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Nala J. Wu Talks An Art Director's Guide to Art Work in Tabletop RPGs

Season 4, Ep. 2
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Our host, Mat of Role Play Chat, talks with art director and award-winning illustrator Nala J. Wu about the logistics of art direction, such as establishing timelines and finding artists, as well has how to market yourself as an artist.


Check out Rising Tide to have your questions answered during our monthly AMAs with industry professionals:

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Find more from Nala:

• Website: https://naladraws.com/

• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/naladraws.com

• Alternatives to GenAI Art Doc: https://bit.ly/alternatives-to-ai-art


Hear to more from our host, Mat:

• https://linktr.ee/role_play_chat


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Produced By Jess Pendley | Underground Oracle

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Editing by Thai Williams | Of Metal And Magic

• https://linktr.ee/OfMetalAndMagic

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