Hi members,

This site is like manna. So glad that I found it! I have loved maps all my life. Navigated the family across the country on a holiday when I was 7!

After viewing and copying the map of Middle Earth and the Undying Lands in the 'Tolkien Bestiary' when I was 14, I started hand drawing my own 'worlds' and writing histories for them. I also started playing Advanced Dungeons and Dragons around the same time so it was inevitable that the two would eventually marry up and I started doing maps for my campaign. There's a clear evolution in my maps as I introduced better techniques and other elements over time. I like illuminated medieval manuscripts and have incorporated these into my maps. In the late 90s I printed up 1000 lithographs of one of my maps to sell them. I sold about 30 in three months before giving up and have used the remainder ever since as Christmas and birthday wrapping paper! I still have about 900 sheets in my parents loft!

It's very interesting to see the maps here done with software. Really makes me wish I had my own A0 size printer!! There are many wonderful examples of map work on show here

I've put 4 of my maps into an album here. I tried adding another but it seems there's a limit around 10mb or thereabouts and I was informed that the limit was exceeded. Can I create a second album? I tried and as soon as I tried to download another map it immediately said that my limit was exceeded so does that mean that there is a 'site limit' of around 10mb?

I haven't done any maps this century(!) but since discovering this site a couple of weeks ago, I noticed I've been glancing at the large card sheets in the art shops so who knows.

Right, off to work and see you later

Mike