milbysmaps
patreon
The Great Garden - Everyone's Edition
🕑 Added 2020-07-26 07:05:36 +0000 UTCI think this is the first map I've drawn where everything is outdoors. No buildings, no caverns. Weird. That's not the only unusual thing about it. I tried a few new things with this. I lightened the grid, I made the grass look more... grassy, and I used much brighter colors than I normally do.
I'm really happy with it and I think it's one of my favorite maps I've drawn. Unless people object, I think I'm going to start doing maps this way from now on, with the exception of Brazenthrone, since I want to keep everything looking consistent with the rest. Anyway, let me know what you think!
By the way, I'm giving the patron content for this map to everyone. I put a lot of detail into it and I want everyone to be able to see it, which is easier in the higher-res versions.
There are no DM notes and no annotated version for this map because I don't really have much to say about it. Usually, there's some sort of story in my head about a place when I draw it, but I don't really have one here. Everything is there because I thought it looked interesting. Who's the mossy lady with one hand? I don't know. What's the round stone surrounded by water? No idea. What's with the face in the ground? Not sure, just felt right. This could be an elven garden, a druidic enclave or someplace in the feywild. I leave that to you to figure out.
Anyway, I hope you like it! Next up is Brazenthrone's Oreworks (26 on this map). Let me know what you think about the Great Garden, I'm honestly really curious to hear!
Comments
Jake Aubin
Good looking map. I enjoy the new colors (I enjoy the old as well). Nothing wrong with some diversity in style.
Milby's Maps
Thanks! Moving my game to VTT has showed me the usefulness of maps of forest clearings, mountain passes and stuff like that, but I don't see myself making them. There are a lot out there already and a lot of them are better than the ones I'd draw.
Kenneth Schleich
Definitely a nice look, and nice to have an outdoor battle map that isn't a clearing in the woods.
