map making Archives - Auden Johnson

What’s on Your Fall Bucket List?

I used to look forward to Fall. I still do, kinda. If you follow this blog or my Instagram account, you know […]

Since I started publishing, I’ve been creating my fictional world maps in Photoshop. There were alternative apps but I don’t think they […]

I got into making fantasy maps because I needed them for my books but, I couldn’t afford to hire a designer. That’s […]

Have you ever returned to an old fantasy story, or any story, and go, why did I think this was good? Design […]

If my computer could talk, it would be cursing me out. Recently, before the pandemic, I bought a Surface Laptop 3 with […]

You can only deny inspiration for so long While updating The Unburned Island, a voice whispered in my ear to add a map. […]

Sorin, the dead land. The province no one visits unless their desperate or corrupt. Years ago, I created 7 maps for my […]

Before the world ended, Cayden was the center of technological advancement. Now, it’s a paradise for only a select few. It’s a […]

The maps for my Merging Worlds series have evolved in each book. Each story introduces you to new places. Why didn’t I […]

With The Lost Sciell’s, Book 3 of The Merging Worlds series, release date this summer, I’ve been designing images. Those who subscribe […]