It's been over a week since I'm waiting for a human response from Payoneer. I'm doing my best to reach out to them for comment. In the meantime, I'll continue advertising this sale (link in the post above) with photos of painted miniatures in it. This time, busts. #miniaturepainting #nerdlings

hiiiii, Metal Garden is on sale right now both on Steam and Itch dot io! if you ever wanted to buy it, now's a really good time! store.steampowered.com/app/3539440/... tinerasoft.itch.io/metal-garden

@escapistmag.bsky.social , does your casino-riddled soul stand by the edited article? It has bullshit like this: "Most games use AI. The real argument should be how they’re using it."

"But, but my nuance takes on AI, you need to be nuanced and see those 1% cases of them perhaps doing some half assed good."

I guess, this just became an emergency sale. There's a good chance I won't be able to get back to marketplaces anytime soon (depending entirely on the whims of the worst payment provider in existence).

I realized that *people* made Avatar: the Last Airbender and "art" wasn't just for FiNe ArTIsTs with European accents and black turtlenecks who have more discerning taste than I do. And nearly two decades later, these adorable little mushroom people had to suffer for it.

And another Mynah, this time for a commission. #miniaturepainting #signalis

I guess, this just became an emergency sale. There's a good chance I won't be able to get back to marketplaces anytime soon (depending entirely on the whims of the worst payment provider in existence).

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✨🌟Fuck AI🌟✨

Another near-future warrior based on an Infinity replica. Some of this would be nearly impossible to do on a metal model. Backpack from Spectre, head from BigMrTong, and the weapons from Wargames Atlantic. The cyborg arm is a metal Infinity bit. #miniaturepainting #grimdark #28mmscale #nerdlings

about done with this one, time to test print

While I'm at it, have some old art from me. This one must be over a decade old, I think. Wish I had improved more over the years paintingwise, but there were just so many other shiny things to distract me, like the whole 3D and animation stuff. #lamia

Instinctive reaction to too much paperwork and stress as of late: Build more mechs. Somehow ended up with a Stalker-lookalike with extra pauldrons, armored loincloth and actual arms. May redo a whole bunch, depending on how its joints and rig will work in Godot. Like the chonky look, though. #mecha

What exactly is a "dictation summary software", @obojima.bsky.social ? I can't find any other uses of this specific phrase, except for your "for SEO purposes" blog.

These military fetishists are converted from Infinity models. When I saw that the sculptor forgot to add fabric folds to the skin-tight suit, I couldn't resist making it bare skin. While I enjoy minis with modern equipment, I tend to avoid "realism". #miniaturepainting #grimdark #blkout

And here is yet another room interior. This time, going for "mundane generic storeroom" vibe. #miniaturepainting #tabletopterrain

I finally got around to sculpt and cast Mynah. The arms ended up a little big, but I'm satisfied with the rest. For comparison: Eule over there is average human height. #miniaturepainting #signalis

in light of game industry discourse this week - I am still very much looking for my next concept art/2D artist job! studios, if you care about human-made art and the creativity that fuels the bespoke games you create, then you can find my work here: mattjohnsillustration.com

Tetsuo, the Body Hammer. #miniaturepainting #grimdark #cyberpunk

2025 Recap: -I left the AAA game industry -Pursued more personal indie work -Created a ton of original work -Released a TTRPG -Released a card game -Published an art book Bonus: Made Grok's Top 10 Anti-AI Account List

A wett boi #pikmin #miniatures

Imagine describing a news article as "misleading" after the subject of the article publicly confirmed the statements represented in it. And then, advertising merch from an AI company.

I love painting tiny inside joke nose art on silly little miniatures and I will not stop any time soon. #quar #miniaturepainting

Wanna see how I "generated" my fleshy skybox for Val'ty? I made it by hand ✋ It's cold porcelain. Wishlist Val'ty here: store.steampowered.com/app/3860970/...

Heroic-scaled Handler WARHOUND, titular character from @kallidorarho.bsky.social novella series. The colour scheme is inspired by @syntheticobscurity.bsky.social cosplay of the character. #miniaturepainting #mechsploitation #28mmscale #grimdark

also I'll do a lil drawing of a goblin or something for you if you donate 🩶🖤🩶🖤

‘An overwhelmingly negative and demoralizing force’: What it’s like working for a company that’s forcing AI on its artists and developers: aftermath.site/ai-video-game-...

And now, the final composition (for now) - all stuff done so far. You should play Prison of Husks demo - it's only about 20 minutes long. #miniaturepainting #tabletopterrain #prisonofhusks #fantasyminiatures

Cotton candy pastel goth 🌺 (On Patreon and Tribes - now, in stores - later) #miniatures #miniaturepainting #DnD #characterdesign #daggerheart #dndart #paintingminis #d&d #pathfinder

this week's transmission: architectural refinement, biomechanical intertwining, nutritional value

And another bust! This time converted from my sculpt of a sitting giant from @evlynmoreau.bsky.social Orbital Megastructure. #miniaturepainting #scifiminiatures #sciencefiction Available for sale: ko-fi.com/s/2725d2a224

one of my closest friends is raising money for surgery 🩶 and my friend Trent gave me the 3d files for a sick miniature and terrain set to give to anyone who donates:) 🩶🖤🩶 www.gofundme.com/f/wcgpa [she's had a real shit time recently so you should give her money so she can get a pussy] 🩶🖤🩶🖤🩶

I've been meaning to use gunpla parts in a bust, and here it is. Inspired primarily by regular humans from Blame! . #miniaturepainting #grimdark #scifiminiatures Available for sale: ko-fi.com/s/bec408fe87

A sketch I did as an interior illustration for my mecha RPG, Scars & Steel! #ttrpg #ttrpgcommunity #scifiart weirdandblue.itch.io...

This post is a good example of how not to pick your battles.

Adding a heavy weapon to the team #nerlings #wargaming #miniatures #28community #kitbash #kitbashing

I've been meaning to use gunpla parts in a bust, and here it is. Inspired primarily by regular humans from Blame! . #miniaturepainting #grimdark #scifiminiatures Available for sale: ko-fi.com/s/bec408fe87

Another Evangelion-inspired interior. #tabletopterrain #miniaturepainting #evangelion

A mecha pilot, largely inspired by Ideon (an anime I do not recommend to anyone, let alone people interested in mecha or science fiction or anime). Aside from the helmet and the knife, entirely sculpted by me. #miniaturepainting #scifiminiatures #28mmscale

Painted this up this evening, 🏳️‍⚧️ #minipainting, #miniaturepainting

A small hobby project – retro pilot, inspired largely by Ideon (and by how rare are retro sci-fi models without "heroic scale"). Based on my sculpt of ARAR replika from Signalis. #miniatures #28mmscale #miniaturesculpting

Hire me please #ttrpgart #ttrpgcommunity #fantasyart

What do you call a job of a person bringing coffee in an office? Many depictions of old-timey offices have that, and now I've seen it in old-timey mecha anime. (in this case, it is presented as a womanly urge to perform samurai duties, which is a load of bollocks even in context)

Hey! A friend (@daffo.bsky.social) is struggling because she got her car totalled, and she really needs it for work transportation and such. So, if anyone could help with anything, that would be very appreciated: www.gofundme.com/f/vxq8bh-hel...

Sometimes you just gotta raw paint on that gnarly pencil sketch for optimal hazardous crust vibes. Some conceptual exploration work for Jotun: Heavy Metal Doom showcasing the human scale struggle in a grimdark mecha warzone. #jotunhmd #digitalart #illustration #scifiart #conceptart #ttrpg #grimdark

Another room interior - this time, based not on a specific setting, but on vibes and me accidentally stumbling into parts that worked together. #miniaturepainting #tabletopterrain #grimdark