The Book of Maps

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A series of maps, usually created in some limiting environment, such as a hex-tile.

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Lake Map dnd drawing dungeons and dragons illustration ink lake map scouts trails watercolor

Lake Map

March 16, 2020

I added this map to the "book of maps" for a scouting game I was going to do with my Cub Scout Den. Of course it rained that weekend, so we had to call it off. ...And now the whole world is called off. Ah well. I am sure we will get aro...

The Book of Maps bookofmaps cover art dnd drawing dungeonsanddragons ink journal map

The Book of Maps

February 10, 2020

I had this idea for the cover of a new sketchbook I am working on filling with maps. I picked up my first fountain pen for drawing also and wanted to give it a proper test run. The concept for this cover I drew inside the book, as you ca...

TROUBLE AT THE MILL!!! boardgame dnd hex illustration ink map mill rpg tile watercolor

TROUBLE AT THE MILL!!!

January 27, 2020

One of the flay-ruds has gun askew un treadle! ...wut?!? Rumor has it, 🚜 farmers 👨‍🌾 who get their wheat milled here have a stronger than average Sour Dough game later at the 👩‍🍳 bakers... 🥖 🤣 Process shots attached and a little tri...

Where Adventures Begin adventure boardgame campfire clearning dnd forest hex ink map tile watercolor

Where Adventures Begin

January 15, 2020

There is something really...alive...about sitting around a fire and sharing stories with your friends. It's quite a thing to watch sparks swirling up toward the stars, and think about the countless ages of other people who have sat in ju...

A wee farm on the moor cottage drawing farm hex illustration ink map tile tiles watercolor

A wee farm on the moor

January 08, 2020

Actually, this is v2.0 of this tile. Before I drew the previous tile, I did a test drawing just to get the size correct, and grease the skids (as they say). You can see v1.0 and the progression of it over time in this shot's other sli...

Totally an aerial view of my house... board game book of maps cloister dnd drawing forest hex tile illustration ink map watercolor

Totally an aerial view of my house...

December 23, 2019

...I wish. Actually, kind of a cloister in the woods design. I've decided to work on a book of maps, but limit the scope of each drawing - as I simply don't have the time right now to draw massive things. Pen shown for scale in the la...