I spent all summer drawing hex map tiles.....

[darcycardinal]

I actually did these hex tiles in all watercolor pencils; i'd use the pencils to lay down the colors and then give them a wash with a small round brush with a bit of water. The watercolor paint brings the texture out much much better, and the markers just eat the paper. I try not to use markers, and only use them when I absolutely have to. Its why I only have a handful of colors, mostly to accent parchment paper tones for other maps. Things are too damn expensive.

Thanks for clarifying. I have found it to be a trial and error process with alcohol markers like Prismacolors/Copics. Some of my drawings got destroyed from using the wrong paper. The key is finding a heavier paper for the markers. Regardless, the water color paint has done a wonderful job of bringing the titles to life. Saw your website too, i was surprised by the Creative Commons license.

-darcycardinal