02-26-2010, 09:50 PM
Do you mean in terms of how to sprite or draw one?
There isn't really a science to it. It will depend on the game style and your own abilities as an artist. A world map is just another visual representation of how different locations relate to each other. In terms of art, it's just drawing on a small scale - the important things will be detail and color. A forest is a mass made up of tiny trees; a town is made up of little squares (i.e. houses), and so on.
Your best bet would be to look for screenshots of world maps in commercial games to get an idea of what style you like.
There isn't really a science to it. It will depend on the game style and your own abilities as an artist. A world map is just another visual representation of how different locations relate to each other. In terms of art, it's just drawing on a small scale - the important things will be detail and color. A forest is a mass made up of tiny trees; a town is made up of little squares (i.e. houses), and so on.
Your best bet would be to look for screenshots of world maps in commercial games to get an idea of what style you like.
