Solarcrawl: Let's talk art technique! One of my favorite parts of this project is getting to paint the planets. In this case, we begin by drawing each world in pencil, and then hastily washing out the important colors. 1/4 - ThreadSky

nightjargames.bsky.social • 10 days ago

Solarcrawl: Let's talk art technique!

One of my favorite parts of this project is getting to paint the planets. In this case, we begin by drawing each world in pencil, and then hastily washing out the important colors.
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rpdeshaies.farirpgs.com•10 days ago

Shit Galen I didn’t know those weren’t digitally painted ! I understand you add digital layers later but still this is super cool

nightjargames.bsky.social•10 days ago

Trying to follow in the footsteps of the master.

Also, watercolors are super fun to paint with, I've had that old Pelikan set for 20 years, and it just keeps giving.

pandiongames.com•10 days ago

Whoa. I've been wanting to try my hand at watercolors and this image has made me understand them better than whole videos.

tabletobrpg.itch.io•10 days ago

That’s a lot of impressive work!

nightjargames.bsky.social•10 days ago

Thank you!

tabletobrpg.itch.io•10 days ago

Thank YOU! :D I’m very looking forward to holding this book in my hands. 😌

nightjargames.bsky.social•10 days ago

Then I scan the paper, adjust the tone to find the right color balance, and begin working over the image with a pen tool.
2/4

nightjargames.bsky.social•10 days ago

Sometimes this means a *lot* of layers drawn over the original, with the goal being to find somewhere between a satellite photograph and the Little Prince's world.
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nightjargames.bsky.social•10 days ago

Lastly we throw a hex grid over that, and hey! I hope we've got a little world for your group of astronauts to explore. Learn more about them, and all nine of the planets we've got funded so far at-
4/4 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/solarcrawl/solarcrawl-osr-exploration-in-a-fantastic-space-age?ref=project_build