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You guys/gals are talented! Valvolkov intro
Okay, fine, I'm 31, from Israel, female. I'm not a cartographer nor an artist. I'm here because I wrote a fantasy book that kinda requires a map (see "Mapmaking requests"). I never thought I'd actually write a fantasy book from start to finish in my life. I wrote it because I had a story to tell and it draws inspiration from my life story. I tried drawing the map myself, I even used online references, watched youtube tutorial, etc. But you know, when you got it you got it, when you don't you don't. So, I found this forum. I just wanted to say you guys are amazingly talented. Thumbs up!!
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