A little preamble before looking at my map. I am not artistically inclined, but I am trying to make my own D&D adventure to DM with my friends. I made the mistake of deciding that drawing up some penciled sketch in 10 minutes wasn't enough, I would take some time and make it look a little nice. So I drew up a sketch of what I wanted, and with the help of a tutorial on this forum, I made a simple map for my little adventure. I tried to keep it simple as I am not a skilled artist. I hope to design some dungeons as well. I think designing these maps and dungeons will help me as a DM to become more immersed in the world, and better able to create a positive atmosphere for the players. Here's the map:

The_Silver_Isle.png

I could probably make the text better, and I wanted to make the forest look a little more interesting, but wasn't sure how. It is supposed to be a vast forest, but it seems a little bare. Filling the area completely with trees looked weird to me. I could also probably do something with the color on the mountains. I tried to make them myself using gimp tools, but couldn't get it to look good so I cracked and found some brushes to use. I also used brushes for the trees and vegetation. I hope to improve in skill as I try to make more maps. Right now I'm barely a novice.