Curators’ notes
From the Codex
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Artist spotlight
Inside Isla Beaumont's party-portrait studio
How Montréal's @isladraws turns a one-line brief into a table-ready tiefling crew.
Jun 12, 2026 · 2 min
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Guide
How to brief an artist for a character commission
A short, practical guide to getting the portrait you actually pictured — on the first pass.
Jun 15, 2026 · 2 min
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Curator's pick
Mapping the North: Fenn Marchetti's living-world cartography
How a Victoria-based illustrator builds region maps your table can actually use.
Jun 10, 2026 · 2 min
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Curator's pick
Colour-matching a whole campaign: searching by palette
Why a consistent palette makes a homebrew world feel real — and how to assemble one in minutes.
Jun 8, 2026 · 2 min
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Spotlight
Folklore, reclaimed: Indigenous mythmaking at the table
Tomas Whitecloud on northern myth, respectful sourcing, and rights-clean creature design.
Jun 3, 2026 · 2 min
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Editorial
Rights-clean art: what "no AI-laundered work" means for your table
A plain-language look at why provenance matters — for the artists you buy from and the games you run.
May 28, 2026 · 2 min
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Roundup
Five Canadian cartographers redrawing the fantasy map
From coastal holds to deep-forest ruins — a tour of the mapmakers stocking the Codex.
May 20, 2026 · 2 min
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Behind the scenes
From digital token to printed mini: a maker's pipeline
How one piece of character art becomes a VTT token, a print, and a physical miniature.
May 14, 2026 · 2 min