Malgrave Cove (homebrew for Innistrad/Ravenloft)

[Spiderheart]

Since starting my current uni, I've had access to the most recent psp. This year I also finally got a windfall at the right time to get a wacom cintiq. This is the first map I've finished. I started out trying to use Ascension's tutorial, as I have used for years, only to find that it's no longer compatible with the current version of photoshop (which is phasing out lighting effects entirely).

So, I had to quickly figure out my own method for making a map, and I think I did pretty okay. I wanted it to look hand drawn but quickly realised that wouldn't work for conveying all the information I wanted to convey for my game.

I admittedly have a problem where I can't properly stick to only one kind of map yet--I want to do all the information at once, which of course doesn't work too well. But at some point you have to walk away from a piece of art and call it done, flaws and all.

[Ilanthar]

Nice colours!