First @lightboxexpo.com in the books! This weekend was great. Helping students, juniors and educators with our experiences during such a tumultuous time in the industry has been eye opening. It was also good to see colleagues from PlayStation, Art Institute and even from Universal Studios!

GDC went from a convention that allowed companies and teams to connect and breakdown their knowledge to the general public. But due to ✨capitalism ✨ and ✨C-Suite✨ they’ve priced out the general audience of attendees and big name company brands from the conference.

First time at Lightbox Expo! And I'll be apart of a panel: The Art of Teaching Game Art! Stop by our panel: Room 208 October 25th, 11:30am-12:30pm! Also I'm offering some unofficial Portfolio Reviews at the LCAD booth #1108 after the panel on Saturday! Let me know if you are attending!

About ready to call this done

Does anyone have a Polycount/Gamedev custom on here? I would love to see some cool feed about folks tinkering and showing cool game art, materials, shaders, tech etc.

My contract with Blizzard sadly ends in just two weeks. Come October, I'll be looking for fulltime or contract work as a senior writer or narrative designer. If you need someone who can write sharp characters, poetic prose, and emotional stories, I'm available! www.hazelmonforton.com

I don't have the proper words to say more than this now but I was just laid off. My role at Giant Squid is being eliminated. If your studio is looking for an environment artist, please let me know ASAP. I have 5+ years of experience. thank you

Yoooo! Good on Arkane for sticking up for what's right

This guy on LinkedIn constantly loves to post rage bait about Photogrammetry being the end all, be all for Art. I swear post engagement isn’t the way to stay relevant in the industry.

started on grass

One cool way to save 30mil is to fire the guy at the top making 30mil

It’s crazy how two presidents of two of the biggest game companies, royally fucked over collectively 15000 people over shitty business choices to appease the shareholders. It sucks they can leave with a golden parachute while they leave this industry on fire.

Been here for almost a month, but finally time to let everyone know. I started at as a Staff Material Artist at Zeromatter! They are a tech team that are work in Simulations! It is a bit sad that I stepped away from games until things get better or a solid project comes around!

Jesus, this shit it horrible. So many talented folks fired over some asshole suit that wants to value profit and Ai over actual art.

Today is a big day, First day at my new studio and I’m posting some WIP for two projects I’ve been working on! #gameart #materialart #UE5

The past few weeks have been busy for me. I went on a bit of a social media blackout, but one thing I can show is our presentation at #GDC2025! If you have access to the GDC Vault, you can watch it here! gdcvault.com/play/1035323...

My inner child had a blast today at the new SF Nintendo store 🥹 mind you a major amount of this is household items lol

Other & my usual go to way for Normal Map intensity in UE5 is this setup. I cover many more Material Editor setups (including one below) that you need to know & use "#UE5 Master Mat Creation" tutorial course Grab it here: www.worldofleveldesign.com/store/ue5-ma... #gameart #gamedev #unrealengine

Offer signed! I start something new next week!

It’s been a whirlwind couple of weeks, but good news is coming soon!

I had 7 1on1 reviews with juniors and students today, plus a demo at a Booth! I hope my voice lasts til Friday

Day 1, of you see me on the floor, don’t be shy and say hi!👋🏻

Less than a week away from #GDC2025 if any mutuals are going and would like to connect and network in person, don’t hesitate to stop if you see me on the floor! Or if you want chat 1on1 we can set up some details on the GDC app!

Mentally preparing for New Week, I’m also going to the gym to physically prepare for all the walking I’m going to be doing.

For game artists, a good portfolio can make all the difference. It's why #GDC2025 is excited to host the incredible portfolio review and panel event. Here's how to get your portfolio on the list! gdconf.com/news/how-get...

5:00pm hit and I uploaded one last Meme on Slack

Today was a tough day at PSVA. Myself a good amount of others were told we were being let go. It's sad for a lot of things, but mostly it's sad because he have to leave a team of such amazing people. If anyone is looking for Material or Environment art roles, preferably Senior, let me know!

I think this looks great! I think a lot of folks who are a bit jarred by it haven’t seen Shrek and Co in a modern PBR design before.

Tweaked my scene a bit trying different designs for Midcentury style. I know the SSS on the translucent fabric is going to be finicky… Also I need to look more into Midcentury light fixtures. #ue5 #texturing #gameart #materialart

I will be @ #GDC2025 ! If you would like to schedule something with me, feel free to reach out via the GDC "Meeting & Networking" I've updated my schedule to reflect my availability. Looking forward to seeing everyone! #GDC2025 #GameDev #GameIndustry #gameart #texturing #Substance3D

⭐Presenting: Isle of the Occult⭐ Welcome to my first personal project of 2025! I adored working on this environment and I am very happy with how it came out. Thank you for checking out my work 🖤 #EnvironmentArt #3dart #UnrealEngine5 www.artstation.com/artwork/0lZ5Rw

Forgot to add a screenshot on my last post lol But it's all here is some more progress. Adjusted the Room layout and polished the Modular Kits and added more interesting Wood Panels. #texturing #UE5 #gamedev #gameart #environmentart #3dart

Update! Got some more in. Polished the UVs on the Sofa and Chairs as well as some other Wood Furniture. Still sweating some of the Wall Kits to push the Midcentury vibe and lessen the amount of the Wallpaper. The large bits are almost done, next comes set dressing. #UE5 #gameart #texturing

Some more progress as I slowly work on this scene. So far I’ve added some more Tessellation on the Carpet for a Shag effect and I made a Beauty Render scene for Prop Call Outs. Next comes some more Tileables and fleshing out the props more! #texturing #UE5 #gamedev #gameart #environmentart #3dart

Someone decided to disrupted my class tonight to ask for quick walk

Came across this take on Linked. Mind you photo is great and has benefits depending on the art discipline. The issue I and a lot of artists have with this take is that there is not absolution in GameDev. Nothing ever becomes obsolete and Photogrammetry has its cons depending on usage.

More progress! Modeled out some Furniture and threw in some Tileable Wood Floor and a Nanite-tessellated Stone Chimney #texturing #UE5 #gamedev #gameart #environmentart #3dart

Working on a nice Midcentury scene to flesh out some nice Layered Materials. #gameart #ue5 #texturing

there are only 3 kinds of material artists. i will not explain

Having a Saint Bernard who’s picky with food is practically like having a Picky Kid, just add Jowls and a droopy face

Finally took the plunge and De-Activated my Twitter, it’s too much to see dumb drama from grifters that only complain and never try to actually help and cultivate Game Development, they only want to tear down an Industry that has grown beyond them behind as they couldn’t grow and mature with it.

Here’s a couple of random 35mm I took over the past few years! Always cool to see what comes out after

This past weekend, I got to dust off one of my old film cameras and take some rolls. Now I think I want pick back up on it. But prices insane now! Gonna have to use my shots wise now lol

Had a nice beach day at Pacifica with this Big Guy

This week has been mentally exhausting, like more exhausting than working out…

Hi #portfolioday ! I ALMOST had something new to show this time, but it didn't work out that way 😅 I'm a 3D environment artist from Los Angeles looking for fulltime or contract work! Artstation: www.artstation.com/sofiamarina

Happy #PortfolioDay! I'm Sheila, a freelance 3D Environment Artist from Italy, specialized in stylized art!🌼 🎨 www.artstation.com/sheila_a