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Bart // Vertex Rage

@vertexrage.bsky.social

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I'm a solo game dev and 3D generalist. Always learning, building, and sharing the process. My assets & work: https://linktr.ee/vertexrage #IndieDev #UE5 #Godot #Blender #b3d #NoAI

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Bart // Vertex Rage @vertexrage.bsky.social · Apr 8

Hello #PortfolioDay!

I'm Bart, 3D hard surface and low poly artists creating game ready, optimized assets.

Available for freelance.

You can find my asset packs on Fab, Unity Asset Store, and other marketplaces.

#gamedev #indiedev

Scifi office/space station environment rendered in Blender

UE5 render of my recently released asset pack of doorbells

Thumbnail of my Low Poly Nature asset pack.

Cycles render of one of my models - High Tech Fabricator

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Bart // Vertex Rage @vertexrage.bsky.social · 1d

Playing around #GodotEngine again :). Love the 2.5D feel, but don't really know how to do real-time combat feel good. 🤔

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Bart // Vertex Rage @vertexrage.bsky.social · 1d

Playing around #GodotEngine again :). Love the 2.5D feel, but don't really know how to do real-time combat feel good. 🤔

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Bart // Vertex Rage @vertexrage.bsky.social · 6d

Same...

Bart // Vertex Rage @vertexrage.bsky.social · 6d

Yea, there is some of that. Tho I mostly deal with static meshes, so it's way easier (unless you want to have colliders made automatically for you, there is not a lot you need to do?)...

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Bart // Vertex Rage @vertexrage.bsky.social · 6d

lol, really? I got so used to UE engine way of things that aside from a few quirks I think about it as 'it just works' too 😅

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Bart // Vertex Rage @vertexrage.bsky.social · 9d

Yea... And nowadays it's different. A lot of things 'just work' under linux. there are just a few things holding me back on windows still... E.g., I wish @marmoset3d.bsky.social would be supported on Linux...

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Bart // Vertex Rage @vertexrage.bsky.social · 10d

Same, but without the mac part :)

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Bart // Vertex Rage @vertexrage.bsky.social · 10d

So in my pursuit of studying game design I finally tried Stardew Valley. The game is great. There are a lot of great things one can learn from it. I really like the progression and variety here.

Anything I should take a closer look in this game?

#gamedesign #study #gamedev

A screenshot showing my farm in Stardew Valley.

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Bart // Vertex Rage @vertexrage.bsky.social · 13d

it's kind of a zombie already, isn't it?

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Bart // Vertex Rage @vertexrage.bsky.social · 14d

of course you did :D

elmo from sesame street with the name jason on it .

Alt: elmo from sesame street with the name jason on it .

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Bart // Vertex Rage @vertexrage.bsky.social · 20d

Now linkedin... at least I could opt out, tho I don't really believe this works...

#NoAI

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Chris Murphy @highlyspammable.bsky.social · 21d

This is perhaps the most under viewed Unreal Engine video. If you use UMG in Unreal you should really give it a view, Adrienne killed it with this! www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NHI...

20 Things You Should Be Using in Unreal Motion Graphics (UMG) | Unreal Fest Gold Coast 2024

YouTube video by Unreal Engine

www.youtube.com

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RobReaart @robreaart.bsky.social · 20d

And now I can class the sharkman now completed finally

www.artstation.com/artwork/XJwrLa

Sharkman, Robert Rea

A sharkman a personal project I have been working on to improve my textures along with learning new processes like Udims, and understand weapon creation a good bit better. Inspired by a race of sharks...

www.artstation.com

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Karla Ortiz @kortizart.bsky.social · 22d

Whenever someone questions market impacts of GenAi, show them this article.

Make them read each heart breaking story.

People’s livelihoods are being negatively impacted, by a tech that relied on the work of those same people to function at capacity.

The whole thing makes me sick.

Artists are losing work, wages, and hope as bosses and clients embrace AI

Visual artists, illustrators and graphic designers share their stories about how AI is being used to lower wages, degrade work and even replace it altogether, in this installment of AI Killed My Job.

www.bloodinthemachine.com

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Matt - Solo Game Dev @pmrd.net · 22d

Added some spidey webs 🕷️🕸️

#indiegame #gamedev #unreal #darkrooms

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Bart // Vertex Rage @vertexrage.bsky.social · 21d

Cinematic bread pack when? :D

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Dylan Browne 🔜 GCAP @dylanbrowne.bsky.social · 23d

Starting to look for my next opportunity, I'm a Tech Artist who loves pushing the rendering side of things, with 13 years of #UnrealEngine experience, skills in Lighting, Lookdev, Cinematics, HLSL, BP, PCG, Niagara, Python as well as a sound Houdini & Substance skillset. #GameDev #VFX

Dylan Browne 🔜 GCAP @dylanbrowne.bsky.social · Aug 30

Finally got around to updating my #UnrealEngine reel! So here it is my 2025 Unreal Engine Showreel, The full length in 4k is avaliable here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZ5o...

#UE5 #GameDev #Cinematic #TechArt #FX #VFX #EnvironmentArt #Lighting #LookDev

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rbgr @rbarongr.com · 23d

I need a good tutorial on how to use the new godot engine stencils 👀

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Giles Mullen @gilesmullen.bsky.social · 23d

Hiiii 👋 I had to make a new LinkedIn account after being locked out of my previous one.. I'd really appreciate reconnecting with everyone there! Here's a link to my new profile: www.linkedin.com/in/giles-mul... Thank you!!

www.linkedin.com

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Bart // Vertex Rage @vertexrage.bsky.social · 22d

We are reconnected again :)

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Bart // Vertex Rage @vertexrage.bsky.social · 22d

It's the best^^

Bart // Vertex Rage @vertexrage.bsky.social · 24d

There are a few kanban plugins for Obsidian, but I'm using actually this one. Can recommend.

Bart // Vertex Rage @vertexrage.bsky.social · 24d

Obsidian is great! And even if the software disappears, you still have all your data in markdown.

Also, with plugins you can basically have your own kanban boards and much more. It takes a bit to set it up, but I have whole project management suite now built in Obsidian.

Bart // Vertex Rage @vertexrage.bsky.social · 25d

Thanks! Yes, lighting is super important in making low poly look good. And as the name suggest...low poly should be low poly ^^ Tho I got to admit that the demo map there for UE has way too much geo too, but I wanted to see how much grass the engine could handle ^^(grass density is easy tunable tho)

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Bart // Vertex Rage @vertexrage.bsky.social · 25d

It's on Fab: www.fab.com/listings/0ff...

Low Poly Nature

Short trailer in Unreal Engine | Longer UE Trailer | Unity demonstration video 🍃 Welcome to the Low Poly Nature Pack!Ever dreamt of creating a lush, vivid low poly game world but didn’t know where to ...