I hand draw my maps in Photoshop. I don’t use any other software, although I will occasionally use Creative Fabrica elements or decorative fonts to help me create the borders. My maps are mostly drawn in black-and-white, since I work mostly with maps for books. Those mostly get printed in black-and-white, which is why I favor the line art style. It’s easily readable in grey scale! When I make color maps, I want to make sure that they can also “read” in black-and-white, since some ereaders don’t have color.
My maps are mostly drawn at the common trim size of 6 by 9 inches, but I can do larger sizes upon request. Please visit my maps page for more information about commissions and pricing.