Stain Symbols for Maps
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@Royal Scribe I think it was who was asking on today's PF livestream about stain symbols on maps, like the ring left by a coffee cup.
I couldn't find anything like this in the two more recent Annuals I mentioned in the livechat, the Sticky-Note Dungeon one, CA214, or the Investigations Props & Handouts one, CA73. However, there are some stain options, like inkblots and multiple circular features, in CA06, Parchment Backgrounds. You can see some in action on this map in my Gallery.
There may be more elsewhere too, but I suspect this Parchement Backgrounds style was what I'd thought of.
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It wasn't me who asked -- maybe Bill?
Modern Journeys has broken ring symbols used to frame icons, but they're probably too regular to look like a coffee stain ring.
Another approach would be to draw a coffee cup ring. (Sue would know the sheet effects better than I.) Basically, draw a circle with a brown color. Add a break (you can add more breaks later.) Under the Explode tool, do Line to Path. Then you can fractalize it, or maybe do some sort of displacement effect like the paths in Forest Trail. Maybe add some sort of Blend?
I think I have a potentially easier way to produce them as bitmaps. I've just spent a happy hour messing around with watercolour and a few mugs on my best smooth watercolour paper. (I never have time to do paintings, so why not).
Unfortunately, it will take several hours to dry, and then I will have to try and figure out how to use my scanner all over again.
Textures.com has some stain symbols. Didn't see coffee rings, but there are spatter symbols. I have seen coffee rings SOMEWHERE. I had a look through my own and my non-PF stuff and couldn't find any, but I'm sure they exist. I've had to move my CC3+ stuff three times over the past few years, so I may have saved it in some obtuse spot! Will keep looking...
I found it!
It's not a PF one, or officially part of any set. It's one I did for a thread a very, very long time ago. You can grab it here. https://forum.profantasy.com/discussion/comment/47636/#Comment_47636
Awesome!
CartographyAssets has a package of stain symbols.