Thanks for the good words. It is true that I am almost illiterate when it comes to "digital media", apart from a brief spell with Correll Draw X4. I'm mostly a (hand) sketching person, and I do hope that your tutorials will help me get into colours and textures. I also see that there are different styles around, and some really talented cartographers here. In any case, I have a long-term project in mind (which I hope I'll reveal soon), but I'll have to practice first.

Cheers again
Mars