✦ Nickolai Boulton ✦
@nickolaiboulton.com
☙ Visual Wizard for @Halo.gg ❧
◆ Motion Designer ◆ Video Artist ◆ VFX ◆ Illustrator
previously worked for @Offbrand.games on @Rivals2.com
🇳🇿 Kiwi in Seattle 🇺🇸
✨ NickolaiBoulton.com ✨
◆ Motion Designer ◆ Video Artist ◆ VFX ◆ Illustrator
previously worked for @Offbrand.games on @Rivals2.com
🇳🇿 Kiwi in Seattle 🇺🇸
✨ NickolaiBoulton.com ✨
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✦ Nickolai Boulton ✦
@nickolaiboulton.com
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I'm Nick! a motion designer, video artist, and visual wizard! 🧙
Check out my work on my website!
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Patreon 💠 Patreon.com/NickolaiBoulton
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Twitter 💠 Twitter.com/NickolaiBoulton
Check out my work on my website!
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Patreon 💠 Patreon.com/NickolaiBoulton
Insta 💠 Instragram.com/NickolaiBoulton
Twitter 💠 Twitter.com/NickolaiBoulton
Been playing a bunch of different PVP games and it has been such a draining experience. I don't think I have my competitive spirit anymore?
February 16, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Been playing a bunch of different PVP games and it has been such a draining experience. I don't think I have my competitive spirit anymore?
Booted up Dead of Alive 4 for the first time in like 18 years
February 16, 2026 at 7:48 AM
Booted up Dead of Alive 4 for the first time in like 18 years
As someone from Seattle, hip hip hooray to the Seahawks winning or whatever, but I literally could not get on the train to get to work this morning because everybody is going to a parade the celebrate the win in the middle of a Wednesday
February 11, 2026 at 4:47 PM
As someone from Seattle, hip hip hooray to the Seahawks winning or whatever, but I literally could not get on the train to get to work this morning because everybody is going to a parade the celebrate the win in the middle of a Wednesday
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We'll be at Genesis X3! Get ALL the free stuff from raffles, dev challenges, target test contests, and another in-booth tourney!
February 9, 2026 at 8:51 PM
We'll be at Genesis X3! Get ALL the free stuff from raffles, dev challenges, target test contests, and another in-booth tourney!
Absolutely gutting to hear about the layoffs for the 2XKO team only 2 weeks after the game’s launch
February 9, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Absolutely gutting to hear about the layoffs for the 2XKO team only 2 weeks after the game’s launch
Perfect Blue? More like Perfect Editing, that movie is damn good.
February 8, 2026 at 7:59 AM
Perfect Blue? More like Perfect Editing, that movie is damn good.
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Take 2 minutes of your time and watch "The Hyrule Fantasy", a lovely Zelda fan film by french animator Ousmane Cissé.
www.catsuka.com/news/2026-02...
www.catsuka.com/news/2026-02...
February 7, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Take 2 minutes of your time and watch "The Hyrule Fantasy", a lovely Zelda fan film by french animator Ousmane Cissé.
www.catsuka.com/news/2026-02...
www.catsuka.com/news/2026-02...
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Job offer!!
I’m helping a PBS series look for a social media manager/content creator for an upcoming promotional campaign. The start date is ASAP, and a project timeline that currently goes to July.
This is for a series on American Muslim history, so candidates with cultural familiarity preferred!
I’m helping a PBS series look for a social media manager/content creator for an upcoming promotional campaign. The start date is ASAP, and a project timeline that currently goes to July.
This is for a series on American Muslim history, so candidates with cultural familiarity preferred!
February 7, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Job offer!!
I’m helping a PBS series look for a social media manager/content creator for an upcoming promotional campaign. The start date is ASAP, and a project timeline that currently goes to July.
This is for a series on American Muslim history, so candidates with cultural familiarity preferred!
I’m helping a PBS series look for a social media manager/content creator for an upcoming promotional campaign. The start date is ASAP, and a project timeline that currently goes to July.
This is for a series on American Muslim history, so candidates with cultural familiarity preferred!
Reposted by ✦ Nickolai Boulton ✦
Combo Devils is LIVE on KICKSTARTER!
We need your support to make this new fighting game a reality and smash through our stretch goals 👊
We need your support to make this new fighting game a reality and smash through our stretch goals 👊
February 3, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Combo Devils is LIVE on KICKSTARTER!
We need your support to make this new fighting game a reality and smash through our stretch goals 👊
We need your support to make this new fighting game a reality and smash through our stretch goals 👊
Met the devs of this game when I was at EVO and they were wonderful, passionate people. Combo Devils truly has the perfect blend of traditional 2D arcade fighter with that platfighter expressiveness - the game is dripping with sauce and style!
Support their kickstarter!
Support their kickstarter!
Combo Devils is LIVE on KICKSTARTER!
We need your support to make this new fighting game a reality and smash through our stretch goals 👊
We need your support to make this new fighting game a reality and smash through our stretch goals 👊
February 3, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Met the devs of this game when I was at EVO and they were wonderful, passionate people. Combo Devils truly has the perfect blend of traditional 2D arcade fighter with that platfighter expressiveness - the game is dripping with sauce and style!
Support their kickstarter!
Support their kickstarter!
One thing that really was an awakening for me early in my creative career was when I had a conversation with a traditional muralist whose style leaned hard to realism.
They asked me "How do you do your simplified, pop-art designs? How do you choose the details to show and which to elude to?"
They asked me "How do you do your simplified, pop-art designs? How do you choose the details to show and which to elude to?"
February 1, 2026 at 12:57 AM
One thing that really was an awakening for me early in my creative career was when I had a conversation with a traditional muralist whose style leaned hard to realism.
They asked me "How do you do your simplified, pop-art designs? How do you choose the details to show and which to elude to?"
They asked me "How do you do your simplified, pop-art designs? How do you choose the details to show and which to elude to?"
Been playing my 3DS on my commutes to work and damn this little guy is packed with bangers
January 28, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Been playing my 3DS on my commutes to work and damn this little guy is packed with bangers
The best game I have played this year so far is: “BRAZILIAN DRUG DEALER 3: I OPENED A PORTAL TO HELL IN THE FAVELA TRYING TO REVIVE MIT AIA I NEED TO CLOSE IT”
January 26, 2026 at 9:18 PM
The best game I have played this year so far is: “BRAZILIAN DRUG DEALER 3: I OPENED A PORTAL TO HELL IN THE FAVELA TRYING TO REVIVE MIT AIA I NEED TO CLOSE IT”
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I was lucky enough to draw and animate the emotes for the Halo 25th anniversary creator bundle! We made a bunch of free-to-use assets for content creators, I hope you all enjoy them! :wortchamp:
#Halo25Together
t.co/gTRzmbOz6u
#Halo25Together
t.co/gTRzmbOz6u
January 26, 2026 at 2:39 AM
I was lucky enough to draw and animate the emotes for the Halo 25th anniversary creator bundle! We made a bunch of free-to-use assets for content creators, I hope you all enjoy them! :wortchamp:
#Halo25Together
t.co/gTRzmbOz6u
#Halo25Together
t.co/gTRzmbOz6u
I was lucky enough to draw and animate the emotes for the Halo 25th anniversary creator bundle! We made a bunch of free-to-use assets for content creators, I hope you all enjoy them! :wortchamp:
#Halo25Together
t.co/gTRzmbOz6u
#Halo25Together
t.co/gTRzmbOz6u
January 26, 2026 at 2:39 AM
I was lucky enough to draw and animate the emotes for the Halo 25th anniversary creator bundle! We made a bunch of free-to-use assets for content creators, I hope you all enjoy them! :wortchamp:
#Halo25Together
t.co/gTRzmbOz6u
#Halo25Together
t.co/gTRzmbOz6u
Not to spoil the magic but I did do some fun VFX work on this video ;)
How do we see the future? Is it an expansion of possibility and imagination, a canvas on which we can paint anything? Or is the future a contraction? A place where ideas are bound by the spaces we’re given to create them — a place that determines what we’re allowed to dream youtu.be/F0K2DnI1TDk
January 25, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Not to spoil the magic but I did do some fun VFX work on this video ;)
Really enjoying 2XKO, the game is fast, fun, expressive, stylish, and FREE! It somehow captures the two wolves inside me that say "oooh let's lab this out and see what's possible!" and the other one say "fuck it we ball, mash those buttons, you're only minus if you're a bitch"
January 20, 2026 at 5:31 AM
Really enjoying 2XKO, the game is fast, fun, expressive, stylish, and FREE! It somehow captures the two wolves inside me that say "oooh let's lab this out and see what's possible!" and the other one say "fuck it we ball, mash those buttons, you're only minus if you're a bitch"
On the hunt for new manga because I am so cultured
January 18, 2026 at 10:25 PM
On the hunt for new manga because I am so cultured
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Drew mecha for the first time #ArmoredCore #art
January 13, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Drew mecha for the first time #ArmoredCore #art
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Hi! I’m the Music Video Director and Cinematographer for guitarist & producer, @richaadeb.com RichaadEB. I handle the filming, lighting, and editing for every video. I also create the album cover artwork for each music release!
🎥 Videos Playlist | 動画作: bit.ly/2V1HJGp
🖌️Animation: bit.ly/Ppzw2015
🎥 Videos Playlist | 動画作: bit.ly/2V1HJGp
🖌️Animation: bit.ly/Ppzw2015
January 17, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Hi! I’m the Music Video Director and Cinematographer for guitarist & producer, @richaadeb.com RichaadEB. I handle the filming, lighting, and editing for every video. I also create the album cover artwork for each music release!
🎥 Videos Playlist | 動画作: bit.ly/2V1HJGp
🖌️Animation: bit.ly/Ppzw2015
🎥 Videos Playlist | 動画作: bit.ly/2V1HJGp
🖌️Animation: bit.ly/Ppzw2015
Just rolled credits on Hades 2, definitely a good game with a story that hit me really hard despite knowing it was coming.
January 15, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Just rolled credits on Hades 2, definitely a good game with a story that hit me really hard despite knowing it was coming.
Drew mecha for the first time #ArmoredCore #art
January 13, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Drew mecha for the first time #ArmoredCore #art
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I made a song for what it would sound like if you got into a dubstep bar fight
Knuckleduster
Listen to Knuckleduster by Hexfoil #np on #SoundCloud
soundcloud.com
January 11, 2026 at 9:39 PM
I made a song for what it would sound like if you got into a dubstep bar fight
So if you are a hired contractor or artist for Larian, they will use your work to steal your style in order to not hire you again?
Larian CEO says Divinity could have gen AI assets in it but only if the tools are trained on the studio's own data.
"If we use a GenAI model to create in-game assets, then it'll be trained on data we own."
https://kotaku.com/divinity-gen-ai-larian-bg3-reddit-ama-2000658429
"If we use a GenAI model to create in-game assets, then it'll be trained on data we own."
https://kotaku.com/divinity-gen-ai-larian-bg3-reddit-ama-2000658429
January 9, 2026 at 8:21 PM
So if you are a hired contractor or artist for Larian, they will use your work to steal your style in order to not hire you again?