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Ian Smith

@iansmithartist.com

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Senior Environment Artist @ Playground Games 10+ years making immersive stuffs. Making personal projects with Houdini and UE5. ✨ https://www.iansmithartist.com/links 🎨

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Ian Smith @iansmithartist.com · Oct 22

I've had an influx of new followers. Hello! 👋 I'm Ian, Senior Environment Artist at Playground Games. I've also been creating personal projects with Houdini, Zbrush and UE5. Also...

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Dread @dreaddbound.bsky.social · Jun 19

Sharing this here to get the word farther

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Shawn Alexander Allen @shawndoublea.bsky.social · Jun 20

This probably needs updating, but this is a good starter pack for talented Black folks who actively make cool video games.

go.bsky.app/t7UZsr

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Animation Obsessive @ani-obsessive.bsky.social · Jun 15

This month, a team endorsed by Guillermo del Toro released Mexico's first stop-motion feature. It's 2 hours of pure imagination.

The film is called I Am Frankelda, and we've taken a deep look into how it came to be: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-film-a...

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evacide @evacide.bsky.social · Jun 12

Meta launched a stand-alone AI app and now it is full of sensitive content from Facebook users who appear to be unaware that they have made their conversations public: www.businessinsider.com/mark-zuckerb...

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta AI app is one of the most depressing places online

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta AI app has become the saddest place on the internet with its public feed of personal overshares.

www.businessinsider.com

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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.bsky.social · Jun 13

It’s time for decriminalisation.

👇 Ask your MP to back @stellacreasy.bsky.social 's amendment to the Policing Bill.
goodlaw.social/f2eef3

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FearsomeBeast @fearsomebeast.bsky.social · May 27

Recent work.

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Alariko @alariko.bsky.social · May 15

Old structure

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〽️ɪɢᴜᴇʟ 🎃 @bitbra.in · May 15

Godot Engine looks great. ☁️

youtu.be/K6HtqFw8wBE?...

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Lisette Titre-Montgomery @lisettetitre.bsky.social · May 9

Game development be like…

Allison F @ablington.bsky.social · Mar 30

yes

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🌷 Jay 💕 @sopheejay.bsky.social · May 8

I had a blast taking part in the @BeyondExtent Team Challenge over the last 5 weeks! ✨

I had a fab team and we managed to win the stylised category with our post-apocalyptic fish spot!! 🤭💕

www.artstation.com/artwork/QKkz...

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Danielle @dannisnappy.bsky.social · May 7

Time flies. I finished this environment piece from Fire Emblem Fates a year ago today

Still proud of it, still obsessed with the Nohr fam. Somethings never change.

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Alanah Pearce @charalanahzard.bsky.social · Apr 30

I spent well over a month talking to investors to get the actual data behind what’s happening to the games industry. I was going to say “enjoy!” but it’s, uh, not great.

youtu.be/9HM9nmqNioQ

The games industry is screwed 2.0

YouTube video by Charalanahzard

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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · Jan 22

Fun fact: if you're buying from a creator on etsy, you can reduce their etsy selling fees from 6.5% to 2.5% by ordering via 'shopname.etsy.com' instead of 'etsy.com/shopname' or searching from the main site. It costs you the same but the creator makes more

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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.bsky.social · Apr 25

🏳️‍⚧️ NEW 🏳️‍⚧️

We believe the Supreme Court – which disgracefully refused to hear from trans people before its decision last week – has placed the UK in breach of its obligations under the Human Rights Act.

So we’re readying a challenge – join us:
goodlaw.social/xpme

Help us challenge the Supreme Court’s judgment on trans rights | Good Law Project

goodlaw.social

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Ash @cordiallycontigo.bsky.social · Apr 22

As of a week ago I was unfortunately affected by restructuring efforts at BLE.
I am now actively looking for freelance/remote fulltime and contract work!
If you need a stylized 3D environment artist who's excited to make cool things please send me a DM 🙂
Please Share 💖

www.artstation.com/ashleyw

Ashley Wade

3D Environment Artist @ Brass Lion Entertainment

www.artstation.com

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CROM @crom-ink.bsky.social · Apr 14

New day new sketches.

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Ailantd Sikowsky @ailantd.com · Oct 7

SHARE YOUR CROSS SECTIONS!

#crosssection

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dune @funselektor.bsky.social · Apr 10

grab a tea, get cozy and watch our gameplay reveal trailer!

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Julien Eveillé @pataloon.bsky.social · Apr 11

JUST IN: We did hit a new THRESHOLD of 25K copies sold. ❤️

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Makkon @makkon.bsky.social · Apr 6

if anyone is curious about what current events I'm referring to about gumroad (the list is long and very stupid) here's the most recent bsky.app/profile/maki...

Maki Scare-O @makinaro.com · Apr 6

Their CEO joined DOGE 🙃
www.wired.com/story/doge-d...

Inside DOGE’s AI Push at the Department of Veterans Affairs

A DOGE operative at the Department of Veterans Affairs appears to be trying to use an AI tool to write code for the agency’s systems, among other proposals.

www.wired.com

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Makkon @makkon.bsky.social · Apr 6

due to recent events, I've moved my tools and assets store from gumroad to itchio. all products on gumroad have been archived. if you're looking for my zbrush IMM hair curves brush, you can now find it here
makkon.itch.io/makkon-styli...