I think I've also cracked the grass situation, using terrain patches (a blobby patch of grass texture created as a symbol for each of the 10 grass textures). The full grass textures are also available, but I like the more natural looking terrain patches better, so this map only has grass as symbols.

I've made a new problem for myself, though. I now need to make a few subtle pebble cluster and dead leaf patches for the dirt because it looks too plain.

I think I've got the dirt textures and some of the trees sorted out now. There's a lot more stuff in the pipeline, but I'm on my way to bed right now, so this is a shot of my screen as I close everything down.

Hi Everyone! :D

This week, Ralf will be starting a large and ongoing city mapping project that will stretch over multiple sessions at irregular intervals.

You can watch it right here if you like:

Or if you prefer to come along and join in the chat with us on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gP5dh0ICVIY

Thanks Fersus :)

I think I can do that without too much trouble.

The basic idea is a forest trail with a secondary focus on ruins.

Hi Everyone :)

I've just started working on a new style called Forest Trail, which is due out in November as an issue in the Cartographer's Annual. I thought you might like to see the strange little world I work with when I'm just starting to work out the colour scheme and the textures. A mixture of serious business with the texture swatches, and play time doodles with borrowed symbols from other styles I've made.

It's loosely related to Creepy Crypts, but with a brighter more cheerful colour scheme, and should include ruin bits, and of course lots of tree parts.