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Multidisciplinary artist. Currently freelancing and open to new projects, primarily in concept art, illustration, hand-painted textures, and real-time 3D assets. (they/them or he/him) https://cara.app/locus7 🚫A-I 🚫N-F-T

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Arrow 🍃🍂 @locus7.bsky.social · May 30

I do freelance game art! Concept design, illustration, pixel art, 2D sprites, tilesets, and 3D assets. Here are a few of my favorite 3D pieces.

For more, check out my portfolio: locus7.com

If this post is pinned, it means I have space in my schedule to take on freelance work in the near future.

A 2D digital painting of a crystal sword on the left, next to several rotated views of its 3D game-art recreation.

A retro 2.5D RPG environment and first person shield and axe. The stairway and aspects of the layout are inspired by the Rembrandt painting "Philosopher in Meditation".

Several views of an insect-like spacecraft, created for the overworld view of the game Steam Marines 2.

A low-poly revolver, sitting on a wooden surface. It is surrounded by cartridges, some fired, some unfired, as well as a partially-loaded cylinder. The base of a lantern is visible at the top of the picture.

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Arrow 🍃🍂 @locus7.bsky.social · 2h

This is a gorgeous work! Wonderfully balanced detail and composition, and a great portrait.

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Ryan Pancoast - Illustrator/Artist @rpancoast.bsky.social · 2h

The Day To Shape The Days Upon
24”x36” oil on canvas
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New work for my Myth America personal series

Painting of a girl standing in the shallow waters of a bay, fishing net in hand with a barrel around her chest. Some crabs are in the barrel. The sky swirls behind her.

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The Ugly Machine @theuglymachine.bsky.social · 2h

The person who commed this hammer was also interested in the songs I was listening to while I made it, so I made them a playlist and sent it along with it.

A French pattern blacksmithing hammer with etched fillegree

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Sofi! @abreadgoddess.bsky.social · 23h

No new work so re-sharing my portfolio day! All of you inspire me to get back to it ❤️

Sofi! @abreadgoddess.bsky.social · Apr 8

Hihi #portfolioday !

My name is Sofi and I'm a 3D environment artist currently looking for full-time work! I've been working in animation production for over 7 years and am excited for a new adventure ☺️ I love stylized, colorful environments 🍃

www.artstation.com/sofiamarina

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Elisa Binz (éli) @shapapk.bsky.social · 1d

Happy #PortfolioDay everyone!!
I'm Elisa, a 3D Environment Game Artist and graduated from
Artside in July!

I'm currently looking for work, here's my portfolio!
Don't hesitate to reach out! 🌻

💼 www.artstation.com/elisabinz
📧 [email protected]

Abandoned house with a warm lighting in the style of The Last of Us, based on a concept art by Danar Worya

Huge desert/canyon screenshot, that takes place in Jordan, with a camp set, a river and a small bridge.

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Leti M.Vila @letimvila.bsky.social · 1d

Hola #portfolioday✨!
I’m Leti, a 3D character artist from Barcelona, with a passion for fantasy and dark fantasy themes. I love breathing life into characters that feel powerful, mysterious, and a little unsettling 👁️🖤
⚔️https://www.artstation.com/letimvila

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Nathan ✨| Regular ass 3D Artísté @natem3d.bsky.social · 1d

yooooo it's #PortfolioDay innit

Howdy I'm Nate! I make-a the 3D model. Sometimes it's #stylized Characters, Sometimes it's pew pews, and even sometimes it's something else entirely (environments I guess idk).

Anyway hi, good to meet you, follow me and I'll repost cool art or somethin.

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Ailantd Sikowsky @ailantd.com · 1d

#Portfolio #PortfolioDay apparently!

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Utopies Selectives @utopieselective.bsky.social · 1d

Hey #portfolioday !!
Im Nico, concept artist & art director
With a love for scifi!

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Ville Sinkkonen @villesinkkonen.bsky.social · 1d

Wurm

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Abdou Bouam @abdoubouam.bsky.social · 1d

It's #portfolioday!

I'm Abdou, a 3d artist and gamedev from Algeria.

I'm focusing on prop and hard surface modelling, but I also enjoy lighting, shaders and programming. I'm currently looking for a job.

Portfolio : www.artstation.com/abdoubouam

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Drew Shields (commissions open) @gnarlyghost.bsky.social · 5h

Demonland

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🎃 Spoopy Leah.bat 🦇 @skullcat3d.bsky.social · 1d

✨ Happy #PortfolioDay! ✨

I'm Leah and I make hair for games! I've spent a chunk of this year digging into more character stuff so I might actually manage to update my portfolio by December!

✨ www.artstation.com/leahmcewen ✨

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Sublight Drive Crafts @sublightdrive.bsky.social · 23h

It’s that time of year again #PortfolioDay

Sublight Drive Crafts @sublightdrive.bsky.social · Apr 8

#PortfolioDay already? Don't mind if I do:
These models are all physical props that I built, painted and photographed myself. Don't let anyone tell you motion-control shots are a lost art, yet.

A model of the TIE Phantom from the Star Wars expanded universe

A model of the J-109 Atlas, an original starship designed by me.

A model of the Cantwell-class Arrestor Cruiser from Star Wars: Andor, along with a tiny Corellian-style transport for scale

A model of the Taiidan Attack Bomber from the Homeworld series of games, hanging from a docking clamp.

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Arrow 🍃🍂 @locus7.bsky.social · 20h

And yeah! I've been self employed for a while with various ups and downs so I can definitely relate to the sometimes omnipresent "I should be doing something" feeling. Usually a walk or sometimes mapping out goals/to-do lists helps things feel resolved.

I hope that things get easier for you soon!

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Arrow 🍃🍂 @locus7.bsky.social · 20h

Arranging your environment so it's easier to relax and be healthy is a pretty significant undertaking especially with a move involved! I always need a good six months to chill out after moving, and thats when it goes smoothly. It's tough to work on long term and short term stuff at the same time.

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Arrow 🍃🍂 @locus7.bsky.social · 22h

(I recognize that you probably know this, and the question was semi-rhetorical - I'm just answering super literally here in case it helps anyone exist in Stress World 2025)

Arrow 🍃🍂 @locus7.bsky.social · 22h

Mindfulness meditation is basically the be-all end-all answer to this question, since it builds the mental "muscle" of having autonomy when it comes to choosing how/if to engage with thoughts, but it's a long-term thing, and can be destabilizing.

Thich Nhat Hanh's writing is a very nice resource.

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Arrow 🍃🍂 @locus7.bsky.social · 23h

Sometimes it helps to take a sheet of paper (or text document) and just dump everything you're worried about or thinking about into it for 5-15 minutes. Some types of mental background noise are basically your brain thinking something hasn't been properly heard/addressed, and will quiet down after.

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Des Walsh @deswalsh.bsky.social · 1d

Just sharing this again for #portfolioDay but really should be sharing my woodworking as that’s clearly why people follow me now not the fact I’m an experienced environmental artist with decades and half of experience.

Des Walsh @deswalsh.bsky.social · Jul 8

Hi #PortfolioDay I'm Des been working as a environment art for the past 14 years and available for work better look at some of the 14 titles iv been a part of so far and personal art can be found on my portfolio www.artstation.com/pikminman

Jurassic world evolution high poly helicopter

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RJducats @rjducats.bsky.social · 1d

Hi, #PortfolioDay 🌿

I'm RJ, a 3D Artist with a love for stylised environments and props.

I'm still aiming to find my first break into the games industry though it has been a rough year.

Would deeply appreciate any guidance from fellow devs 💙

🌐 www.artstation.com/rjducats
✉️ [email protected]

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Callum 🕹️ @fentlegen.bsky.social · 1d

Almost forgot #PortfolioDay !
I'm Callum , a 3D artist in Scotland. I'm also currently looking for work! So if you need someone with 7 years experience crafting environments and figuring out how to make your ideas look cool in engine, think of me!
Contact info on my website.
www.callumfowlie.com

A large greenhouse in a desert, overgrown with alien plants. Colourful and celshaded.

A wrecked and abandoned truck. It is rusty and beat up but still colourful. Stylised and celshaded.

A towering robot, abandoned in a repair bay. It's yellow paint is flaking away to reveal rust.

A dense and towering city encapsulating roads. The buildings are like mountains forming a valley.

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Kayleigh Danieli @ka-leidos.bsky.social · 1d

Happy #PortfolioDay !! I am available for freelance and full time work as a 3D environment artist or world builder 💚 I'm passionate about hand-painting and all things stylized 🌱

📧[email protected]
🎨artstation.com/ka_leidos

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Sarah M 🌈🍉🌻 @braverobynart.bsky.social · 1d

Hi hello #portfolioDay! Im Sarah, a snr concept artist in games, indi Dev, freelance #cartographer & #TTRPG designer from Scotland. I love being an artist and over the last 15 years I’ve worked on projects like #DeathsDoor, #SpyroReignited, Possessor(s), Campaign Builder: Cities & Towns & more!

A shipwreck on a mountain top, with a Japanese-style noodle bar inside.

Secret area of deaths door. a ruined templed inside a cave covered in snow.

Exterior and interior concepts for an old rundown bar with stained glass. Inside is a smokie dive with lots of plants and hanging cages for different creatures.

Flooded street with a character skating over the water, ruined buildings and tech to either side of the street. Large trees grow through old buildings.

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Arrow 🍃🍂 @locus7.bsky.social · 23h

Hi #portfolioday !

I'm Arrow, a senior generalist with over a decade of experience, available for freelance or full-time work in 3D character, prop, & environment art, as well as concept art & illustration. I love scifi, painterly, and retro 3D game art!

💼: www.locus7.com
📧: [email protected]

Three 2D illustrations of swords, made for the first three days of Swordtember 2025.

An in-progress scifi character sculpt - a personal project from the second half of 2025. The image shows several views of a feminine person wearing a form-fitting mechanical counterpressure suit, boots, a partial climbing harness, and some life-support gear, all rendered in an untextured marble material. Several elements such as the hair are placeholders from the blocking out stage, and most elements will have another refining/polishing pass. Zbrush + Blender.

A top-down game environment art study for a top-down scifi strategy game. This is concept art, visualizing height-map blended terrain textures and overall color schemes.

Renders of several Playstation 1/Y2K low-poly low-res game assets. The top image shows a first-person view of the player holding an old kerosene lantern and a Gasser M1870 revolver. The bottom image shows both the lantern and revolver on a table, surrounded by fired and unfired cartridges and a spare cylinder.

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