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Shawn Witt @shawnwitt.bsky.social · 7d

I will probably never stop reconsidering how to stylize Earthbound characters.

#earthbound #ness #pencil #sketch

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Shawn Witt @shawnwitt.bsky.social · 25d

I liked it.

#silksong #hollowknight #hornet

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Shawn Witt @shawnwitt.bsky.social · Jun 6

A quick doodle for Earthbound’s 30th!

I guess launching a new console the same day as the anniversary is one way to avoid fielding questions about Mother 3! 😅

#earthbound #nintendo #switch2 #ness #mother3 #snes #psi #ipadart

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Shawn Witt @shawnwitt.bsky.social · May 27

I was shuffling some stuff around and found a Final Fantasy art piece that @stuffbykristin.bsky.social made back in 2013 and still love it as much as ever!

#finalfantasy #famicom #nes #fanart #8-bit #nintendo #squaresoft #mywifecandraw

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Shawn Witt @shawnwitt.bsky.social · Apr 13

Really cool! Did you dye the shirt yourself or did it come with the texture? Where’d you get it?

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Shawn Witt @shawnwitt.bsky.social · Mar 6

This is a PSA to check your old electronics and make sure any batteries are removed!

Bonus points if anyone can identify the battery pack in the photo.

Just pulled some AAs with an expiration date of 2012!

#classicgaming #nintendo #retrogames #cartridge #vintagegames #backinmyday #sega #90s

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Shawn Witt @shawnwitt.bsky.social · Feb 23

Maruyama Park, April 2022

Incredibly beautiful night among the cherry blossoms.

Have any games utilized an extreme zoomed out 360 camera perspective?

#gamedev #360video #kyoto #art #sakura

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Shawn Witt @shawnwitt.bsky.social · Feb 14

When you can finally reach the pedals!

#parenting #arcade #adorable #gamingfamily #driving #racer #coinop #player2 #videogames #saturdaymorning

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Shawn Witt @shawnwitt.bsky.social · Feb 13

Perhaps 1/4 res? It looks fantastic either way!

Shawn Witt @shawnwitt.bsky.social · Feb 13

Always interested in a new type of NPR rendering! The subject matter looks fun too!

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Shawn Witt @shawnwitt.bsky.social · Feb 13

Our Global Game Jam game Bubblenauts has a free demo up on Steam! Give it a shot and send along a video of a hilarious game-breaking bug!

…and maybe a wishlist, too ;)

store.steampowered.com/app/3494330/...

#indiedev #globalgamejam #steamfest #couchcoop #multiplayer #unity #greenbay #dadjam

Bubblenauts on Steam

This is a 4-player same-screen competitive battler, attempting to bubble your opponents before they bubble you. Use a dash to cut through smaller bubbles but watch out for the large ones.

store.steampowered.com

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Shawn Witt @shawnwitt.bsky.social · Feb 13

Jimmy Page warm up ink sketch from this morning!

#ledzeppelin #jimmypage #robertplant #johnpauljones #johnbonham #bonzo #ink #illustration #portrait #sketch #trampledunderfoot

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Shawn Witt @shawnwitt.bsky.social · Feb 12

This is an oldie but I still like it! Maybe it’s time to round out the crew!

#earthbound #mother2 #ness #smashbros #nintendo #supernes #illustration #characterdesign #digitalart #giygas #clumsyrobot

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Shawn Witt @shawnwitt.bsky.social · Feb 11

Proud of my kid for having the courage to participate in his first Pokemon TCG event over the weekend. It inspired me to make him a Pokemon style portrait.

#pokemontcg #pokemon #illustration #portraitdrawing #nintendo #procreateipad #digitalart #anime #ipadart #applepencil #pokerap

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Shawn Witt @shawnwitt.bsky.social · Feb 10

I should’ve mailed it along with my Nintendo Power fan letter asking about Earthbound 64!

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Shawn Witt @shawnwitt.bsky.social · Feb 10

Only took 20 years!

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Shawn Witt @shawnwitt.bsky.social · Feb 10

Ok, just hear me out -

(from the back of my civics notebook circa 1997-ish)

#nintendo #gameboy #doodle #nintendo64 #portable #nintendoswitch #mario #n64 #90s #gamedev

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Shawn Witt @shawnwitt.bsky.social · Feb 6

Excited to see one of my housing illustrations out in the wild! Thanks to my colleagues for the invaluable feedback during the process!

#warcraft #housing #illustration #visualdevelopment #gamedev #conceptart

World of Warcraft @worldofwarcraft.blizzard.com · Feb 5

Player Housing is coming to Azeroth.

Get an early look: https://blizz.ly/42Dt33r

An illustration of a cozy house somewhere on the outskirts of Stormwind. The house features white walls with wooden beams and warm glowing windows, all under a blue shingled roof. A human stands in the doorway waving; his silhouette is lit from behind by a warm glow inside the home. Grass and colorful plants surround the house, with cobblestone walkways and a small stable attached to the side where a gryphon is nesting comfortably. Other houses and the entrance to Stormwind fill the distant background.

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Shawn Witt @shawnwitt.bsky.social · Feb 4

Does anyone else doodle fake video game consoles?

#sketchbook #gamedev #floppydisk #vintagetech #classicgaming #penandink #noeraser #illustration #indiedev

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Shawn Witt @shawnwitt.bsky.social · Feb 3

My youngest made me a Pokémon card yesterday. A chip off the old block!

#parenting #pokemon #pokemontcg #pikachu #gamedev #tradingcards #illustration #gameart #nintendo #kensugimori

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Shawn Witt @shawnwitt.bsky.social · Feb 2

Game design whiteboard scribbles. Working out how to mash up Bubble Bobble and Quake 3 Arena… We actually managed to implement most of the features in the 48 hour game jam!

#globalgamejam #gamedev #gamedesign #gameart #whiteboarddesign #bubblenauts #greenbay #gamejam

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Shawn Witt @shawnwitt.bsky.social · Feb 1

Live portrait painting in Gouache! A bit worrisome in the middle but kept working at it!

#gouache #lifedrawing #trusttheprocess #portraitpainting #artprocess #art #paintingtimelapse #howtopaint #paintingpractice

youtube.com/shorts/S7Etm...

GOUACHE Live Painting Timelapse #gouachepainting #lifedrawing #art #illustration #artprocess #chill

YouTube video by Shawn Witt

youtube.com

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Shawn Witt @shawnwitt.bsky.social · Jan 30

I participated in the Global Game Jam this year! We made a 4-player competitive Bubble ‘em up called Bubblenauts!

Really proud of what we accomplished in just two days!

#globalgamejam #gamedev #bubble

globalgamejam.org/games/2025/b...

Bubblenauts | Global Game Jam

4 Bubblenauts battle for bubble supremacy in the managerless soda plant. This is a 4 player same screen competitive battler, attempt to bubble your opponents before they bubble you. Use dash to cut th...

globalgamejam.org

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Shawn Witt @shawnwitt.bsky.social · Jan 23

Here’s a new timelapse video of an Upper Deck sketch card illustration! SONYA the Barbarian from Diablo!

youtu.be/MEK8lDTUuro?...

#art #diablo #blizzard #upperdeck #ink #copicmarker #illustration

DIABLO Barbarian Sonya Sketch Card

YouTube video by Shawn Witt

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Shawn Witt @shawnwitt.bsky.social · Jan 20

The best art supplies are the ones you have at hand.

Crayola Marker on printer paper.

#art #crayola #parenting #illustration

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