Hello everybody,

After doing my big atlas type continent map for my D&D campaign I needed to zoom in a bit and for the first session I have made a map of a settlement based on the nice and easy to follow tutorial from Lerb.

This is my first go at a more artistic approach and also a first settlement type of map. I looked at a lot of finished maps and I have to say that I like Lerbs style a lot. So I tried to use his photoshop tutorial in GIMP and I am pleased with the result so far.

In the future I will implement a different approach for drawing roads since they are in my opinion the biggest thorn in the eye..at least at my current level. Shadows worked nicely with my cattle(lol) while they were too thick before while I made the tents and houses.

Constructive criticism is welcome and even though I will use this map like it is for my session tomorrow I would still like some help with making the title and marking/numerizing the places of interest on the map and showing them in a legend. I tried now for over an hour to find a nice/not bland method but failed. Any tips are welcome

hakun_tribe.jpg


And just a bit of info: Hakun are nomadic farmers. They travel the plains of Lotair with their herds and usually settle on ruins of an ancient civilization which remnants they consider to be sacred. This is the main Hakun settlement and the only permanent one. Currently they are under a constant attack of a gnoll horde that suddenly appeared in the area. Their lives are very much in the hands of the passing band of adventurers who are in search of a powerful artifact located in the mountains some weeks away from here. They usually wouldn't care since their mission is of a much greater importance but a companion of theirs is cursed and the Hakun shaman might be able to save her. Will a compromise be made?