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Em

@mossdrawings.bsky.social

some procrastination map drawing tonight

May 24, 2025 at 10:41 PM

Em

@mossdrawings.bsky.social

Some zoom ins and extra details. might make a mini wallpaper pack on kofi

May 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM

Em

@mossdrawings.bsky.social

The Stormports of Coranz
A bit of an experimental one because I'm not super confident with adding text and it's mostly playing around with new brushes.
Some Lore and zoom ins below
#digitalart #art #worldbuilding #cartography #fantasyart

May 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM

Em

@mossdrawings.bsky.social

Doing some watercolour tests soon and needed some tester maps, so I made a timelapse video to try it out

#timelapse #cartography #maps

April 25, 2025 at 12:36 AM

Em

@mossdrawings.bsky.social

Working on a new map and practicing some typography, some extra flair and a map monster!
#wip #cartography #mapmonster #fantasymaps #maps #illustration

a blue sea covered in pockets of land. to the right are jagged mountain peaks and cliffs. an island is to the centre of the page, connected by bridges to the rest of the land. to the left are ship trade routes that lead to an archipelago and to the upper right is a cove filled with jagged rocks called shipbreaker cove

a blue sea filled with islands. the main of which, at the ventre had clifs of varying heights labeled the pistons. to the top left are some tentacles and the edge of the mouth of a large sea monster. the top has a border indicating this is the top of the map. we see shipbreaker cove at the bottom and a few cities at the base of the pistons called Losan and Mor

this image contains mostly land. a large lake named Lake Auro is at the bottom and sits at the base of a tall snow capped mountain with a hillside town called Etie. the lake connectw to a smaller one and follows a river north to the sea. a few mountains surround these lakes and a large crevasse is seen to the right with another river falling down it. to the left and bottom are some decorative aspects of the map. to the bottom is the border and vines and leaves. to the left is a north arrow with a yellow sun at the centre and beneath is a snake winding up the side of a text box like the caduceus symbol.
at the top we see a town called Casan and some forests

April 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM

Em

@mossdrawings.bsky.social

Finally finished my Rumblecusp Map/diagram?? It took a while, but I'm pretty happy with where it ended up and I think I might have to do another one for Darktow or Eiselcross soon

@criticalrole.bsky.social
#criticalrolefanart #criticalrole #digitalart #art #conceptart #environmentart #fantasyart

A large tropical islands, with a central, tall volcano with some smoke coming from the top. The image is labelled Rumblecusp and at the bottom there is text. There are numbered labels on the island that correspond with a key that show Ruins, waterfalls, hot springs, mysterious portals and a village.

The text at the bottom reads:
'The Island of Rumblecusp is found to the
South Of Wildemount; a tropical location home to a vast array of exotic flora and fauna as well as planar shards. These shards were thought to be brought to the island when the Morkoth, Vokodo escaped the Astral Sea and from the Aeorian ward, Cognouza, crashing within the volcano and claiming the island as his own. He caused mass amnesia to the inhabitants of the island in order to persuade them to bring him their wealth and trap them upon Rumblecusp.
Vokodo was defeated by the Mighty Nein and
Vilya of the Air Ashari who helped shepherd those of the community who no longer wished to stay, back to their homes. Vo is still a strong
community and welcomes travelers of all kinds.
Some dangers found on and around Rumblecusp include, but are not limited to: Dragon Turtles, Draegloths', Bodak', Dinosaurs, Torchblooms, Displacer Beasts, Treants (undead), Will-O-Wisps and Mosquitoes.'

April 6, 2025 at 10:39 PM

Em

@mossdrawings.bsky.social

it took forever but rumblecusp is finally done. need to glaze it and do some other edits before it'll be an actual post but it's finally done
#criticalrolefanart

March 29, 2025 at 9:35 PM

Em

@mossdrawings.bsky.social

These are the main guesses for now, but im probably way off target. Its been really fun figuring this island out so thank you for creating such an interesting setting

March 18, 2025 at 11:57 PM

Em

@mossdrawings.bsky.social

today's agenda:
trees and hot springs... theyre real annoying to figure out but we're getting there
#wip #digitalart

March 13, 2025 at 12:58 AM

Em

@mossdrawings.bsky.social

referencing this tiktok

March 11, 2025 at 11:45 AM

Em

@mossdrawings.bsky.social

sketchy inkcap mushrooms animation from a bout of procrastination years ago

#animation #sketch #2Danimation #mushrooms

March 11, 2025 at 11:45 AM

Em

@mossdrawings.bsky.social

rumblecusp is slowly coming together. might go off canon to move the geysers to be more visible but for now it's staying as is. might also add some dragon turtles when I start rendering the sea.
#criticalrole #wip #digitalart

March 6, 2025 at 4:27 PM

Em

@mossdrawings.bsky.social

finally got this one done... time to render
#wip #digitalart

March 2, 2025 at 9:25 PM

Em

@mossdrawings.bsky.social

already starting the next one, which is an island called Rumblecusp from critical role. getting the basic proportions and colours down first
#wip #digitalart

February 27, 2025 at 12:53 AM

Em

@mossdrawings.bsky.social

working on some cityscapes and papercrafts tonight

February 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM

Em

@mossdrawings.bsky.social

plus a little time-lapse for you as i figured out this new style
#time-lapse

February 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM

Em

@mossdrawings.bsky.social

A small temperate island (that really should have more trees but I preferred it being empty) as a tester for a new style.
#digitalart #art #conceptart #environmentart #fantasyart #worldbuilding

A small crescent shaped island with a small mountain range. the tallest mountain is caved in and the land is covered in grasses, bushes and trees. To the left are large rocks and cliffs, including an arch over some water.

February 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM

Em

@mossdrawings.bsky.social

Plus a version without all the creases if you'd like

January 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM

Em

@mossdrawings.bsky.social

New Map time lets go
#wip #art #cartography #maps #fantasyart #illustration

A creased looking map covered in blue waters and has four large islands covered in green grass and mountains to the south and west. There are three to the right of the map with cliffs and plateaus reaching up towards one another. Throughout the cliffs are shiny blue veins in the rocks. Cities and villages are dotted about as well as forests.

January 21, 2025 at 10:57 PM

Em

@mossdrawings.bsky.social

playing with some layers led to this fun looking wip. nowhere near done but I might try doing more things in this style in the future
#cartography #fantasyart #illustration

a grey blue background that holds an array of landmasses covered in rocks, mountains and plateaus. sections of the cliff faces are glowing a teal blue.

January 13, 2025 at 10:39 PM

Em

@mossdrawings.bsky.social

lowkey forgot blue-sky existed for a minute so here's a tiny whale shark i carved as an apology. I'll be trying to be more consistent soon
#woodcarving #figurecarving #whaleshark :)

a hand holds up a small wooden (olive wood with some nice patterns) handcrafted whale shark in a sunny location

January 13, 2025 at 12:36 PM

Em

@mossdrawings.bsky.social

have no clue what I've posted on here atp
have another wip, need to sort out some of the colours and the waves/sea but hey ho
#wip #cartography #maps #fantasyart #illustration #art