Visual References

Tropical fantasy does not have to mean soft, playful, or whimsical. In this Visual References entry, Jamie Tudor explores how vivid color, lush settings, coastal beauty, flowers, markets, old maps, and sun-washed ports can still carry political tension, hidden histories, dangerous magic, and consequence. For Vemados and The Summit Series, beauty is never a promise of safety.

Jamie Tudor shares why Pinterest has become one of her favorite worldbuilding tools for developing the visual language, atmosphere, regions, characters, and aesthetics of Vemados and The Summit Series.

A look at the color palette behind Vemados and The Summit Series: parchment maps, deep seas, tropical ports, clay walls, orange flowers, dangerous reds, and the visual language of a maritime fantasy world.