pixelated bush

I've been fucking shitting my ass trying to figure out why my PC has been experiencing stutters and freezes for months now. The fix? Move virtual memory off of my c drive to another drive. I could literally cry - having a functioning PC finally is a god send I hate and love technology

*for the 3rd week in a row* hey just wondering if you had time to sit down with me and review my art test this week

I haven't been able to experience actual leisure or a moment for myself in over 2 weeks and I actually want to bite down on a fist full of nails and screws if I don't get to use my computer to relax soon I will start eating metal scraps for fun

Starting to think I'm being ghosted for my art test review - gonna publish it publically soon but mannnn I just want to know if someone else was selected at this point

A Dishonored inspired painting I did on my phone a while back using Infinite Painter #art #fanart #dishonored #timelapse #infinitepainter

Men will see this and say hell yeah

Started a new job to make income while I hunt for game dev positions - it's a sales position for an internet company and I don't think I've hated the job environment and the people more in my entire life oh my *god* someone save me please. Team huddles with call-and-response phrases? Please kill me

"Alright you have 4-5 days to work on your art test" (*spends 3-4 days building a plugin to speed up my import work flow instead of focusing on the creative work*) See this is how I know I'm a technical artist and not just a regular one. Why can't I just be normal lmao

I'm building another unreal engine 5 plugin. This time, I grew tired of using the "Import Into Level" - this is tedious if you have dozens or hundreds of GLTF/GLB files and scenes you want to bring into the engine. So I've designed a batch importer. I prioritize speed in a few ways -

Some crystals I've made for Super Meat Boy 3D ✨ (Mostly) authored the master material, a few meshes and created a spline based PCG to fill big areas with crystals. www.artstation.com/artwork/JrAlLm

good morning this is a real texture in Marathon

oh hey look, I made a thing! (a shirt with my art on it :3) and another thing! (a shop where you can get one too!) oddwings.co 🌙

Just finished an art test for an awesome AA/indie studio I really want to get hired at. Cross your little fingies for me!! I am desparate AF

*starts singing to the tune of Makin' Bacon Pancakes by Jake in Adventure Time* ~ "Makin' landscapes! Makin' bakin' landscapes! Take some bakin' and I'll put it in a landscape! Bakin' landscapes, that's what it's gonna make! Bakin' landscaaaaapes!~~"

My favourite thing about Substance Designer is stylizing realistic textures with the Kuwahara nodes. You have a grainy brutally realistic texture? Nah son. I'll be yoinking that and using some very pretty blends to make it *painterly* thank you very much

Assembling my final presentation!!! www.artstation.com/artwork/NqAZaP

Guess who just finished PART 1 of the tech and art breakdowns for my armor project? www.artstation.com/artwork/NqAZaP

Everyday I wake & check my 3 bookmarked jobs boards, 2 game dev discords, and 4 good samaritan maintained spreadsheets to see if anyone has left me a crumb of hope

Hey all, I was unfortunately laid off from my job of 3 years working as an environment concept artist @ clockwork labs last week. It was a fun stretch - but now I am seeking a new role! I'll be posting some of my favorite concepts I did during my time there.

Slushies (32x32) #pixelart

At this point I am speed running game dev applications. I think I applied to like 15 different openings in the course of like an hour and 30 minutes just now - I feel like I'm gonna pass out lmao

I don't think people understand how hard it is to work in the video-game industry right now. If you've been laid off, it can take months if not years to find new work. If you haven't been laid off, you're anxious that you will be laid off. This week's column: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Currently waiting for fab to approve my plugin's upgrade from python to C++! Looks to be roughly 10x-15x speed improvement. Now THAT is convenient optimization folks! www.fab.com/listings/307...

Hey have you ever been like "I don't want to delete that duplicate asset and tell it where the duplicate is. in Unreal Engine's content browser because the loading bar takes forever" and who has time for that nonsense? Buy my plugin so you don't have to!- That's it, that's the ad. xoxo gossip girl

Hey yall. I have retreated to Sweden and used what little money I have to get me here. However rent is soon due and I am trying as much as I can to sell whatever I have left in the US so I can pay rent AND pay for my girlfriends ticket to Sweden with my cats. Please, Please, PLEASE consider donating

oh hey, that's my song in the trailer :) Highway Noir comes out in 12 days!!

I'll soon be ⚡ open for games work ⚡ again :) I do: 🎶 Music design, composition, mixing, mastering 🔊 Sound design 🎛️ Implementation (Wwise, FMOD) If your team needs an audio goblin, let's chat: [email protected] Samples of my work below. Shares always appreciated <3

It's official! My first ever Unreal Engine plugin is live on the fab store! It's an optimization tool that automatically searches your project for duplicate assets, and reconsolidates them. They don't have to be named similarly at all for it to work

Been working on a new pngtuber for when I start streaming again in April! ✨ This Goblin started out as a silly OC, now she has taken over my life 😂 Hope you all love Roody as much as I do! #art #oc #pngtuber #digitalart

Wanna start reposting cool shader work done in games, but I'm looking specifically to the #indiedev scene. What shaders or VFX have you worked on that you're proud of? Show us your cool work - I wanna see more! DMs are also open if you're looking for constructive criticism #gamedev <3

EPISODE 41 IS LIVE! Tangleworm joins @marinahascoffee.bsky.social to talk about the development of NOMIA. They delve into how fantasy & sci-fi can help us imagine a better world, how playtesters can shape the development of key game mechanics, & NOMIA's deep worldbuilding. youtu.be/KPVee9BQET4

Ever feel like you're a big frog in a small pond? 🐸 #cozygame #gamedev #screenshot

We just hit 400 followers!!! Thank you so much for the support on our little cozy game guys 💚💚💚

Btw this weekend the whole team will be busy on account of Leon Kennedy

We need your help!!! 💚 We’re trying to get our Steam page to 7k wishlists so we can be pushed by Steam’s algorithm. Please give us a wishlist and tell your friends! We have 1 month til our Early Access release ✨ store.steampowered.com/app/3653850/... #steamgame #cozygame #indiegame

mood of the morning.

if you asked me to diagnose the western game industry's current problem it would start with "landlords have absorbed basically all disposable income"

We've had another delightful article written about us! Check it out here: www.heypoorplayer.com/2026/02/06/r... #indiegame #cozygame #roguelite

Introducing FragCoord: My ultimate shader editing tool!

*me waiting for my big interview results* *notices more positions opened up for environemnt and lighting* *applies 2 more times* *plz interview me plz plz plz*

Another amazing article written about us! 💚 comicbook.com/gaming/featu...

Just finished my 3rd interview in 3 days, feels good to have some options, really hoping 1 of these 2 prospects pans out 🤞 Definitely going to go lay down and let all my anxiety butterflies explode out of my ass now 😂

Here are some techniques I discovered through 14 years of shader programming:

The problem with hiring is that I can't hire everyone. I find that it's always such a hard choice. Everyone I meet is generally pretty cool with few exceptions. And I'm like... Awws but I wanted to get to know this person too....

When you forgot to mention material permutations, and translucency during your interview with the technical team and realize just after the call shuts off

is it weird and clingy to connect with people on linked in who recently interviewed you?

In 3 hours I might be having one of the most important interviews of my career. Wish me luck! Got a good feeling y'all!

Here are some WIP shots from Unreal Engine 5 from this weekends progress Ive been focusing on shaders for the foliage and reworking some of the lighting and doing some Designer work on the Birch bark I will be taking the trees into Zbrush and sculpting some detail onto the trees