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Sakthi

@sambarpowder.bsky.social

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VFX Artist at Tuatara, previously Digital Extremes and Grinding Gear Games https://www.artstation.com/crossflip

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Sakthi @sambarpowder.bsky.social · Jul 9

Sup I'm Sakthi and I make purple things #PortfolioDay

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Sakthi @sambarpowder.bsky.social · 20h

Unearthed this old projectile afforestation effect for #VFXFriday

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Sakthi @sambarpowder.bsky.social · 14d

Thanks man <3 Neither can I lol, only mimicking greatness 😩

Sakthi @sambarpowder.bsky.social · 14d

sequence is sorta blocked out and it's time to add the sizzle... literally

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Tuatara @tuataragames.com · 16d

By baking data directly into a texture, through different channels, you can drive position, scale, and rotation of other elements, unlocking flexible, procedural control for unique effects with optimized performance #UnrealEngine #GameDev #VFX #RealtimeVFX

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Sakthi @sambarpowder.bsky.social · 18d

procedural dosa 👀

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Sakthi @sambarpowder.bsky.social · 20d

Been busy with work of late, and I've struggled to look at the internet these days with all the ugly news. My usual momentum with personal work has been disrupted 😩 but I made this lil tiffin box today tho

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Des Walsh @deswalsh.bsky.social · Sep 10

Just noticed I’m just 29 followers away from hitting the big 9k and iv never had that many on any site so can we share this just to see if we can get that number nice and round for the fun of it? Cheers and thanks in general.

Des Walsh @deswalsh.bsky.social · Oct 17

Hi I'm Des and I do prop and environment art in the games industry and here is a collection of some of my personal projects.

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Tuatara @tuataragames.com · Sep 10

Let Them Come: Onslaught demo is now live on PlayStation & Xbox!
Play the demo today and wishlist us!

🔵 PlayStation: store.playstation.com/en-us/produc...

🟢 Xbox: www.xbox.com/en-us/games/...

#gamedev #indiegames

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Sakthi @sambarpowder.bsky.social · Sep 10

yup, it's a vat

Sakthi @sambarpowder.bsky.social · Sep 10

cooking vfx scope intensifies

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io @yurisoldier.bsky.social · Feb 5

hi guys

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Game Informer @gameinformer.com · Sep 3

The new game from @ramiismail.com, Australia Did It, claims to invent a new genre: Tactical Reverse Bullet Hell. It’s out later this year. gameinformer.com/2025/09/03/r...

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Sakthi @sambarpowder.bsky.social · Sep 3

I've been messing around with liquigen of late, and I really wanted to try creating a real-time fluid dosa cooking sequence. Alack I'm about as bad as getting these perfectly round on the computer as I am IRL

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Nanafushi/ナナフシ @zigzig-booom-cq.bsky.social · Sep 2

データ整理してたら去年作ったメカアームの動画を発掘した。
作業データはPCの故障と共に天に消えました😇
#mecha #robot #オリメカ

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Sakthi @sambarpowder.bsky.social · Aug 30

felt a malevolent gaze upon me on my walk down at the park today

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モヤン @moyan0802.bsky.social · Aug 30

陸戦ロボ描きました
#anime #illustration #comic

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BirdiBirdson @birdibirdson.bsky.social · Aug 27

trees 🌿
#pixelart

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Tuatara @tuataragames.com · Aug 26

Our 2025 Sizzle Reel is live! Showcasing Real-time VFX, Cinematics, and personal work from our artists. Big thanks to our talented artists and clients who made these past years of collaboration possible.
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgtx...
#gamedev #realtimevfx #vfx

Tuatara Sizzle Reel 2025

YouTube video by Tuatara

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Des Walsh @deswalsh.bsky.social · Aug 24

Train returning London Bridge station showing part of the London skyline at early sunset.

#reference #buildingreference #animationreference

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Sakthi @sambarpowder.bsky.social · Aug 24

Beautiful glints 🤩

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Ash | Wishlist Cartomantic on Steam! @ashmakes.games · Aug 24

this might be one of my favorite visual effects i've made for Cartomantic so far.

spin spin spin...

#godot

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Sakthi @sambarpowder.bsky.social · Aug 24

Putting lights on this bigass mech is the closest I've come to decorating a christmas tree ✨ starting to get why people get so excited about it in the movies

Sakthi @sambarpowder.bsky.social · Aug 24

Trying to recreate the lit raindrop effect that made the stormy night scenes in Pacific Rim look so good. I started out with actual volumetric lights and rain particles, but quickly gave up and used an object-stable screenspace rain texture and fake light cones

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Bruno Dias @brunodias.bsky.social · Aug 23

The idea that 'AI can speed up dev cycles' would require a premise that dev cycles are long because people are taking forever to make assets (so you could replace them with shoddy slop and it'd go faster), which you could only believe is true if you've never actually tried to make a video game

GamesIndustry.biz @gibiz.bsky.social · Aug 22

At Gamescom, one sentiment remained consistent: We need to make games quicker. And to do that, more and more studios are turning to AI.

www.gamesindustry.biz/at-gamescom-...

At Gamescom, it felt like the industry now has a plan: make games quicker | Opinion

And at least part of that plan involves AI

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On the Shoulders of Giants @osgpod.bsky.social · Aug 5

img courtesy of ghost

a battletech robot is posed on the left against a blue gradient. in large impact font, the text reads:
PUTT LEG ON IT
you can do a meck
tractor
train
cop car (kitt)
school
wrist watch
friendships
certain inevitable geometrys
IF IT OWNS, STICK LEG ON IT!!!
real winners mech

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