Kathleen Jennings Shows Us How She Draws a Fantasy Map

A series of sketches by Kathleen Jennings of what would become her map for The Wild Huntress by Emily Lloyd-Jones.
Kathleen Jennings

In addition to being an author in her own right, Kathleen Jennings is an illustrator who draws maps for other fantasy novels. For a recent work—The Wild Huntress by Emily Lloyd-Jones—she takes us behind the scenes, going step by step through the process to create the map. I always love posts like these (for previous examples, see How to Make a Fantasy Map; Mapping An Ember in the Ashes; Mapping The Drowning Eyes; Mapping the Dreamlands). I also love that she’s still working with ink on paper.