October 2019 Challenge: Underground Cavern

[Shadow69]

Heyo, not very good at this, but here goes nothing.

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My idea for this was for it to be completely underground. I'll be writing a sort of RPG adventure module to go along with the map.
If you're wondering what the black/purple thing is, well, it's some sort of energy field that's gobbling up the cavern.

No clue if this is forbidden, but some of the stuff in the map weren't made by me. The hills in the upper right and a few other things are brushes. There's still work to be done, but it'll take time. I might replace the brushes with my own drawings, but it's difficult doing everything with a mouse + I can't really draw.

Tips are more than welcome!

[DrWho42]

i love it! like another map, this reminds me of hodgson's the night land but i especially like the energy field gobbling up the cavernous features. i really like how drawn out the features are too!

[Kisachik the Wanderer]

I see people use brushes all the time, even whole map making asset packs. You can always add coloring and texture on top if you want it to be more "yours", but I'm sure it's not forbidden. It's just like using fonts instead of handwriting; nobody expects you to 100% hand draw anything, unless that is the challenge theme. It's nice to know though, because some of us like to read about the creative process. I myself like to read about how people create their maps traditionally; what paper they use, pens, markers, pencils, etc.

[Bogie]

Nice work, I like your take on this challenge. As kisachik said, there is nothing wrong with using brushes.

[Badger]

I too was thinking an underground theme, but since this is my first map back, I didn't want to do anything to in-depth or time consuming (Since I draw everything out by hand, it would have been).

Great job! I like the energy barrier idea too, great take on the map labels. Keep up the good work.

Del

PS: Oh, and if you are going to draw maps I suggest buying a drawing tablet. They are relatively cheap now a days (Compared to when I bought my Intous3 when it first came out) and easy to get used to using. You can do a search on here about drawing tablets, there is quite a bit of information that people have posted on which brand and the pros and cons of use.

[aeshnidae]

Nice map! I especially like the sharp peaks emerging from the lake.