Thank you LoopySue. I did not consider using shadow effects on individual sheets but could do it. I do have separate sheets for upper and lower symbols and terrain, and the cliffs use three sheets (lower, middle upper rocks). I will also experiment with the polygons, another good thought.

Cheers

Thank you both.

@Royal Scribe The cliffs are just boulders and rocks from the awesome Forest Trail (2022) annual enlarged quite a bit and stacked in two layers. I was mimicking a cliff style that I see in maps that pop up on my Pintrest and Facebook feeds.

One day, the snake skin road will actually be a snake.... but not today. 😁

I am likely picking nits. I agree that when I zoom in to that magnification the image is exactly what I am trying for. This is why I really like this style combination. The contrast of the light and dark blends extremely well. But zoom out to the full map (my picture above) and the transition between light and dak areas is much more stark and the light grass looks pixilated(?) There are small dark pixels that pop in the light grass when I do the Save to Rectangular JPEG that isn't there "on the screen" I am trying to figure out if this is a jpeg resolution issue, something I can mediate with transparency, blend, blur or texturize. Or if it's just my old eyes... it may just be the software I am using. This is what it looks like when I try to grab the same area of the map you have.

Thanks JimP. I'm sure it's something really simple that I am missing.

Thank you JimP

Anyone have any suggestions for a better fill for the "walls" of this small dungeon? I am trying to make it look like the inside of a giant tree. I could add lots of age rings, there are some very faint ones on the right above the webfilled room, but just wondering if there might be a better option?

Thank you and Happy New Year

@ Royal Scribe, thank you!

Thank you Ricko. I will follow up. I typically use the maps on a VTT that has it's own grid overlay but knowing how to deploy the grid on just the active map will be helpful.

I was planning to make it the most impostant crypt. I should consider a caretaker's residence & equipment shed. It is consistent with the setting. Thanks. These are all great suggestions

Thanks Sue. You have mentioned transparency acne posts on FB. It looks like I accidently found a way to use if as a feature instead of a laibility :-) .

Cheers