Wednesday 26 June 2013

Well, I've finished my commission for the 'Horror on the Orient Express' project. All my maps are off to the art director/Head honcho Mark Morrison and once they've been greenlit I only need to send the TIFF files. 

PHEW!

Saturday 15 June 2013

Well, with the word coming down from Badger that the Call of Cthulhu 7E will be full colour I'm going to have to review my colour ideas. Weirdly, I wanted a full colour book but I can't help thinking that greyscale maps offer more tone and help portray horror better... I'll just have to soften some colours and I'm sure Badger or Meghan will send me good feedback (they always do and its this that makes me think that Chaosium's future is brighter than ever).

Also, my Horror on the Orient Express commission draws to a close this week. 30+ maps plus (mostly) 3 variants of each map based on colour and whether its for the Keepers or Players means I should be thankful. Not only for the support given to me by Mark Morrison and Meghan McLean (who.are.AWESOME.) but also to my muse for getting me through such a huge commission! It's the biggest one I've ever had. When you get your copy (and you should) I'd be very grateful if you could comment here and let me know your preferences for future styles.. Was that use of colour too much? Would that stroke look better thicker? Or did you just love/hate that map and wanted to let me know why?

It's all good feedback and I appreciate anyone taking the time to tell me.