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Creative Gameplay Maps: Illustrate a Fantasy World

Brainstorming 2

A course by Andrew Kolb , Illustrator & Author

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Audio: English

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About the video: Brainstorming 2

Overview

“While searching for references, get a feel for filtering good stuff from the boring stuff. Consider what is the visual language and what visual elements are good to add to your theme. Let's see some more images! ”

In this video lesson Andrew Kolb addresses the topic: Brainstorming 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creative Gameplay Maps: Illustrate a Fantasy World. Create cartographic pieces full of detail, texture, and wonder using Photoshop and InDesign..

Partial transcription of the video

“ Brainstorming What I'm looking for here are repeating images or elements that seem to be consistent across multiple images because that to me at least, says that it's something that is maybe not universal, but jumps to mind pretty quickly when you think of a medieval building. Although I may not necessarily be able to immediately articulate it, once I see it, I know it. A good example is these multiple-tiered buildings with a couple of details. I really like this one. I wish I knew the words of what this is, but this latticework or framing element is nice. I would save this image and then...”

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Course summary for: Creative Gameplay Maps: Illustrate a Fantasy World

Level: Beginner
96% positive reviews (54)
3409 students
4 units
21 lessons (4h 49m)
11 downloads

Category
Illustration
Areas
Digital Illustration, Editorial Illustration, Traditional illustration

Andrew Kolb

A course by Andrew Kolb

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Illustrator & Author

Andrew Kolb is an illustrator, author, and game designer from Ontario, Canada. Andrew began his career as a graphic designer, but his passion for drawing and storytelling drew him towards books and illustration. He has collaborated with a number of household names, including Disney, Marvel, Penguin Random House, and Funko. He has also published two of his own children’s books. An avid fan of the role-play game Dungeons & Dragons, he has tried his hand at writing books for role-play games as well.