Layne Ngatai-Stokes || Technical-art
@laynestokes.bsky.social
Technical-Artist working for Unclear games, Creme Purlee studios, and O'Saurus Studios | He/Him | Cursed with Jester's Blood
I'll be here for Games week
Come say hi if you want to talk Technical-Art, Realtime-VFX, Shaders, Freelancing, Asset Pipelines, Optimization or anything else
Come say hi if you want to talk Technical-Art, Realtime-VFX, Shaders, Freelancing, Asset Pipelines, Optimization or anything else
September 25, 2025 at 12:22 PM
I'll be here for Games week
Come say hi if you want to talk Technical-Art, Realtime-VFX, Shaders, Freelancing, Asset Pipelines, Optimization or anything else
Come say hi if you want to talk Technical-Art, Realtime-VFX, Shaders, Freelancing, Asset Pipelines, Optimization or anything else
This is probably the only time mine haven't been all over the place
August 3, 2025 at 9:11 AM
This is probably the only time mine haven't been all over the place
I went from 210 to 84 semi-easily and then everyone after that felt like this
July 14, 2025 at 4:14 AM
I went from 210 to 84 semi-easily and then everyone after that felt like this
Excuse the super hacked together prototype (thus the hexagons in the first image) but using a super exaggerated convolution bloom with a star shaped texture/kernel gets you most of the way there
March 4, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Excuse the super hacked together prototype (thus the hexagons in the first image) but using a super exaggerated convolution bloom with a star shaped texture/kernel gets you most of the way there
I smashed out this fun fire VFX prototype today. It was a fun, little Tech-art exercise.
It's all 2D and uses a vertex offset in the shader to give it the illusion of depth when rotating around the sphere.
It's all 2D and uses a vertex offset in the shader to give it the illusion of depth when rotating around the sphere.
October 24, 2024 at 2:43 AM
I smashed out this fun fire VFX prototype today. It was a fun, little Tech-art exercise.
It's all 2D and uses a vertex offset in the shader to give it the illusion of depth when rotating around the sphere.
It's all 2D and uses a vertex offset in the shader to give it the illusion of depth when rotating around the sphere.
Outside of games I like:
Music (I have a degree in classical guitar, I love playing all styles and I also compose)
Photography (35mm film and Digital)
Cooking (Currently making a lot of Polish and Japanese)
MTG (Former standard, now casually with my partner and friends. I enjoy Mono-red the most)
Music (I have a degree in classical guitar, I love playing all styles and I also compose)
Photography (35mm film and Digital)
Cooking (Currently making a lot of Polish and Japanese)
MTG (Former standard, now casually with my partner and friends. I enjoy Mono-red the most)
October 18, 2024 at 10:26 AM
Outside of games I like:
Music (I have a degree in classical guitar, I love playing all styles and I also compose)
Photography (35mm film and Digital)
Cooking (Currently making a lot of Polish and Japanese)
MTG (Former standard, now casually with my partner and friends. I enjoy Mono-red the most)
Music (I have a degree in classical guitar, I love playing all styles and I also compose)
Photography (35mm film and Digital)
Cooking (Currently making a lot of Polish and Japanese)
MTG (Former standard, now casually with my partner and friends. I enjoy Mono-red the most)
I also have two cats, Ezra and Mimir. Ezra is 11 years old and so very Ginger and Mimir turned 1 yesterday and is so very fluffy.
October 18, 2024 at 10:18 AM
I also have two cats, Ezra and Mimir. Ezra is 11 years old and so very Ginger and Mimir turned 1 yesterday and is so very fluffy.
Fun-fact about me I apparently exist (and there is a chance I might be canon) in the Star Trek universe as the L android (thanks to the fantastic work of @sassifrasi.bsky.social and many other wonderful folks I worked with at MK).
October 18, 2024 at 10:14 AM
Fun-fact about me I apparently exist (and there is a chance I might be canon) in the Star Trek universe as the L android (thanks to the fantastic work of @sassifrasi.bsky.social and many other wonderful folks I worked with at MK).
G'day Bluesky friends,
I'm Layne a freelance Technical-Artist, Programmer, Generalist and VFX Artist from Melbourne Australia.
Currently I am open to work (both freelance and studio roles) Previously @toastinteractive.bsky.social , @Mighty Kingdom and Freelancing.
I'm Layne a freelance Technical-Artist, Programmer, Generalist and VFX Artist from Melbourne Australia.
Currently I am open to work (both freelance and studio roles) Previously @toastinteractive.bsky.social , @Mighty Kingdom and Freelancing.
October 18, 2024 at 10:05 AM
G'day Bluesky friends,
I'm Layne a freelance Technical-Artist, Programmer, Generalist and VFX Artist from Melbourne Australia.
Currently I am open to work (both freelance and studio roles) Previously @toastinteractive.bsky.social , @Mighty Kingdom and Freelancing.
I'm Layne a freelance Technical-Artist, Programmer, Generalist and VFX Artist from Melbourne Australia.
Currently I am open to work (both freelance and studio roles) Previously @toastinteractive.bsky.social , @Mighty Kingdom and Freelancing.
There is something funny about how the "read blog" button in the email that @unity3d.bsky.social sent out, (announcing unity 6 is here) gives a 404 error
October 17, 2024 at 6:29 AM
There is something funny about how the "read blog" button in the email that @unity3d.bsky.social sent out, (announcing unity 6 is here) gives a 404 error
It's Mimir's 1st Birthday
October 17, 2024 at 4:06 AM
It's Mimir's 1st Birthday
Melbourne goes alright
August 13, 2023 at 12:27 AM
Melbourne goes alright
While waiting for one of those green bars to finish up, I thought I would share skybox shader I started the other night
August 10, 2023 at 6:21 AM
While waiting for one of those green bars to finish up, I thought I would share skybox shader I started the other night
Being a Unity Dev in 2023
August 10, 2023 at 5:42 AM
Being a Unity Dev in 2023