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Roy Nathan de Groot
@royndegroot.bsky.social
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Pixel artist/Programmer/Game Designer/Dad. Super Crate Box, Serious Sam: Random Encounter, Luftrausers, Whipseey, Last Mage Standing and ULTRABUGS (eventually)
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labsworks.bsky.social
The release date is finally here 😍! LOVISH, coming February 5th to Windows and modern consoles! #lovish #indiegame #pixelart
January 15, 2026 at 11:13 PM
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hunty.biz
We just put up 2 contract job postings for @eveningstar.studio. These are both 3D Art roles

- 3D Game Animator (Contract)
- 3D Game Rigger (Contract)

Have a look at our jobs page:
eveningstar.studio/careers.html

(Please all submissions via LinkedIn, unsolicited portfolios will not be reviewed)
Careers - Evening Star
Work with Evening Star.
eveningstar.studio
February 6, 2026 at 8:02 AM
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foxxdrive.bsky.social
Hi friends, my commissions are open and I need to pay my bills, so I'm once again asking you to help an artist in need
foxxdrive.bsky.social Foxxdrive Shiranui 🦊COMMISSIONS OPEN!🦊 @foxxdrive.bsky.social · Jun 7
Pixel art commissions!
I'm opening up new commissions!
Please, follow the guide on the last picture if you're interested and DM me!
Price table for pixel art commissions. Small (32px to 48px): - Sprites: $10+ - Icons: $15+ Medium (64px to 80px): - Sprites: $25+ - Icons: $30+ Large sprites (96px to 128px): - Sprites and icons: $40+ Price table for pixel art commissions. Extra large (128+px): Sprites starting on $50, portraits on $60. Portraits with background: $75$ Guide and Terms to ask for a commission. - Choosen character must have a pre-existing design. Provide as many references as you can. In case character design must be done by me, the cost will rise based on complexity of the character; - Provide detailed information about the art, like poses and scene composition. You can even draw a sketch (even if you’re not good!) to show me what you want; - Payment via Paypal Invoice, 50% upfront!; - Estimate Prices are subject to change based on many factors such as complexity, NSFW, will be Game asset, aditional objects or characters, etc; - No refunds after the sketch approval; - After the approval of the sketch, minor revisions won’t be charged but major revisions will incur aditional costs; - Estimate time to finish is 1 week to 2months (will vary based on size and complexity); - Rushed works will incur additional costs; - I will post the finished work in my social media and might stream it on twitch or youtube. If you don’t want me to do it, tell me in advance. Will do: NSFW; - Furry; - Monsters; - Mecha; - Fanart; - Blood; - Animation (price may vary greatly!); - Tilesets (price will vary on size and complexity); Wont do: - Extreme NSFW (extreme fetish like gore, loli, bodily waste, etc); - NFT/Crypto;
February 5, 2026 at 3:51 PM
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kianamosser.bsky.social
In the US animation industry, ~$20 USD/hr is the absolute minimum amount you can be paid for your skills; most art-focused roles make more than that. If you do pixel animation for less, you’re undercharging, especially if you have several years of work experience!

animationguild.org/contracts-wa...
February 5, 2026 at 12:46 PM
royndegroot.bsky.social
Blocked the user in question. You should do the same. No AI required to push some pixels
datagoblin.bsky.social vini @datagoblin.bsky.social · 2d
don't love doing this, but since people have asked and i got mutuals following them

snow-kiss is likely an AI-slop bot

they post cutesy pixel art w/ text like "let me know what you think", "a comment would make my day" but there's too many signs to ignore

bsky.app/profile/snow...

examples below:
snow-kiss.bsky.social snow-kiss @snow-kiss.bsky.social · 17d
This is a pixel art piece with a retro vibe. Let me know if it resonates with you—comments are highly appreciated! Please share any suggestions you have!

#SoloDev #PixelArt #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieGameDev #IndieDev #IndieGames
February 5, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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polyducks.co.uk
Pixelartists, I am b e g g i n g you -

Don't work under minimum wage for *any* job. If your client wanted to pay less they'd buy one of your asset packs.

Your hourly should reflect your skill, but clients are commissioning you because they like your style. Know your worth.
February 5, 2026 at 10:44 AM
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toripng.com
Guess I'll keep going.

#pixelart
pixel art that reads 'fuck adobe'
February 2, 2026 at 10:58 PM
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birdrespecter.bsky.social
I’m sorry but what did libertarians think that the anonymous money laundering racism coin that you could only functionally use for illicit activity was doing other than this, exactly
February 2, 2026 at 7:24 PM
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itsquinns.bsky.social
That this show has let me collaborate with some of my most talented friends makes my heart very full 💛
unusualcadence.co.uk Adam Hay @unusualcadence.co.uk · 6d
For the season 2 refresh of Quinns Quest, the YouTube ttrpg review series made by my pal @itsquinns.bsky.social, I finally got to fulfill my niche dream of composing music for a 90s multimedia CD-ROM!
I switched on my best OPL2 FM chip emulator and made these tunes:

soundcloud.com/unusualcaden...
Quinns Quest Season 2 MIDI Megamix
When Quinns asked me if I could do some music that sounded like it could be included on an Encarta 95 knockoff multimedia CD-ROM for season 2 of Quinns Quest, I replied
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February 2, 2026 at 8:57 AM
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aliasmcdoe.bsky.social
I was wondering why I wasn't seeing any JP posts on my For You timeline and turns out bsky re-set my language preferences to English only (why? I'm not even from an English speaking country) even though I changed them to all languages a long time ago.

They REALLY need to get better with this, man.
February 2, 2026 at 11:15 AM
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mechabarbarian.bsky.social
Want to once again remind you that the best way to view pixel art is to order fine prints of it from my shop and free them from the tyranny of the screen!
www.inprnt.com/gallery/mech...
January 27, 2026 at 3:36 PM
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alienmelon.bsky.social
✅making games is a communal effort that requires the specialized labor of many different fields.
✅making games is a solo artistic journey where one person stubbornly creates everything on their own.
👍👍both ways are artistically relevant, and bring different things to the table.
January 29, 2026 at 10:46 AM
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ashervo.bsky.social
Hi friends! I'm happy to announce that our little mouse-bouncing adventure Beast Breaker will finally be playable on Steam!

Everyone thank our friends at @kandofactory.bsky.social for making this possible.

Lots of details about all the new stuff here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWfQ...
Beast Breaker Steam Announcement - A Message from Vodeo Games
YouTube video by Kando Factory
www.youtube.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:51 PM
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dominictarason.com
Added a few more games and finished up entries for a bunch more on my big spreadsheet of Cool Free PC Games.

Considering that some are multi-game entries, that's over 350+ things to play, many of which are full, retail-worthy times.

If you've got any kind of PC, videogames are just kinda great.
Free PC Games - The Best For The Broke
docs.google.com
January 24, 2026 at 5:28 AM
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konjak.org
Happy 🔧 ICONOCLASTS 🔧 anniversary!

Sat a long time on physical goods, and could use help for coming projects. I decided to try a few auctions for support! Hope this is a good avenue for those of you asking for this.

I have always been grateful for your support! 💛

www.ebay.com/usr/konjakon...
Shirt, physicals for Vita, Switch and PS4, collector's edition physicals for all three as well Iconoclasts title screen Main character Robin standing by her home Robin and her brother Elro facing a boss battle
January 23, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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rj-palmer.com
No studio will ever generate 4 options and be like one of these is perfect. They will generate hundreds/thousands driving up executive indecision and take just as long. The actual problem is not how long artist take, its leadership not knowing exactly what they want. AI will not solve that.
January 22, 2026 at 9:10 PM
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chrisbratt.bsky.social
We traveled back up to Edinburgh to be there as Rockstar Games and its fired union members took their case to court:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnui...
Rockstar vs. Union: We Went to Court and Saw the Evidence
YouTube video by People Make Games
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January 13, 2026 at 2:54 PM
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adamatomic.bsky.social
uh oh it s time for : new game. this one is

❄️ SPACE CORGI 2: SNOWHOUND PROTOCOL ❄️

🐶 pilot my ACTUAL dog s
🔄 switch freely between dogs (UNLIKE space corgi ONE)
🌭 one dog is PRETTY LONG
🍞 the other is NOT USEFUL
🧱 30 levels !! what? in ONE GAME? listen

adamatomic.itch.io/space-corgi-2
January 10, 2026 at 4:04 AM
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dominictarason.com
One more shout-out for QBJ3. If you like retro FPS games at all, you NEED play this. Available as both a Quake mod and a FULLY STANDALONE FREE GAME.

qbj3.slipseer.com

77 one-shot Quake adventures with almost all-new weapons and reworked enemies. Maps range from 5 minute blitzes to multi-hour epics
QUAKE BRUTALIST JAM III - Release Trailer
YouTube video by Fairweather
www.youtube.com
January 9, 2026 at 3:38 AM
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lorenschmidt.bsky.social
i am a firm believer that making games is a deep skill. it's technically challenging. but there is a way to make something, at any detail level, which is empowering to everyone on the project, appropriate to that scope, and which feels whole and holds water artistically.
January 7, 2026 at 8:40 PM
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hrpixelart.com
Boy, I tell ya.

#pixelart
January 8, 2026 at 3:52 AM
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roodypatooti.bsky.social
Wish I could internalize this
brightwanderer I think a lot about how we as a culture have turned "forever" into the only acceptable definition of success. Like... if you open a coffee shop and run it for a while and it makes you happy but then stuff gets too expensive and stressful and you want to do something else so you close it, it's a "failed" business. If you write a book or two, then decide that you don't actually want to keep doing that, you're a "failed" writer. If you marry someone, and that marriage is good for a while, and then stops working and you get divorced, it's a "failed" marriage. The only acceptable "win condition" is "you keep doing that thing forever". A friendship that lasts for a few years but then its time is done and you move on is considered less valuable or not a "real" friendship. A hobby that you do for a while and then are done with is a "phase" - or, alternatively, a "pity" that you don't do that thing any more. A fandom is "dying" because people have had a lot of fun with it but are now moving on to other things. I just think that something can be good, and also end, and that thing was still good. And it's okay to be sad that it ended, too. But the idea that anything that ends is automatically less than this hypothetical eternal state of success... I don't think that's doing us any good at all.
October 30, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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theonion.com
Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession
Nicolás Maduro Charged With Felony Oil Possession
January 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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dieworkwear.bsky.social
amazing how the entire machine can pivot within 24 hours. no need to slowly upsell the argument; just issue new marching orders
Matt Walsh tweeted last year: "We've spent the last 25 years bringing "freedom" and "democracy" to countries around the globe while our own country has been systematically invaded and now our largest cities are run by foreigners and communists. If you want to know why I'm so avowedly non-interventionist, this is why." Then he tweeted today: ""This is a war for oil!!!!!" First of all, the "war" lasted like 90 minutes. Second, going to war to secure vital resources for your own people is totally legitimate. Why should we allow some third world communist shithole to control trillions of dollars worth of oil?" Laura Loomer tweeted last year: "I’m America First, I don’t support “Regime Change”. I went on @Bannons_WarRoom to talk about Chinese aggression in Venezuela and why we need to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a foreign Islamic terrorist organization." Then she tweeted yesterday: "Maduro has arrived at the DEA office in Manhattan. He was transported in an armored motorcade after being transported in a blindfold via helicopter & then by plane to New York after his compound in Caracas was raided by US Special Forces. Proud to be an American today! USA 🇺🇸" Catturd tweeted last year: "Name one U.S. inspired regime change that hasn’t ended in absolute disaster." Then he tweeted yesterday: "Venezuela is now more free than New York City." Will Chamberlain tweeted last year: "The Republican Party is no longer the party of regime change and endless wars If you want to be its standard-bearer that is a non-negotiable position" Then he tweeted yesterday: "I can think of few better uses of my tax dollars than black-bagging the head of a foreign narco-trafficking organization that enriches itself by addicting and poisoning my fellow Americans"
January 5, 2026 at 6:50 AM
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dewdneym.bsky.social
Christmas destroyed my wallet and I'm going to Jamaica in a week to visit my mom so I need money.

Will draw for dollars, $10 off everything!

dms are open, paypal only.
January 4, 2026 at 9:02 PM