Dead Walshe
@deanw.xyz
Dean Walshe:
3D Art lead on Wild Bastards and Void Bastards
Past games I have worked on include Stellar Warsy things and the Borderlands Interquel doodad.
https://deanw.xyz/
(He/Him)
3D Art lead on Wild Bastards and Void Bastards
Past games I have worked on include Stellar Warsy things and the Borderlands Interquel doodad.
https://deanw.xyz/
(He/Him)
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I said a while back that genAI is the language of fascism and I got a lot of pushback from AI enthusiasts. variety.com/2026/film/ne...
Guillermo del Toro: Saying ‘Art Is Not Important’ Is ‘Always the Prelude to Fascism’
Guillermo del Toro says claiming that 'art is not important' is a 'prelude to fascism.'
variety.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:06 AM
I said a while back that genAI is the language of fascism and I got a lot of pushback from AI enthusiasts. variety.com/2026/film/ne...
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January 5, 2026 at 2:17 AM
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Michiya Kato shows how they animated the rippling hallway in Paprika (2006), dir. Satoshi Kon, Madhouse
January 5, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Michiya Kato shows how they animated the rippling hallway in Paprika (2006), dir. Satoshi Kon, Madhouse
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3d artist you don’t need to stick to the video sizes that are default, why do landscape when portrait will work better, why do wide when you have loads of empty dead space making your work smaller on screen? Make them square and make your work the focus.
January 5, 2026 at 12:09 AM
3d artist you don’t need to stick to the video sizes that are default, why do landscape when portrait will work better, why do wide when you have loads of empty dead space making your work smaller on screen? Make them square and make your work the focus.
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the first drawing of the year >:)
January 2, 2026 at 3:48 PM
the first drawing of the year >:)
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no, that was pre Twitter migration, we don’t call them skeets now. style guide says they’re called ejaculating into a spoon. so for example you don’t say “did you see that guy’s skeet” you say “did you see where that guy ejaculated into a spoon on Bluesky”
December 30, 2025 at 1:10 PM
no, that was pre Twitter migration, we don’t call them skeets now. style guide says they’re called ejaculating into a spoon. so for example you don’t say “did you see that guy’s skeet” you say “did you see where that guy ejaculated into a spoon on Bluesky”
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I keep thinking about this. so much of the present moment is depressing but this is truly the promise of technological progress
the first time in history this shit has happened. first time and it's on camera. what a privilege
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 28, 2025 at 9:32 AM
I keep thinking about this. so much of the present moment is depressing but this is truly the promise of technological progress
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This year I wrote and released a set of methodologies for measuring the greenhouse gas emissions of videogame making, distributing, playing, etc. (with a lot of help and input)
I think they’re pretty neat and provide new pathways to reduce those emissions
sustainablegamesalliance.org/standard/
I think they’re pretty neat and provide new pathways to reduce those emissions
sustainablegamesalliance.org/standard/
Quote this with what you have accomplished in 2025, no matter how big or small
Reading & writing has kept me alive this year.
Somehow, it’s been my most productive year as an author.
Here’s a guide to what I’ve published in 2025, in case you’ve lost track.
Individual links below but it’s all on itch: danifinn.itch.io
And elsewhere: books2read.com/ap/nAApPp/Da...
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Somehow, it’s been my most productive year as an author.
Here’s a guide to what I’ve published in 2025, in case you’ve lost track.
Individual links below but it’s all on itch: danifinn.itch.io
And elsewhere: books2read.com/ap/nAApPp/Da...
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December 28, 2025 at 2:34 AM
This year I wrote and released a set of methodologies for measuring the greenhouse gas emissions of videogame making, distributing, playing, etc. (with a lot of help and input)
I think they’re pretty neat and provide new pathways to reduce those emissions
sustainablegamesalliance.org/standard/
I think they’re pretty neat and provide new pathways to reduce those emissions
sustainablegamesalliance.org/standard/
Heard there are new folk on Blue sky.
If I was Mr Nintendo I'd make Pikmin Innerspace.
Honey I shrunk the Olimar.
Play as Olimar but you get shrunk down even more and trapped in a full size Mario just living his life.
You have to use little pikmario to find pieces of the now damaged re enlarging mechanism lost all over Mario's insides.
Honey I shrunk the Olimar.
Play as Olimar but you get shrunk down even more and trapped in a full size Mario just living his life.
You have to use little pikmario to find pieces of the now damaged re enlarging mechanism lost all over Mario's insides.
December 26, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Heard there are new folk on Blue sky.
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[explaining bisexuality to a really stupid guy that is way too into the movie Blade] OK, so you know Blade’s whole deal right? Well-
December 25, 2025 at 10:12 PM
[explaining bisexuality to a really stupid guy that is way too into the movie Blade] OK, so you know Blade’s whole deal right? Well-
How we did it on PS2.
Need to try and rebuild some old vert pipelines in blender (said for the thousandth time with no real projects needing it)
Need to try and rebuild some old vert pipelines in blender (said for the thousandth time with no real projects needing it)
AO in geometry nodes with no shaders/baking textures?
geoNodesAO available for free: spaghetmenot.gumroad.com/l/geonodesao
(now with better asset library integration)
Go forth and occlude ambient light directly on verts! ☂️
geoNodesAO available for free: spaghetmenot.gumroad.com/l/geonodesao
(now with better asset library integration)
Go forth and occlude ambient light directly on verts! ☂️
December 24, 2025 at 10:29 AM
How we did it on PS2.
Need to try and rebuild some old vert pipelines in blender (said for the thousandth time with no real projects needing it)
Need to try and rebuild some old vert pipelines in blender (said for the thousandth time with no real projects needing it)
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trying to decide if this would be a good or bad idea
December 20, 2025 at 1:42 AM
trying to decide if this would be a good or bad idea
I prefer my violent justice to be dealt out in a more organic farm to table way.
I can't enjoy as wholesomely when I know the fuckwit just made a boat load of cash from it all.
I can't enjoy as wholesomely when I know the fuckwit just made a boat load of cash from it all.
December 20, 2025 at 9:36 PM
I prefer my violent justice to be dealt out in a more organic farm to table way.
I can't enjoy as wholesomely when I know the fuckwit just made a boat load of cash from it all.
I can't enjoy as wholesomely when I know the fuckwit just made a boat load of cash from it all.
Tried to dig a hole.
Hole had rock in it.
Rock seems flat and not hollow.
Will come back to it tomorrow, too hot now.
Hole had rock in it.
Rock seems flat and not hollow.
Will come back to it tomorrow, too hot now.
December 20, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Tried to dig a hole.
Hole had rock in it.
Rock seems flat and not hollow.
Will come back to it tomorrow, too hot now.
Hole had rock in it.
Rock seems flat and not hollow.
Will come back to it tomorrow, too hot now.
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My version of "this pixel-art was made to be seen on a CRT" are comics that were designed to be printed on shitty newsprint with warm-whites, shallow-blacks, and washed-out colors. Slickly-reprinted trades lack a certain "punk" verisimilitude.
December 19, 2025 at 12:48 AM
My version of "this pixel-art was made to be seen on a CRT" are comics that were designed to be printed on shitty newsprint with warm-whites, shallow-blacks, and washed-out colors. Slickly-reprinted trades lack a certain "punk" verisimilitude.
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"but what if they can't draw" here's hideo kojima making level blockouts for metal gear solid 1 and 2 with LEGO
I am begging AI bros to use their brains for two seconds
I am begging AI bros to use their brains for two seconds
December 18, 2025 at 5:57 PM
"but what if they can't draw" here's hideo kojima making level blockouts for metal gear solid 1 and 2 with LEGO
I am begging AI bros to use their brains for two seconds
I am begging AI bros to use their brains for two seconds
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Hey folks! I'm a concept artist & illustrator with over 10 years of experience. I've worked at 343, Ubisoft, Bungie, Adidas and more. Looking for fulltime work but always open to freelance! www.artstation.com/belgianboolean
You can always help me pay bills through my Ko-fi ko-fi.com/belgianboolean
You can always help me pay bills through my Ko-fi ko-fi.com/belgianboolean
December 18, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Hey folks! I'm a concept artist & illustrator with over 10 years of experience. I've worked at 343, Ubisoft, Bungie, Adidas and more. Looking for fulltime work but always open to freelance! www.artstation.com/belgianboolean
You can always help me pay bills through my Ko-fi ko-fi.com/belgianboolean
You can always help me pay bills through my Ko-fi ko-fi.com/belgianboolean
While the CEO searches the room for a sharp implement get the fuck out, jump through the window anything.
Don't look back, leg it down the block, tip some trash can over as you go.
Don't look back, leg it down the block, tip some trash can over as you go.
if you’re not an artist with experience in studio environments it might be hard to appreciate just how much genAI feels like a conman claiming to have made a gun that kills artists and every ceo lunging for it and pulling the trigger a few times
learning the gun doesn’t really work isn’t a comfort
learning the gun doesn’t really work isn’t a comfort
December 17, 2025 at 8:24 PM
While the CEO searches the room for a sharp implement get the fuck out, jump through the window anything.
Don't look back, leg it down the block, tip some trash can over as you go.
Don't look back, leg it down the block, tip some trash can over as you go.
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Keep thinking about this term "pre-digested" that Kojima used to describe art that's instantly gratifying. And how it's better when people grow to love something instead.
I've gravitated, as player and designer, toward the latter, but that term "pre-digested" is new and feels very strong.
I've gravitated, as player and designer, toward the latter, but that term "pre-digested" is new and feels very strong.
December 17, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Keep thinking about this term "pre-digested" that Kojima used to describe art that's instantly gratifying. And how it's better when people grow to love something instead.
I've gravitated, as player and designer, toward the latter, but that term "pre-digested" is new and feels very strong.
I've gravitated, as player and designer, toward the latter, but that term "pre-digested" is new and feels very strong.
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I'm looking for concept artists or illustrators working in gamedev who would like to share thoughts or comments (anonymous or attributed) regarding the use of GenAI as a reference tool in their process.
If that's you, DM or email me! Details in bio.
If that's you, DM or email me! Details in bio.
December 16, 2025 at 11:08 PM
I'm looking for concept artists or illustrators working in gamedev who would like to share thoughts or comments (anonymous or attributed) regarding the use of GenAI as a reference tool in their process.
If that's you, DM or email me! Details in bio.
If that's you, DM or email me! Details in bio.
The act of gathering reference is such a deeper thing than just a fucking collage.
It's research, learning, assessing and building on your knowledge base.
Even google image search is dog shit for this, crack a fucking book.
Learning names, history, influences.
It's research, learning, assessing and building on your knowledge base.
Even google image search is dog shit for this, crack a fucking book.
Learning names, history, influences.
December 16, 2025 at 10:14 PM
The act of gathering reference is such a deeper thing than just a fucking collage.
It's research, learning, assessing and building on your knowledge base.
Even google image search is dog shit for this, crack a fucking book.
Learning names, history, influences.
It's research, learning, assessing and building on your knowledge base.
Even google image search is dog shit for this, crack a fucking book.
Learning names, history, influences.
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Someone has just restored "Daicon 3" from a rare 8mm copy.
It's the best version to date.
>> archive.org/details/zgfp...
It's the best version to date.
>> archive.org/details/zgfp...
December 15, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Someone has just restored "Daicon 3" from a rare 8mm copy.
It's the best version to date.
>> archive.org/details/zgfp...
It's the best version to date.
>> archive.org/details/zgfp...