Illustrated maps by Armadillo Images

Illustrated maps are a favourite of Simon's to work on.  Whenever possible he will visit the location to take his own reference photography and then the real fun begins.  Each building, sports ground and everything else on the specification is hand-drawn and then finished digitally to create something a bit like this map of Kintbury in West Berkshire, commission by Kintbury Parish Council.  It has all the charm of a hand-drawn map but perhaps the most important thing is that we can update it should anything need to be changed.

commissioned Kintbury village map by Simon Jardine Armadillo Images
 You can see more of Simon's maps here

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