Novelist/mapmaker at your service :)

[jtougas]

Welcome To The Guild !!

[Diamond]

Yay, another NorCal! Excellent work on that regional map; I don't think there's another type of map that looks quite as nice as a well-executed hand-drawn one.

[keithrgordon]

Cheers Diamond! I very much appreciate that Although I have a slight confession to make... the map is only half hand-drawn! The mountains were drawn by hand, but the terrain itself was drawn and colored in Photoshop. I think the sheer quantity of the hand-drawn mountains plus the final antique paper wash I added gave it that look... but that was the look I was after

Thanks again!

PS NorCal pride! I'm down in the Santa Cruz area, and I love it!

[Diamond]

I'm actually a transplanted SoCal guy (Riverside), but I've discovered NorCal is much more awesome. Shhhh, don't tell anyone.