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cartography
On the left is a dwarven forge – they’re using water power to turn gears that pump bellows for their forges. They’re also pre-heating metal in a huge bucket in the upper portion of this map. (To see a GIF of what happens when that goes awry, click here.)
I reimagined this map with other themes in the top section of this image – the left was taken over by spiders, and is lit by glowing purple crystals. The middle has been flooded with water, and the far right has been taken over by various glowing fungi.
Lower right and left is an upcoming map of a bazaar – open day (left) and night (right.)
A work-in-progress for my current campaign, a city of four distinct quarters with the ruling class living in the middle…
Ceramic roof tiles were laid by a column, from one end to another with a 10-tile-tall brush, but the wooden shingles were one row at a time, using a 1 tile brush with some variance built-in. So much more to tell, still more to do, but I am unabashedly proud of this one.
illustration
A behind-the-scenes look at how I quickly created illustrations for a friend’s book of traps. As he described the reverse-gravity chest, I sketched a stick figure with the general idea – but iterated into the final piece with the help of a phone camera and posable model.
Lower left shows the process of creating a backpack – to the lower right, a final drawing of a snake pit.
more
TOP LEFT: I’ve been having a lot of fun making tools while I’ve been making art. The tower on the left is created mostly with a brush that lays bricks as fast as you can drag a stylus… The same principle applies to the rope, and the boardwalk.
TOP RIGHT: One-stroke solutions to making dungeon-crawl maps. (See a brief video here.)
BOTTOM: Nobody makes a good “ooze” mini! So I made one myself with a mini and some silicone seal!