three common coastal features: waves, beaches, and cliffs! Drawing coastlines When you draw the coastlines on your fantasy map, you can start by drawing a rough outline of the continents and islands on your map, but I like to start by just getting straight to it. I’m a fan of...