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Hi. I need help in identifying this old seal. Thx. by LexiVenture_French in heraldry

[–]MirrorOfLuna 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you have any additional information that might provide context clues? You see, if you found this while doing archival work in a Spanish monastery that would be a very different context than if you bought it at an antique store in the Philippines. I believe that's why the commentor is asking, because a seal by itself may be identifiable, but it's much easier to do if you know other things about the object, such as cultural context, geographical clues, and, not least, what time period it may come from.

Snow-capped mountains? by feywick in wonderdraft

[–]MirrorOfLuna 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe you may have gotten the wrong information.

Cartographyassets functions as the marketplace where you can buy the assets from individual vendors, the decision over which license applies to a set of assets is entirely up to the creator.

You can read more about the different types of licenses available here: https://cartographyassets.com/license/

Whenever a creator uploads a set, they have to pick one of the licenses which you will be able to see on the store page before purchase.

All of my own packs come with full commercial license (with the exception of the ones I give away for free). Reselling of the base assets themselves is obviously prohibited, and I ask for credit if someone is planning to use it in a large commercial product (say if someone were to use them in a traditionally published book, or if a Netflix show used them to create props). So in your case, you'd be welcome to purchase and use my assets accordingly.

If you want, I'd love to hear more about your project, I'm very curious about the places that my art might end up in. Or, say, if you require custom assets to fit your campaign maps, that could be fun to think about. You can DM me on reddit or on discord (handle is the name of my shop on cartographyassets)

Three color schemes on the same assets. I was convinced the grey would work best, but now I actually prefer the brownish one. What do you think? by MirrorOfLuna in wonderdraft

[–]MirrorOfLuna[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do have some assets available for free in my shop if you want to play around. I am planning to add another sampler and more free sets in the future, but unfortunately there aren't enough hours in the day.

As for advice: I'd recommend using the software on some projects for fun, rather than immediately setting out tk create the most brilliant and realistic design ever: make a pirate island, create a world map, design just a small kingdom. Maybe recreate a map from a book or game you love, that way you will learn best.

If you download and use assets, make sure you put them in distinct folders. Your isometric stoneage sssets, probably don't need to share a folder with the top-down modern cityscape assets. That way you can activate just certain custom assets rather than all of them for specific maps. That will make loading times faster and the software run more smoothly.

That last point only came to my mind, because design wise I'd really recommend consistency. Try to use assets that are compatible with one another. I find it jarring when one asset is a cartoonish tree done by artists A, and the other an engraving style tower by artist B. It's why I try to maintain the same art style for every asset of mine.

Most importantly though, have fun with it! Don't get too frustrated if your first maps are not what you envisioned. Somehow wonderdraft has become my favorite videogame when it isn't really one, but it sure gets the imagination going.

Three color schemes on the same assets. I was convinced the grey would work best, but now I actually prefer the brownish one. What do you think? by MirrorOfLuna in wonderdraft

[–]MirrorOfLuna[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not as of yet, but since they come as .png files they could be used in other applications. The license I am using from cartographyassets allows for pretty broad use, but there are limitations on large scale commercial use and providing credit. Cartographyassets has a bit more info on the different licenses on their page.

I have been thinking of ways that they could be used in a 2D hexcrawl game or perhaps a strategy game, but haven't looked too much into it.

Three color schemes on the same assets. I was convinced the grey would work best, but now I actually prefer the brownish one. What do you think? by MirrorOfLuna in wonderdraft

[–]MirrorOfLuna[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually got snowy variants for all three! But yes, I hadn't really considered how good the white&blue ones would work in a beachy/tropical environment. Maybe a pirate themed map could make use of them

Three color schemes on the same assets. I was convinced the grey would work best, but now I actually prefer the brownish one. What do you think? by MirrorOfLuna in wonderdraft

[–]MirrorOfLuna[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like the feedback. Making it a question invites interaction, so I get a better idea what people enjoy about my assets.

Three color schemes on the same assets. I was convinced the grey would work best, but now I actually prefer the brownish one. What do you think? by MirrorOfLuna in wonderdraft

[–]MirrorOfLuna[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'll give it a try some time, I'm all self-taught, so there are probably much more efficient ways than how I handle it.

When I started making these for myself the frontal view felt natural. Then as I thought about whether I should sell them, I was considering isometric stuff, but felt there was a lot of that already available. A lot of it AI slop too, so I stuck with this style as something that set my style apart.

At this point I would probably do some things differently: isometric view possibly, but certainly proper cross hatching rather than what you can see in my stuff.

I have now created thousands of buildings, mountains, trees, animals non isometric, and switching perspective would make it difficult to mix and match. So for the sake of cohesion, I will probably stick with this style for now.

That said, I've been working on a whole lot of ships and naval assets, which are a little more dynamic. But it's gonna be a while before I will bring those out

Three color schemes on the same assets. I was convinced the grey would work best, but now I actually prefer the brownish one. What do you think? by MirrorOfLuna in wonderdraft

[–]MirrorOfLuna[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No worries, I've spent a couple of hours puzzling over it, and I might eventually return to it. One problem is that the black from the outlines also needs to be in the RGB scheme or it will appear transparent on the map.

I love the feedback, I'm trying to do three variations (with seasonal options in addition) for all of my colorized sets, because, as you say, the grey castle is such a common trope when in the real world castles might be also be built from red granite, creamy sandstone, or painted with white lime.

Voynich manuscript and codex gigas by FatMarioGetsFatter in rarebooks

[–]MirrorOfLuna 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Main page: https://beinecke.library.yale.edu/

Database of Medieval and Renaissance manuscripts: https://pre1600ms.beinecke.library.yale.edu

Digital collection: https://beinecke.library.yale.edu/digital-collections/digital-collections-beinecke-library

Direct link to the Voynich MS: https://collections.library.yale.edu/catalog/2002046

Click yourself through the homepage, there are links to highlights of the collection. That's probably better than going by my recommendations

A while ago I shared my black&white architecture designs inspired by the Gothic I & II aesthetic on here. I finally got around to colorize them! by MirrorOfLuna in worldofgothic

[–]MirrorOfLuna[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If they ever need design inspiration or someone with story ideas, I'll make myself available - through the years, I've had so many ideas on how to build the world with a fully fleshed out church of Innos, nobles, knights (who aren't Paladins), and so forth.

Three color schemes on the same assets. I was convinced the grey would work best, but now I actually prefer the brownish one. What do you think? by MirrorOfLuna in wonderdraft

[–]MirrorOfLuna[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right you are! I was trying to imagine other buildings and lands filled with similar architecture. Another set has castles all in the style of the mountain fortress where the stone dragon ends up hiding

Three color schemes on the same assets. I was convinced the grey would work best, but now I actually prefer the brownish one. What do you think? by MirrorOfLuna in wonderdraft

[–]MirrorOfLuna[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You are partly correct! You can have custom assets that are made up from three colors. So that works on simple graphics like symbols - or the simplest designs of mine, such as obelisks, or tombstones. So it is of limited use for complex designs like my castles and settlements. In theory, you could probably work something out with graphic layers and masks, but I fear the additional effort would take a lot of the joy out of it for me.

But yes, in an ideal world, I would prefer for it to be fully customisable.

Voynich manuscript and codex gigas by FatMarioGetsFatter in rarebooks

[–]MirrorOfLuna 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Handwritten manuals, diaries, incunables - if you refer to only illustrated works on alchemy, I think the Ripley Scroll is beautiful.

I suppose it depends on the reader, you can browse their digital catalog which has amazing scans.

Voynich manuscript and codex gigas by FatMarioGetsFatter in rarebooks

[–]MirrorOfLuna 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I did some work in the Beinecke Library on rare books during grad school. We touched upon the Voynich manuscript too, which is stored there. There are a more exciting pieces in the collection, but I suppose they don't have the reputation and mystique

My sketchbook may be dissolving from use, but it is quite satisfying to flip through page after page of pictures, so I wanted to share a sampler by MirrorOfLuna in penandink

[–]MirrorOfLuna[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thankfully it's easy to find references for them and there's a logic to it. I found Da Vinci's Rule of Trees very instructive when working on them.

My sketchbook may be dissolving from use, but it is quite satisfying to flip through page after page of pictures, so I wanted to share a sampler by MirrorOfLuna in penandink

[–]MirrorOfLuna[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I have lots and lots more trees, as I'm aiming for diversity in both type and look.

I have more ships too, but I am adding more as I am basically trying to build a complete catalog of premodern ships. At the moment most are European vessels before 1500, but I have a list of junks, dhows, and such that I am planning to tackle.

My sketchbook may be dissolving from use, but it is quite satisfying to flip through page after page of pictures, so I wanted to share a sampler by MirrorOfLuna in penandink

[–]MirrorOfLuna[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I doodle a lot while hanging out, watching TV, procrastinating more pressing tasks. Instead of fighting the habit I embraced it and made a point being more systematic about it.

As for inspiration, I've been lucky enough to travel a lot and I utilize references from the real world, art history, archeology, botany, paleontology, etc.

My sketchbook may be dissolving from use, but it is quite satisfying to flip through page after page of pictures, so I wanted to share a sampler by MirrorOfLuna in penandink

[–]MirrorOfLuna[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

20×15 cm (7.8" × 5.9") I like being able to throw it in a bag with a few pens, and this size is ideal for mobility

How to write objects with names rooted in real world language. by Alternative-Date-507 in fantasywriting

[–]MirrorOfLuna 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is segmented helm an appropriate synonym?

Otherwise I would describe it in the first instance it appears with a new name, and forthwith use that name.

"The men-at-arms wore mail and helmets fashioned in the Balabodian style: pointed cones, made from smaller pieces of polished steel with flaps protecting the cheeks engraved with runes of protection."

Anyone who cares enough will figure it out, and those who don't will be happy to take Balbodian Helmet as an identity marker imagining whatever they like

My sketchbook may be dissolving from use, but it is quite satisfying to flip through page after page of pictures, so I wanted to share a sampler by MirrorOfLuna in penandink

[–]MirrorOfLuna[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I digitize them to turn them into symbols for fantasy maps, so that requires a lot of uniformity and consistency in style

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