NGCSU '07

Here are some more changes to North Georgia College and State University, in Dahlonega, GA (originally painted by Roy Norrell). They wanted me to make the parking lots bigger, add 3 traffic lights, and make a few other minor alterations:

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Franklin County, TN

Here's a collaborative effort. This map was originally drawn and inked by cartoonist Joe Attaway, then it was passed on to me for color and signage. With about 185 clients on it, this was El Muy Difficulto:

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NGCSU

North Georgia College & State University. I finally got all the info and finished the ads on this one (another update of a Roy Norrell map):

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UAB

The University of Alabama at Birmingham. Another map first drawn by Roy Norrell, with adjustments made by me, for a new edition. I've been doing a lot of these lately. Here's the 2005 version:

And here's the 2007 version, with changes to some of the buildings, the index, the ads, and a bit of a color shift:

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USM

Here's my update of a Roy Norrell illustration - The University of Southern Mississippi:

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NGCSU, in progress

This is North Georgia College & State University, another update I'm doing from an original by Roy Norrell:

A few of the billboards still aren't finished, because I don't have the logos and info yet.

Franklin County, TN Line Drawing

Here's the line drawing for Franklin County, Tennessee, as drawn by another artist in my boss's employ: Joe Attaway:

Due to an overly heavy work load, Joe couldn't finish the job, so it falls to me to complete it.

They had me make a bunch of changes to the drawing: I added seven buildings, two trucks, a billboard, a street, five town names, and 31 street names; I removed one building and one billboard; and I rearranged or changed 26 buildings, a street, a truck, and two parts of the water line, all while trying to duplicate Joe's fun and funky, spontaneous inking style. Now I'm finally ready to start coloring the dern thing! And adding all the logos and stuff.

Samford University

Here's another update of a Roy Norrell. Samford is right here in B'ham, where I live. My mom went there!
Here's where I added Bulldog Spirit Plaza (15), the new Pete Hanna Hall (17), a new softball field (18), the new tennis center (19), and some student apartments (51).
I also added the new Jane Hollock Brock Recital Hall (7). Making the style match the surrounding buildings ain't easy!

Grambling

Here's another update of a Roy Norrell. Mostly I just changed the billboards and a balloon, to put in the new advertisers.In the 2003 version, they had a big G with a tiger jumping through it, which I had to replace with a "Since 1901" banner. I added buildings 10 and 12 (on the left), a practice football field (right), a new arena, and a soccer field.

NSU

Here's another one, originally done by Roy Norrell, which I recently updated. I added a second baseball field, the Physical Plant (119), the Equine Center (130), and the roads and apartments at University Place (61). I changed a few names and numbers, and deleted a couple of buildings that are being demolished.

I keep to Roy's style, so nobody will notice it's been worked on by a different hand. I hope!

UAH

I just got a new job drawing these cartoon maps. Here's one that was pencilled by the late great Roy Norrell, which I then inked and painted.
And here's a close-up from that.The colors are mostly flat, because it was a bit of a rush job. But I hope to make them more painterly in the future.