Sunday, April 1, 2012

Moldvay and Mondrian Variations

So speaketh Spawn:

I was messing around with Illustrator on some map-making the other day using the map in the Moldvay Basic book for the East Tower of the Haunted Keep (p. B57) as a base. At one point I had this image in front of me:

I sat there looking at it for a while, feeling pleased, and thought it reminded me of ... who's that guy? Mondrian? Google told me, Yes, you're thinking of Mondrian. So I screwed around with it more and came up with these variations.

After Composition with Gray and Light Brown, 1918
After Composition with Blue and Yellow, 1932

After Tableau #2, 1922
After Composition #2, 1922
 
After Lozenge Composition with Yellow, Black, Blue, Red and Gray, 1921
Update: Following John L's comment about making a Mondrian image into a dungeon map, I'd suggest something like this one to be a good candidate, Composition No. 2, Composition in Line and Color, 1913. Found here (scroll sideways a bit).



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Posted by Spawn of Endra at 12:37 PM
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6 comments:

  1. christianApril 1, 2012 at 1:05 PM

    I think I saw one of your maps in the Getty. Good stuff, sir.

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  2. John LApril 1, 2012 at 4:43 PM

    What about the reverse? Take a Mondrian picture and turn it into a dungeon map.

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  3. Carter SolesApril 1, 2012 at 6:27 PM

    That's awesome! D&D mappage meets fine art!

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  4. Spawn of EndraApril 1, 2012 at 9:35 PM

    Yes, we try to keep it classy here.

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  5. The Happy WhiskApril 5, 2012 at 5:29 PM

    Hey Spawn. Well done and fun. Also, I like your labels for this post. Art, Maps, Nonsense.

    That last one made me laugh.

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  6. Jaap de GoedeApril 13, 2012 at 8:06 AM

    LOL!!! Great stuff - Well done!

    You didn't happen to be this painter (who lived in my home city Amersfoort) in a former life, or were you?

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