first painting for the year

first painting for the year

Does anyone have any experience with selling art prints on a store like kickstarter etc? I finally got a few of my pieces printed and framed, and they look nice. But I think I would struggle to justify the labor involved without it being a bulk sorta thing.

Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago

If you think Trump's comments about capturing oil in V aren't sincere because the country has bad, old and inefficient fossil infrastructure, I regret to inform you that all fossil fuel infrastructure is bad, old and inefficient and none of these people actually care about the process or product

It went from “America First” to “we’re going to run Venezuela” in less than a year. And Americans still don’t have affordable housing, healthcare, or groceries.

Have a lovely day

Hey new folks, here's a collection of top tier artists you can follow. Concept Artists: go.bsky.app/TyNJQ99 Creature Designers: go.bsky.app/SBCxqoa Pro Illustrators 1: go.bsky.app/79aS32C Pro Illustrators 2: go.bsky.app/D3T5kF Good Paleoartists: go.bsky.app/RYwJUEK

Another wip architectural concept from earlier this year. Each time someone passes in the village, a tomb is built for them and filled with their favourite books. A library that allows others to get to know who they were. Using an open book with layered pages as the motif for the structure

Making cabinetry for our laundry

You've probably already seen it and sorry I can't/won't get back to every single tag, but I was among those that spoke to Edmond about the nature of concept art and the influence of AI Thank you so much again @edmondtran.bsky.social for the opportunity and giving us a voice __ (yes that is Fritz)

I had a few words to share about concept art. @edmondtran.bsky.social did an amazing job distilling everyone’s I’m sure copious thoughts into an incredibly coherent article. I think I’ll get students to read this, because it actually speaks quite well to what we actually do. Have a read folks!

Hey folks! I'm a concept artist & illustrator with over 10 years of experience. I've worked at 343, Ubisoft, Bungie, Adidas and more. Looking for fulltime work but always open to freelance! www.artstation.com/belgianboolean You can always help me pay bills through my Ko-fi ko-fi.com/belgianboolean

I think a lot of the discussion around AI isn't specific enough or informed enough, and that's why this piece from @edmondtran.bsky.social is so useful and important. These are actual concept artists spelling out in clear, unambiguous terms why Gen-AI is not only unhelpful, it's a nuisance.

Here's me. "Weaponising the Bondi tragedy is a betrayal of all our children"

✨ BOOKS OPEN!✨ My clients for this year have wrapped and in 2026 I will be looking for new work! I am a Art Lead with a specialty in anything 2D, who has also done business admin. I'd love to work with kind folks making cool things, if this sounds like you plz shoot me a msg💚

I spoke to a dozen professional concept artists working in games about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs easier, even if it's just used in "very early ideation stages." Zero said "yes." Most said it made their job harder. I learnt a lot about concept artists. You should too!

Huge thank you to: @kim-hu.com @paulscottcanavan.com @jkcrosbyfun.bsky.social @lucymute.bsky.social ...and *several* in-house concept artists who shared significant amounts of knowledge and trusted me with their stories. Please follow concept artists and let their work bring joy to your life!

Was very happy to contribute some thoughts to this excellent article 🙏

I had a few words to share about concept art. @edmondtran.bsky.social did an amazing job distilling everyone’s I’m sure copious thoughts into an incredibly coherent article. I think I’ll get students to read this, because it actually speaks quite well to what we actually do. Have a read folks!

We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier. Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder. thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...

This is what we need, in addition to keeping up the AI boycott: easy-to-read articles to educate people. Badass as always, @jkcrosbyfun.bsky.social - great job, mate!

I'm looking for concept artists or illustrators working in gamedev who would like to share thoughts or comments (anonymous or attributed) regarding the use of GenAI as a reference tool in their process. If that's you, DM or email me! Details in bio.

The act of gathering reference is such a deeper thing than just a fucking collage. It's research, learning, assessing and building on your knowledge base. Even google image search is dog shit for this, crack a fucking book. Learning names, history, influences.

RJ is absolutely right here, I would add that concept artists more often than not serve as the filter for reference going into the project. We build reference libraries and understandings of an exceptionally diverse range of information and how that relates to the project.

The thing thats so insidious about using AI this way is that one of the main ways artists get hired are studios looking for art references and they find us and reach out. This is removing a major avenue to get work if they can just generate nameless derivations of our ideas.

My first post’s a painting of a Brighton Pavilion bus stop.

The Royal Oak pub Columbia Road, London E2 Cut stone pub front with glazed brick wall and brick upper floor. #reference #buildingreference #materialreference

To a T is great and you should play it. It should win Best Family Game somewhere.

The Starborn was one of the species planned for #Everhaven. They were a race of star spirits whose remnants would've been found around the Inner Lands. #ProjectDragon #BringBackProjectDragon #cancelledgames #cozygames #gameart #2Dart by @nicholaskole.bsky.social and @leehez00.bsky.social

going through old work for a thing here's an evergreen fav of mine from 2017

I see this a fair bit and I think it's representative of entire generations that just fundamentally do not understand building a network through your own actions (subscribing to feeds, following ppl) rather than having it handed to you by a corporation's secret algorithm

It's my birthday! I had cheesecake! Here's some paintings I made this year.

La Corte della Sfinge A personal practice piece in-between work projects 🖤

I dunno I think consolidation is bad

so many cool, inventive and interesting animated projects none of you even knew were being made for the past few years just got shitcanned because of this netflix/wb merger When you're like "geez there's no animation jobs" "geez there's like no new shows anymore", this is why

this was good www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8Z3...

Every game is either a penis game or a vulva game or perhaps a butthole game

I think I have a bit of a plan here

The numbers in here are hilarious. Do you use AI on the job? Execs: 87% Managers: 57% Workers: 27% Planned investment by 2030: $5T "Necessary" annual revenue to justify that spend: $650B Current annual revenue: $50B

I think both architecture and game development are super interesting subjects, i hope i can combine them more and more in the future 🌿🦉🦊 #indiegames #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment #indiegame #gamedev

ive been trying to design an entertainment unity out of one big piece of plywood

I don't really have anything you can buy but there's tons of demos and experiments including the Barrow Vertical Slice nicholasmc1.itch.io

I just became aware of this incredibly relatable drawing by John Singer Sargent.

Of course, #Hornet's cloak will go beyond #geometrynodes as well! Working on intuitive controls for quick posing, twisting and even working on a Drifter's Cloak mode. Hornet for #Blender coming soon! #b3d #Silksong #silksongfanart #blender3D

reminder to buy this. it's also on itch if you want to give me a humongous tip

Free digital version of The Art of KPop Demon Hunters!! theartofkpopdemonhunters.com

Redrew this old art from 2021

Seen on the street near me on my way to lunch.

Seen on the street near me on my way to lunch.