This is my commentary on how I color my battle maps using Gimp, a free alternative to Photoshop. I focus mostly on the ever-important skill of layer management, and ramble a little about color theory too.

Drawing grass from a top-down perspective takes a little thought to avoid a blank sheet of paper, or a time-consuming mess of hatches. This guide falls somewhere in the middle – a happy medium, if you will!

How to fill your map with difficult terrain and annoy your players!

The freshly fallen tree, and how to draw it in eleven minutes.

Here’s how to draw a lush top-down pine tree, step-by-step.

The first and simplest way I draw common trees, the cross section approach, as seen in the Jungle Stream.

A guide to the three ways I draw elevation on my battle maps; ridges, slopes and cliffs.

Welcome to the first episode of my new project! These “How To Draw” videos are made for Dungeon Masters or mapping enthusiasts who are curious about my method.

Soothe your ears and eyes to the speed painting of the Little Library set to some excellent music.

Watch the time lapsed inking of the Little Library sketch while listening to me ramble about maps and future videos.

I have quite a backlog of videos I want to produce, and this is the first. The over-the-shoulder-cam of The Blacksmith.

Today I finish up the three-part Dragon’s Lair battle map set. Watch the shoulder-cam of the drawing, and the screencap of the painting (minus some corrupted footage, sadly). Enjoy!