Hallo!

[Alhandra]

Hi everybody,

I go by the name of Alhandra here and I am from the Netherlands.
I started very recently with drawing maps and dungeons after I rolled back in Dungeons and Dragons after a long pause.
(I just needed to find my people )

I mostly post them on my instagram under almost the same name (Alhandra_ws) but that is not only maps but also all my other hobbies which include swordfighting or HEMA, reenactment, hiking and a bit of photography.
I stumbled over the cartographers guild in the very beginning of my search but was too hesitant to say hi back then, now it's a new year and I just decided, what the heck and come along for the ride.

I mostly draw with pen on paper after which I scan the lineart and color it digitally.
I might try drawing everything digitally in the future but I love my sketchbook so much.

Hope to learn a lot here, and find inspiration from all of you.

I'll add a map I did recently (I hope I get the image attached right)

It's the city of Arabel, from the forgotten realms setting, only it is a home brew version of said city. Our DM likes to use the existing map but homebrew the content and she asked if I could draw a map of my character's home town. It is not the finished piece, I later added a key and some other information to it.

Arabel_mini_square.jpg

[Antoine.L]

Hi, welcome to the guild!

Your Arabel map has a very good atmosphere and feeling. I really like the sepia tones, and the entire maps looks very good.

Feel free to ask if you need advices and don't hesitate to post your maps on the forum.

[Josiah VE]

Welkom! I have roots in the Netherlands so it's always nice to see a Dutch person join.

Really nice map, I don't really have any criticism for it. I love the simplicity and the antique style. It's a map you should be proud of!
Looking forward to seeing more of your maps

[wminish]

Welcome to the guild. I really like the map, the colour palette is nice and so is the town layout.

[Alhandra]

Thank you all for the warm welcome!

I just joined the the Lite Challange because it was really inspiring.
Thanks for the feedback I still struggle a lot with the scaling of maps and scale overall, very tricky if you ask me.

Thanks!

[JoshStolarz]

Hey Alhandra! I really like your map and just the whole aesthetic it has. Very nicely done! I definitely look forward to seeing more of your work. And if you have any questions about making the switch to digital, don’t hesitate to reach out. I did several years ago and haven’t looked back!

- Josh

[Alhandra]

Thanks Josh!

I sometimes work digitally, I have a wacom bamboo that I use with a graphics program on my laptop, I might get a new laptop in the near future and then I can update my programs too... they are still from 2015-ish when I was using the programs in college.

I just followed the link under your post to see, and realized that when I started looking in making fantasy maps I used a lot of your tutorials that I found on pintrest.
It is nice to meet you here 'in person'

If I ever switch over completely I know where to find the right people