Quote Originally Posted by Ascension View Post
Heck, some of us here at The Guild could probably do up some good animated maps for a Travel Channel or History Channel show.
Or Discovery/Science channel shows. Ever since I started playing around with Celestia, I notice that a LOT of their space animations look incredibly familiar

On the actual topic at hand, the only thing I really have to add is that I've found that even for a hobbyist like myself, a tablet is pretty essential. I use a $70 wacom bamboo, nothing fancy, but it's MUCH easier/faster than a mouse. Particularly when it comes to things like tapering rivers.