Easiest way to make "fog of war"?
I'm trying to create a map that shows what my players can see, but is easily expandable as they explore further, very similar to the "fog of war" effect when exploring in many computer games.
The only straightforward solution I've heard before is to use an opaque layer in photoshop over the actual map, and slowly erase it as they explore. I don't own photoshop, sadly, so that's not a great option. (Can anything similar be done in MS Paint or GIMP, perhaps?)
I don't need a technical solution, in fact - if there's a good physical way to solve the problem, that's fine too (I've used Sticky notes obscuring a hand-drawn map before, but it's kinda tedious and clunky).
I can always resort to having a personal hand-drawn copy, and drawing new chunks out on the battlemat as they find them, but something quicker would make my job a lot easier, since I'm always busy in the middle of a session.
The only straightforward solution I've heard before is to use an opaque layer in photoshop over the actual map, and slowly erase it as they explore. I don't own photoshop, sadly, so that's not a great option. (Can anything similar be done in MS Paint or GIMP, perhaps?)
I don't need a technical solution, in fact - if there's a good physical way to solve the problem, that's fine too (I've used Sticky notes obscuring a hand-drawn map before, but it's kinda tedious and clunky).
I can always resort to having a personal hand-drawn copy, and drawing new chunks out on the battlemat as they find them, but something quicker would make my job a lot easier, since I'm always busy in the middle of a session.