If you've been following our fun on Discord, you know that we've finished a few test designs and are really happy with them! We're now ready to make this an actual product, however, we need to buy more molds, resin, and other materials to make these happen. THUS PRE-ORDERS!
Here's what you need to know before ordering:
Get your map trays with matching monster vaults!!! Click the image above to be taken to the Kickstarter! Then come back here and tell me what you picked! :D
Oh! Don't forget to grab your matching map gear on my website! https://devenrue.com/collections/wyrmwood-collaborations
2021-08-17 19:33:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Don't forget to add your birthday to our birthday spreadsheet by filling out this form on my website!
Why?
1. Everybody gets a little s...
2021-08-15 17:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
For those of you who love Halloween, are goths/dark druids (like me), and/or are into the dark arts (hint), you're going to want to click the image above & sign up for the newsletter! I can't say much else just yet but I can say that I'm involved and I'm quite proud of the work I did for it!
It's going to be an artistic journey of epic proportions!
2021-08-15 02:09:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Though it's not quite up to par, the results of our first coaster are fantastic! I'm very happy with how it looks! We're going to cast another one today or tomorrow to test another method and if that goes as well as I think it will, we should have coasters in the shop next week!
Each coaster will be a different map image as I'm using my misprints (to help eliminate waste) so I'm not...
2021-08-12 18:33:43 +0000 UTC View Post
"Stopped at the town of Ambersfall to enjoy some much needed rest. Someone is getting married and the celebration has been going for days now! Will be sending a package of 'betrothed biscuits', they taste unlike anything I've every had! They are made with local honey & chamomile flowers. You'll love them! Rue"
- These are just fun little prompts for cartographer characters, props in a...
2021-08-10 16:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
I know, I know "But Deven...those aren't map related!" Some things I offer amazingly aren't. However, these fun earrings weren't made by me! Bre is diving into some projects with me and this was her just having fun. She designed, cut (on our Glowforge), and assembled these herself. They are a patron-only product as it's just a fun thing we're doing. That might change in the future b...
2021-08-08 22:30:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Starting next year, (or sooner) every time I have an opening in my work schedule, I'll pick a map from a pool of projects from patrons to create. I will message that patron and we'll discuss the project.
How to get your map in the pool:
Simply fill out the form on my website, Map Submissi...
2021-08-03 17:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostYou all asked for them in the past and I'm happy to say we're moving forward with them. However, instead of them being custom made and purchased from a shop, Bre and I want to see if we can make our own out of resin! This should be a fun project and interesting to learn the science behind it. Well, I'll be learning it. Bre has worked with a different sort of resin in the past so it'll just be h...
2021-08-02 20:15:25 +0000 UTC View Post
First: If you haven't activated your account on my website, you should do that now! My website is an extension of my Patreon in that almost all your perks are received on there (and Discord, so make sure you join that too).
If you're in our Discord server, you'll start seeing some new perks happening starting next week! We'll be posting weekly specials for my website for huge discounts, free items, free shipping, etc.! Aras will be posting them in the Rue-News channel every Monday!
But wait! There's more! Giveaways are back! We'll be hosting them monthly in our Discord! If you'd like to offer one (mess...
2021-07-27 21:04:56 +0000 UTC View Post
I use to send these out for everyone's annual anniversary but as usual, the cost of shipping, getting returns on bad addresses, international shipping fees, etc. made it a more of a nightmare. Plus, let's face it, sometimes you just don't want some of the freebies people offer.
Solution: You can now claim a free badge in my shop and just cover the cost of shipping! I make...
2021-07-24 18:02:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Thanks to a good friend and amazing artist, Cait May Art (linked above), we're converting my drawings into Photoshop brush packs! Packs will be available on both her site as well as my own but free to Adventurer's & up tiers with a discount for all patrons as usual. :D
This is going to be a long project with new brushes coming out every once in a while as she has time to make th...
2021-07-23 17:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
If you watch WyrmLyfe, you know that they revealed the maps I made for their Kickstarter! They look AMAZING on the personal trays (they are not color maps)! And the best part, you can put the corresponding monster created by Crystal Sully in each tray! I love it!
Be sure to watch for their Kickstarter set ...
2021-07-22 17:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
I could NOT be more excited to be a part of this Kickstarter! From the amazing people who brought you Dungeons & Doggos and Cats & Catacombs comes The Faraway Sea! I will have TWELVE maps in this Kickstarter! That's a lot but so worth it! Please come help it be a smashing success!
2021-07-21 17:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Grabbed a new Photoshop brush over the weekend and had fun making this treasure map with it. Not bad and really has a nice charcoal-ish look to it!
You can download this map here: https://devenrue.com/products/by-the-watchtower-treasure-map
Treasure Maps are free to Treas...
2021-07-20 17:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
If you're not on our Discord server, you should be! Not only do we have weekly giveaways/contests but we also have fun games to play and things to do!
Today I added a few new commands and a new page on the website that lists all the ones you can use! Click here to see the growing list!
Yo...
2021-07-20 16:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
First, thank you all for bearing with me through a HUGE project (to be announced by the end of the year I believe) and being the awesome patrons you are! Without you, none of this is possible!
Second, first a few announcements this month... PHOTOGRAPHY IS BACK! Free for all my patrons to download, my photography of my map props is available on my site. I'm adding them over the next few da...
2021-07-18 18:53:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Don't forget to add your birthday to our birthday spreadsheet by filling out this form on my website!
Why?
1. Everybody gets a little s...
2021-07-15 17:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
For the past 2 months I've been working on a major project and several smaller ones. It's been both amazing (some of my best work) and stressful (deadlines suck) but it was made a million times more bearable thanks to Aras of Stitched by Aras (linked to her Twitter above). She's been helping me stay on top of things, meeting deadlines, making posts, helping with Discord, building products on my...
2021-07-12 20:52:40 +0000 UTC View Post
"Winston has found a second site that has a lot of activity! We sent out a few runners to scout out the nearby islands and they should be back soon. Tell Katalyn they owe me an ale! Actually, they owe me 2! Rue - P.S. Send more health & poison resist potions."
- These are just fun little prompts for cartographer characters, props in a home game, or just to spark your imagination!
2021-07-10 16:01:02 +0000 UTC View PostThis week seems to be full of announcements! I recreated Tanya DePass's logo in my style and now she's offering it in her Teepublic shop! Grab yours here at the link above!
2021-07-07 17:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
If you've got the Tal'Dorei blanket, you know how utterly soft these are! Critical Role now has the Dwendalian Empire map on a blanket and it's GLORIOUS!
And if you have pets, you know how much they steal these so perhaps order 2. Just saying.
Click the image above to visit the USA CR shop! (Also in their UK...
2021-07-06 18:17:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Surveyors & up tiers now have a cartography section all to our own on Discord. This section is to help answer any questions you have that the course doesn't cover, share your maps, get nuanced advice, and engage with me directly regarding cartography help.
This is also where I will be hosting regular cartography streams as an addition to the cartograp...
2021-07-03 18:17:34 +0000 UTC View Post
Starting next year, (or sooner) every time I have an opening in my work schedule, I'll pick a map from a pool of projects from patrons to create. I will message that patron and we'll discuss the project.
How to get your map in the pool:
Simply fill out the form on my website, Map Submissi...
2021-07-03 17:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post
If you haven't activated your account on my website, you should do that now! My website is an extension of my Patreon in that almost all your perks are received on there (and Discord, so make sure you join that too).
On my site, not only do you get access to the Patron-Only section with an 2021-07-01 16:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Thank you to everyone who answered the polls! In an effort to get everyone what they came here for, I now have three ways to learn about and/or be reminded about perks:
If you answered yesterday's poll with wanting better reminders of perks (or if you have an opinion on how you'd like to receive them), please answer the poll below on how you'd like to best receive them.
Note:
A. I didn't give the option of posts on Patreon because I already post a monthly perk reminder with links how to get them. So this goes beyond that.
B. The newslet...
2021-06-24 16:01:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Welp, some of you already figured it out but yes, I'm doing the maps for the "Monsters & Maps" in Wyrmwood's next Kickstarter & I can't wait to share these designs with you all! You're going to love them!
2021-06-23 23:34:30 +0000 UTC View PostOccasionally someone deletes their pledge to me and marks the reason they left as "It was too hard to find/access the perks" but it's usually someone who has never messaged me to let me know. So to better understand and help with that, would you please take the poll below regarding perk access:
Please pick the one that best fits your situation and feel free to extrapolate in the comments....
2021-06-23 16:01:05 +0000 UTC View Post