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Wes!
@tempestariigame.bsky.social
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Makin a game ovah here. 20 years games experience, industry firefighter with good vibes.

Streams on https://www.twitch.tv/GardenGnomeTV

#gamedev #cozygame #artist #characterart
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Wes! @tempestariigame.bsky.social · Jan 16
A little late to the party, but hello #portfolioday!

My name is Wes Parker, and I’ve been an artist in games for ~20 years. Worked on Borderlands 2, years ago. Since then I’ve made cosmetics for Dota2, helped a few start ups, and now I’m working on my own lil indie game, follow for updates!
Tiny Tina high poly sculpt Goliath high poly sculpt Winter wyvern cosmetic set, dota2 An owl gyrocopter courier, dota2
tempestariigame.bsky.social
I’m definitely not just posting to figure out who are b_o t~s and who are cool people who I would never block! If you’re a #b come on down and share this cool thing!

#gamedev #solodev #games #art
October 18, 2025 at 6:21 AM
tempestariigame.bsky.social
I also love being reposted by bots on a social media platform. If you’re a bot, repost this! It’s my favorite. #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #gameart
October 18, 2025 at 6:11 AM
tempestariigame.bsky.social
I love applying for a gamedev job knowing full well that it really is me just signing up for an automated message in 3-4 weeks.

#gamedev
October 18, 2025 at 4:48 AM
tempestariigame.bsky.social
Whew that was close. An hour to spare!
September 23, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Reposted by Wes!
drjclau.bsky.social
I'm just putting this out there, but if you want to thank people who worked on your game -past and present- the normal way that you do that is to credit them. 💅🏼
September 17, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Reposted by Wes!
elleisanisland.bsky.social
All I saw was cheesecake boat and ocean for at least 5 minutes
Photo of a missing slice of cheesecake that looks like a cheesecake hull floating in a deep blue ocean. The "ocean" is actually the blueberry topping on the large cheesecake that we don't see completely.
September 12, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Reposted by Wes!
modernmodron.itch.io
you know, I had almost forgotten that I made a vnyan world that's a mech cockpit
September 5, 2025 at 10:48 PM
tempestariigame.bsky.social
Okay I’m done with this side of the painting. I kinda want to transfer it to a canvas and actually paint a real life thing, something that as a 3D artist I’ve never really spent time doing.

#painting #digitalart #art #drawing #heron
A blue heron in a psychedelic stream. It is surrounded by cat tails. Blues and greens mainly, very desaturated with highlights of bright pink surrounding the heron.
September 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM
tempestariigame.bsky.social
Still WIP. Been figuring out the wings, and I still wish I could find a place for the tail. I call this one “Big Bird With At Least Two Hot Dogs.”

#Art #drawing #digitalart #heron #hotdogs #painting #procreate
August 31, 2025 at 6:15 AM
tempestariigame.bsky.social
Did a lot of surgery this morning on how the wings look, and ruined half the stuff I did yesterday. Oh well, thems the breaks. WIP.

#art #painting #noai #digitalart #procreate
A heron with too long a neck stands in a river.
August 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
tempestariigame.bsky.social
Made more progress on this painting tonight, still have a bit more to go!

#painting #noai #art #digitalart
August 30, 2025 at 4:30 AM
tempestariigame.bsky.social
More painting progress. Still a WIP, just having fun with it.

#painting #wip #drawing #art #digital
A heron in a pond, work in progress painting.
August 29, 2025 at 4:47 PM
tempestariigame.bsky.social
Had a vacation last week, which was awesome and much needed. Came home refreshed, and today I started drawing for a painting I want to make.

#art #digitalart #noai #painting
A heron of abstract proportions stands in a pond, about to strike.
August 24, 2025 at 11:33 PM
tempestariigame.bsky.social
I feel like whenever I think about people following me FOR REAL, I start talking like an AI voiceover. If i ignore that people read, I feel much better about random stupid posting.
August 10, 2025 at 1:33 AM
tempestariigame.bsky.social
I’m so ready to start making some art. Here’s the deal - I made storage work today. You want to put a tool away?Cool. You want a pile of sticks in a box? I gotcha. You want a cooooooool gif of that? Whoa there Tex, that’s not a “today” kinda thing.

#gamedev #solodev #itreallysuckedihadtodosomuchbs
August 10, 2025 at 1:31 AM
tempestariigame.bsky.social
Had to take a week to upgrade my project to the latest version of Unreal, and update the input / ui system. I’m hoping these make things simpler, but it sure is boring looking work!
August 4, 2025 at 6:06 AM
tempestariigame.bsky.social
VFX are fun. I made VFX years ago, and it’s good to get back to it.

Anyways, I made stink vfx today because I wanted to make something FUN. Also made wind. But stink.. stink lasts forever.

#gamedev #solodev
July 21, 2025 at 5:01 AM
tempestariigame.bsky.social
Really made some progress this week!
 
Players can interact with foliage and trees. Grass bends and trees react to the player. More to do there!

Rain and fog! What other weather should I make?

Day/night turns lights off and on now.

#screenshotsaturday #cozygame #solodev #ue5
July 20, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Reposted by Wes!
eternalskiestcg.bsky.social
Let's do some starter packs again. I have FIVE packs of solo devs on my profile.

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Please check if you're on one and don't make me do it before asking.

#indiegamedev
July 14, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Reposted by Wes!
schippj.bsky.social
#bird life 🐦submission for today's #pixel_dailies @pixeldailies.bsky.social
July 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
tempestariigame.bsky.social
A rare sunset picture! The lighting changes all the time, and it's nice to see that it actually.. ya know, works?

Bonus goat sideview. It's still pooping EEeeeverywhere. I gotta give this thing a home.

#gamedev #solodev
A sunset view of the playspace.
July 15, 2025 at 2:57 AM
tempestariigame.bsky.social
Witness! The beginning of something cool. Trees and foliage now react to the player. If you hit a tree with an axe (oh god that animation isn’t right) the tree will wobble. If you walk through grass, the grass sways. Just beginnings, much more needed to sell it!

#gamedev #ue5 #unreal #cozygame
July 14, 2025 at 12:37 AM
tempestariigame.bsky.social
This week I took a brief and needed vacation, but still got home and made some progress. Currently working on some tech debt with crafting and planting as well as making sure bugs (insects) actually do the things I think they should!

#screenshotsaturday
tempestariigame.bsky.social Wes! @tempestariigame.bsky.social · Jul 12
Tweaks I need to make to daytime vs. nighttime!

1) The character shader needs to be darker at night, juuuust a touch.
2) Lights need to be off during the day!
3) I should probably activate windows at some point.

#gamedev #unreal5 #ue5
Daytime! dirt is working, but the lights are on. Nighttime. The lights are on, but my character is glowing too brightly.
July 12, 2025 at 11:38 PM
tempestariigame.bsky.social
Tweaks I need to make to daytime vs. nighttime!

1) The character shader needs to be darker at night, juuuust a touch.
2) Lights need to be off during the day!
3) I should probably activate windows at some point.

#gamedev #unreal5 #ue5
Daytime! dirt is working, but the lights are on. Nighttime. The lights are on, but my character is glowing too brightly.
July 12, 2025 at 4:08 AM
tempestariigame.bsky.social
#screenshotsaturday that damn goat keeps pooping on my stoop! I have company in town this week so I don’t have too much progress. Terrain materials are working though!

#gamedev #cozygame
July 6, 2025 at 6:35 AM