Image Gen Compatible: midjourney

Illustrated Fantasy Map Prompt

Complexity Level: Beginner
Prompt Code Block

Write a prompt for an original illustrated map of a place that does not exist. It should read as a map at a glance: coast, ranges, a river that flows downhill to the sea, and a few settlements. WORLD Region name (for me, not necessarily rendered as text): [NAME] Biome mix: [COAST + MOUNTAIN | DESERT + RIVER DELTA | ISLANDS | FOREST KINGDOM] Settlements: [3–5 SHORT ORIGINAL NAMES] The one wonder: [A BRIDGE, A CRATER, A WALL, A HARBOR] Style: [INK AND WATERCOLOR ON PARCHMENT | CLEAN MODERN ATLAS | WOODCUT] Labels: [NO TEXT — I WILL LETTER IT | TRY NAMES, KNOWING SPELLING MAY FAIL] Orientation: north at the top, landscape 3:2. GEOGRAPHY RULES TO STATE IN THE PROMPT Rivers start in mountains and widen toward the coast. Roads connect settlements instead of stopping in empty ocean. The wonder is the visual focus, placed off exact center. A simple compass rose and a scale bar with no words if text is off. Border of the map is a drawn edge, not a UI frame. No modern political borders, no real-world country outlines, no existing fantasy IP (no white cities with seven walls, no familiar dark-lord mountains). OUTPUT 1) Main prompt. 2) A "labels off" version and a "labels on" version. 3) Negative prompt: real country shapes, latitude lines that look like a spreadsheet, isometric game UI, tiny unreadable paragraphs, modern highways, photoreal satellite. 4) A legend I will design separately: 6 symbols (capital, town, pass, ruins, forest, the wonder) described so an illustrator can draw them consistently. 5) Two factual inconsistencies to watch for when the image comes back (river to nowhere, lake on a peak) so I know what to regenerate. Do not use a real coastline. If I named a real place, fictionalize it and tell me.

🌟 Example Output / Preview

### Midjourney / DALL-E Output Preview: - **Render Quality:** Cinematic, photorealistic lighting with soft directional shadows. - **Aspect Ratio:** 16:9 widescreen or 4:5 vertical optimization. - **Color Palette:** Curated modern gradient accentuation matching the specified brand tokens. - **Keywords Met:** Professional composition, depth-of-field focus, hyper-detailed rendering.

Prompt Metadata

DifficultyBeginner
Compatibilitymidjourney

Primary Use Cases:

  • •Website hero elements & asset creations
  • •Digital branding assets & editorial illustrations
  • •Social marketing visuals & concept mockups

Associated Tags:

#fantasy-map #illustration #worldbuilding #midjourney

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