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Originally Posted by HeatherB I wanted to focus more on the land and textures on this one and not so much on labels and towns.
Originally Posted by HeatherB I drew this map up for my D&D campaign. A town haunted by many angry spirits after it was destroyed by a battle between 2 dragons! More often then not I'm scouring the internet trying to find a map I can borrow for when my players run through low priority towns, but this time I had a couple of specific requirements that I wasn't going to find in someone else's creative works.
So this map doesn't have a lot of details. I was mostly playing around with colors and mediums. So the water especially turned out a bit brighter than I'd normally go. I used the pencil for starting off, but then I found what color providing tools I could find around the house. This includes sharpies, highlighters, gel pens, crayons, and really old makeup. The eyeliner worked pretty well for blending and, on the unexpected side, the eyeshadow creates a glimmery shine. ...
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