rotomonkey
@rotomonkey.bsky.social
Hockey-, trumpet-, cos-player. Lookdev/environment artist in feature film animation by day. I follow artists whose work I dig.
https://imdb.com/name/nm0123259/
https://imdb.com/name/nm0123259/
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rotomonkey
@rotomonkey.bsky.social
· Jan 1
I’d like to finish and post more personal stuff. Most of what I do at home is really to learn some new technique or process. I tend to not finish it once I get the “aha” moment.
In the meantime, here’s some lookdev/shading stuff I’ve done for work in the last few years that’s no longer NDA. 🧵
In the meantime, here’s some lookdev/shading stuff I’ve done for work in the last few years that’s no longer NDA. 🧵
I really love it when weather forces SFO to switch to runway 19R and L for landings. Planes come in for final approach right over my house but they’re still high enough that it’s not loud. It’s this rolling white noise that mixes in with rain sounds. The closest I’ll get to distant thunder out here
February 16, 2026 at 4:18 AM
I really love it when weather forces SFO to switch to runway 19R and L for landings. Planes come in for final approach right over my house but they’re still high enough that it’s not loud. It’s this rolling white noise that mixes in with rain sounds. The closest I’ll get to distant thunder out here
My most mild “weird hill to die on” hot take is that censoring lyrics on the radio is dumb and it shouldn’t happen.
First of all, it sounds like dog shit and makes me tune away from songs I like.
Second, the lyrics to NIN’s “Closer” perfectly show the performative nonsense that is the practice 🧵
First of all, it sounds like dog shit and makes me tune away from songs I like.
Second, the lyrics to NIN’s “Closer” perfectly show the performative nonsense that is the practice 🧵
Heard Ice Cube’s “Today Was a Good Day” on the radio. All of the usually censored words were replaced with clean versions: “so deep put her butt to sleep” etc.
I realized I hadn’t heard this in 30 years (censored radio songs annoy me), which made me realize…
…that was done with AI wasn’t it.
I realized I hadn’t heard this in 30 years (censored radio songs annoy me), which made me realize…
…that was done with AI wasn’t it.
February 15, 2026 at 9:34 PM
My most mild “weird hill to die on” hot take is that censoring lyrics on the radio is dumb and it shouldn’t happen.
First of all, it sounds like dog shit and makes me tune away from songs I like.
Second, the lyrics to NIN’s “Closer” perfectly show the performative nonsense that is the practice 🧵
First of all, it sounds like dog shit and makes me tune away from songs I like.
Second, the lyrics to NIN’s “Closer” perfectly show the performative nonsense that is the practice 🧵
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I do think the clean radio version was made in the 90s; I have definitely heard it long before AI music. Random example, someone in 2013 made an amusing mashup with the vocals over a cover of a song from the Animal Crossing series, also using the 'butt' version.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV5j...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV5j...
K.K. Good Day (KK Slider vs Ice Cube)
YouTube video by BotanicSage [BS]
www.youtube.com
February 15, 2026 at 9:02 PM
I do think the clean radio version was made in the 90s; I have definitely heard it long before AI music. Random example, someone in 2013 made an amusing mashup with the vocals over a cover of a song from the Animal Crossing series, also using the 'butt' version.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV5j...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV5j...
Heard Ice Cube’s “Today Was a Good Day” on the radio. All of the usually censored words were replaced with clean versions: “so deep put her butt to sleep” etc.
I realized I hadn’t heard this in 30 years (censored radio songs annoy me), which made me realize…
…that was done with AI wasn’t it.
I realized I hadn’t heard this in 30 years (censored radio songs annoy me), which made me realize…
…that was done with AI wasn’t it.
February 15, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Heard Ice Cube’s “Today Was a Good Day” on the radio. All of the usually censored words were replaced with clean versions: “so deep put her butt to sleep” etc.
I realized I hadn’t heard this in 30 years (censored radio songs annoy me), which made me realize…
…that was done with AI wasn’t it.
I realized I hadn’t heard this in 30 years (censored radio songs annoy me), which made me realize…
…that was done with AI wasn’t it.
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This is my most recent personal project, which took me months to complete. It was during an extremely difficult time in my life, just last year.
I'm proud of how far it went, and it was satisfying to create something complex that wasn't tucked behind an NDA. Here's a quick Before and After :)
I'm proud of how far it went, and it was satisfying to create something complex that wasn't tucked behind an NDA. Here's a quick Before and After :)
February 15, 2026 at 6:39 PM
This is my most recent personal project, which took me months to complete. It was during an extremely difficult time in my life, just last year.
I'm proud of how far it went, and it was satisfying to create something complex that wasn't tucked behind an NDA. Here's a quick Before and After :)
I'm proud of how far it went, and it was satisfying to create something complex that wasn't tucked behind an NDA. Here's a quick Before and After :)
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Ghosts
Uintah Mountains, Utah on Feb. 13.
Uintah Mountains, Utah on Feb. 13.
February 15, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Ghosts
Uintah Mountains, Utah on Feb. 13.
Uintah Mountains, Utah on Feb. 13.
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Pro-tip: when you hear about a Lindy hop band playing a show on a retired aircraft carrier, you go.
February 15, 2026 at 5:18 AM
Pro-tip: when you hear about a Lindy hop band playing a show on a retired aircraft carrier, you go.
Pro-tip: when you hear about a Lindy hop band playing a show on a retired aircraft carrier, you go.
February 15, 2026 at 5:18 AM
Pro-tip: when you hear about a Lindy hop band playing a show on a retired aircraft carrier, you go.
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February 14, 2026 at 11:27 PM
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Turning the beaver from Alberta’s coat of arms into a video game boss
February 14, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Turning the beaver from Alberta’s coat of arms into a video game boss
I’m sorry, the answer to this clue is “crab”? 12 foot crabs exist?
Been nice knowing you all. Imma dip.
Been nice knowing you all. Imma dip.
February 14, 2026 at 6:40 PM
I’m sorry, the answer to this clue is “crab”? 12 foot crabs exist?
Been nice knowing you all. Imma dip.
Been nice knowing you all. Imma dip.
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In spite of being a big artsy weirdo outwardly for most of my younger life (and inward permanently), in my middle age I look more or less like this guy. Our presence at protest - nondescript average dudes- is important for exactly this reason. Bc the fascists wrongly assume we’re on their side
February 14, 2026 at 4:48 PM
In spite of being a big artsy weirdo outwardly for most of my younger life (and inward permanently), in my middle age I look more or less like this guy. Our presence at protest - nondescript average dudes- is important for exactly this reason. Bc the fascists wrongly assume we’re on their side
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Olympic Village Tour: See Where The Athletes Live, Train And Fuck Each Other
Olympic Village Tour: See Where The Athletes Live, Train And Fuck Each Other
Take a look inside the dorms, restaurants, and gymnasiums where these modern day gods and goddesses go crazy on each other’s perfect bodies.
theonion.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Olympic Village Tour: See Where The Athletes Live, Train And Fuck Each Other
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The final boss for this mini-renderer. Zorah and a (minified) Moana island.
TinyBVH makes it almost too easy.
TinyBVH makes it almost too easy.
February 14, 2026 at 3:02 PM
The final boss for this mini-renderer. Zorah and a (minified) Moana island.
TinyBVH makes it almost too easy.
TinyBVH makes it almost too easy.
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This very metal german rosary
February 14, 2026 at 3:29 PM
This very metal german rosary
This is my favorite category of Olympic story. I love that the Olympic villages are a sea of debauch
Condom crisis hits Milano Games on Valentine's Day - www.reuters.com/sports/condo...
Condom crisis hits Milano Games on Valentine's Day - www.reuters.com/sports/condo...
Olympic condom crisis hits Milano Games on Valentine's Day
Athletes at the Milano Cortina Games seem to have embraced Valentine’s week with their trademark Olympic intensity, racing through their free condom supply to leave dispensers empty before the big day...
www.reuters.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:38 PM
This is my favorite category of Olympic story. I love that the Olympic villages are a sea of debauch
Condom crisis hits Milano Games on Valentine's Day - www.reuters.com/sports/condo...
Condom crisis hits Milano Games on Valentine's Day - www.reuters.com/sports/condo...
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Parent of teenagers here: this advice is 100% true. The best way to get your kids to stop saying something is to say it too.
if you're an older person who finds words like mogg and maxxing annoying, just starting using them. people over the age of 30 have the superpower to end trends by simply adopting them
February 14, 2026 at 5:34 AM
Parent of teenagers here: this advice is 100% true. The best way to get your kids to stop saying something is to say it too.
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I hope this kid sees all of this and I hope we never learn who he is unless he tells us.
February 14, 2026 at 3:15 AM
I hope this kid sees all of this and I hope we never learn who he is unless he tells us.
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February 14, 2026 at 12:23 AM
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Car dealerships should offer pods you can rent by the hour to take naps in while you wait for your car to be serviced, just throwing it out there. Most adults are sleep deprived, it's an untapped market! lol
February 13, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Car dealerships should offer pods you can rent by the hour to take naps in while you wait for your car to be serviced, just throwing it out there. Most adults are sleep deprived, it's an untapped market! lol
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I love seeing the growing power of teachers unions getting these big wins. If there’s any industry where the “there just isn’t money for that” myth is accepted as fact it’s education. To see collective action easily blowing that lie up is inspiring. Imagine what it can in a for profit industry…
Direct action gets the goods
Delighted that the United Educators of SF won their contract in a masterful walkout that made the mayor and the superintendent look like chumps missionlocal.org/2026/02/sf-t...
February 13, 2026 at 5:30 PM
I love seeing the growing power of teachers unions getting these big wins. If there’s any industry where the “there just isn’t money for that” myth is accepted as fact it’s education. To see collective action easily blowing that lie up is inspiring. Imagine what it can in a for profit industry…