I got started by putting together a hide texture. It's a combination of several textures, some my own hand-made stuff, a couple from Shutterstock and...
Here's some WIP shots, as promised. The first image is the aforementioned random brushwork I did with my eyes closed, the rest is what followed from...
Name: Challenge Winners' Compass
Awarded for winning the Monthly Mapping Challenge!
Name: Honorable Contributor
Awarded for contributing to the guild in a way that goes above and beyond general participation in threads and mapping subjects.
Name: Challenge Winners' Compass
Awarded for winning the Monthly Mapping Challenge!
Name: Challenge Winners' Compass
Awarded for winning the Monthly Mapping Challenge!
Name: Challenge Winners' Compass
Awarded for winning the Monthly Mapping Challenge!
Name: 10 Year Anniversary Challenge
Awarded for participating in the 10 year anniversary celebration world mapping challenge.
Name: Challenge Winners' Compass
Awarded for winning the Monthly Mapping Challenge!
Name: Featured Map Scroll
Awarded for having a submission chosen as a featured map.
Name: Challenge Winners' Compass
Awarded for winning the Monthly Mapping Challenge!
Name: Challenge Winners' Compass
Awarded for winning the Monthly Mapping Challenge!
Name: Challenge Winners' Compass
Awarded for winning the Monthly Mapping Challenge!
Name: Challenge Winners' Compass
Awarded for winning the Monthly Mapping Challenge!
Name: Challenge Winners' Compass
Awarded for winning the Monthly Mapping Challenge!
Name: Lite Challenge Winners' Compass
Awarded for winning the Monthly Lite Mapping Challenge!
Name: Lite Challenge Winners' Compass
Awarded for winning the Monthly Lite Mapping Challenge!
Name: Lite Challenge Winners' Compass
Awarded for winning the Monthly Lite Mapping Challenge!