last week i remembered that macOS lets you set your own icons and that *I* have the power to delegitimize the professionalism of the software that runs on my machine, so here's a thread of the 16 new icons i've made so far i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')

so uh, announcement time?! got scooped up by the @iii-initiative.bsky.social to help produce their next showcase! 🎉 if you have anything ✨ cool ✨ happening for ya in 2026, reach out! 👀

I don't usually bite on these, and am not much of a concerts person, but what the hey! 5 concerts... Meatloaf Cherry Poppin' Daddies Canadian Brass Band with Philadelphia Philharmonic Andy McKee & Don Ross Nils Frahm

Officially looking for work again! My contract ended a week ago so I'm back on the job market. If anyone is looking for an experienced character technical director for video games, I know a guy (it's me).

Thank you so much to everyone for the support, it means the world to me ❤️ There are so many amazing devs out of a job right now, and I want to take this opportunity to invite you to post your portfolio in the comments if you are looking for work! I hope my reach can help even just one person.

I'm a few weeks late to posting, but I still can't believe Possessor(s) is out & actual people have played the game. I'm proud of what we made & honored that I had the opportunity to art direct something that I think is so cool & special with such a talented team. Here's some art I made for it.

If people want to see the talk I gave earlier this week at Konsoll, it is viewable here. Thanks again to the event organizers for hosting! www.youtube.com/live/feThQvK...

Graphic Design Contest. $500 prize! The Brooklyn Seltzer Museum needs a graphic to represent the upcoming National Egg Cream Invitational. We can't afford to pay all submitters, so we're ONLY asking for rough concepts / mock-ups NOT expecting to get any fully fleshed out usable designs for free.

New Demo Reel Drop!! <3 I plan on updating this continuously, but here she is. www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXfL...

POSSESSOR(S) is launching today. I have been the producer on this project for three years, & the last few weeks have been difficult. Most of the team isn't around anymore to celebrate the launch, so I wrote many words about these incredible people to celebrate them. 🖤 shorturl.at/MpMra

Hi Friends! Here is a collection of animation work that I did for Heart Machine's Hyper Light Breaker. All animation is keyframed in Maya and implemented in Unreal Engine 4. ❤️ Thank you very much for your time and interest! Music by the amazing Troupe Gammage www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wi-...

Many freelancers in the United States rely on ACA marketplace plans for their health insurance. In an industry that has already been working overtime to turn gamedevs into gig workers, freelance and contract devs are about to get even more squeezed. This is unacceptable.

I’m Joel. Music is one of the most important things in my life. My whole career, I’ve been making sound for things. I might have made the sounds in your car. I made sounds for the robot that did surgery on a grape. I’ve made music for a lot of games. I'll make your project sound amazing.

Even if im no longer a part of the company i hope that folks still play Possessor(s) because we, the devs, put a lot of hard work and love into it. We want to see it be enjoyed by folks~

Unfortunately my time with the lovely teams of Hyper Light Breaker and Possessor(s) is coming to an end tomorrow. It was a great time working with such passionate and talented individuals on this team and i'm wishing everybody a whole lot of luck and perseverance with job hunting in these hard times

Hi everyone... So this happened a bit sooner than I had originally anticipated. I am actively looking for work (along with so many others in this industry 💪😔🤘). If anyone is looking for a goober of an animator to join their team, please feel free to message me. <3 www.linkedin.com/in/annavriel...

I've been working with Jordan since I started at Heart Machine. I'm so sad that we'll be parting ways after all this time. Jordan's talent, charm, and humor will be sorely missed.

My heart is heavy & I might have more to say on that later, but I've got news today that my time at Heart Machine will come to an end after POSSESSOR(S) ships. I'm honestly too busy... literally shipping the game to start actively looking for work, but I'll be looking for my next gig in December. 🥲

I just wanted to post, I'm laid off. Just shouting into the void of the internet! It was a beautiful and wonderful team of people to work with at HM.

Versus! Personal project based on art by Greg Baldwin from Creaturebox www.creaturebox.com. More of Greg's work at lostbearstudios.com. Thx Greg! #characterart #stylized #creature #fantasy #sculpture #digitalart #3dart #digitalsculpting #zbrush #marmosettoolbag #creaturebox #versus

Are there any technical artists that take rigging commissions? 🤔

I've reposted many posts made by folks who were recently laid off from Heart Machine, but here is a thread that highlights them all. I am also including folks who were previously laid off & are still looking for work. I will be linking their Bsky posts, as well as LinkedIn. Please, share this. 🖤

Hi hello #portfolioDay! Im Sarah, a snr concept artist in games, indi Dev, freelance #cartographer & #TTRPG designer from Scotland. I love being an artist and over the last 15 years I’ve worked on projects like #DeathsDoor, #SpyroReignited, Possessor(s), Campaign Builder: Cities & Towns & more!

The layoffs have come for me and time at Heart Machine will be wrapping up at the end of the month. If you're looking for a Technical Artist with experience in Houdini, Unreal, Unity, Python, VEX and C++, lets chat. 🫡 (portfolio updates incoming) randireynolds.artstation.com

I hired Anna, and am extremely sad that she will be leaving. She's been so integral to our animation team, lifted the whole team up with her work, her feedback, her organization, and her cheer and attitude! Anna will be a tremendous addition to any team!

When @aceottorney.bsky.social first told me about this I said "this could change people's lives and stop developers from getting exploited" and having seen the final resource, I think I was not wrong. I'd call it a must-bookmark for indie devs.

Proud to announce Deviant Legal’s Game Developer’s Guide to Publishing Agreements: a free resource for developers wanting to learn about publishing deals. Publicly accessible, without requiring to provide your data: deviantlegal.com/guide/game-d...

Hey friends - my time at Heart Machine is ending after nearly 6 years. It’s difficult to say goodbye to a studio that has seen so much growth in myself and others. If you know of any studios hiring for audio lead or senior roles, please send them my way. DMs are open! #AudioJobs #OpenToWork

Learned that I am being laid off from Heart Machine, and will be leaving the studio later this month. Do you need a contractor? I've got a track record of leading scope-friendly script revisions late in dev. I have also done a lot of consulting on new IPs and pitches/demos. Feel free to DM me!

It's that time again, folks. I have been told I will be let go from Heart Machine next week. The people there have been amazing friends and coworkers and anyone else who has been affected deserves all the love and support. I will be updating my portfolio soon; any Env Art leads would be appreciated

Buy our videogame it's on sale it has good jokes store.steampowered.com/app/301280/S...

[Werner Herzog voice]: The computer… it is a cruel, unfeeling god. Left too long in its ceaseless hum, it festers with demons. The human, fragile and insignificant, clings to the ritual of restarting… as if this act could stave off the abyss of digital chaos. But the darkness always returns.

Can't believe I'm saying this again so soon, but I've been laid off from Heart Machine. Please check out Possessor(s) on Nov 11th, I'm incredibly excited for you all to experience what I've been working so hard on the past year. Gonna just keep on moving forward and makin art mattgraczykart.com

Matt has done incredible work on Possessor(s) & will be missed dearly. 🥺 Besides the obvious making wonderful art, they are a champion at keeping track of polish & bug fixing needs, brilliantly flexible when priorities would shift, & excellent at making memes with our game assets for good laughs. 😌

Hire Matt, they are a champion ✨

Tonight's viewing, a classic:

This is why you always codename your character files. Write down Alex, Sam, or whatever other name you want in scripts, blueprint, blender, etc, while the real name is only seen in-game. So that when inevitably the in-game character name changes, nothing breaks and nobody is confused.

Skin Deep is 20% off in the Steam Summer Sale!!!! If you haven't yet guided Nina Pasadena barefooted through her adventure to a) save all cats and b) defeat all space pirates, now is your chance: store.steampowered.com/app/301280/S...

Just realized that the jingle the bluetooth speaker/light in my bathroom plays sounds very similar to the start of the Clock Town theme, and now I'll never be able to unhear it.

Everyone's Golf or Everyone'sn't Golf; there is no Everyone Tries Golf.

Interviewer: can you explain this gap in your résumé? Me, an animator: that's a moving hold.

If you played Skin Deep this weekend, leave us a review! They help a lot!!

I’m just about sick of correcting terminology, especially “trauma bonding”.

The reason I do not post much here is because I post every single day on my own website. Anyway here is my post about skin deep reviews! blog.lauramichet.com/the-reviews-...

Rondo, crow base player skin for #HyperLightBreaker by @heartmachine.bsky.social. Art direction Alx Preston, concept @iramos.bsky.social, weapon Cameron Hughes, rig @wuffles.bsky.social, environment by Tech Art & Environment Art teams. #gameart #characterart #gamedev #stylized #toonshaded #3d

The Buried Below update, the first major Early Access update for Hyper Light Breaker, is available now -- download it TODAY! 🙌 📜 Check out a message from the dev team and patch notes here: bit.ly/4iAMjTq 📺 ICYMI check out the trailer: bit.ly/42I50i0

Got an update coming next week!

i need people to understand "death of the author" means the author can't dictate what you take away from the text, not that you're not complicit in what they do with the profit they make from you buying it in the first place