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Nikie Monteleone
@nikiemonteleone.bsky.social
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Senior Creative 3D Evangelist and Community Advocate @Adobe Substance
Previously Nickelodeon • DreamWorks • Laika • Opinions are my own • BLM
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kortizart.bsky.social
What a misguided and terrible ruling from the EU. They just handed people’s rights, privacy and copyrighted works away for free to a US behemoth. This also affects any company whose work is copyright dependent.

I thought the EU was better than this. Shame on them.

finance.yahoo.com/news/meta-wi...
Meta Wins EU Approval to Train AI Using Public Facebook and Instagram Posts
Meta Cleared to Feed EU Facebook, Insta Content to Its AI
finance.yahoo.com
April 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM
nikiemonteleone.bsky.social
I was super inspired by all the very talented #GDC Artists I had the pleasure of meeting & doing portfolio reviews with. Had to put my top advice in a quick guide!

Have another tip? Please share! Lets all help eachother out 💚

Instagram link for free download: www.instagram.com/p/DHtdxfuvKA...
March 28, 2025 at 8:15 PM
nikiemonteleone.bsky.social
Whaaaat!? 😍

It ended perfectly but I will still shoot this into my veins the minute it drops.
March 16, 2025 at 5:14 AM
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moonjam.com
TRAILER TIME! Here is a VERY brief teaser trailer for my new animated short film, 'DUCKS'

Concept, Design and Animation : AJ Jefferies
Music and Sound Design : Megalithic Sound

#art #animation #shortfilm #ducks #trailer
March 13, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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jackwatson.design
Last week on this, we learned so much along the way about Project Neo! Next week twitch emotes. Join me in a few minutes! jackwatson.live
bingsu 3d character
March 14, 2025 at 12:55 PM
nikiemonteleone.bsky.social
I love connecting at GDC with Portfolio reviews 🙌☺️

Sign up here: calendly.com/adobesubstan...
March 13, 2025 at 4:37 AM
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sarahcosico.bsky.social
😚 💖 #muppets
A digital illustration of Miss Piggy and Kermit from the Muppets based on the painting “The Kiss” by Gustav Klimt. The overall painting is various golds and yellows with graphic black rectangles and squares and swirling dark yellow circles nested within each other. There are also lots of little purple, blue, and red flowers covering Kermit’s body.
March 8, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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tdaleillustration.bsky.social
congrats on the 11k!

I'm Tom, a freelance artist from the UK! I usually work in oils or ink with the occasional digital piece too.
A large chubby axolotl dragon lays on top of an island in a large lake. The island has several buildings on it. It is golden hour in the morning and there are large mountains in the background. The mountains, dragon and island and reflected in the lake like a mirror. A villager sits in a small rowing boat clutching his head in dismay as the friendly dragon blows bubbles in the water. A decaying fairy performs a moonlit dance on the petals of flowers for an entranced human. two other fairies lie in ambush for the human. Volcanic slough- An oil painting of an volcanic environment at a dark, moody sunset. Glowing orange and yellow Lava flows over cliffs like a waterfall into a swamp creating steam. The swamp water is a grey blue reflecting the lava flows and steam in some areas. There is a small rapids as the water flow exits at the right side of the painting. A volcano in the background spews ash into the air as it is about to erupt. Knight ink- A monochromatic ink painting of a large knight, twice the size of a normal human. It rides on the back of a gigantic vulture bee. The knight wears lamellar armour and wields a long spear with a banner flowing in the wind. The bee has giant mandibles and is expelling a noxious honey from its abdomen. Swarms of smaller bees fly around the duo.
March 4, 2025 at 4:53 PM
nikiemonteleone.bsky.social
Painter layers as adjustments layers! One of my favorite things to do to keep things iterative and flexible in Substance 3D Painter 🖌️😍

#madeWithSubstance
March 4, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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rexpo.bsky.social
Hi #PortfolioDay!!
I'm Rex and I'm an Illustrator and vis dev !!
I'm available for work and commission you can contact me at
📧 [email protected]
January 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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dukegunston.bsky.social
Morning Sketches #Procreate #conceptart
February 27, 2025 at 5:37 PM
nikiemonteleone.bsky.social
Those colooooors 😍
carriesloane.bsky.social Carrie Sloane @carriesloane.bsky.social · Feb 27
Just remembered I have a super old MZ Trophy model gathering dust on an external hard drive.... the materials are outdated, but a few vertex colors later aaaand 🎉
3D render of a MZ Trophy motorcycle, with a bright orange background. A person with blue spiky hair, a gray cardigan, and puffy blue and orange boots sits atop it Back view of a 3D render of a MZ Trophy motorcycle, with a bright orange background. A person with blue spiky hair, a gray cardigan, and puffy blue and orange boots sits atop it
February 27, 2025 at 2:34 AM
nikiemonteleone.bsky.social
Quick tip with our web based, beta app “Project Neo” using SVG import and Neo’s text tool! Continuing to explore this beta app has been super fun! Try it out for free on the web :)

projectneo.adobe.com

#projectNeo #3Dtype #graphicDesign #3d
February 26, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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theanniehsu.bsky.social
More jobs! We're looking for an Outsource Character Artist to join our ExDev team at Santa Monica Studio. Apply below!

sms.playstation.com/careers/art/...
Santa Monica Studio
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February 25, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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troglodette.bsky.social
Playing with colors in Substance Designer 🎨✨
abstract cloudy pattern in soft pink/purple hues abstract blobby pattern in bright pink/mint hues organic pattern in greenish/bluish hues organic pattern in deep red/fiery tones
February 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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moonjam.com
It has been FIVE years since I completed my short film "H O R S E", about a horse, struggling to exist
vimeo.com/395927811

#art #animation #cgi #short #shortfilm
H O R S E
A horse struggles to exist. Concept, Direction and Animation : AJ Jefferies Sound and Music : AJ Jefferies
vimeo.com
February 21, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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martiinem.bsky.social
HUMAN ARTISTS, use only one piece to convince people to follow you🎉

I'll go with my courtyard scene 🙂
#3dart #gameart #unreal
February 19, 2025 at 7:36 PM
nikiemonteleone.bsky.social
Creating hand painted textures is something I love, especially when they are tiled and ready for production work 😍 Reply on Instagram for a free download link!
www.instagram.com/p/DGQxAXavJes/

#madewithsubstance #substancepainter #stylized #textures #rust #adobe #handpainted #3D
February 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
nikiemonteleone.bsky.social
Hey Creatives!! I want to connect and chat Substance Painter and Topology and UVs and 3D and Composition and Color and Sculpting and ALL the things we all love to talk about!

Please link me to your portfolios so I can follow you or stop by and just say hi! Happy Friday & Happy Creating✌️
a woman with glasses says group hug in a dark room
ALT: a woman with glasses says group hug in a dark room
media.tenor.com
February 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM
nikiemonteleone.bsky.social
Who doesnt love free?!
Reply "Moss" to his instagram for the download link
wesmcdermott.bsky.social Wes McDermott @wesmcdermott.bsky.social · Feb 14
New Free Material Drop! Moss. Check out my IG to grab the download. instagram.com/p/DGD79kauYG...
February 14, 2025 at 6:09 PM
nikiemonteleone.bsky.social
😍😍😍
kaimuri.com Kai🔸 @kaimuri.com · Feb 13
Been experimenting with watercolor effects in Blender—here’s a sneak peek! The full tutorial drops tomorrow #b3d #tutorial #watercolor
February 13, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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jontofski.bsky.social
From this time last year. Byker Wall estate, Newcastle. Commissioned by an architecture firm as a leaving gift. Watercolour.
February 12, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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tohad.bsky.social
Portfolio update : Concept art for unreleased project Unicorn of Phoenix lab
February 12, 2025 at 10:49 AM
nikiemonteleone.bsky.social
A few of my favorite compositing tips using Photoshop.

Floating shapes were modeled with Illustrator and Rendered in Substance 3D Stager, love this workflow!

#madeWithSubstance
February 13, 2025 at 9:40 PM
nikiemonteleone.bsky.social
Same vibes
February 9, 2025 at 4:13 AM