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Jamie Douglas - illustrating, making zines and stuff for ttrpgs https://www.jamie-douglas.com/ https://jamie-douglas.itch.io/ https://www.patreon.com/c/ZinesfromBelow

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Last page of a big sketchbook. What’s next?

08.03.2026 04:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Humans Shut Up Bumper Sticker β€’ 8x3" β€’ Screen printed on weather proof vinyl

Trying to read posts *vague gesture around*, and this bumper sticker by goodbye press resurfaces in my consciousness πŸ˜‡

www.goodbyepress.com/product/huma...

07.03.2026 15:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm looking for more guests for my nascent #ttrpg podcast. Let me know if you've got an interesting project, or just something you want to chat about, for like 30 or so minutes. My specific interests are indie and OSR-style games, but am happy to chat about anything.

28.02.2026 22:49 πŸ‘ 54 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 0
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My Dungeon Design Process and the February update.

This is a very cool peek-at-process by @mallenhall.com . I love getting to see the notebook pages and maps-under construction!

01.03.2026 17:48 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Doodle comic about summoning gone wrong

Doodle comic about summoning gone wrong

Adventurer and undead doodle and d6 based random environment generation

Adventurer and undead doodle and d6 based random environment generation

Pen and watercolour doodles.

Pen and watercolour doodles.

Pen and watercolour doodles. A dungeon side view, an owl bear, an assassin and a magical hand spell in action

Pen and watercolour doodles. A dungeon side view, an owl bear, an assassin and a magical hand spell in action

More sketchbook RPG doodles

01.03.2026 13:14 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for doing this!!! I love these posts.

01.03.2026 13:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I don’t really like evocative writing being referred to as β€˜load bearing tech’

26.02.2026 04:06 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I especially liked this installment of Skeleton Code Machine because my partner and I really like playing Lies, Spies & Supplies (sequel/add-on to Land, Air & Sea).
It's game that's both really interesting and pretty simple. Every time we play I get thinking about how we could hack it!

12.02.2026 15:01 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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UHF Contact: modern horror TTRPG adventure collection Struggle for survival in this analog horror zine!

Just launched UHF Contact, an adventure collection for Liminal Horror with art by David Szilagyi

www.kickstarter.com/projects/mal...

11.02.2026 15:47 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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These last four are from the past monthβ€”my progress slowed a lot because I broke my collarbone (had a fall from my bike).

I tried to draw left handed a lot, and later right-handed with the sling in. But it was frustrating. But, I’m healing up, got my sling off yesterday, and I’m ready to draw!!

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Photo of a battered sketchbook spread flat so you can see the front & back covers, decorated with spray paint, paint markers and stickers. The spine is labeled with the starting date, June β€˜25.

Photo of a battered sketchbook spread flat so you can see the front & back covers, decorated with spray paint, paint markers and stickers. The spine is labeled with the starting date, June β€˜25.

Close up of the pages-side of the sketchbook, worn and used and spread out from air, collage, pages wrinkled from watercolor.

Close up of the pages-side of the sketchbook, worn and used and spread out from air, collage, pages wrinkled from watercolor.

Just a few more pages left in this sketchbook, so here are a bunch of pages!

Stickers on the covers by Oura, Noah, Bran, Brian’s Books, and EF. Idk who made the Shoplifter’s Guild one.

11.02.2026 15:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Coming soon: UHF Contact A collection of solo-friendly modern horror TTRPG adventures.

Getting back on the ZineXXXX wagon. Coming to Kickstarter this February.

UHF Contact contains 3 solo-friendly adventures for Liminal Horror, as well as the tools from Alone in the Dark to facilitate solo play.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/mal...

06.01.2026 14:28 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
Colorful and cartoony mixed media art of robed figure[s] traversing a snaking path through lush plants and chaotic blotches of color and mark-making.

Colorful and cartoony mixed media art of robed figure[s] traversing a snaking path through lush plants and chaotic blotches of color and mark-making.

'Wandering Path' from 2023. This is a scan of a mixed media piece, before I cut apart and framed the halves.

This is a hard one to scan, combining wet and dry media, transparent and opaque. The real painting has blotches of fluorescent orange, which scanned as a sort of dull light pink.

27.01.2026 03:49 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Pre-order The Baron's Grip: A Campaign for Mausritter on BackerKit Fight to free your home from the terrible rule of The Baron in this campaign for Mausritter.

If you're interested and missed out on Mausritter Month, the pre-order page is now open =).
the-barons-grip.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...

30.12.2025 17:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Cartoon city-scape of a settlement, hanging from the interior of a ruined structure in a forest. Plumes of smoke curl towards holes in the ceiling. Pouring through, sunbeams illuminate dust motes and the swaying rope bridges which connect platforms and buildings. Tiny mice can be seen traversing the bridges. The illustration is rendered in monochromatic teal, black and white.

Cartoon city-scape of a settlement, hanging from the interior of a ruined structure in a forest. Plumes of smoke curl towards holes in the ceiling. Pouring through, sunbeams illuminate dust motes and the swaying rope bridges which connect platforms and buildings. Tiny mice can be seen traversing the bridges. The illustration is rendered in monochromatic teal, black and white.

Yesterday I finished up the last batch of illustrations for THE BARON'S GRIP! Here is one of a settlement which I won't describe too much... you need to go there, or hear a rumor!!

#mausritter #sandbox #osr #ttrpg

30.12.2025 17:36 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Photo of a sunlit cafeteria in a corporate office building

Photo of a sunlit cafeteria in a corporate office building

Photo of a wooden cabinet standing in the corner of a room next to a potted snake plant.

Photo of a wooden cabinet standing in the corner of a room next to a potted snake plant.

Closeup of a strip of blue painter's tape on the cabinet that reads "Internal Comms"

Closeup of a strip of blue painter's tape on the cabinet that reads "Internal Comms"

Photo of a temporary keycard

Photo of a temporary keycard

Today I infiltrated a Corpo's HQ, found the Internal Comms cabinet and stole a keycard. Solid day.

16.12.2025 03:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Helllll yeeeeah, love a 0.9, that's a good one too.

05.12.2025 20:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks so much!! 😊

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A wheel of spot illustrations of a variety of animal NPCs from THE BARON'S GRIP.

A wheel of spot illustrations of a variety of animal NPCs from THE BARON'S GRIP.

Last day to back The Baron's Grip, and all the Mausritter Month Projects! @mallenhall.com is making an amazing book, and I'm super proud of the art I've been contributing.

A big thank you to our backers, from some of our important NPCs!

#mausrittermonth #osr

05.12.2025 19:33 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Ink drawing of a wonky twisting dragon with five legs.

Ink drawing of a wonky twisting dragon with five legs.

Sketchbookin’

05.12.2025 05:21 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

COME AND GET IT!!!

21.11.2025 14:49 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

However, on your 3rd time drawing an object, you've already studied and 'learned' it. You have to slow down to draw something with your offhand. So maybe the lines are a bit shaky, but the results are usually pretty cool.

20.11.2025 16:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The idea is to try different approaches that you wouldn't normally consider, and trick yourself into being fearless. A drawing with your off-hand isn't expected to come out 'good,' so the pressure is off.

20.11.2025 16:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Open sketchbook with two plastic toys sitting on the oage, a bee and a lizard. The page is covered in notes and scratchy line drawings in ballpoint pen of both toys from various angles.

Open sketchbook with two plastic toys sitting on the oage, a bee and a lizard. The page is covered in notes and scratchy line drawings in ballpoint pen of both toys from various angles.

I use exercises like this in my sketchbook classes, sometimes iterating on the process instead of the results. Like, have the students pick a random toy out of a bag.
1. Draw it from observation
2. Do a blind contour drawing of it
3. Draw the object with your off-hand

20.11.2025 16:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Ludum ex Ludo I wonder how many games I need to make before I stop feeling shame at the very thought of talking about my creative process. Today is not ...

@bastionland.bsky.social on using restrictions as creative prompts.

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