Mike McCain
@mikemccainart.bsky.social
EP @ Harebrained (https://graft-game.com)
Director: Shadowrun: Dragonfall, BATTLETECH
Visdev: Across the Spider-Verse, Blue Eye Samurai
AD: Academy Award-winner The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Art + Store: https://mikemccain.art/
Director: Shadowrun: Dragonfall, BATTLETECH
Visdev: Across the Spider-Verse, Blue Eye Samurai
AD: Academy Award-winner The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
Art + Store: https://mikemccain.art/
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Mike McCain
@mikemccainart.bsky.social
· Nov 16
A few of the #nationalparks paintings I've done over the years. How many can you identify? (Note, one of these isn't in the US...)
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Hello! My name is Dana and I am a character artist in the games industry 🎮 I love working in all styles and here are some of my professional and personal works ✨
October 25, 2024 at 3:07 PM
Hello! My name is Dana and I am a character artist in the games industry 🎮 I love working in all styles and here are some of my professional and personal works ✨
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TFW you realize you've been having so much fun making the game that you forgot to post anything for months 😬
September 18, 2025 at 6:19 PM
TFW you realize you've been having so much fun making the game that you forgot to post anything for months 😬
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Okay so imagine this, you have no opinions, you have no skills, you have no wants or desires, you are a smooth orb of nothing and our subscription service helps make sure you still cast a shadow that resembles a human being. Sounds sick right?
April 22, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Okay so imagine this, you have no opinions, you have no skills, you have no wants or desires, you are a smooth orb of nothing and our subscription service helps make sure you still cast a shadow that resembles a human being. Sounds sick right?
Sunrise at Mono Lake. From a road trip back in 2021. These limestone tufa towers formed centuries ago, underwater, when the lake was much higher. (What happened? Los Angeles happened, more or less... the early 1900's water wars that drained Mono Lake directly inspired the movie Chinatown.)
April 22, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Sunrise at Mono Lake. From a road trip back in 2021. These limestone tufa towers formed centuries ago, underwater, when the lake was much higher. (What happened? Los Angeles happened, more or less... the early 1900's water wars that drained Mono Lake directly inspired the movie Chinatown.)
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Hey folks, I’m on the hunt for a concept art gig! I’ve got over 10 years of experience and have worked on Marathon, Halo, Watchdogs, and more. I love working with teams of all sizes and collaborating with good folks! artstation.com/belgianboolean
April 14, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Hey folks, I’m on the hunt for a concept art gig! I’ve got over 10 years of experience and have worked on Marathon, Halo, Watchdogs, and more. I love working with teams of all sizes and collaborating with good folks! artstation.com/belgianboolean
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The whole Arc is trying, but failing, to graft itself back together.
#violentropy #survivalhorror #indiedev
#violentropy #survivalhorror #indiedev
March 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The whole Arc is trying, but failing, to graft itself back together.
#violentropy #survivalhorror #indiedev
#violentropy #survivalhorror #indiedev
I had a blast talking to @lubwub.bsky.social last week about art, life, and GRAFT. Thanks for having me on, Caleb!
A new episode of The NerdyBits Show is up! Come hang @lubwub.bsky.social as he interviews @mikemccainart.bsky.social EP over at @webeharebrained.bsky.social, hard at work on the studios next game GRAFT.
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Episode 073: Amor Fati and Evolution w/ Mike McCain
EP of Harebrained Schemes' upcoming title GRAFT stops in to chat about rolling with the punches, creativity, and making time to recenter.
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March 11, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I had a blast talking to @lubwub.bsky.social last week about art, life, and GRAFT. Thanks for having me on, Caleb!
New year, new screenshots! Having a ton of fun working in @unrealengine.bsky.social for this one.
Vertical slice work continues, check out some new screens from our prototype!
#unreal5 #indiedev #survivalhorror
#unreal5 #indiedev #survivalhorror
February 20, 2025 at 10:47 PM
New year, new screenshots! Having a ton of fun working in @unrealengine.bsky.social for this one.
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Here's a quick look at what goes into designing an environment for GRAFT, from ideation to concept art to an in-engine prototype.
#indiedev #indiegame #Unreal5 #survivalhorror
#indiedev #indiegame #Unreal5 #survivalhorror
February 20, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Here's a quick look at what goes into designing an environment for GRAFT, from ideation to concept art to an in-engine prototype.
#indiedev #indiegame #Unreal5 #survivalhorror
#indiedev #indiegame #Unreal5 #survivalhorror
RIP to a legend, he showed us what game worlds could be.
February 17, 2025 at 1:45 AM
RIP to a legend, he showed us what game worlds could be.
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February 5, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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What goes into getting your game announced during The Game Awards? Money's a key ingredient, but there's a big payoff in building awareness for your game if you can swing the ante.
#indiedev #TheGameAwards
#indiedev #TheGameAwards
January 31, 2025 at 7:07 PM
What goes into getting your game announced during The Game Awards? Money's a key ingredient, but there's a big payoff in building awareness for your game if you can swing the ante.
#indiedev #TheGameAwards
#indiedev #TheGameAwards
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I was the Principle illustrator and concept artist on a little game called Where the Water Tastes like Wine. here are some of my character illustrations done on that project. All of the character line art was done with ink on paper.
January 30, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I was the Principle illustrator and concept artist on a little game called Where the Water Tastes like Wine. here are some of my character illustrations done on that project. All of the character line art was done with ink on paper.
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Developing a game: 1000s of inspirations and life experiences fused into a unique and multi-faceted gem via an epic soul breaking journey.
Selling a game: List the one game you copied and how your clone is better.
Selling a game: List the one game you copied and how your clone is better.
January 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Developing a game: 1000s of inspirations and life experiences fused into a unique and multi-faceted gem via an epic soul breaking journey.
Selling a game: List the one game you copied and how your clone is better.
Selling a game: List the one game you copied and how your clone is better.
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Saw a gaming hot take that said blank slate protags are “lazy and boring”. They may be boring but they are about as far from lazy as a development choice can get.
Every aspect of the protag is significantly more complicated/expensive when there’s a wide range of options.
Every aspect of the protag is significantly more complicated/expensive when there’s a wide range of options.
January 29, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Saw a gaming hot take that said blank slate protags are “lazy and boring”. They may be boring but they are about as far from lazy as a development choice can get.
Every aspect of the protag is significantly more complicated/expensive when there’s a wide range of options.
Every aspect of the protag is significantly more complicated/expensive when there’s a wide range of options.
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January 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
how it started / how it's going. whee
January 23, 2025 at 6:20 AM
how it started / how it's going. whee
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The US has been conquered by people who understand nothing but money, machines & power.
The coalition of broligarchs & MAGA, the AI & crypto dudes w/the know-nothings: they oppose everything good & beautiful about being human. The art we make, our bonds of sympathy & solidarity...to them, worthless.
The coalition of broligarchs & MAGA, the AI & crypto dudes w/the know-nothings: they oppose everything good & beautiful about being human. The art we make, our bonds of sympathy & solidarity...to them, worthless.
January 18, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The US has been conquered by people who understand nothing but money, machines & power.
The coalition of broligarchs & MAGA, the AI & crypto dudes w/the know-nothings: they oppose everything good & beautiful about being human. The art we make, our bonds of sympathy & solidarity...to them, worthless.
The coalition of broligarchs & MAGA, the AI & crypto dudes w/the know-nothings: they oppose everything good & beautiful about being human. The art we make, our bonds of sympathy & solidarity...to them, worthless.
Still very fond of these paintings I did for the NASA 60th Anniversary Tribute show at @gallerynucleus.bsky.social back in 2019. (And hey, prints are 20% off this weekend with code THANKS20 — gallerynucleus.com/artists/mike...)
November 29, 2024 at 11:16 PM
Still very fond of these paintings I did for the NASA 60th Anniversary Tribute show at @gallerynucleus.bsky.social back in 2019. (And hey, prints are 20% off this weekend with code THANKS20 — gallerynucleus.com/artists/mike...)
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Pleinair Paintings from Taipei, Los Angeles, Berkeley and Bukhara
November 25, 2024 at 3:38 PM
Pleinair Paintings from Taipei, Los Angeles, Berkeley and Bukhara
Here’s a few more. How many can you name? (All in the US this time.) Answers in alt text
November 17, 2024 at 8:53 PM
Here’s a few more. How many can you name? (All in the US this time.) Answers in alt text
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First post! Early blue sky visual development for Transformers One! First time posting a few of these images. Looking forward to building with everyone here. Let’s go!!
November 16, 2024 at 8:40 PM
First post! Early blue sky visual development for Transformers One! First time posting a few of these images. Looking forward to building with everyone here. Let’s go!!
A few of the paintings I've done for GRAFT (aka living my best "design your own twisted post-cyberpunk Death Star" artist life.)
November 16, 2024 at 12:29 AM
A few of the paintings I've done for GRAFT (aka living my best "design your own twisted post-cyberpunk Death Star" artist life.)
A few of the #nationalparks paintings I've done over the years. How many can you identify? (Note, one of these isn't in the US...)
November 16, 2024 at 12:07 AM
A few of the #nationalparks paintings I've done over the years. How many can you identify? (Note, one of these isn't in the US...)
Some style experiments from last year! Do you have a fav?
November 15, 2024 at 9:53 PM
Some style experiments from last year! Do you have a fav?