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matt johns ༘⋆
@mattjohnss.bsky.social
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shape enthusiast | 🏳️‍🌈 | 2D Artist on Wax Heads | prev. concept artist at Double Fine Productions ミ✶
Available for work July onwards
based in Glasgow, Scotland

https://mattjohns.carrd.co
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matt johns ༘⋆ @mattjohnss.bsky.social · Nov 6
haló little folks trapped inside my PC!! I'm matt johns, I'm a character and environment concept artist from Scotland - the rest of the internet is on fire and algorithms have us all in a choke hold, so I've decided to join all of you wonderful artists/devs by reconnecting here!! ༘⋆
mattjohnss.bsky.social
I want to know if there's a link between 3i Atlas and the Buga Sphere
November 1, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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danieldutton.bsky.social
The Fish Merchant! 🐟
August 18, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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paulalucas.bsky.social
Welp, I've just found out that my role has been made redundant 🫠... So I will be looking for work!

If anyone is looking for a 2D/3D Generalist or Art Director for games (particularly specialising in stylised projects!) please shout! From concepts > modelling > animating thru to implementation 💛✨
Cute cartoon car brightly coloured and stylised with an ice cream on top of it Still frame from a 3D stylised crow model, a non-humanoid vtuber from my own design. Illustration piece of a dark woods, in greyscale. Still image of a gif, of a stylised Bearded vulture in low-poly 3D. Designed, rigged, animated by myself.
September 2, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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mattjohnss.bsky.social
enjoy some rambles with minor spelling mistakes as I look for character design work in the games industry !!
a collection of research images for the prompt of an old scottish crab seller/fisherman, looking at the aesthetic of fishermen, celtic folklore, motifs and crabs, their design and specific patterning. I start to decompose references images/research and begin to make character silhouettes out of limited shapes, from there I begin to flesh out some simple designs for characters using some of the references from my research, ensuring that they have enough differences while still adhering to my main initial silhouettes - essentially just giving purpose and intent to those base forms. here I look to explore a character with slightly different proportions that are more anatomical to a real person, start to better examine how the character is put together, some details about how clothing is worn, explain how and why the hair is worn in specific ways and what it subtly references and some more detailed sketches of the characters face/how they express etc. final spread, taking into consideration information of this character - a crab seller that hasn't caught any crabs in a long time, so they now catch fish - their body and frame is based off of the main body of a crab with scraggy carapace (upper crab body/shell that's more textured) the sleeveless shirt with torn shoulders references this, the sardines in the pocket - because why not? - generally a fun little quick side project where I explored designing in a style outside of my primary style, I'm content with this as a final and managed to pull in a lot of design elements that really sell that this man is a man of the sea and I maybe want to marry this hunk of a beefcake hehe
August 30, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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frogs by me
collection of frog character drawings - I’ve been unwell the past few months but finally on the mend, here are some of the character sketches compiled into one large image #characterdesign #conceptart #gameart #illustration #illustration
August 31, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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better ratio for viewinggg
frog character drawings - they’re doing things, looking at their phone, sitting patiently, doomscrolling, holding medicine, trying to kiss one another and playing games #characterdesign #conceptart #gameart #animation #illustration frog character drawings - they’re doing things, smoking, playing cards, crying, being grumpy and snoozing frog character designs - they’re doing things, gossiping on phones, carrying a large iced coffee, lounging and showing off their big tush !!
August 31, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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mattjohnss.bsky.social
drew my own water/ghost type starter pokemon last night !!
(dex entry in the alt text)
concept sketches for my own water/ghost type starter Pokemon - I took influence from rich blue hues and soft purples to create a gloomy lil trio with serpents, lizards and fog. a bit out of my comfort zone, but hope to explore creature concept art further #gameart #pokemon #fakemon #characterdesign #creaturedesign #conceptart Serphog - the serpant fog pokemon, they can be found deep within foggy swamps, the lack of light allows them to get optimal rest, over time they have developed toxic scales on their back to prevent other pokemon attacking them while they sleep Misphom - the phantom mist pokemon, a whispy haze sits atop their nasal area, it’s form may change if the pokemon feels threatened, manipulating it and utilising it’s ghostly abilities in battle, it’s scales have grown more assertive, thus preventing fights with larger swamp-dwelling pokemon Polhaar — the polar haze pokemon, as this pokemon has evolved it’s developed an armour-like shell, it’s grown wise as it’s evolved, despite it’s aggressive features it is naturally submissive, it’s toxic scales have strengthened over time, now resembling intoxicatingly decorative poison armour
September 3, 2025 at 3:07 PM
mattjohnss.bsky.social
drew my own water/ghost type starter pokemon last night !!
(dex entry in the alt text)
concept sketches for my own water/ghost type starter Pokemon - I took influence from rich blue hues and soft purples to create a gloomy lil trio with serpents, lizards and fog. a bit out of my comfort zone, but hope to explore creature concept art further #gameart #pokemon #fakemon #characterdesign #creaturedesign #conceptart Serphog - the serpant fog pokemon, they can be found deep within foggy swamps, the lack of light allows them to get optimal rest, over time they have developed toxic scales on their back to prevent other pokemon attacking them while they sleep Misphom - the phantom mist pokemon, a whispy haze sits atop their nasal area, it’s form may change if the pokemon feels threatened, manipulating it and utilising it’s ghostly abilities in battle, it’s scales have grown more assertive, thus preventing fights with larger swamp-dwelling pokemon Polhaar — the polar haze pokemon, as this pokemon has evolved it’s developed an armour-like shell, it’s grown wise as it’s evolved, despite it’s aggressive features it is naturally submissive, it’s toxic scales have strengthened over time, now resembling intoxicatingly decorative poison armour
September 3, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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kayleeinthepark.bsky.social
Here's the rough animations I worked on for the MV of Rebecca Sugar's song, Ice Water!

It still doesn't feel real that I got to help out on this beautiful project. I tried to squeeze in as much joy and happiness I feel when surrounded by my friends and peers who inspire me everyday.

#animation
September 2, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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franxurio.bsky.social
Hacer bichitos mi cosa favorita (éstos los llevo haciendo desde 2021) si necesitáis algo con bichitos raros soy vuestra persona
September 5, 2024 at 6:25 PM
mattjohnss.bsky.social
you + your fave pokemon
a piccy of me, matt - beard, beanie and flannel the pink hammer welding pokemon, tinkaton - from pokemon horizons: the series
August 31, 2025 at 2:22 PM
mattjohnss.bsky.social
frogs by me
collection of frog character drawings - I’ve been unwell the past few months but finally on the mend, here are some of the character sketches compiled into one large image #characterdesign #conceptart #gameart #illustration #illustration
August 31, 2025 at 12:50 PM
mattjohnss.bsky.social
enjoy some rambles with minor spelling mistakes as I look for character design work in the games industry !!
a collection of research images for the prompt of an old scottish crab seller/fisherman, looking at the aesthetic of fishermen, celtic folklore, motifs and crabs, their design and specific patterning. I start to decompose references images/research and begin to make character silhouettes out of limited shapes, from there I begin to flesh out some simple designs for characters using some of the references from my research, ensuring that they have enough differences while still adhering to my main initial silhouettes - essentially just giving purpose and intent to those base forms. here I look to explore a character with slightly different proportions that are more anatomical to a real person, start to better examine how the character is put together, some details about how clothing is worn, explain how and why the hair is worn in specific ways and what it subtly references and some more detailed sketches of the characters face/how they express etc. final spread, taking into consideration information of this character - a crab seller that hasn't caught any crabs in a long time, so they now catch fish - their body and frame is based off of the main body of a crab with scraggy carapace (upper crab body/shell that's more textured) the sleeveless shirt with torn shoulders references this, the sardines in the pocket - because why not? - generally a fun little quick side project where I explored designing in a style outside of my primary style, I'm content with this as a final and managed to pull in a lot of design elements that really sell that this man is a man of the sea and I maybe want to marry this hunk of a beefcake hehe
August 30, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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aonorte.com
Check out our new game 💀DIE OR DIE 🎲 - Shoot, dodge, and die all while managing your dice rolls to change the threats and layouts of each level!🔫🔪😵🤠

You can (and should) wishlist on Steam now!

store.steampowered.com/app/3842190/...
Die or Die on Steam
Roll the dice and choose how you will die. Die or Die is a top-down shooter roguelite where you run, shoot and dodge enemies to get dice with which to disable threats or unlock abilities. Roll. Die. R...
store.steampowered.com
July 14, 2025 at 1:09 PM
mattjohnss.bsky.social
*runs fingers around brim of my fedora*
hewwo pwincess, if you know anyone that is looking for an artist who draws siwwy wittle guys, pwease wreckomend me
July 17, 2025 at 12:57 AM
mattjohnss.bsky.social
I'm curiousss
prompt asking "what's my art trademark??!? as in what makes you go "oh hey, this is_____'s art!11!!" or what's the msot remarkable thin about my artstyle in general?"
July 17, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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misterabk.bsky.social
When I found a pub with an inverted normal map. (If you understand what this means, you have to repost.)
A whitewashed pub wall, with mortar standing proud of the stones.
July 9, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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caitlinroseboyle.com
not like a gross harry potter wizard like a cool ancient eldritch fantasy wizard who understands CMYK/RGB conversions
July 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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last week, in a daze from all the morphine I created a Pinterest board of inspo for a card game I hope to draft up within the next year - not sayin too much about it, but this is the visual mood
collection of reference materials from pinterest, landscape photographs, concept art for environments, objects and historical relics from the real world
July 15, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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patattiemurray.bsky.social
Past few weeks I've been polishing all the characters in Wax Heads... AND there's um, a lot of them 😅😅😅

BUT - I gotta say, finishing this menagerie of music loving fanatics has been very endearing and I love them all (even the ones you're supposed to love to hate :P)
Screenshot of some new characters polished for Wax Heads inside the game's interface inside a record store behind the workng counter and cash register. The characters left to right: "Rita Butterfly" a drag queen in a sequin dress with a butterfly hairpin and cloak, "Rod", old school punk rocker in ripped denim jacket and punk tshirt with orange beard, "Kelsey" a socialite, in a boojee turquoise shirt and "Mike", post-rock lover in big army camo jacket with band patches all over it and big tustled, long flowing hair and beard.
July 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM
mattjohnss.bsky.social
I still can’t believe a block of feta almost killed me, like excuse me???
July 13, 2025 at 10:09 PM
mattjohnss.bsky.social
last Tuesday I ate a block of feta - my body repaid me, giving me unwavering abdominal cramps for 7 days and jaundice for 3 days, after a week in hospital and many days high on morphine I am now ready to acclimate back into the real world as a man without his gallbladder, it’s nice to meet you folks
a close up of two people shaking hands .
Alt: a close up of two people shaking hands .
media.tenor.com
July 13, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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brysonmcbee.bsky.social
brysonmcbee.itch.io/cat-fish

Windows only for now, will do my best to get some other machines to test on soon : )
Cat Fish! by brysonmcbee
a simple game about fishing that I made in 1 month for my sticker club!
brysonmcbee.itch.io
July 4, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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brysonmcbee.bsky.social
day 2 of this little animal well 3D project! I refined the bubble behavior a bit to have them push off of each other a bit, and they now have a little vaccuum that helps the player stick to them when falling a bit better now, feels nice! also tuned the steering on the disk!

#godot #gamedev
July 5, 2025 at 6:18 PM