Back home again from Indy with another Gen Con under my belt. This year I got to present my work in a two hour seminar in front of over 60 people, a rare and wonderful treat for someone who spend most of the time working alone. This is the first in a series of blog […]
After showing samples of maps I've done it was time to start looking at the some of the thinking behind maps and how to apply that to fantasy cartography. My first aspect of a map is Information vs. Inspiration, some maps are there to give you information only and others mostly to inspire you in […]
The basis for most of my maps area three dimensional virtual model of the landscape that I cover using image based textures. The process of creating this is far from straight forward and requires multiple steps using different tools. I've done my best to try and keep this presentation free from weird technological terms and […]
The final part of the my Gen Con Seminar Recap will be about what is Coming Soon (tm). For about a year I've been working on a Kobold Press project that is still under wraps, so I don't know when it's going to be published or Kickstarted. Next years big commission will be for Legendary […]
The new D&D5E book Ghost of Saltmarsh had lots of details and a few maps of the area around the town of Saltmarsh, which is placed in kind of a backwater province of the Kingdom of Keoland. My map didn't match the detailed map in the book so the I needed to devote some time […]
My mapping of the World of Greyhawk started with small maps made to fit on a piece of paper. The Flanaess was divided up into 91 parts, looking like this. The 2019 version of the Atlas has a page size of 11x17 inches and uses the updated map style. The larger format makes it possible […]
I helped Darlene create a font featuring the famous script of the Greyhawk logo. It took awhile but here it is, version 1 of the Greyhawk Gothic font. It is released as Creative Commons -BY -NC -SA 4.0 so you can use it for all your gaming needs as long as they are not for […]
The next version of the Flanaess map is ready, the 11x17 inch 598 CY atlas is now available for my Patreon members. It will be available for download here end of June! It comes in both JPG and PDF format. The JPG version comes in 77 images including covers and symbols, this version also include […]
I've been using Realm Works by Lone Wolf Development to manage my games for the past four years, and since my maps are a big part of my gaming my maps need to go into Realm Works as well. Up until recently it was a bit of a hassle due to RW's limitations being 32-bit […]
