Start by drawing your dungeon walls with a mechanical pencil. The end result has had some work done in Photoshop (adjusted levels, removing dots). I don’t have a scanner, so all images in the tutorial are taken with an iPhone camera. None of this stuff is especially expensive, and can be bought online. For this tutorial, I’ve used three sizes of Micron markers (0.5, 0.1 and 0.05), an ice grey 4 Promarker, a mechanical pencil and a note book with dotted paper, from Field Notes (however, you could just as well use normal grid paper). I, however, prefer to draw by hand.įirst of all, make sure you have decent tools to work with. The gearĪ lot of people prefer to draw digital maps, using tools like Photoshop. You can of course add a lot of complexity by adding “dungeon dressing”, or even draw the map from another perspective, such as isometric. This tutorial will show you how to draw a simple top-down map, with no special features such as furniture or other objects.
Sometimes when I post my maps online, people ask me for advice on how to get started, and even though I’m far from an authority on the subject, I though a short and simple tutorial could be of help, so here goes! Ever since I was a kid, I enjoyed drawing, especially mystical places like monster strongholds, secret lairs and abandoned catacombs.
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