Dishonest Mapping

[GlennZilla]

What I have done in the past is a few photoshop filters and call it good.

If you want to distort or change the map so that it's no longer accurate, do that first. then follow these steps below:

First I flatten the map and desaturate it to a greyscale image. Then I copy it to a new layer and run the "find edges" filter. It will take some tweaking, so play around and see what you get.

Then I set the blending mode to "multiply" and copy it to a second layer set to "Screen".

Then add a new layer between the original and the two new edges layers with a parchment/leather/cloth texture on it.

Often I finish by adding some notes in a script or handwriting font to make things interesting. Set the opacity of the text to 70% so that the texture of the background shows through a bit. Print out a couple of copies and pass them around the game table. Everyone will want a look and some will add thier own notes and possibly corrections.

Edit: I'm at work, so tonight I'll upload an example.