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Natalie Spitzel | Looking for work!! @nat-the-dev.bsky.social · 14d

After many years of NDA.... I'm proud to announce I FINALLY HAVE A PUBLIC PORTFOLIO!! I'm still looking for work, so please check it out, share, throw it at your studio leadership etc. Thanks for the support ❤️
nataliespitzel.myportfolio.com

Natalie Spitzel

nataliespitzel.myportfolio.com

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mae ✨ looking for work!! @bluebendypencil.bsky.social · 14d

it's #vfxfriday!! here's my latest wip ^-^

some barrels might have been harmed in the making of this effect O-O

#rtvfx #realtimevfx #vfx #ue5 #niagara #houdini

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SULLY 💣 Wishlist BOMBSHELL BLITZ @artofsully.bsky.social · Jul 9

🧵 breakdown thread of the Halo energy shield vfx!

(there's a couple approaches you could take for this, and a lot of optimisations possible for each part, so take this more as a general 'approach' than a specific step-by-step!)

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Joolean Boolean @jooleanboolean.bsky.social · Jun 28

New free Houdini tutorial series!

Learn to build a playful, adaptive Wooden Bridge Tool. This series teaches newcomers how to chain together instancing systems to create complex, procedural structures.

Link: www.sidefx.com/tutorials/pr...

#houdini #procedural #gamedev #techart #tools #unreal

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mae ✨ looking for work!! @bluebendypencil.bsky.social · Jun 23

afflicted by the curse™ right now
(obsessed with a d&d character i dont get to play for 3 months)

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Tim Buhrs 🌿✨ @timbuhrs.bsky.social · Jun 10

🏡⚽ Footsy is now live on #SteamNextFest!
A chaotic party game where two kids turn their grandparents’ house into a soccer battlefield

Play couch co-op or online with Steam Remote Play!✨

Try the demo now! 👇
store.steampowered.com/app/3028560/

#indiegame #indiedev #NextFest

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mae ✨ looking for work!! @bluebendypencil.bsky.social · Jun 6

happy #vfxfriday!!

here's a sword slash effect i finished recently, inspired by nightblood from warbreaker & stormlight fame xD
did some neat stuff to make it work i think, wrote about it on my webbed site ^-^
www.bluebendypencil.com/my-work/dark-sword-slash-vfx

#realtimevfx #rtvfx #ue5 #niagara

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mae ✨ looking for work!! @bluebendypencil.bsky.social · Jun 6

happy #vfxfriday!!

here's a sword slash effect i finished recently, inspired by nightblood from warbreaker & stormlight fame xD
did some neat stuff to make it work i think, wrote about it on my webbed site ^-^
www.bluebendypencil.com/my-work/dark-sword-slash-vfx

#realtimevfx #rtvfx #ue5 #niagara

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OG_ArchNME @og-archnme.bsky.social · May 23

Its #VFXFriday!
I've been experimenting more with weapon based effects. This time with a mace.
#VFX #Realtimevfx #UE5

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Technically Inept @lobsterwizard.bsky.social · May 23

Poison fog smog thing im working on 🌱

#vfx #realtimevfx #vfxFriday #ue5

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mae ✨ looking for work!! @bluebendypencil.bsky.social · May 23

workin on some slash fx as a break from a bigger project 💜

#rtvfx #realtimevfx #vfxfriday #ue5 #niagara

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Cam | VFX Artist @carmodycaramel.bsky.social · May 12

New personal VFX | Eye Soup

Made with Houdini and Unreal

www.artstation.com/artwork/0lrk3K

#realtimeVFX #gamedev #unrealengine #VFX

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Adriaan @adriaan.games · May 9

Rift Riff is OUT NOW!!

Jump a rift, fight off monsters, plunder their world.

store.steampowered.com/app/2800900/...

Buy it
Try it
Review it
Repost the heck outa’ this!!1!

… and here's a feature trailer explaining what I think is noteworthy about our tower defense game!
youtu.be/ePCOuvXU-t0

Rift Riff - Feature Trailer

YouTube video by Adriaan de Jongh

youtu.be

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CRESCENT COUNTY 🧹🏍️ @electricsaint.bsky.social · May 7

We’re feeling particularly brave today and we’ve mustered the courage to share another piece of information with you all: Our launch date! Truly, this is sacred knowledge, but we trust you with it.

The Crescent County Kickstarter campaign will officially launch on: TUESDAY 20TH MAY 2025!

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Anna Hollinrake @ MIGW & SXSW! @annahollinrake.com · Apr 23

⚡ CRESCENT COUNTY IS DOING A KICKSTARTER!! ⚡

💫 A painterly, witch-tech island to explore
🎁 Make deliveries by day, street race by night
😘 Drama! Motorbrooms! Kissing!!!
⌚ Launching in MAY

👇 SUPPORT INDIE GAMES! FOLLOW OUR KICKSTARTER!! 👇

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ann...

#gamedev #indiedev

A corkboard featuring lots of paintings and stickers from the game Crescent County. It is announcing they are running a Kickstarter, and asking people to follow now.

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Matthy @matthy-ous.bsky.social · Apr 4

Hi everyone! This is my first post on bluesky so here's a snowstorm vfx I made!

#ue5 #rtvfx #vfx

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mae ✨ looking for work!! @bluebendypencil.bsky.social · Apr 4

happy #vfxfriday!!!
beam attack!! ❤️🧡🤍🩷💜

#wip #realtimevfx #rtvfx #vfx #ue5

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Chloé Stawski (Spooky Edition 🎃🦇) @chlowski.bsky.social · Oct 17

o̶n̶e̶ ̶f̶l̶e̶s̶h̶,̶ ̶o̶n̶e̶ ̶e̶n̶d̶

colored piece, fanart of Harrow from Harrow the Ninth
she's floating into the black space, holding a giant sword close to her chest, frowning in anger and sadness, tear rolling down her face painted as a skull
she's surrounded by many skulls with "IX" on their forehead, and ribcages, and bones

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Katie 🍤✨️ @ktcreating.bsky.social · Apr 4

Happy #vfxfriday ! I haven't posted one in a while but I've recently had more time to pick up personal project work. Here's some shader work I did for a small indie project I'm working on, really enjoyed making the TV static effect especially! #vfx #gamedev #indiedev

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mae ✨ looking for work!! @bluebendypencil.bsky.social · Apr 4

happy #vfxfriday!!!
beam attack!! ❤️🧡🤍🩷💜

#wip #realtimevfx #rtvfx #vfx #ue5

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of the Devil @nthcircle.bsky.social · Apr 3

Years ago we pitched a "toxic-yuri ace-attorney-like about a psychopathic gambling lawyer" and a bunch of guys in top hats laughed us out of their building😢😢😢

Today, of the Devil is rated Overwhelmingly Positive with over 750 user reviews on Steam😏

Have we proved them wrong?🤔

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Mart 🪼 @eggsthetic.bsky.social · Mar 28

🔥 Cursed Energy VFX - Jujutsu Kaisen Fanart 💧

#rtvfx #vfx #gameart #unrealengine

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Klaus ✨ @foxician.bsky.social · Apr 2

A sharp wave of frost. ❄️ #realtimevfx #vfx

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Lotus 🤎🧡🤍🩷❤️ @lotusloveslotus.bsky.social · Apr 2

hey so uh one of the main Nintendo Switch 2 Direct streams completely ate our trailer due to I guess technical difficulties?? so if you guys could share this it would mean a lot 😅

STARSEEKER: Astroneer Expeditions @starseekergame.systemera.net · Apr 2

Introducing STARSEEKER, a brand new game from the developers of ASTRONEER.

STARSEEKER is all about the joy of discovery and the camaraderie that emerges from an evolving, cooperative experience. We hope you'll enjoy playing it as much as we enjoyed making it... sometime in 2026.

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