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New Patreon Login on RueInk.com
I have triumphed over the website and the beast is subdued! New accounts should be made (security update & Patreon changing it's policies make it necessary, sorry) but rewards will be much easier to access...once I finish adding them all. Tomorrow, for now I sleep!
Exclusive Discounts
Here's your monthly reminder that you can get discounts with the below shops just for being a patron of mine!Tabletop Loot: Get 10% off your order when you use the code "Rue Loot" during checkout - http://tabletoploot.com/Greyed Out Productions: Use "devenruepatron" to get a discount on any dice bag featuring my artwork - http://www.greyedoutproductions.com/Mountain Cosplay Retreat: Use "deven10" during checkout to get...
Archive Reminder
Just a reminder that while I'm gearing up to bring you all new illustrations & maps for next month, I still have plenty of archived pieces that you're free to use. Just visit my profile, click "Posts", scroll down a bit and in the left-most column you'll see "TAGS". If you click any of those (there's a few more where it says "29 more") you'll be brought to all illustrations or maps with that tag. I'...
Twitch
Nice! You can now subscribe to my Twitch channel & support my art that way!
Running a bit behind this month!
As most of you know, I usually post daily on here with all sorts of fantastic rewards, illustrations, maps, photography, discounts, and more. However, because I'm switching things up this month, rewards will be coming more towards mid-late month instead of now. I've got a bunch of really cool projects that I'm working on that I think you'll all love and some new rewards hopefully coming soon. I just need a bit of time to get them ...
Looking for Skyrim Creatives
Skyrim Day is Nov. 11th & I'm putting together a list of crafters, artists, streamers, cosplayers, etc. who currently have Skyrim themed items in their shops, feeds, streams, etc. Not only will this list go on my website but I'll be sharing the individual links all day on 11/11 on Twitter. If you are such a crafter/artist/cosplayer/streamer or know someone who is, post links in the comments below.
Discord Update!
If you've joined my Discord server in the past, you might have recently been kicked. I'm sorry for that, I had an oops but it's since been corrected. Please feel free to join again by clicking the "Discord Rewards" for your rewards level. :DCOMING TO DISCORD - PATRON ONLY VIDEO CHAT & LESSONS!Discord is looking to roll out a new video chat feature which I'm planning on using for Patron-Only streams and chats. What's mo...
Sorry I've been quiet
I was without internet on my computer for the past week and just got it back last night. Nothing serious, Verizon capped our hotspot that we normally use to connect to the internet so we had to have a new line put in for internet. But now I have faster/better service so streaming will be a breeze! Speaking of, I resume my Monday & Friday 3-7pm PST schedule and will be adding Discord video chat once that feature becomes available. So if you haven&...
Thank you
Gifted two new props for my cartography photography! I have the most amazing supporters of my art! I love you all for feeding my addiction.
KickStarter Project: Manastorm
Take a look & pledge if possible! They're looking to add a map from me as a stretch goal!
11. Coloring the Raven’s Call Map
Click here to return to the course indexApplying the previous lessons to a map, here’s how I colored the Raven’s Call map that I made during the cartography course.
10. Unexpected Color
Click here to return to the course indexThough much of what you may be making is fantasy where trees can be metallic teal in color, don’t assume that you are stuck with earth tones when coloring your map. There are tons of colors in nature that you can easily incorporate into your maps. Take some time to go through the below images for ideas & inspirations. While you’re at it, note how each image makes you feel about the landscape you’re lo...
9. Highlights & Shadows
Click here to return to the course indexIn this lesson I show you the various ways to create not only highlights & shadows but how different colors set a different tone for your map. I show you five ways to create dynamic effects using a single color family, similar colors, contrasting colors, a single color and then two similar colors & a contrasting third.Igloo image is attached below so you can practice the techniques I show in the video.
8. Blending
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7. Creating a Palette
Click here to return to the course indexTo help understand & use Copic markers, here’s some helpful images you can save and/or print (attached below).
6. Prepping Your Project
Click here to return to the course indexCopic markers don’t require a big setup to work with however there are some things to keep in mind: Always have thick paper under the project you’ll be coloring for two reasons: the markers can bleed through to the other side and stain whatever is under your paper because they can bleed through even 90lb paper, if on a non-porous surface, they will pool and possible stain your paper in areas you did...
5. Copic Care
Click here to return to the course indexTake care of your markers and they will last you quite some time! As someone who uses their markers daily, you would think that I would be replacing tips & ink on a daily basis as well. Thankfully, that’s not the case. One of the many appealing factors to Copic markers is that you can refill them instead of using them and tossing them out. Not only is it less waste but it makes for some “familiar friend...
4. Refilling Your Copic Markers
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3. Color Code
Click here to return to the course indexLet’s talk code here for a moment, shall we? And by that I mean, “what the hell do the letter/number codes on the Copic marker caps mean?!” question we all have. There’s lots of articles on the internet about this but some are more confusing than the code so let me first make it as plain as possible and then we’ll get all technical, m’kay?The Letters are theColor family: (see image attached belo...
2. Differences in Copic Marker Types
Click here to return to the course indexCopic Classic (image attached below) Square barrel Includes a broad chisel nib and a fine point nib 7 other nibs also available Nibs are replaceable and marker is refillable Airbrush system compatible Comes in 214 colors Empty markers are available Color and number marked on capsCopic Sketch – These are the only types of markers I currently use though I’ve tried the Ciao & Classic(shown above) Oval barr...
Give Towns Character
Click here to return to the course indexAlbertville, Alabama is known as “The Fire Hydrant Capital of the World”. Colma, California is referred to as “The City of the Silent” due to a great deal of the land being dedicated to cemeteries. Benham, Kentucky proclaims itself “The Little Town That International Harvester, Coal Miners, and Their Families Built”. The people in these places took pride in their town or city’s history. They e...
1. Why I use Copic Markers
Click here to return to the course indexI’m asked why I use Copic markers all the time and if I’ve tried other markers/methods to coloring my maps. Yes, I’ve tried other markers and yes, I’ve used other methods to color maps. So why Copic markers? Though they are a bit costly to start (each marker runs about $7-8 USD a piece) they are well worth it if you plan on coloring often and/or do this professionally. However, they are not for ever...
The Compass Rose
Click here to return to the course indexBelow I show you how to make a basic compass rose for your maps and then how to expand upon it just a bit to make it more interesting.Hover over the image to see instructions.1. Use a stencil to create a large circle.2. Draw a line across the center using the stencil’s guidelines and a ruler.3. Repeat. 4. Keep repeating until you have all eight points marked. 5. Add a small circle around the center point....
Scanning Your Maps for Photoshop
Click here to return to the course indexAdvantages to drawing on paper and bringing everything into Photoshop: If I mess up on the illustration, either in pencil or ink, it doesn’t affect the rest of the map. Nothing’s worse than spending endless hours creating a map only to mess it up while trying to draw an illustration. I can resize the compass or illustration to better fit the map. Sometimes what looks good in pencil becomes overwhelming ...
Bodies of Water
Click here to return to the course indexTo help with not only determining what type of body of water to add to your map, this list can also be used to help come up with naming said bodies of water (instead of calling everything “sea”, “lake”, & “river”). Arroyo (creek) – a usually dry creek bed or gulch that temporarily fills with water after a heavy rain, or seasonally. See also wadi. Barachois – a lagoon separated from the ocean...
Biomes - Grasslands - Savannas
Click here to return to the course indexGrasslands with scattered individual trees. Savannas of one sort or another cover almost half the surface of Africa (about five million square miles, generally central Africa) and large areas of Australia, South America, and India. Climate is the most important factor in creating a savanna. Savannas are always found in warm or hot climates where the annual rainfall is from about 50.8 to 127 cm (20-50 inches...
Biomes - Forests
Click here to return to the course indexAccording to the University of California’s Museum of Paleontology, “forests occupy approximately one-third of Earth’s land area, account for over two-thirds of the leaf area of land plants, and contain about 70 percent of the carbon present in living things.” There are three categories of forest, classified by their longitude: tropical, temperate and boreal. Tropical forests have two seasons: dry a...
Biomes - Grasslands - Temperate & Steppes
Click here to return to the course indexGrasslands are a type of land that has a number of different climates, animals and vegetation, depending on where in the world they are found. Grasslands are found on every continent except Antarcticaand are usually located toward the interior of their continents. Grasslands contain trees, various types of grasses, flowers and herbs. Another name for grasslands is prairies. There are two types of grasslands...
Biomes - Tundra & Desert
Click here to return to the course indexThe different types of land are known as biomes and are divided into four classifications.TundraTundra is a wide-open space of land that is the coldest of the biomes. The University of California’s Museum of Paleontology has noted that tundras are known for “frost-molded landscapes, extremely low temperatures, little precipitation, poor nutrients and short growing seasons.” This makes a tundra a very ...
The Lay of the Land
Click here to return to the course indexStart from the shoreline and move inward when sketching. These landscape markers need not be overly detailed as long as you can tell what you want to fill in the area with.Note:Below are things to keep in mind while creating various icons on your maps. In the next lesson, we discuss the different types of land called “biomes”. I list basic characteristics of each to give you an idea of what type of land...
