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Artist - gamedev - freelancer with a biology degree. 💛🖤💛 #ZniwAdventure & #ZidJourney dev. Worked with: Colors Live | Beastieball. Dinosaurs & v-pet enthusiast. I paint on Nintendo consoles sometimes. Portfolio: https://twarda-arts.carrd.co/

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twarda.bsky.social @twarda.bsky.social · Jan 14

Hej #portfolioday!👋
I'm a freelancing artist with a biology degree working in games.
I do #paleoart, #gameart, #conceptart, and I specialize in creature design.

My stylized illustration is shown below while you can contact me & see more of my work here: twarda-arts.carrd.co

Thanks for looking!

Stylized Styracosaurus painting with a forest background

Stylized Microraptor painting. The dinosaur is sitting on a prehistoric Ginkgo.

Left part of an underwater scene portraying mosasaurs. This part features a squid, crabs, and ammonites.

Righ part of an underwater scene portraying mosasaurs. This part features a plesiosaur, fish, Hespeornis, and a turtle.

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twarda.bsky.social @twarda.bsky.social · 7h

Even I wanna get one, it is so good!

twarda.bsky.social @twarda.bsky.social · 7h

Powtarzaj jak mantrę: "ignoruj ignoruj ignoruj"

twarda.bsky.social @twarda.bsky.social · 7h

So, you guys know that I'm into biology and art? So um ... Yeah. I get double frustrated when I see animals being AI misrepresented and AI abused like that

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twarda.bsky.social @twarda.bsky.social · 7h

Wait, you can't breed between the two devices?

twarda.bsky.social @twarda.bsky.social · 7h

My life turns into a miserable existence each time I have to restock my parrot's goods

A LLM altered stock image of a parrot holding a heart-shaped object in a broken and corrupted foot where toes emerge from weird angles and nails merge into the foot

A sketch illustrating the aforementioned horror, for those who aren't versed in the bird's anatomy

A collage consisting of a closeup of another parrot ai generation, and similar drawings illustrating the crooked and mutilated feet and toes

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twarda.bsky.social @twarda.bsky.social · 1d

Spyro is playing some Crash Bandicoot

A digital art of Spyro the dragon playing Crash Bandicoot on playstation. He has a smug smile.

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 1d

Halo Studios art director Glenn Israel (Halo 3 ODST, Infinite): "No illusion of security nor promise of wealth or fame or power is worth trading away your health, your dignity, your ethics or values - and no one can force you to. Stay strong, take evidence when necessary, and find where you belong."

Eurogamer @eurogamer.bsky.social · 1d

Halo art director leaves studio after 17 years with ominous message alluding to discontent

www.eurogamer.net/halo-art-dir...

A promotional Halo Infinite image showing a close-up of Master Chief's helmet held by his side while a lush landscape of lakes and mountains is visible in the background.

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twarda.bsky.social @twarda.bsky.social · 1d

Dang their releases are too fast and it's no longer possible to enjoy the toy in your own pace :')

twarda.bsky.social @twarda.bsky.social · 1d

I guess it will be a few months before we get it and I suspect more versions that replace the fields will come: one for the water and one for the land - which means a lotta more version exclusive characters? That's my hunch tho. I would prefer a v. 2 with all new the [supposed] fields included.

twarda.bsky.social @twarda.bsky.social · 1d

True lol

twarda.bsky.social @twarda.bsky.social · 1d

Spyro is playing some Crash Bandicoot

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twarda.bsky.social @twarda.bsky.social · 1d

It's Tamagotchi Paradise, but a newly announced shell with Jade Forest that replaces Sky field

twarda.bsky.social @twarda.bsky.social · 1d

holy heck holy heck holy heck holy heck is that yokai themed tamagotchi???

A promo picture featuring various Tamagotchi characters, including sparrow, fox, tanuki, red panda, raddish, deer etc

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twarda.bsky.social @twarda.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah, I agree.

But whenever I'm vocal about it people either downplay it, ignore me, or think I lost my mind.

What's worse, I can't possibly publictly challenge the guy when he has press behind his back and very likely hired expensive lawyers.

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twarda.bsky.social @twarda.bsky.social · 2d

The wealthy game developers seem to become more and more disconnected from the realities of being a normie game developer, huh?

Who is this for exactly? Investors and tech- & crypto- bros?

twarda.bsky.social @twarda.bsky.social · 2d

Like, yeah, "thanks" for reminding me that I have an expiration date. But I got into the academia with a specific purpose, not to be reprimanded for wanting to learn.

twarda.bsky.social @twarda.bsky.social · 2d

I hate this mentality and that it ingrained a shame for daring to make a choice to NOT having kids

To this day I recall one professor's words, where on his lecture questioned our presence & said we should be giving births, not studying: this is our best time to have kids and We Will Regret It Later

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twarda.bsky.social @twarda.bsky.social · 2d

How much more will we be allowing lowering the audience's expectations? How much more will we be allowing them silently tricking their users? At which point we finally say stop, that's enough of dumbing down our collective... content?

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twarda.bsky.social @twarda.bsky.social · 2d

If that info's hidden (and when uncovered, obsfucated), how can the reader be sure the text wasn't written by AI as well?

How is it ethical/moral to cheat ur readers into thinking they r viewing beautiful watercolors, when in fact it's an AI base with a photomanip on top to hide the hallucinations?

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twarda.bsky.social @twarda.bsky.social · 2d

Recently been into a rabbit hole of one author who does popular science but the illustrations are AI and it boils my blood that nowhere in the book nor in the social media AI is mentioned.

Except for one or two replies if you dig deep enough in the comments. And yes, mental gymnastics is strong.

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twarda.bsky.social @twarda.bsky.social · 2d

This is a valuable skill to learn

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Character Design References @characterdesign.bsky.social · 2d

Art of Ice Age → buff.ly/m1frYUO (WIP Area)

#animation #conceptart #modelsheet #characterdesign #visdev

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twarda.bsky.social @twarda.bsky.social · 3d

📌 to check later

twarda.bsky.social @twarda.bsky.social · 3d

Me when Windows Update creeps in

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Zid & Zniw Chronicles @zidandzniw.bsky.social · 4d

Zniw Adventure, but it's 1997, and you just got home from school and decided to check that tape with cartoon dinosaurs.

(a small VCR test, just in time for #TrailerTuesday!)

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