squeen
8, 8, I forget what is for
Every craft has it's prestige publications, e.g. scientific journals, fashion magazines, etc. They are established, reoccuring publications that have garnered a good reputation and have an established readership.
For the OSR, three come to mind: Footprints, Fight On!, and Knockspell.
If you want to get your work noticed, I think those are a great place to start. (Looking at y'all GTC).
I mention it because our own Malrex (the wily Lord of Coffee, Merciless Merchant, and Great Motivator to the lazy hobbyist) is going to edit the next issue of Footprints, #25, and he's convinced me to (or I've convinced him to let me) make a submission. I'm reassured by the fact that Footprints is free (which alleviates some performance anxiety on my part---who can rightly complain if my contribution blows?), and generally I am a bit surprised more folk aren't clamoring to get something in there. It lifts your meager efforts above the rising tide of PWYWs at DriveThruRPG.
Anyway, it's been many, many years since I tried drawing anything organic (i.e not-a-map) so I thought I'd see what I could get to pop (poop?) out this morning after a 20-minute pencil and ink sketch-session (+GIMP).
Here's the result---a neo-aboleth proof-of-concept drawing for my dungeon/site submission.
Hmm...looks a bit too friendly, but I think there's hope because Footprints 25 isn't slated for publication until December 2020.
Maybe I can learn how to draw distressing subterranean aquatica---and other stuff---properly in a year's time. (Fish generally have beards, right?)
Cheers!
P.S. GIMP is pretty awesome FREE software.
For the OSR, three come to mind: Footprints, Fight On!, and Knockspell.
If you want to get your work noticed, I think those are a great place to start. (Looking at y'all GTC).
I mention it because our own Malrex (the wily Lord of Coffee, Merciless Merchant, and Great Motivator to the lazy hobbyist) is going to edit the next issue of Footprints, #25, and he's convinced me to (or I've convinced him to let me) make a submission. I'm reassured by the fact that Footprints is free (which alleviates some performance anxiety on my part---who can rightly complain if my contribution blows?), and generally I am a bit surprised more folk aren't clamoring to get something in there. It lifts your meager efforts above the rising tide of PWYWs at DriveThruRPG.
Anyway, it's been many, many years since I tried drawing anything organic (i.e not-a-map) so I thought I'd see what I could get to pop (poop?) out this morning after a 20-minute pencil and ink sketch-session (+GIMP).
Here's the result---a neo-aboleth proof-of-concept drawing for my dungeon/site submission.
Hmm...looks a bit too friendly, but I think there's hope because Footprints 25 isn't slated for publication until December 2020.
Maybe I can learn how to draw distressing subterranean aquatica---and other stuff---properly in a year's time. (Fish generally have beards, right?)
Cheers!
P.S. GIMP is pretty awesome FREE software.
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