So, I've been lurking for a while, admiring everyone's amazing creations and not really daring to drop in. I tried my hand at drawing battlemaps last November/mapvember, but found it harder than I expected. I'm a somewhat decent illustrator, but I realized that there's a whole other set of skills required for mapmaking. I've always loved maps though, so I'm eager to learn! Battlemaps specifically is exactly my kind of thing that I never knew existed (long time roleplayer, but never played a system that uses miniatures). I recently got Dungeondraft, which has proven to be quite addictive, but also feels a bit like cheating because it's so easy and fast in comparison, even though I create some custom assets. I assume most people here use either traditional or digital drawing to create their maps rather than a mapping software?