There are so many creative artists around here, and so many evocative map elements, that I decided to pick one I liked and try to mimic some of the elements I liked from their maps.

Here it is - a scan of the pen and paper drawing, and then a version colored in Gimp. I think I learned some things. Some things also changed along the way - like the border, I started in on it, then frowned to myself, checked against a reference or two, and shifted to another style.

You get three guesses who I'm imitating.

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