MarcoMaps Bernardini
@marcomaps.bsky.social
Fantasy Cartographer - Wizards of the Coast, Critical Role, Darrington Press, Cosmere RPG...
Portfolio - https://cara.app/marcomaps
Inquiries - marcomapscartography#gmail.com
Poly&Pan 🏳🌈 He/They - 🏳⚧ Trans Safe Space
Fuck GenAI&NFT🚫
Portfolio - https://cara.app/marcomaps
Inquiries - marcomapscartography#gmail.com
Poly&Pan 🏳🌈 He/They - 🏳⚧ Trans Safe Space
Fuck GenAI&NFT🚫
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I finally decided to start cultivating more and more this platform since Twitter has become a major contributor to the worsening of my mental health sooo... can I ask you to help me building back here some visibility? I make colorful maps with lots of detail, thanks if you want to share them! 🙏
Sum up your #Daggerheart experience.
DAGGERHEART COMBAT IN THE BOOK VS IRL
(Fun and brutal! Boy the GM can hit hard 😂)
DAGGERHEART COMBAT IN THE BOOK VS IRL
(Fun and brutal! Boy the GM can hit hard 😂)
December 30, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Sum up your #Daggerheart experience.
DAGGERHEART COMBAT IN THE BOOK VS IRL
(Fun and brutal! Boy the GM can hit hard 😂)
DAGGERHEART COMBAT IN THE BOOK VS IRL
(Fun and brutal! Boy the GM can hit hard 😂)
As this 2025 comes to a closure and 2026 slowly ushers in, I wanted to thank everyone of you that decided to continue supporting human artists everywhere - you are the sole reason I keep doing what I do. Love you so much, thanks again folks!
December 28, 2025 at 12:19 PM
As this 2025 comes to a closure and 2026 slowly ushers in, I wanted to thank everyone of you that decided to continue supporting human artists everywhere - you are the sole reason I keep doing what I do. Love you so much, thanks again folks!
How to lose your artist customer base: Speedrun mode by @redgrassgames.bsky.social
December 25, 2025 at 9:38 PM
How to lose your artist customer base: Speedrun mode by @redgrassgames.bsky.social
Oh hellooo lots of new folks!🎅🏽 Happy holidays to everyone!!
December 25, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Oh hellooo lots of new folks!🎅🏽 Happy holidays to everyone!!
@larry-macdougall.bsky.social finally managed to get the Italian version of your work 💕
December 24, 2025 at 9:44 PM
@larry-macdougall.bsky.social finally managed to get the Italian version of your work 💕
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We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier.
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Concept Artists Say Generative AI References Only Make Their Jobs Harder
“The ‘early ideation stages’, when worlds are being fleshed out by writers and artists, are literally crucial to the development of a game’s vision,” said one artist.
thisweekinvideogames.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:06 PM
We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier.
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
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‘An overwhelmingly negative and demoralizing force’: What it’s like working for a company that’s forcing AI on its artists and developers:
aftermath.site/ai-video-game-...
aftermath.site/ai-video-game-...
December 18, 2025 at 9:19 PM
‘An overwhelmingly negative and demoralizing force’: What it’s like working for a company that’s forcing AI on its artists and developers:
aftermath.site/ai-video-game-...
aftermath.site/ai-video-game-...
My neighborhood reported a lot of break-ins and that's just what I needed before my holiday vacations ffs. Can I get a little bit of ease for my stress levels please? 🥺
a close up of a cartoon character 's face with purple eyes and a purple lip .
Alt: a close up of a cartoon character 's face with purple eyes and a purple lip .
media.tenor.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:53 AM
My neighborhood reported a lot of break-ins and that's just what I needed before my holiday vacations ffs. Can I get a little bit of ease for my stress levels please? 🥺
Reposted by MarcoMaps Bernardini
Been thinking on the use of GenAi for mood boards. Ethics and legal risks aside, I truly believe using GenAi as references deprives one of many pivotal things.
Here’s a blurb on what I mean:
Here’s a blurb on what I mean:
December 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Been thinking on the use of GenAi for mood boards. Ethics and legal risks aside, I truly believe using GenAi as references deprives one of many pivotal things.
Here’s a blurb on what I mean:
Here’s a blurb on what I mean:
Oh yes please put the RegurgitatorBot also in my peripherals. (JK I have a Razer and a self built mechanical keyboard
Fuck this timeline.
Fuck this timeline.
December 15, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Oh yes please put the RegurgitatorBot also in my peripherals. (JK I have a Razer and a self built mechanical keyboard
Fuck this timeline.
Fuck this timeline.
GM: "As you approach to the shore, a gargantuan greenish figure emerges from the sea and stares at you with unbridled rage. No word can fathom this monstrosity made of muscles and tentacles."
Players: "Wait... it is—?"
GM: "—The Indescribable Cthulk, yes."
Players: "Wait... it is—?"
GM: "—The Indescribable Cthulk, yes."
a giant octopus is surrounded by glowing blue and purple waves .
Alt: a giant octopus is surrounded by glowing blue and purple waves .
media.tenor.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:44 AM
GM: "As you approach to the shore, a gargantuan greenish figure emerges from the sea and stares at you with unbridled rage. No word can fathom this monstrosity made of muscles and tentacles."
Players: "Wait... it is—?"
GM: "—The Indescribable Cthulk, yes."
Players: "Wait... it is—?"
GM: "—The Indescribable Cthulk, yes."
It's the first time I felt like a REALLY REAL artist, which in Italy means I have to be subjected to a barrage of documentation, bureaucracy and buck-passing phone calls to have the possibility to ship my artwork internationally.
a man wearing glasses is looking at a computer screen with hbo max written on the bottom
Alt: a man wearing glasses is looking at a computer screen with an incredule face
media.tenor.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:01 AM
It's the first time I felt like a REALLY REAL artist, which in Italy means I have to be subjected to a barrage of documentation, bureaucracy and buck-passing phone calls to have the possibility to ship my artwork internationally.
@darringtonpress.bsky.social this should be featured in the next manual ❤️🤌🏽
Stick figures are better than AI. Tell me what’s going on in this Daggerheart session – wrong answers only.
December 7, 2025 at 11:05 PM
@darringtonpress.bsky.social this should be featured in the next manual ❤️🤌🏽
Reposted by MarcoMaps Bernardini
Got a drafting stool from the 70's to match the drafting machine - new workstation completed! 🤌🏽
December 7, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Got a drafting stool from the 70's to match the drafting machine - new workstation completed! 🤌🏽
Thrift find! Today I found a Zucor drafting machine from the 80's - with a damaged arm for almost nothing. I spent the morning sanding, cleaning and restoring it and... It's almost brand new, works like a charm in every part now, and the table is SO STABLE, 0 wobbles at all! Weights almost 80 lbs 😂
December 6, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Thrift find! Today I found a Zucor drafting machine from the 80's - with a damaged arm for almost nothing. I spent the morning sanding, cleaning and restoring it and... It's almost brand new, works like a charm in every part now, and the table is SO STABLE, 0 wobbles at all! Weights almost 80 lbs 😂
Signed, sealed, framed and ready to be shipped to its new home 🏡❤️ safe flight, Flying Castle!
November 29, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Signed, sealed, framed and ready to be shipped to its new home 🏡❤️ safe flight, Flying Castle!
When you buy 10m/32ft of bubble wrap but the seller ships you 100m/320ft 👀
I'm gonna wrap artworks forever.
I'm gonna wrap artworks forever.
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 PM
When you buy 10m/32ft of bubble wrap but the seller ships you 100m/320ft 👀
I'm gonna wrap artworks forever.
I'm gonna wrap artworks forever.
Do you want to put MORE pepper into your Daggerheart campaign? Carlos, one of the authors of DH campaign frames, created your perfect supplement!
Happy Blackhat Friday, partners!
Pistolheart is live on itch! It's 10% of until Midnight and Itch is letting all creators keep 100% of their profits today, so if you were planning on getting it already... mosey on over to itch.
A more lengthy thread to come!
ckc09c.itch.io/pistolheart-...
Pistolheart is live on itch! It's 10% of until Midnight and Itch is letting all creators keep 100% of their profits today, so if you were planning on getting it already... mosey on over to itch.
A more lengthy thread to come!
ckc09c.itch.io/pistolheart-...
Pistolheart Vol 1 by ckc09c
A supplement for Western Daggerheart campaigns by Carlos Cisco.
ckc09c.itch.io
November 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Do you want to put MORE pepper into your Daggerheart campaign? Carlos, one of the authors of DH campaign frames, created your perfect supplement!
I received my artist copies of the new rulebooks for @dndbeyond.com Forgotten Realms! They are nothing short of incredible, the alt cover (it's single artwork split in 4 pages!) by @dominikmayerart.bsky.social is a masterpiece! Honored to be part of this legacy with my first watercolor maps!
November 28, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I received my artist copies of the new rulebooks for @dndbeyond.com Forgotten Realms! They are nothing short of incredible, the alt cover (it's single artwork split in 4 pages!) by @dominikmayerart.bsky.social is a masterpiece! Honored to be part of this legacy with my first watercolor maps!
Reposted by MarcoMaps Bernardini
Treasure Planet was released 23 years ago today... and literally takes us off in this magnificent shot. ✨
November 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Treasure Planet was released 23 years ago today... and literally takes us off in this magnificent shot. ✨
One month left to be two years sober - can't wait to celebrate that milestone spending money on tiny plastic friends or paints and not booze 👀 (I chose clearly the most expensive option)
November 27, 2025 at 9:33 AM
One month left to be two years sober - can't wait to celebrate that milestone spending money on tiny plastic friends or paints and not booze 👀 (I chose clearly the most expensive option)
The sheer amount of Patreons dedicated to scam people with A/I generated battlemaps is absolutely revolting. FFS, some of them have 5k+ subscribers and create UTTERLY SENSELESS crap, with jumbled grids or janky perspectives. What the hell, people?
November 27, 2025 at 8:59 AM
The sheer amount of Patreons dedicated to scam people with A/I generated battlemaps is absolutely revolting. FFS, some of them have 5k+ subscribers and create UTTERLY SENSELESS crap, with jumbled grids or janky perspectives. What the hell, people?
View from my hometown in Umbria, Toscolano
November 26, 2025 at 10:11 AM
View from my hometown in Umbria, Toscolano
Days spent without seeing Wonton fonts applied to East/South Asian fantasy settings: 0
a black and white photo of a woman wearing a striped shirt and a scarf making a funny face .
Alt: a black and white photo of a woman wearing a striped shirt and a scarf making a disgusted face .
media.tenor.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Days spent without seeing Wonton fonts applied to East/South Asian fantasy settings: 0