Louis Sciannamblo
@louiscyan.bsky.social
Senior artist at Norsfell.
I do Concept Art, Tech Art, Unreal, Blender.
I mostly do stylized stuff, helping the team where needed. Hmu if you want to talk shop!
I do Concept Art, Tech Art, Unreal, Blender.
I mostly do stylized stuff, helping the team where needed. Hmu if you want to talk shop!
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Louis Sciannamblo
@louiscyan.bsky.social
· Sep 23
Fancy meeting you here!
I'm Louis. A concept artist in Montreal working with Norsfell Games. I like gardening, and biking, and hanging out with my pet birds.
I'm Louis. A concept artist in Montreal working with Norsfell Games. I like gardening, and biking, and hanging out with my pet birds.
Reposted by Louis Sciannamblo
Friends (esp if you live in CA) we REALLY need signatures on this petition supporting Bill AB412 - the AI Copyright Transparency Act.
TLDR = this will require AI corps to be transparent about what is in their datasets!
Signing takes 1 min. Once you sign, PLEASE SHARE!! tinyurl.com/4uxbp963
TLDR = this will require AI corps to be transparent about what is in their datasets!
Signing takes 1 min. Once you sign, PLEASE SHARE!! tinyurl.com/4uxbp963
August 13, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Friends (esp if you live in CA) we REALLY need signatures on this petition supporting Bill AB412 - the AI Copyright Transparency Act.
TLDR = this will require AI corps to be transparent about what is in their datasets!
Signing takes 1 min. Once you sign, PLEASE SHARE!! tinyurl.com/4uxbp963
TLDR = this will require AI corps to be transparent about what is in their datasets!
Signing takes 1 min. Once you sign, PLEASE SHARE!! tinyurl.com/4uxbp963
Canada has a bill attempting to follow the UK's insanity re: adult content online. Try to stop it here
chng.it/CN6sRQvYhT
chng.it/CN6sRQvYhT
Have you seen this petition yet?
Stop Bill S-209’s De-Anonymization of Every Canadian Adult
chng.it
August 31, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Canada has a bill attempting to follow the UK's insanity re: adult content online. Try to stop it here
chng.it/CN6sRQvYhT
chng.it/CN6sRQvYhT
Reposted by Louis Sciannamblo
re: generative AI
I have finally fully and accurately explained my problem with how it’s marketed and used.
And now, you can use it, too.
I have finally fully and accurately explained my problem with how it’s marketed and used.
And now, you can use it, too.
July 6, 2025 at 5:23 PM
re: generative AI
I have finally fully and accurately explained my problem with how it’s marketed and used.
And now, you can use it, too.
I have finally fully and accurately explained my problem with how it’s marketed and used.
And now, you can use it, too.
Reposted by Louis Sciannamblo
Greta Thunberg has been kidnapped by the state of Israel.
"Please make sure to be loud."
- One of the last messages from the crew before being taken hostage after the attack from Israel
RESHARE! REPOST! SPEAK OUT!
RELEASE. THE. CREW.
END. THE. BLOCKADE.
FREE. PALESTINE.
"Please make sure to be loud."
- One of the last messages from the crew before being taken hostage after the attack from Israel
RESHARE! REPOST! SPEAK OUT!
RELEASE. THE. CREW.
END. THE. BLOCKADE.
FREE. PALESTINE.
June 9, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Greta Thunberg has been kidnapped by the state of Israel.
"Please make sure to be loud."
- One of the last messages from the crew before being taken hostage after the attack from Israel
RESHARE! REPOST! SPEAK OUT!
RELEASE. THE. CREW.
END. THE. BLOCKADE.
FREE. PALESTINE.
"Please make sure to be loud."
- One of the last messages from the crew before being taken hostage after the attack from Israel
RESHARE! REPOST! SPEAK OUT!
RELEASE. THE. CREW.
END. THE. BLOCKADE.
FREE. PALESTINE.
For my fellow Blender heads.
Does anyone know why converting Grease Pencil to Curves doesn't work anymore?
Does anyone know why converting Grease Pencil to Curves doesn't work anymore?
May 18, 2025 at 3:12 PM
For my fellow Blender heads.
Does anyone know why converting Grease Pencil to Curves doesn't work anymore?
Does anyone know why converting Grease Pencil to Curves doesn't work anymore?
Reposted by Louis Sciannamblo
Being a person with deadly, incurable cancer who is nonetheless still alive for an indefinite timeframe gives me an interesting metaphor that helps me deal with things like large-scale corruption in government or commerce.
Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.
Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.
January 21, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Being a person with deadly, incurable cancer who is nonetheless still alive for an indefinite timeframe gives me an interesting metaphor that helps me deal with things like large-scale corruption in government or commerce.
Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.
Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.
Bring out your pots and pans people. It's time to march.
Wait, so the UK goverment lied to its people, claiming it will take things into consideration, then ignoring their own February 25th deadline, it simply decided to go ahead and accepted one of the most devastating and destructive shifts to IP law globally? Am I correct in that?
The UK’s AI Opportunities Action Plan, published today, proposes legalising the mass theft of IP by AI companies. And the government has already accepted its recommendations, revealing the ongoing consultation on AI & copyright as a sham.
More thoughts here fairtraining.substack.com/p/the-ai-opp...
More thoughts here fairtraining.substack.com/p/the-ai-opp...
January 14, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Bring out your pots and pans people. It's time to march.
Reposted by Louis Sciannamblo
This is big. It leads with Mark Ruffalo because of name recognition, but legit freedom of info people like Cory Doctorow and Jimmy Wales (founder of wikipedia) are involved.
They're trying to build billionaire free social media.
They're trying to build billionaire free social media.
Bloggin: Actor Mark Ruffalo might soon be your favourite celebrity, if he wasn’t already.
FreeOurFeeds: Mark Ruffalo and pals want to save our online souls from billionaires - Realcool
Actor Mark Ruffalo might soon be your favourite celebrity, if he wasn't already.
realcool.co
January 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
This is big. It leads with Mark Ruffalo because of name recognition, but legit freedom of info people like Cory Doctorow and Jimmy Wales (founder of wikipedia) are involved.
They're trying to build billionaire free social media.
They're trying to build billionaire free social media.
I fucked up bad. Might need some IT help if anyone's smart enough to fix this
Wanted to clear the partitions on "Old C", but accidentally,l extended the volume into the EFI partition of my new drive with windows. Pretty sure I won't be able to reboot as a result.
Are there simple fixes for this?
Wanted to clear the partitions on "Old C", but accidentally,l extended the volume into the EFI partition of my new drive with windows. Pretty sure I won't be able to reboot as a result.
Are there simple fixes for this?
January 2, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I fucked up bad. Might need some IT help if anyone's smart enough to fix this
Wanted to clear the partitions on "Old C", but accidentally,l extended the volume into the EFI partition of my new drive with windows. Pretty sure I won't be able to reboot as a result.
Are there simple fixes for this?
Wanted to clear the partitions on "Old C", but accidentally,l extended the volume into the EFI partition of my new drive with windows. Pretty sure I won't be able to reboot as a result.
Are there simple fixes for this?
The Lycan set! Honestly one of my favorite pet designs from the game. Doing a cute animal in an otherwise epic fantasy is always a great change of pace.
#conceptart
#conceptart
December 19, 2024 at 9:12 PM
The Lycan set! Honestly one of my favorite pet designs from the game. Doing a cute animal in an otherwise epic fantasy is always a great change of pace.
#conceptart
#conceptart
December 19, 2024 at 4:09 PM
About to try setting up a new computer. It's my blocker for diving in to all my new learning projects. Wish me luck!
December 15, 2024 at 5:49 PM
About to try setting up a new computer. It's my blocker for diving in to all my new learning projects. Wish me luck!
So last week I posted about a technique for creating and *almost* tiling noise texture in Blender, and it now occurs to me that I didn't explain *why*.
There are better methods (even in Blender!) to tile a static noise texture. See this @nodegroup.xyz demo for that.
1/?
youtu.be/B3PlAguibRc?...
There are better methods (even in Blender!) to tile a static noise texture. See this @nodegroup.xyz demo for that.
1/?
youtu.be/B3PlAguibRc?...
December 8, 2024 at 11:38 PM
So last week I posted about a technique for creating and *almost* tiling noise texture in Blender, and it now occurs to me that I didn't explain *why*.
There are better methods (even in Blender!) to tile a static noise texture. See this @nodegroup.xyz demo for that.
1/?
youtu.be/B3PlAguibRc?...
There are better methods (even in Blender!) to tile a static noise texture. See this @nodegroup.xyz demo for that.
1/?
youtu.be/B3PlAguibRc?...
I put up my first #b3d resource up on Ko-Fi. It is a simple node group set-up to tile Blender's procedural Noise Texture and Voronnoi Texture across UV space.
ko-fi.com/s/60944df426
In the blend file I've included Geometry Nodes and Shader Nodes groups that you can add to your own Asset library
ko-fi.com/s/60944df426
In the blend file I've included Geometry Nodes and Shader Nodes groups that you can add to your own Asset library
November 30, 2024 at 8:58 PM
I put up my first #b3d resource up on Ko-Fi. It is a simple node group set-up to tile Blender's procedural Noise Texture and Voronnoi Texture across UV space.
ko-fi.com/s/60944df426
In the blend file I've included Geometry Nodes and Shader Nodes groups that you can add to your own Asset library
ko-fi.com/s/60944df426
In the blend file I've included Geometry Nodes and Shader Nodes groups that you can add to your own Asset library
When Surtr emerges to wage war on Midgard, his domain comes with him.
Niflheim itself erupts out of the ground in patches around you, creating encampents of Surtr's minions. Somewhere in the sea, a massive volcanic island emerges, where you will find Surtr standing over his battle map.
#conceptart
Niflheim itself erupts out of the ground in patches around you, creating encampents of Surtr's minions. Somewhere in the sea, a massive volcanic island emerges, where you will find Surtr standing over his battle map.
#conceptart
November 30, 2024 at 4:09 PM
When Surtr emerges to wage war on Midgard, his domain comes with him.
Niflheim itself erupts out of the ground in patches around you, creating encampents of Surtr's minions. Somewhere in the sea, a massive volcanic island emerges, where you will find Surtr standing over his battle map.
#conceptart
Niflheim itself erupts out of the ground in patches around you, creating encampents of Surtr's minions. Somewhere in the sea, a massive volcanic island emerges, where you will find Surtr standing over his battle map.
#conceptart
Here is where I break down the shader/texturing effects for Surtr's sword, and also break down the details of his chest piece.
It's unglamorous, but this is what a lot of concept art actually looks like. Breakdowns that help enable the 3d artists to understand the intention.
#conceptart
It's unglamorous, but this is what a lot of concept art actually looks like. Breakdowns that help enable the 3d artists to understand the intention.
#conceptart
November 29, 2024 at 9:12 PM
Here is where I break down the shader/texturing effects for Surtr's sword, and also break down the details of his chest piece.
It's unglamorous, but this is what a lot of concept art actually looks like. Breakdowns that help enable the 3d artists to understand the intention.
#conceptart
It's unglamorous, but this is what a lot of concept art actually looks like. Breakdowns that help enable the 3d artists to understand the intention.
#conceptart
Surtr's sword.
I'd mocked up the shader when I was working on the concept art, so when the final model came back I knew I needed to cook up an animated clip for it!
We wound up using the clip to promote the soundtrack for season 3. That was delightful.
Video and concept posts incoming.
#gameart
I'd mocked up the shader when I was working on the concept art, so when the final model came back I knew I needed to cook up an animated clip for it!
We wound up using the clip to promote the soundtrack for season 3. That was delightful.
Video and concept posts incoming.
#gameart
November 29, 2024 at 4:09 PM
Surtr's sword.
I'd mocked up the shader when I was working on the concept art, so when the final model came back I knew I needed to cook up an animated clip for it!
We wound up using the clip to promote the soundtrack for season 3. That was delightful.
Video and concept posts incoming.
#gameart
I'd mocked up the shader when I was working on the concept art, so when the final model came back I knew I needed to cook up an animated clip for it!
We wound up using the clip to promote the soundtrack for season 3. That was delightful.
Video and concept posts incoming.
#gameart
Don't mind me, I'm just testing GIF support.
November 28, 2024 at 11:14 PM
Don't mind me, I'm just testing GIF support.
Here's a chunky post. Character design for Surtr. Fire jotunn, king of Niflheim. Stands waist deep in lava as he battles players on a burning platform.
Anyone with time on their hands can try to puzzle out the meaning of the runes on his chest-plate. 🤔
#gameart #conceptart
Anyone with time on their hands can try to puzzle out the meaning of the runes on his chest-plate. 🤔
#gameart #conceptart
November 28, 2024 at 9:12 PM
Here's a chunky post. Character design for Surtr. Fire jotunn, king of Niflheim. Stands waist deep in lava as he battles players on a burning platform.
Anyone with time on their hands can try to puzzle out the meaning of the runes on his chest-plate. 🤔
#gameart #conceptart
Anyone with time on their hands can try to puzzle out the meaning of the runes on his chest-plate. 🤔
#gameart #conceptart
November 28, 2024 at 4:09 PM
Another gear set from Tribes of Midgard.
This is for the Serpent set, which featured heavily in promo for Season 2. We see Eira (the game's mascot and guide for players to learn about the world) wearing the set for season 2's key art.
#gameart #conceptart
This is for the Serpent set, which featured heavily in promo for Season 2. We see Eira (the game's mascot and guide for players to learn about the world) wearing the set for season 2's key art.
#gameart #conceptart
November 27, 2024 at 9:12 PM
Another gear set from Tribes of Midgard.
This is for the Serpent set, which featured heavily in promo for Season 2. We see Eira (the game's mascot and guide for players to learn about the world) wearing the set for season 2's key art.
#gameart #conceptart
This is for the Serpent set, which featured heavily in promo for Season 2. We see Eira (the game's mascot and guide for players to learn about the world) wearing the set for season 2's key art.
#gameart #conceptart
Whatcha got there? Food? Is it for me?
November 27, 2024 at 4:45 PM
Whatcha got there? Food? Is it for me?
Let's shake things up with an environment set-piece from Tribes.
The gate from Niflheim to Hel's domain. Modeled in Blender, composited and painted over in Photoshop.
#gameart #conceptart
The gate from Niflheim to Hel's domain. Modeled in Blender, composited and painted over in Photoshop.
#gameart #conceptart
November 27, 2024 at 4:09 PM
Let's shake things up with an environment set-piece from Tribes.
The gate from Niflheim to Hel's domain. Modeled in Blender, composited and painted over in Photoshop.
#gameart #conceptart
The gate from Niflheim to Hel's domain. Modeled in Blender, composited and painted over in Photoshop.
#gameart #conceptart
The pet for the viking set! Plus initial explorations for the costume.
Designing this drone was great. One of the fun things about sci-fi designs, especially something that doesn't need a lot of range of motion, is how early you get to focus on abstract shapes and just balancing things out.
Designing this drone was great. One of the fun things about sci-fi designs, especially something that doesn't need a lot of range of motion, is how early you get to focus on abstract shapes and just balancing things out.
November 26, 2024 at 4:09 PM
The pet for the viking set! Plus initial explorations for the costume.
Designing this drone was great. One of the fun things about sci-fi designs, especially something that doesn't need a lot of range of motion, is how early you get to focus on abstract shapes and just balancing things out.
Designing this drone was great. One of the fun things about sci-fi designs, especially something that doesn't need a lot of range of motion, is how early you get to focus on abstract shapes and just balancing things out.
I definitely went overkill on this concept. Cyber Viking set for Tribes.
The arm in particular was a poor fit for our poly budget, but our 3d lead did a great job tweaking the design into something that worked. Wound up being a pretty popular set!
The arm in particular was a poor fit for our poly budget, but our 3d lead did a great job tweaking the design into something that worked. Wound up being a pretty popular set!
November 25, 2024 at 9:12 PM
I definitely went overkill on this concept. Cyber Viking set for Tribes.
The arm in particular was a poor fit for our poly budget, but our 3d lead did a great job tweaking the design into something that worked. Wound up being a pretty popular set!
The arm in particular was a poor fit for our poly budget, but our 3d lead did a great job tweaking the design into something that worked. Wound up being a pretty popular set!