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Mathieu Rakoto, 🚨 Open to work 🚨

@regulusartiste.bsky.social

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VFX Artist and Developer | Unity & Unreal @vfxapprentice.bsky.social Alumnus :) Portfolio : https://mathieu-rakoto.com/

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Mathieu Rakoto, 🚨 Open to work 🚨 @regulusartiste.bsky.social · Sep 1

Hello everyone!

My name is Mathieu and I'm a VFX Artist specialized in stylized effect! I'm based in France and looking for a work!
I Iove adding magic in my effects and making sparks fly✨

🎨https://artstation.com/mathieurakoto
💻https://mathieu-rakoto.com

#vfx #visualeffect #realtimevfx

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Mathieu Rakoto, 🚨 Open to work 🚨 @regulusartiste.bsky.social · 21h

Day 09 - Sticky 🍡
I don't know if someone will understand the reference 😆

#flipbooktober2025 #flipbooktober #krita #2dfx #2danimation #vfx #mochi #food

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Muno @bymuno.com · 2d

#inktober

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VFX Apprentice @vfxapprentice.bsky.social · 1d

Feedback is an invaluable part of learning anything, but it can sometimes be the most stressful component of the creative process. So how do we make it easier for ourselves and for our colleagues?
www.vfxapprentice.com/blog/how-to-...

#vfx #gamedev #realtimevfx #feedback

How to Give and Receive Feedback Efficiently

When learning a craft such as VFX, feedback can help tremendously to develop your skills. But, how to receive feedback and work with it efficiently?

www.vfxapprentice.com

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Mathieu Rakoto, 🚨 Open to work 🚨 @regulusartiste.bsky.social · 1d

Take care of yourself! It's the most important!

Mathieu Rakoto, 🚨 Open to work 🚨 @regulusartiste.bsky.social · 1d

Day 08 - Lens Flare 🔦
It was difficult to create a flipbook about this theme 😵

#flipbooktober2025 #flipbooktober #krita #2dfx #2danimation #VFX #light #pixar #lamp

Mathieu Rakoto, 🚨 Open to work 🚨 @regulusartiste.bsky.social · 2d

Day 07 - Ripple !

#flipbooktober2025 #flipbooktober #krita #2dfx #2danimation #VFX

Mathieu Rakoto, 🚨 Open to work 🚨 @regulusartiste.bsky.social · 3d

Day 06 - Clouds ☁️

#flipbooktober2025 #flipbooktober #krita #2dfx #2danimation #vfx #dbz #DragonBall #DragonBallZ #clouds

Mathieu Rakoto, 🚨 Open to work 🚨 @regulusartiste.bsky.social · 4d

Day 05 - Splash 🌊
(I had trouble finding time to work today, so I'm a little late!)

#flipbooktober2025 #flipbooktober #krita #2dfx #2danimation #vfx #water #splash

Mathieu Rakoto, 🚨 Open to work 🚨 @regulusartiste.bsky.social · 5d

Day 04 - Campfire 🔥
This one was hard to make! 😅

#flipbooktober2025 #flipbooktober #krita #2dfx #2danimation #vfx #fire #campfire

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Muno @bymuno.com · Apr 21

How does ROLLBACK NETCODE work, why is it so difficult to program, and why is it the gold standard for fighting games? A whirlwind tour of different solutions #pixelart #gamedev #AnimationVERSUS

The setup: you have a video game with couch co-op and want to add online multiplayer. Easy, right...?

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Mathieu Rakoto, 🚨 Open to work 🚨 @regulusartiste.bsky.social · 6d

Day 03 - Arcs of Thunder ⚡️

#flipbooktober2025 #flipbooktober #krita #2dfx #2danimation #vfx

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GENOKIDS – OUT on Steam! @nukefist.com · 7d

GENOKIDS is now OUT!!

I repeat this Kingdom Hearts/DMC inspired game is OUT!
IT'S OUT!
CHECK S TEAM NOWWW

OUT!

OUUUUUUTT!!!!!!!!

AAAIIIEE EE EEE 🔥🔥🔥🔥

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Kelvin van Hoorn @kelvinvanhoorn.com · 7d

Got some very simple water going for in the background 🌊

It's a relatively simple shader:
- Create heightmap by sampling a noise texture twice
- Lerp color depending on height
- Calculate normal using Central Difference
- Use derivatives from CD for foam mask

#GodotEngine #Rendering #Shader #Water

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Santiago Ruiz @wirdy-art.bsky.social · 7d

It’s been ages since I’ve been active here, but I’m gonna return by uploading this year’s #flipbooktober challenge by @vfxapprentice.bsky.social
Gonna be uploading one day behind here and on the day on my instagram :) #flipbooktober2025

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Mathieu Rakoto, 🚨 Open to work 🚨 @regulusartiste.bsky.social · 7d

I forgot to post here for the beginning of the #flipbooktober2025!
Day 01 - Swoosh ⚾

#krita #2dfx #2danimation #vfx #flipbooktober

Mathieu Rakoto, 🚨 Open to work 🚨 @regulusartiste.bsky.social · 7d

It was my Day 02 - 'Poisonous' for the #flipbooktober of @vfxapprentice.bsky.social !

#2dfx #vfx #flipbooktober2025 #krita #2danimation #mario #piranha #SSBU

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VFX Apprentice @vfxapprentice.bsky.social · 8d

⌚ We’re excited to announce the NEW guided training later this year – Timing Workshop!
Learn to practice and improve your timing in just 4 weeks, following the steps of professionals.

Interested? Join the waitlist: www.vfxapprentice.com/timing-works...

Timing Workshop | Learn Timing for VFX

Practice your Timing in a 4-week Workshop with VFX Apprentice! This Timing Workshop will give your effects the punch they deserve.

www.vfxapprentice.com

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Mathieu Rakoto, 🚨 Open to work 🚨 @regulusartiste.bsky.social · 10d

I wanted to share more details on artstation about my VFX made last year for a
@vfxapprentice.bsky.social challenge. It's a breakdown of the climax part.

Full version here : artstation.com/artwork/Gv8rYB

#vfx #unity #realtimevfx #gamedev #breakdown

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VFX Therapy @vfxtherapy.bsky.social · 13d

"Unveiling the Art of Jhin's Finisher VFX: Sergio Renato Perez Cuevas crafts a stunning impact with petals and precision in Unity for the Riot Games VFX Competition. #JhinVFX #UnityVFX #RiotGames #VFXBreakdown"

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VFX Apprentice @vfxapprentice.bsky.social · 22d

🔥 Color often indicates the temperature of the fire, with hotter flames tending to be bluish. Red and yellow are still the most common colors for their visceral feeling.
More on Fire FX in games in our blog post: www.vfxapprentice.com/blog/everyth...

How to Make Fire VFX: Use Fire Properties to Make Stylized Fire VFX

It can hurt you, help you, guide you, and wow you… It's fire! Take a look at how to make fire VFX and use fire properties to make stylized fire VFX.

www.vfxapprentice.com

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VFX Apprentice @vfxapprentice.bsky.social · 20d

💥 Here are some works of our students from the last Houdini & EmberGen Bootcamp launch! @sidefx.bsky.social @jangafx.bsky.social
And happy #vfxfriday to those who VFX 💪
#rtvfx #particlesim

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VFX Apprentice @vfxapprentice.bsky.social · 15d

📚 With #Flipbooktober2025 approaching, we're bringing back this refresher - what are flipbooks and how can we use them? Learn more about flipbooks in our blog post, and take a peek at the topics for the upcoming challenge 👀
www.vfxapprentice.com/blog/what-ar...

#vfx #framebyframe

What are Flipbooks and How are Flipbooks Used in Game FX?

Learn what flipbooks are, and how game engines use the classic animation flipbook to render animated textures inside of video game visual effects.

www.vfxapprentice.com

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Kenney @kenney.nl · 17d

Somehow, I set the totally unrealistic and pointless goal for myself to get 1,000 stars on each of the Starter Kit repositories. City Builder is super close now with 974 stars, Basic Scene the furthest away with 222 stars (I got ideas to bump it 👀)

github.com/stars/Kenney...

KenneyNL's list / Starter Kit (Godot)

Starter Kits for Godot

github.com

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PIGD - Paris Indie Games Developers 🔜 Thursday, September 25 @pigd.bsky.social · Aug 20

Did you have a lovely summer? I'm sure you thought about us (a little). The PIGD Meetup is back! Get your new demos and best pitches ready.

🗓️ Thursday, September 25, starting at 7:30 p.m.
📍 Le Reset Bar - 17 Rue du Cygne, 75001 Paris
ℹ️ www.meetup.com/paris-games-...

#indiegame #gamedev

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Dayyo @daydarion.bsky.social · 28d

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