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Nathan Lombardi

@lom.bsky.social

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3D modeler/sculptor ⬩ illustrator ⬩ concept artist ⬩ pixel pusher ⬩ game artist Decent maker of art. Terrible at social media.

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Nathan Lombardi @lom.bsky.social · Dec 12

Hello, I'm Nathan, an artist based in Seattle that does illustrations, 3D and pixel art. I've worked in both table top and video games.
Feel free to follow along to see the randomness, cheers!

"Bard"
[ #art #illustration ]

Female human bard with dark curly hair in a white top and a dark blue bodice holding a wooden harp with a gold design. Dark gray breeches with black leather boots and metal cingulum style belt that supports a sword at her hip. Background is solid yellow with white bold letters of "BARD" at the top.
Glazed image.

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Isobel_Starling @isobelstarling.bsky.social · 14h

Shout this from the fucking rooftops, people!! #fuckAI

A meme that says 'petition to add this button to literally every app right now: Exclude AI
meme by @FLScience

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Nathan Lombardi @lom.bsky.social · 4h

Time to dig up the corpse of Senator Joseph McCarthy for some advice- that guy really knew how to handle the nonexistent threat from leftists!

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Elizabeth @lightlyredacted.bsky.social · 1d

I don't care if you don't pray. You pray for Dolly, motherfucker.

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Nathan Lombardi @lom.bsky.social · 1d

Such clean gradients! Amazing job on the face!
Love it, John.

Also, the amount of notes I would get if I tried to submit a butt sculpt like that to Atomic Mass. Ha!

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Local Artist John Sheffield @thatdarnsatan.bsky.social · 1d

I painted Rogue '97, sculpted by C27 Miniatures! #miniaturepainting #xmen #marvel

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Owen Dennis @oweeeeendennis.bsky.social · 1d

It's funny reading comments like "AI is the future! You gotta learn how to use it if you wanna compete!" and like dude you're typing in "snake with big tiddies", what is there to learn?

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Nathan Lombardi @lom.bsky.social · 2d

"to be able to create art *without* needing to worry about surviving?" Bluesky needs an edit function already.

But absolutely agree- we have lost so much because a minority of people would rather hoard wealth and power for no other reason than they are horrible human beings.

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Matt McMuscles @mattmcmuscles.bsky.social · 2d

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Nathan Lombardi @lom.bsky.social · 2d

Can you imagine how much better the world's quality of life would be if we just allowed everyone to be able to create art with needing to worry about surviving?
How much unique art is lost to all these -isms?

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 2d

with alt-text

A screenshot from Zelda Williams' instagram stories. It reads:

Please, just stop sending me AI videos of Dad. Stop believing I wanna see it or that I'll understand, I don't and I won't. If you're just trying to troll me, I've seen way worse, i'll restrict and move on. But please, if you've got any decency, just stop doing this to him and to me, to everyone even, full stop. Its dumb, it's a waste of time and energy, and believe me, it's NOT what he'd want.
To watch the legacies of real people be condensed down to 'this vaguely looks and sounds like them so that's enough', just so other people can churn out horrible TikTok slop puppeteering them is maddening. You're not making art, you're making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art and music, and then shoving them down someone else's throat hoping they'll give you a little thumbs up and like it.
Gross.

The second Instagram stories screenshot from Zelda Williams. It reads:

"And for the love of EVERY THING, stop calling it 'the future'. AI is just badly recycling and regurgitating the past to be reconsumed. You are taking in the Human Centipede of content, and from the very very end of the line, all while the folks at the front laugh and laugh, consume and consume."

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Megan Fox @glassbottommeg.bsky.social · 2d

The answer to why no one seems to be making new Deus Ex or whatevs is pretty much entirely that: they are, but then some guy with money goes "but that doesn't look like the game that sold well this year!" and shoots it with a shotgun

All the classic Legendary games were pre-venture capital in games

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World's Spookiest Lesbian🏴 🔯 🏳️‍⚧️ (Amanda) @amandak6647.bsky.social · 3d

They are terrified of his power

competentposter @competentposter.bsky.social · 4d

wizard frog is insane

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Nathan Lombardi @lom.bsky.social · 4d

I just found out Jeffery Combs was the starring character in
Aliens: Ride at the Speed of Fright, a motion simulation ride from the 90's directed by Stuart Gordon.

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Nathan Lombardi @lom.bsky.social · 4d

Definitely Weyoun for me.

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History of Hyrule, Zelda Archivist @historyofhyrule.com · 5d

Here's the original line art for Katsuya Terada's #PrinceofPersia piece. I'm not sure its ever been scanned. This is from my copy of Rakuga King 寺田克也ラクガキング which I've been meaning to de-bind for better scans anyway. This is at 600dpi but I did it at 2400dpi & will upload it later
#Nintendo #Famicom

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Rebecca Heineman @burgerbecky.bsky.social · 4d

I’ve started a GoFundMe to help with my cancer battle gofund.me/6850175a3

Donate to Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer, organized by Rebecca Heineman

I’m Rebecca Ann Heineman. The very first video game champion, creat… Rebecca Heineman needs your support for Help Rebecca Ann Heineman Fight Aggressive Cancer

gofund.me

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Nathan Lombardi @lom.bsky.social · 4d

Go crazy with the spamming. Get those commissions!

Nathan Lombardi @lom.bsky.social · 4d

Robin is available for commissions!

Robin Sevakis @jadedsketch.bsky.social · 5d

I'M DOING COMMISSIONS!! This is my 1st time doing an open call, so I'm going to start with 6 slots & go from there! Mainly looking to draw original characters, but I *might* do fanart if its an IP I love. Email me to inquire ([email protected])! Full terms here: jadedsketch.com/commissions

Commission "menu" graphic showing examples of 4 commission options: Full body character ($245), Portrait ($155), Silly doodle black & white ($32) and Silly doodle simple color ($44)

Example images of 3 full body character illustrations- a thin elf man with a long black brain holding daggers, a hyena-like knoll with a pauldron, and a tan-skinned half elf woman with a flowing ombre purple dress and a moon staff

Example illustrations of silly doodles and character portraits

Nathan Lombardi @lom.bsky.social · 4d

Can't begin to tell you how much fun I had with Bard's Tale III. This is really sad news.

Javmaster @javmaster.bsky.social · 5d

www.timeextension.com/news/2025/10...

Gaming Legend Rebecca Heineman Could Really Do With Your Positive Vibes Right Now

Heineman's career in games stretches back over 40 years

www.timeextension.com

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Leena 🌵 @leena.reuben.games · 5d

increasingly convinced preventing americans from getting their little packages is the thing that will take this government down

Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 5d

How bad are tariffs going?

I paid for $32 of shaving cream from Canada. Unique stuff I’ve used for years, nothing like it in US. Small family business.

UPS guy came to my door today with box and said I have to pay additional $120 before he can hand it to me.

That makes it 5x more expensive!!! 🤯

Screenshot of message from UPS:

Hi Adam,
All import fees must be paid prior to delivery.
Save time - prepay online for your FREIGHTCOM shipment. If import fees are not paid before delivery, an additional surcharge will be applied.
Total Amount Due
119.20 USD
Additional charges may have been applied based on recent tariff policy changes.
Pay Now ›

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Anna Wintery @annawintery.bsky.social · 5d

Melinoe

#pixelart #ドット絵 #Hades2

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InkyInGreen 🍂 @blackwallmancer.bsky.social · 6d

Found this on the AO3 subreddit, and I'm about to let it change my whole life (or at least work really hard to internalize it wrt my writing).

Someone's screenshot of a two-post twitter thread, from user blue (@bluewmist):

the fastest way to kill motivation is to make your identity depend on the outcome. it's called ego involvement. when failing becomes failing as a person, your brain starts avoiding the whole thing. not because you don't care, but because you care too much.

you don't need lower standards. you need less self-worth tangled up in your goals. the work gets easier when it's not about proving who you are.

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Nathan Lombardi @lom.bsky.social · 6d

That's why I tend to make the same group of things for dinner so I won't waste ingredients. Because if I go outside of my usual food recipes I end up with a bunch of fresh thyme, bay leaves and stalks of celery that rot in a refrigerator drawer reminding me of my overambitious efforts.

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Nghi Vo @nghivo.bsky.social · 6d

1-866-952-4456 to tell Netflix that in no way do you want Elon fucking Musk determining what you watch.

I just called, got through in about 15 seconds, and told them that I strongly support queer inclusion in their programming and that I will cancel my subscription if they cave.

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 6d

1. Led by Elon Musk, the far-right has exploded in a campaign to get Netflix to remove shows with queer and trans characters.

If Netflix capitulates to their demands, an already strained market for LGBTQ+ animators might become even more dire.

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Elon Musk Leads Campaign To Force Netflix To Remove Shows With Trans Characters

Musk's posts have been seen by tens of millions of users, and many conservatives are now attempting to force Netflix into a removal of LGBTQ+ content.

www.erininthemorning.com

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M.H. Williams @mhwilliams.bsky.social · 6d

Folks used to get shamed for putting their inside voices out there like this.

Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 6d

I'm sorry: "if I wish to see a virgin on-screen"?

My Favorite Actress Is Not Human
Tilly Norwood doesn’t need a hairstylist, has no regrettable posts, and if you wish to see a virgin on-screen, this is one of your better chances. That’s because she’s AI.

A picture of some AI girl standing on an AI landscape with an AI monster behind her. I'm gonna be so real: she looks about 14

By Tyler Cowen

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