Happy 2014!! I've been taking a few days off, sorry for going AWOL! But the new year brings some amazing news--my fantasy map contest has a winner!!!





I'm too excited, I need to show you this amazing piece of art ASAP!



THE WINNER!









Isn't it RIDICULOUS?!?!





The fantastical and magical aspects of this map made it the winner to me--I mean, those dragons, the water, those kingdom banners, the type treatment!? Phenomenal!





The winner and superbly talented artist who drew this is named Sarah Faith Morris. In her own words, she's an "idealistic dreamer and a realistic romantic with a bad case of wanderlust." No wonder this map had so much mysticism!





While she enjoys working in most mediums, her typical style is to sketch by hand and then edit digitally. And what a result she achieves! Every aspect of this fantasy map is so personal and unique because none of it was cookie-cutter fashioned from previously made graphic designs--and every line flows together perfectly as a result!





Her favorite traditional mediums include pencils, oil pastels and watercolor, while her most frequented digital tools are Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.



