Hey folks, I have a gap in my calendar so if anyone would like a comm I'm opening them up again for a bit :) samsantala.com/commissions #Dnd #commission

Really don't like Gmail constantly underlining my emails telling me I need to be more succinct. Sorry I don't write like an AI

There's something about Lebanese food, I swear every time I've eaten it its been amongst the tastiest of my life.

Hey folks, I have a gap in my calendar so if anyone would like a comm I'm opening them up again for a bit :) samsantala.com/commissions #Dnd #commission

Frankly it's a shame Israel didn't win Eurovision. If they had it, would cause a crisis and the EBU would have to do something. But now in second place thet can scrape by and say its fine having a genocidal country participate, the rules are working as intended...

I finished my first game jam! The brief was no text of any kind should be used, so its basically mini metro + tower defense :) isnomad.itch.io/rampart-rush

Might make a little thread of animations I really like. This one from Dandadan has been living in my head since I saw it. The dynamic angle, the impact frames, the secondary gust animation, the line weight. Just everything 😍

Tech bros: "AI democratizes art and allows us to level the playing field 🙏" Artists: "Can we democratize your net worth and 'level the playing field?' Tech bros: "Absolutely fucking not.🔪"

Flygon kicking ass in Ultra Ball, I got an 8 win streak so far

I should make a YouTube video where I review dragon designs because I'm watching Frieren and... I have thoughts.

I wonder if elves would be even more afraid of death than humans, considering their loss would be far greater in terms of years if it was cut short.

Was looking up triceps advice and I see someone call an EZ-curl bar a Wario bar, and I'm going to call it that now forever.

Fuck it. I want a Switch 2 to play Starfox now.

So Dandadan is just Earthbound, right?

The best thing about Reform getting so many council seats is a lot of voters are going to realise what happened to every other instance where Reform got any power. Spoiler: it wasn't good

Me a month or so ago: I probably shouldn't focus on my starfighter game dev project, I hear Nintendo is making a new Starfox and they'll probably nail it. Me now: I don't know what I was possibly thinking.

Please just remake Starfox 2. It is objectively the best Starfox game, and barely anyone has played it.

Starfox Direct

Been really enjoying My Dress-Up Darling, definitely revived my love of shoujo anime

Just have to say, as a Brit who happens to lean politically left, I hate that defending Britain's stance on anything immediately gives off an awful Brexiteer vibe with those I talk to, especially from other countries. I feel like we're allowing nuance in the debate more than in the 2010's but still

This thing is surprisingly good

Like I would *LOVE* a VTuber model like this

My favourite part of the Mario Galaxy movie was the hand puppets

3D artists, am I right in remembering that 3DCoat is the best app for painting models or is there something else? Been like 10 years since I did this

Boggles my mind that Discord thinks it can charge these prices for something like this.

Hi #PortfolioDay! I'm Sam! A concept artist working for projects like Lorcana & Guild Wars 2. Nice to meet you! 💌 [email protected] samsantala.com

Not sure why I'm getting an influx of followers, I'm not on any new lists, but thanks for connecting, folks! 💛

I want to speak to more people in the games industry. I've had some really lovely people in the industry reach out and we've just spoke about life, and work and everything and it's been really nice to talk to such lovely people. So I guess this is my way of saying, if you wanna chat, I'd love to.

Is that fucking Angela Anaconda in Clair Obscura?

The urge to own a cute little Kei truck

This industry is full of such lovely people. I've had more calls with folks the last few weeks following my post about the industry than I've ever had. Everyone is so supportive, with such passion and energy for the games we make & it's really inspiring and makes me hope we can do something together

Folks, check this game out! Vaunted is a turn-based tactics game made by some Gigantic alumni and others, and I was lucky enough to be asked to contribute :D it looks great! youtu.be/d_EWcCv7G_0?...

Trying to get over my aversion to Blender and asked some 3D artists for advice, so I'm jumping in it now. I have to say, the default buttons still bother me. But this feature where you can visually determine your polygon density using a grid is fantastic.

Been working really hard lately so I'm treating myself 💛

Started playing Foretales, and man, this game is great

Can I ask a question for the Art Directors. What techniques or methodologies do you use to develop your artistic library and taste? I'm developing a map of sorts but I'd love to hear other ideas.

I had an interview about this and I think during it I coalesced around why this might have hit a nerve so hard. A lot of game devs were probably sold the dream of working in a studio, having some stability and working on what you love, but we've learned there is no such thing as stability 1/3

You'd think there'd be more stability in the games industry working in-house. But my longest running roles have all been as a freelancer.

Me ready to relax with a quiet night of gaming in front of my two Nvidea gtx 5090s so I can create AI slop gooner girl graphics (I can't afford food)

Stop hitting yourself, stop hitting yourself! #gamedev #screenshotsaturday

Trying out the new gym, I come in and they're playing Steel Panther. I like this place.

Posted on LinkedIn last night, woke up to several hundred notifications, friends requests, etc. Seems I struck a nerve in the industry by saying I wanted to create my own projects and not be at the sway of execs. I've said for a while it's going to have to be smaller studios and smaller projects.

The worst part of ganes of pure chance is you can't throw the game when playing with kids who are about to cry because you won despite your best efforts

I'm addicted to Super Battle Golf. I've been keeping an eye on @brimstone.games because their work on Overthrown had so much 'juice', and this game is so chaotic and fun 💛

Let my daughter try a staple of British fine cuisine in the form of marmite on toast. ... she cried

Pretty good stream designing characters for a little project 😌

Streaming for a bit, art at first then maybe a game. Come join if you wanna hang :) www.twitch.tv/samsantala

Like, it should not feel uncomfortable for me to post something positive about a Labour leader in the UK doing something largely correct. Yet when I post this, I know there's going to be people on the left with whom I largely agree that this annoys, and I expect some hate messages.

46% of the British public want exactly what Kier Starmer is doing in regards to the Iran conflict, to act purely defensively, yet only 34% of the country think he's handling it well. The man literally does what they want and still gets hated. yougov.com/en-gb/articl...

a woman's back muscles. share if you agree.