Basile

[ThomasR]

Hey folks,

Today I’m sharing a very personnal map.

In February of 2020, less than a week before our first lockdown in France, my wife, my daughter and I welcomed a new member in the family. We love a good surprise so, we discovered on the spot that he was a boy and was named Basile. He’s strong, playful and has the cutest smile ever and his golden locks make our hearts melt every day

I drew a map for his birth announcement card from an early ultrasound of him but, covid frenzy being what it is, the card was delayed (and still needs to be sent almost two years later). The map slept on my computer for a time and I reopened it recently to give it a proper frame using DimensionDoor fantastic tutorials on his Instagram account. His name is Basile, Orphée REY (double the kingship), hence the lyra.

Without further ado, here it is :


c Thomas REY - 2020 - All rights reserved

Hope you like it, be sure our family does

Cheers !

Thomas

PS : I had to frame my daughter’s map properly and add some personal stuff too (look at he plushy !) so, here it is too


c Thomas REY - 2017 - All rights reserved

EDIT : if a CL could add the "e" I forgot at the end of "Basil" in the title, I'd drink a beer in the name of their eternal glory

[ChickPea]

Congrats, Thomas! I remember hearing you'd had another addition to the family, and I wondered if we'd be seeing a map like you did for Alice, so I'm happy you've finally posted it. I can definitely see the family resemblance between the two...

Beautiful work and a treasure to keep down the years. I love the parchment borders, and the plushy is so cute!

Oh, and I fixed the name for you. Enjoy your beer!!

[Arimel]

Congratulations! These are definitely amazing keepsakes for them and have turned out really well.

[Neyasha]

Congratulations, Thomas! This is such an amazing idea and a wonderful memory for a special moment. I'm sure the card will cause a lot of joy!

[KaiAeon]

These are beautiful. Really cool. Congratulations on the birth of your son!

[Adfor]

Aww I'm sure they will admire them for all of their days, and surely look up to their dad for such a wonderful gift. I admire you not only as a cartographer, but as a father, too.

IR

[Dimension Door]

Both these maps turned out amazing! Great idea to use the ultrasound! And I love the border.

[ThomasR]

Congrats, Thomas! I remember hearing you'd had another addition to the family, and I wondered if we'd be seeing a map like you did for Alice, so I'm happy you've finally posted it. I can definitely see the family resemblance between the two...

Beautiful work and a treasure to keep down the years. I love the parchment borders, and the plushy is so cute!

Oh, and I fixed the name for you. Enjoy your beer!!

Thanks a lot Ruby, I couldn’t not have shared it with the Guild and thanks for fixing the title Basile has grown a lot, at 20 month, he’s almost as heavy and tall as his 4 and a half yo sister !

Congratulations! These are definitely amazing keepsakes for them and have turned out really well.

Thanks Arimel I hope they’ll like it, my daughter is 4yo and has started drawing treasure maps

Congratulations, Thomas! This is such an amazing idea and a wonderful memory for a special moment. I'm sure the card will cause a lot of joy!

Thanks Neyasha, the one I drew for Alice a few years back was appreciated by the family

These are beautiful. Really cool. Congratulations on the birth of your son!

Thanks a lot KaiAeon

Aww I'm sure they will admire them for all of their days, and surely look up to their dad for such a wonderful gift. I admire you not only as a cartographer, but as a father, too.

IR

You’re way too kind Adfor, thanks

Both these maps turned out amazing! Great idea to use the ultrasound! And I love the border.

Thanks a lot Geralt and thanks for sharing your tutorial on borders, I’ve put it to good use

[Ilanthar]

Well, the concept and idea are still genius. And it's quite interesting to see the evolution of your style between the two.
Your children have the best room deco ever

[Misjay Maps]

Well, the concept and idea are still genius. And it's quite interesting to see the evolution of your style between the two.
Your children have the best room deco ever

I will second that… it is a wonderful way to commemorate the growth of your family . Have you printed them out yet?