New city painting is almost there - I'm finishing the colors already.
Extra effort on the different level of details - more detailed where we should focus. It's giving the viewer a better readability of this already complicated piece. Though you can't give up big forms or draw whatever - our eye still catch such inconsistencies.
2025-01-21 12:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
One more interior sketch for your adventures.
Perfect for setting up a mood for the adventure day!
2025-01-17 15:14:52 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi!
Some years ago I did a few interior designs for some of my battlemaps. Recently I thought about them and decided to make a few new interior pieces, in more sketch style.
Love the final result - it's really fun to design something new. Also, I made a little variation for a possible quest!
How do you like it?
Do you think I should draw a few more?
2025-01-14 12:02:37 +0000 UTC View Post
UPDATE!
Jan 10 - Added one more landscape + a couple of variations + added previous Tree Tower sketch as it was a perfect match for the theme
First post in 2025!
Practicing different environments for my sketches and thought it would be a good idea to continue with winter theme.
Big projects coming this month too, stay tuned!
2025-01-10 12:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Working on a new world map with border creatures and map icons.
Looking good so far!
2025-01-09 18:27:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello and happy New Year!
It's been a year full of challenges for sure.
December was a month of finishing big projects and commissions! I really wanted to share my progress with making of Amber city, but right from the beginning a few months ago I've lost the demo record! Ah, missed opportunity. But I'll catch up with Creative Posts and WIPs next month.
So, today I wanted to highlight a few things that you may missed this month.
The main painting of the month - big big ...
2024-12-31 14:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post
New updated Settlement Icons Pack is now available!
Stores, armories, inns, taverns, and more - everything you need in your city
General Icons and special Vertical Markers - make your key locations and quests visible
PNG format (transparent background) - use your favorite image editor to easily transform any icon to fit your needs
Changelog:
Jan 30 - added new icons + new type of icons, minor corrections of others
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2024-12-29 16:03:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Special holiday of those cold lands is almost ruined and your party must lift the spirit of the village! Reogranize, do some magic, and cook the biggest feast!
2024-12-25 15:46:40 +0000 UTC View Post
Amber City - Versions [Master+ Tiers]
Commissioned by gaming group of Emilie Neyers, based on R. Zelazny books and Amber Diceless RPG system.
One of the biggest cities I've ever done! It took a lot of time and effort, but it is totally worth it.
It all started with this simple sketch:
2024-12-23 15:55:41 +0000 UTC
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Sketches with stories series continues - glad that you liked the previous one!
Task here is to protect the fort! Or if your players are alternatively good - damage the fort! Or repair the fort! See, a lot of scenarios just right there.
So fun to draw these, please expect more!
(also, expect a REALLY BIG painting soon - so much work, so good result!)
2024-12-20 13:09:51 +0000 UTC View Post
While practicing I thought it would be cool to make a little variation of the sketch. A design and art challenge for me - at least two maps with possible quest hook for you!
Sounds good? Should I make more?
2024-12-16 13:47:53 +0000 UTC View Post
I really love to create this type of landscapes so here is the new one!
I start with the line, just showing the main shapes and ideas really quick. It doesn't have to be really accurate in perspective or detail.
And then I am experimenting with light and colors to complete the image.
The goal here is not to put too much time in one image, it is better to look for possible mistakes and mo...
2024-12-11 17:11:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Hiya!
I don't know about you, but I'm looking outside and it's frosty! And since it's one of the best times of the year to sit down with your friends and close ones and do something warm and fun - I'll suggest you something special just in a minute!
By the way, me and my husband play a lot of board games this time of year. We love heavy games, so we are planning to play Clash of Cultures Monumental, Civolution and Dungeon Pets/Lords.
This t...
2024-12-06 08:44:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hiya!
It's been some time since I've updated my Patreon and things are going good! There is a bit of a crunch at my side with new paintings - they are big and beautiful and I want to do all the thing right! Believe me, it's worth the wait! Another thing I'm working on is map borders (or there is another name for it?). I really want to make some of my work epic and grand, so it should definitely help. 2024-12-03 12:24:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Phera World Map - No Icons Version [Master+ Tiers]
Finally I present you the Phera World Map!
I tried and learned so many new things with this map. It all started from this standard layout:
But I desided to try a bit different view at some point to show the unique land structure on the p...
2024-11-25 14:24:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Making something completely new to me this time - almost like a region map but in space. Stay tuned for the final soon!
2024-11-24 17:37:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Forgotten Lands - Versions [Master+ Tiers]
It was great to work on this map - I had to create a region and include quite a detailed city in it with it's own locations and buildings. Love the result!
The map was created for Forgotten Adventures!2024-11-20 13:01:44 +0000 UTC
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Hello!
Almost finished with this world map but still wanted to show you the process. Tricky composition and perspective to make a good illusion of depth - it needed to be flat at the center and gradually more 3D towards the horizon.
Also, I'm on a mission to do more borders for my maps to give them more style and design! Proud with this one very much.
Can't wait to show you the final result, so I'm back to work!
2024-11-14 12:00:15 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello!
Thank you for following my blog, I really appreciate it!
I'm trying to do a free map/settlement painting at least once a month, and half of my Sketch Landscape packs are actually available for free too!
As you may know, recently I've made a major update to my Patreon blog. The key change - my Patreon is subscription based "payment by month" now, not "...
2024-11-11 15:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
While I'm working on some big cities, check a little video of me drawing a landscape with ink in the park!
I recorded a few videos with traditional art tools like this (and recording even more) - they are all available for the Creator Tier and higher! If you are interested in my art journey and design insights - please welcome!
One of my goals is to show that anyone can create amazing things just with basic tools and art fundamentals. Art and design is not that hard to study!
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Full drawing demo for Destishire Town.
It was a rather quick line drawing but I tried to maintain a different level of details for a better focus and composition. I even record colors, but unfortunately there was a problem with the file.
Still, I find this drawing a very interesting and challenging!
For Verdanica City project I needed to do a colorless refined sketch, no more.
I did a basic 3D for the city that looked like this.
And painted on top of it - refined key locations and did a lighting/color correction.
Here's the final result - stylish sketch of a beautiful city + few bonus pics!
2024-11-01 12:00:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Finished one more old and cozy inn as a study and really liked it.
Looks cozy and warm, even if the construction has some safety issues.
2024-10-30 12:46:49 +0000 UTC View PostHello!
Before we begin, make sure that you've know about my updated Patreon and all of the good things that may be available for you!
It's time for a little poll about next piece of artwork.
And since it will be available for everyone - the poll will be open!
Three years ago I've painted a 2024-10-29 11:37:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone!
Finally, we are here. I'm excited to welcome you on in my updated blog!
7 years ago I've created this page to share the maps that I've created for my D&D campaign, in my free time from regular day job. I uploaded them on reddit and was lucky enough to get a positive reaction. I never really believed that it could lead me to where I am now, it was just a small hobby of ...
2024-10-25 11:53:24 +0000 UTC View PostFinally payment per creation no more, we are in Subscription era now!
First of all, everything went smooth and your tier is the same and your payment didn't increase at all! Not a single person is paying more than before! Actually, most of you are paying less than before.
You probably get an email from patreon about tier price change, but you can ignore it - for you nothing is changed. You will pay the same amount as you did before this change, ev...
2024-10-24 19:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
While I'm waiting for Patreon to move the blog to the subscription model, I continue my work on on a newly commissioned big city! Resolution is high, so you can zoom in to study all of the details, even though decent part of them will be added a bit later.
Remember how it started?
There are a lot of noticeable locations too, so the whole RPG campaign can be just in this city!
Really...
2024-10-21 14:22:18 +0000 UTC View Post
This megapack includes 13 themathic landscape packs of my map collection.
53 landscape sketches (4 per 13 themes + 1 bonus pic)
Villages, towns, cities - each image has it's own story
Best way to quickly show your players immersive environment around them
Hello!
I just finished remastering my adventures that I did back in 2020! For a whole year me and my husband paint and write little stories and quests for you to enjoy.
The main problem back then was dividing content between tiers, so there were a lot of ZIPs that you need to download and combine together. No more!
I present to you Adventuring Kits 2.0! I repacked every single adventure into one separate archive that you can download and enjoy.
Full drawing of Zalfari City on x30 speed, from 3D sketch to Full Line.
