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Originally Posted by - Max -
I use to mix hand-drawn and photoshop. Best combo for me (you can check here, here and here what I'm doing with it). I'd suggest you to start with a small and simple map with a few elements (coastlines, moutains, trees, river). Sketch it, then import in photoshop what you want to hand draw and then work on it in photoshop with textures/colors/brushes etc. Of course, a best way to achieve good maps is to look around to get inspired. Old maps are always treasures and of course you can also find here some masterful pieces...
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