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My entire ink bottle spilled on a half-finished map last night
I was finishing the border for the Kingdom of Veridia, a big piece for my book, when my elbow knocked over the open bottle of Higgins Black Magic ink. It went right across the mountains I spent three hours drawing. I had to quickly blot it with paper towels, which smeared the lines even more. Now I have a big dark stain where the Silverpeak range should be. Has anyone saved a map after something like this, or is it time to start over on fresh paper?
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diana_flores251mo ago
Oh man, "time to start over on fresh paper" is the WORST idea. That stain IS the Silverpeak range now, a cursed black mountain range. Make it part of the story, like a place where magic went wrong. Starting over just loses all that happy accident potential. I would lean into the stain and redraw the other mountains to match its wild shape.
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oscarcooper1mo ago
Totally agree about happy accidents shaping the art. Once spilled coffee on a sketch and it became a killer shadow for a monster's cave. The best stuff often comes from NOT starting over. You just gotta roll with the weirdness.
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