Welcome to the first video in my series of tutorials on how to create an Earth-like planet! This video is about landmasses and plate tectonics.

DISCLAIMER: If you want to create a fantasy world in a few hours, this guide is not for you. If you are looking for value for money between time investment and realism in your fantasy world, this probably isn't for you either. This guide goes much deeper than most other worldbuilding guides, and at a level that is objectively not necessary. However, "necessary" is not the point here. If you want to understand WHY your world is the way it is, and bring your world to life as you slowly shape it, then this guide is for you.

To contradict my disclaimer, the reason I go into such detail when creating my fantasy worlds isn't just because I enjoy it. Things like geography and climate have a huge impact on civilization. Knowing the world around your people is the first step to understanding it.

Playlist with instructions for world building: https://youtube.com/playlist?listPLmhjHG1F7VXkkH4fG_t3WuZaikiQRJaHJ

Blog with guides on worldbuilding: https://www.madelinejameswrites.com/worldbuilding-guide

All graphics/images contained in this video are in the public domain in the United States. Copyright information can be found below:

Plate tectonic map of the Earth: Map:USGSDescription:Scott Nash, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Diagram of tectonic plate boundaries: Jose F. Vigil. USGS, Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Map of tectonic activity: http://denali.gsfc.nasa.gov/dtam/
Hot Spots diagram: Joel E. Robinson, USGS., Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons

00:00 Introduction
01:07 Landmasses or plate tectonics
01:52 Pt1 Rough map
03:59 Draw a rough map
09:43 Pt2 Plate boundaries
15:06 Drawing plate boundaries
22:01 Pt3 Map Expansion
24:06 Drawing more functions
26:00 Part 4: Hotspots
29:00 Drawing hot spots
30:14 Final look

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