#FreeFantasyArt Another saturday, another #art edit. Not sure how happy I am with this one, playing around with texturing - which of these three works best? Hive Queen; lines by Alhazartfinds for Chamomile Has Games, colors by Ste C ko-fi.com/i/IY8Y81TTB8V License: CC-BY-SA 4.0 #creativecommons

#FreeFantasyArt Today's saturday, so it's an edit I made Starting with the black-and-white piece of line-art that I decided to throw myself at. Medusa by LadyofHats aka Mariana Ruiz Villarreal commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:La... Artist's Site: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:La... License: CC0

From pencil to color, it's all done by hand. Here is under a timelapse of my recent comic strip: two days of work in 30s. I use Krita to bring my art to life, on Debian, one stroke at a time. Check out my making-of dir for 20 more: www.peppercarrot.com/0_sources/mi... #krita #debian #timelapse

#FreeFantasyArt -Today's the penultimate day of this series-so I'm finally repeating possibly the most prolific creator, Deevad: "Fediverse Doom Grey color challenge" by David Revoy www.peppercarrot.com/en/viewer/mi... Artist's Site: www.davidrevoy.com License: CC-BY 4.0 BSky: @davidrevoy.com

#FreeFantasyArt Going back to the SCP with an army of steam-mechs crossing the sea and running into an ancient boat We Have Crossed The Wine-Dark Sea (SCP-2406) by TheLivingTrashCan Artist's Site: www.instagram.com/thelivingtra... Source: scp-wiki.wikidot.com/brenzan-s-ar... License: CC-BY-SA 3.0

#FreeFantasyArt Another piece of #art from a creative commons game project - in this case, a project that released everything into the commons when they could no longer support servers. Category: Landscape Frostfire from Duelyst - Counterplay Games Source: github.com/open-duelyst... License: CC0

One thing that I do with my edits that not a lot of people do with their art is that I release my working files alongside them. I fully understand why this is a lot more effort - and honestly, it can feel like showing off unfinished sloppy work - but I really appreciate that today's artist does.🧵

#FreeFantasyArt Back to Chamomile's release of illustrations, with a different artist's #art. Category: Creature Lich King 3 By Custin AKA Agustin Castro Artist's Site: www.fiverr.com/custin Source: chamomilehasgames.itch.io/chamomile-ha... Commissioned by: Chamomile Has Games License: CC-BY 4.0

#FreeFantasyArt Paleoart again today, for day 32 - this time from a major Wikimedia contributor. I've picked out a few animals that seem fantastic Category:Creature Chalicotherium by Dmitry Bogdanov CC-BY-SA 4.0 Artist's Site: www.deviantart.com/dibgd Source: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ch...

The hobbling of the public domain is just so frustrating - as the world changes faster, we live in a world where copyright lasts longer than ever - and not just new copyrights, but retroactively applied to every work of art, every piece of creativity, to ensure corporate ownership of culture.

This post was meant to go up yesterday, as it's one of my saturday edits, but I was too angry to focus on image editing, so it's going up today instead - I'll still have a regular post of fantasy art today as well [probably tomorrow at this point] but first yesterday's post.

#JanuaryWorldbuilders Within Matlaktlome food is rarely an issue outside the cities - the rainforest is well managed by its inhabitants, who ensure that there is always food within reach for those in tune with nature; and troop deployments are generally too small-scale to stretch those resources.🧵

Another excellent person releasing excellent #art for everyone, especially useful to #ttrpg writers. Thank you Ari for sharing your creativity! I particularly appreciate the blind-in-one-eye look on one of the characters - I've been thinking about the need for more disability in fantasy art.

#JanuaryWorldbuilders There are two main wars: 1] Matlatktlome is under invasion by the Tetocani who serve under the Broodmother. They believe non-hive creatures are lesser, and need to be ruled by Queens. The protagonists are not currently involved in this war, although they've met rogue Tetocani.

#FreeFantasyArt Day 29 is an elf that proves they don't all have perfectly smooth skin and supermodel looks. Category:Portrait Artist: Hairic Lilred aka Enrico Rossetti License:CC-BY Artist's Site: www.patreon.com/hairiclilred BSky: @hairic.bsky.social Source: www.patreon.com/posts/drawin...

#JanuaryWorldbuilders Outside of The City [Altepetl] and the Graven Court proper, anyone can carry any weapon they choose anywhere they wish - because to ban doing so would be to restrict who can travel across the land. Within those, there are regions where long arms are restricted.🧵

Yesterday a fellow @uktin.bsky.social member posted a reminder up about her free releases, so I feel like it's only appropriate that I make that today's spotlight Ramona, AKA Alderdoodle, has released a lot of useful spot art and borders - things that aren't make to stand alone but rather to🧵

#FreeFantasyArt, don't think I had got to posting anything from this set yet.

#JanuaryWorldbuilders In Matlaktlome, the most common are knives, clubs and spears - simple to make, easy to replace, and easy to learn. Axes and machete are also reasonably common, being tools that can be viciously effective in combat. More advanced weapons are generally swords or macuahuitl.🧵

#FreeFantasyArt We're back to the Prismatic Art Pack that I drew one from for the Christmas bundle, but looking at different artists. Category: Character Artist+License: Shari Chankhamma under CC-BY-SA 3.0 Artist's Site: sharii.com BSky: @sharii.com Source: opengameart.org/content/pris...

#FreeFantasyArt Another Flickr find today, this time found by searching for "Goblin". First, a scene of townsfolk turned into wood. Artist+License: "Goblin's Pike - More Statues” by Alexander Werner CC BY 2.0 Artist's Site: alexander-werner-jr.com Source: flickr.com/photos/alexa...

#JanuaryWorldbuilders Atl-Atl type spear-throwers are most common, followed by slings, but while they're a bit rarer bows are a known quantity and are hardly in short supply - just not as ubiquitous as they might be if moisture weren't a constant variable.

#FreeFantasyArt day 25 [A little post-midnight, because I took a nap] If you've been following this, or scrolling through from the start of it, you may have noticed that I'm very reluctant to post old public domain images. There are two reasons for this: Firstly, other people have done better lists🧵

#JanuaryWorldbuilders Most armour is very light, thin leathers and magically hardened plant matter. Metal is rare, and also uncomfortable enough that it requires layers of padding underneath which will cause overheating.

#JanuaryWorldbuilders Primary current antagonist is a ritualist/thief/assassin who runs an organisation of demon-summoning bandits. So a ritual dagger is his main weapon, but in a fight he's more likely to use magic.

#JanuaryWorldbuilders There's nothing I've really come up with so far, but ALL my settings do contain one weapon [although it's /probably/ not literally transdimensional] Fate-Cutter is a bladed weapon, generally sword, that cuts the strings of fate - rendering prophecies inaccurate and geasa moot.

#FreeFantasyArt Today, we'll be looking at landscapes, but first - what I posted up earlier in the week, but you may not have been able to view: Category: Monster Artist+License: Mimic by Jaen Butler CC by 4.0 Artist's Site: jnb.art BSky: @jnb.art Source: drive.google.com/drive/folder...

#FreeFantasyArt I have once again gone delving into the depths of Deviantart. I'm not sure why I keep doing this, I've still got numerous sources lined up that I haven't got to, but I just keep getting distracted. Oh, wait, I have ADHD. That'll do it. Anyway, found some cool portraits.

#JanuaryWorldbuilders The only notable weapon among the main characters is a macuahuitl carried by the priest of the group. He also carries a significant number of onyx fragments so that whenever one of the blades breaks it can be replaced.

The Cairn 2e Bestiary is an amazing resource, and since it is open licensed, I am going to convert it to Boundless creature stat blocks for all to use in their games; I will also put this updated bestiary under CC-BY-SA for others to hack on top of it. cairnrpg.com/second-editi...

#FreeFantasyArt Day 22 Honestly, I'm repeating myself a lot less than expected, and without diving into lower quality and/or older art styles - there really is an incredible amount of stuff out there that you can use for your fantasy games/novels. But some sites hold quite a lot, so back to OGA I go

#JanuaryWorldbuilders Axolotl Tamales [this space intentionally left blank]

#FreeFantasyArt Day 21 Today I'm going with an artist that goes by AshiRox, specifically their work for the game project Ancient Beast [the rest isn't licensed] but CC-BY-SA keeps the credits of EVERY creator in the chain, so the credits for these ones mean that I can't comment within each post.

#JanuaryWorldbuilders It's mostly simple, and minimalistic woven clothing - the heat can get unbearable if you're overdressed, the rain can bog down clothing, and you don't need to create your own shade when the trees provide. In lieu of clothing fashions, skin-painting and jewelry are very popular.

#FreeFantasyArt Another source where you need to check the license of each image individually to find which are usable - but with some very cool portraits. Category: Scene Artist: kynlo Artist's Site: krita-artists.org/u/kynlo/summ... Source: www.deviantart.com/kynlo/art/Lo... License: CC-BY-SA 3.0

One issue plaguing Altepetl society that recurs a lot is the issue of religion and superstition. See, the gods are trapped outside of the world by the same magic that holds demons at bay, and thus they aren't exactly active. Which leaves a lot of room for people to declare that ritual sacrifice🧵

i am beyond stoked to share in partnership w/@sandypuggames.bsky.social, i'm releasing 24 illustrations from THE EXQUISITE CORPSE IN MAGGOTS' KEEP under CC by 4.0 licensing! find them in a folder in my existing CC by 4.0 drive, accompanied by pre-written alt-text for every piece. jnbutler.art#ccla

i'm jaen nighly, a trans illustrator, specializing in b&w art. i'm open for commissions of the fantastic, macabre, & sublime. i'm particularly interested in doing covers, splash pages, posters, & other large pieces. DM or email to get in my queue! 💼 jnb.art ✉️ [email protected] #portfolioday

#FreeFantasyArt Okay, so I might be in the part where I'm repeating sites but that doesn't mean all my posts have to be repeats. Today's spotlight is a pair #creativecommons pieces by Jaen Butler @jnb.art -whose site I found through Liminal Horror's resource list liminalhorrorrpg.com/Game%20Desig...

#JanuaryWorldbuilders In Matlaktlome, it is good manners to offer your guest the space closest to the river - if there are multiple nearby branches, then whichever is closest - some associate this with freedom to leave, others with the river as a source of life, either way the rule persists.

#FreeFantasyArt Day 18 Going back to Wikimedia today - we're definitely past the point where I start repeating sources, but not yet at the point where I start repeating individual artists - we have some illustrations made for the #D&D pages on Wikipedia and the like, released fully public domain.

#JanuaryWorldbuilders Gender Roles aren't really a thing in Matlaktlome. Gender exists, because the Kyma are a mostly-human fantasy race and there are some humans too, but it isn't considered to decide or limit your social role. Except for the Tetocani, where the genders: Queen, Prince and Myrmidon🧵

#FreeFantasyArt day 17 Another Saturday means another example of modifying art released into the creative commons. But first, lets get to the artist on whose work I have attempted to build. This time, it's an artist named Deadpoolrus who created a sci-fi Kaiju setting - with some very fantasy art.🧵

#JanuaryWorldbuilders We have four mains at the moment - One very used to high society, having been a sacrifice to a war god and therefore held in honor, another from low society, the third a rainforest dweller with no social status, and the fourth an explorer from afar still finding their place.

#FreeFantasyArt While browsing Itch.io, I came across another collection that points to some of the best available free resources on the site. ratgrrrl-games.itch.io/human-creati... RatGrrrl has put a lot of effort into collecting a huge number of creative works, for which I thank them.

#JanuaryWorldbuilders Social classes in Matlaktlome vary a lot, depending on what culture you're looking at. Many in the region don't even think of them - within the rainforest itself there are many groups that just live their lives as equals, with no private property or non-descriptive titles.🧵

#FreeFantasyArt Today I'm drawing on another Itch.io source, and as is common over there it has a unique license. So I'd like to clarify my rules are for what's sufficiently free to mention here. You must be: 1) Free to edit the images. 2) Able to use them in your own commercial writing/games🧵

#JanuaryWorldbuilders Matlaktlome is the product of two pushes - Firstly, a fascination with the culture and mythology of the south american continent, and secondly playing in 13th Age's Dragon Empire setting and wondering just what was off the edges of the map - and deciding to expand it southward

#FreeFantasyArt Day 14 Two weeks into this and I'm reaching towards stranger pastures, because I want to put up repeating myself as much as possible. This one is particularly strange, but equally striking. Made for the #CreativeCommons horror project, the SCP Foundation Wiki scp-wiki.wikidot.com

#FreeFantasyArt Today it's a type of fantasy monster that I like, but I know isn't to everyone's tastes: Artistic interpretations of ancient animals! Accurate or inaccurate, they're definitely not things people will have actually encountered, and that's enough for me to count T-Rex as fantasy.🧵