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The Village of Westmoor - Free

Hi all!

I hope you are all are safe and healthy during these difficult times.

Im here to present the second map I've drawn in my self isolation; the village of Westmoor.

I first drew this village back in September 2019 and remember being pretty happy with the outcome.

2020-03-25 21:07:20 +0000 UTC View Post

Aldur's Redoubt - Fortress Map

Hello my wonderful Patrons.

First things first, I hope that you are all safe and well at this difficult time 
I also just want to say that I really appreciate that you still chose to be part of this community and support the work we do here with your hard earned money.

As many of you will also be d...

Vineyard - Free Map

Hi all,

I took a little break from my commissioned work and decided to do a little map of a vineyard.

I'm not sure how useful it is an a battlemap but I thought I'd offer it to you as a free map just in case!

Have a great day!

 Released under a 2020-03-15 14:12:48 +0000 UTC View Post

Port Artemia - BW and Sepia

Hello Master Cartographers!

Here are your additional versions plus the PSD.

Cheers 

George

The Port of Artemia - Night version

Hi guys!

Here is the night version of Port Artemia, sorry for the delay!

Cheers 

George

The Port of Artemia

Welcome adventurers to the port of Artemia!

A bustling harbour on the edge of a large island dominated by uncharted and dangerous jungle.

All sorts of folk can be found walking its streets from Tabaxi hunters seeking big game in the islands interior to Elven merchants selling trinkets and artefacts of long forgott...

Lonely Cottage - Animated Battlemap - Day and Night

And here is the night version of the Lonely Cottage.

DAY

NIGHT

Hope you like it!

Released u...

Lonely Cottage - Animated Battlemap!

Hi guys!

Here is the latest battlemap I put together for you guys, an isolated cottage in the woods.

What sort of encounter could your party have here I wonder?

As an added bonus for this map I tried my hand at animating it. Attached to this post is a 1920*1080 video on a 10 second loop. (.mov and .mp4 forma...

Crest Runner, Trade Ship - Battlemap

Greetings all!

Travelling by sea can be perilous. Traveling by sea that is full of monsters can be dangerous. Traveling a sea that is full of monsters and teeming with pirates can be damn right disastrous.

With that in mind I'm sure that a battle map for your naval encounter needs would be a welcome addition.&nb...

Forest Campsite - Sepia/Lineart

And for you Master Cartographers I have the Sepia, Lineart and the PSD.

Cheers!

George

Forest Campsite - Night

Here is the night version for all those evening encounters where the character on watch rolls a rubbish PER check!

Forest Campsite - Day

Hey guys,

One thing you can be sure of when embarking on any adventure where your party will be travelling they will at some point need to camp in the woods. Equally at some point a bandit/monster/angry local might take exception to them being there and decide to rob/eat/scold them

Well with this battlemap you sho...

Looks like we are going 'piratey'

The results of the poll are in and it looks like we are going to be doing Pirates as our theme for our next crops of maps.

I will be creating an island (which you can see my intial sketch and crude annotations below)


2020-02-29 23:03:11 +0000 UTC View Post

Tutorial: Drawing Boxes and Barrels

Hi guys,
I got a little bored so decided to create this short tutorial.
I thought you guys might like to see it and also as a little bonus here is the layered PSD files so you can see how I organise projects in case it helps with your own art.
2020-02-28 17:49:39 +0000 UTC View Post

Map Pack - Island Adventure

Hi guys,

For our first big project on this patreon I thought we could create a few maps that could be linked together for an adventure as well as used separately if need be.

Basically I will create the following maps based around a small island:

Regional

Settlement

FREE Patron Battlemap - Dockside

Can I interest anyone in a free battlemap?

As a thank you to being my initial flock of patrons I thought I would give you an exclusive HD version of a battlemap I created a couple of weeks ago. 

Let me know what you think and what encounters your parties run into!

Enjoy!

Released under a 2020-02-27 16:01:04 +0000 UTC View Post

The Town of Orthus - Lineart/Sepia/PSD

And hello to you exalted Master Cartographers.

Here are your exclusive versions of Orthus as well as the PSD.

This is the first PSD I have shared so please let me know how you get on. I have tried to optimise it as best I can. Let me know if you are happy with it or would like a different approach in the future. 2020-02-27 14:54:52 +0000 UTC View Post

Town of Orthus - Night and Day Variations

Hi all,

Sorry for the delay guys but here are the two variates of the town of Orthus.

Let me know what you think. :D

P.S. Master Cartographers will get there post tomorrow!

Brand New Discord Server

Hey everyone!

Just a quick post today to tell you that I have launched a patron only discord server so we can more easily discuss maps and all things RPG.

First on the agenda will be what maps we should create for next month's posts. Any and all suggestions welcome. Just pop them in the Cartographer's Workshop c...

The Town of Orthus

Welcome adventures to the riverside town of the Orthus.

Built around an important fortified river crossing, the town serves as a major hub for any and all trade passing through the region.

The central feature of the town is no doubt the stone bridge replete with round towers and heavy gates. It is home to Baron Ma...

Free Timelapse - Drawing a Town

With our first town map largely finished but for labelling and the finishing touches I thought I would post a full nearly 9 minute timelapse of the process. 

Each 30 seconds of the video equals roughly 1 hour in real time.

Hopefully this will give you some insight into the process.

Let me know if these ...

What a Difference a Shade Makes

First let me apologise of that terrible pun but I had too.

Second, our so far nameless town is coming in swimmingly and I thought I might be worth showing you a little snap shot how what I'm halfway through the shading.


I...

A Tale of Two.....Towns - First Sketch - UPDATED

Hello to you my wonderful patrons!
I wanted to kick off our first big project with some input from you guys.
Here is a sketch of the Town of.....(Suggestions welcome)

I have an idea for how is town might make an interesting loc...

FREE Timelapse - Magic Shop

I'm working on a map today and just finished up the line art.

As a little bonus for being my wonderful patrons I thought I would post the time lapse for free  for you guys so you get a sense of my process just in case it helps with your own mapping efforts!

Let me know what you think! 

Stone Circle - Sepia, Lineart and PSD

And for my rather wonderful Master Cartographers only I have a sepia version of the battlemap as well as the lineart.

As promised I also have (or will very shortly once I tidy it up) a clean PSD file for you to rifle through to your hearts content. I'll pop you each a message with a link to a google drive folder or drop...

The Stone Circle - Night and Winter

Well hello to our learned Surveyors and Cartographers. I hope you liked the first post yesterday. 

Here is your first premium post, two variations of the Stone Circle map. 

Let me know what you think! I'm keen to have as much feedback as possible to make sure I'm creating exactly what you want!

The Stone Circle

Ok guys lets kickstart this little adventure we have embarked on. First things first. A battle-map for you. 

I'm very keen to make sure that you guys are getting the most out of supporting my page particularly as it so fresh so please give me any feedback you have or any suggestions to make the page better.
2020-02-17 18:47:31 +0000 UTC View Post

The Old Ink Pot Tavern

The road has been long and difficult, the late spring thaw turning the track to a muddy quagmire beneath your feet. 

Thank the gods you came across this inn, a large (if slightly crooked) stone structure, a little way off the beaten path.

As you approach the old oak door, it suddenly flies open, the smell of ...