WIP - Hammering out a new brush set

[KMAlexander]

I spent some time working on a new brush set over the weekend. I'm liking how this is coming along.

I'm also experiementing with some coast line effects to get that hand-done hatched look but using only a few steps.
I think I'm getting close.

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[Will Phillips]

I like it. Very evocative of an 18th century print.

How are you going about expediting the coasts?

[KMAlexander]

Thanks! My personal goal is to facilitate folks to replicate early engraving techniques digitally. This set is based on a map from 1733.

Regarding the coast, I'll put together a tutorial when I've settled on a system that is easy to replicate. Right now it's a combo of a pattern brush, a few wave distortions, and noise.

[KMAlexander]

Progress! I think I'm getting close with this set.

PoppleExample.png

Most of the names are taken from Lovecraft and the broader mythos.

[KMAlexander]

Here's where I ended up. (You can download the brush set—it's call Popple—and use it yourself, link in my signature.)

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