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GM & world-building

GM & world-building, every campaign.

NPC packs, monsters, magic items, battle maps, region maps — the visual language of your whole world. Painted to a shared style guide so the campaign feels like one continuous setting.

Revisions2 included on every tier
Turnaround3 days to 6 weeks by scope
Delivery4K · VTT-ready · print

NPC Pack

your campaign's cast
Turnaround3–6 weeks

A bench of supporting characters painted in matching style. The most efficient way to give a published module or homebrew world a face.

NPC Pack

Pick the volume that fits the brief. Per-piece rate drops as the pack grows.

5 NPCs · matching style· $44/piece$220
10 NPCs · pack discount· $40/piece$400
$220 / $4002 quantitiesStart a pack

Monster / Creature Art

the things in the dark
Turnaround5–14 days

Creatures, monsters, and beasts. From a single beholder portrait to a custom homebrew big-bad ready for the table.

Monster / Creature Art

Creatures, monsters, and beasts. From a single beholder portrait to a custom homebrew big-bad ready for the table.

  • Original or canon: Painting D&D monsters, Pathfinder beasts, your homebrew abomination, all fair game.
  • Token cut included: Circular VTT token from the same art, at no extra cost on this product.
$90 – $250scoped per briefRequest a quote

Item / Artifact Illustrations

the magic in the bag
Turnaround3–14 days

Magic items, artifacts, weapons, jewelry, scrolls. Single illustration or 6-piece bundles for an entire loot table.

Item / Artifact Illustrations

Pick the volume that fits the brief. Per-piece rate drops as the pack grows.

single item· $30/piece$30
6-pack bundle· $25/piece$150
$30 / $1502 quantitiesStart a pack

Battle Map

hand-drawn, gridded, VTT-ready
TurnaroundBy scope

Encounter maps painted by hand for in-person or virtual tabletop play. Gridded or ungridded, color or black & white, sized to your needs.

Battle Map

Quote-based pricing. Scope depends on size, detail, and labels. Send a brief and the studio will quote within 48 hours.

From $150request a quoteRequest a map quote

World / Region Map

decorative, stylized, campaign-anchoring
TurnaroundBy scope

Region or full-world map for homebrew campaigns and modules. Stylized, decorative, the kind that gets pinned to the wall behind the GM screen.

World / Region Map

Quote-based pricing. Scope depends on size, detail, and labels. Send a brief and the studio will quote within 48 hours.

From $300request a quoteRequest a map quote
GM & world-building FAQ

Common questions across the bucket

Answers that apply to every product in this bucket. For pricing-specific or workflow questions, see the full FAQ.

Full FAQ
What counts as a campaign-worthy NPC pack?

A pack means matching style across multiple portraits. We lock palette, era, and lighting on a kickoff call, then every NPC in the pack holds that visual language. Five-pack is the minimum; ten-pack drops the per-piece rate.

Why are maps quote-only?

Maps vary enormously in scope: a small ambush battle map is different from a 60×80 city-block fight scene or a region map with 30 named places. We quote per brief so the price reflects actual work rather than a one-size-fits-all tier.

What's the deposit?

30% upfront to hold the slot, refundable until sketches begin. The remainder is due on delivery. For larger NPC packs, we sometimes split into two milestones.

Can you match my existing campaign art?

Yes. Send references of the art that's already in your campaign and we'll match tone, palette, and finish. We've picked up where other artists left off before.

Ready to commission a campaign asset?

Pick a product, pick a tier, send a short brief. Fixed quote back within 48 hours.