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Ian Smith

@iansmithartist.com

Senior Environment Artist @ Playground Games 10+ years making immersive stuffs. Making personal projects with Houdini and UE5. ✨ https://www.iansmithartist.com/links 🎨

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Sharing this here to get the word farther

19.06.2025 03:49 πŸ‘ 5714 πŸ” 5434 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 57

This probably needs updating, but this is a good starter pack for talented Black folks who actively make cool video games.

go.bsky.app/t7UZsr

20.06.2025 02:58 πŸ‘ 242 πŸ” 121 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2
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This month, a team endorsed by Guillermo del Toro released Mexico's first stop-motion feature. It's 2 hours of pure imagination.

The film is called I Am Frankelda, and we've taken a deep look into how it came to be: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/the-film-a...

15.06.2025 15:24 πŸ‘ 11151 πŸ” 3039 πŸ’¬ 83 πŸ“Œ 93
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Mark Zuckerberg's Meta AI app is one of the most depressing places online Mark Zuckerberg's Meta AI app has become the saddest place on the internet with its public feed of personal overshares.

Meta launched a stand-alone AI app and now it is full of sensitive content from Facebook users who appear to be unaware that they have made their conversations public: www.businessinsider.com/mark-zuckerb...

12.06.2025 15:17 πŸ‘ 318 πŸ” 158 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 50
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It’s time for decriminalisation.

πŸ‘‡ Ask your MP to back @stellacreasy.bsky.social 's amendment to the Policing Bill.
goodlaw.social/f2eef3

13.06.2025 10:31 πŸ‘ 304 πŸ” 115 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 8
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Recent work.

27.05.2025 19:15 πŸ‘ 763 πŸ” 237 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 2
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Old structure

15.05.2025 08:47 πŸ‘ 3148 πŸ” 528 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 2
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Godot Engine looks great. ☁️

youtu.be/K6HtqFw8wBE?...

15.05.2025 08:50 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Game development be like…

09.05.2025 21:40 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I had a blast taking part in the @BeyondExtent Team Challenge over the last 5 weeks! ✨

I had a fab team and we managed to win the stylised category with our post-apocalyptic fish spot!! πŸ€­πŸ’•

www.artstation.com/artwork/QKkz...

08.05.2025 20:59 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Time flies. I finished this environment piece from Fire Emblem Fates a year ago today

Still proud of it, still obsessed with the Nohr fam. Somethings never change.

07.05.2025 19:54 πŸ‘ 199 πŸ” 54 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3
The games industry is screwed 2.0
The games industry is screwed 2.0 YouTube video by Charalanahzard

I spent well over a month talking to investors to get the actual data behind what’s happening to the games industry. I was going to say β€œenjoy!” but it’s, uh, not great.

youtu.be/9HM9nmqNioQ

30.04.2025 19:45 πŸ‘ 3666 πŸ” 616 πŸ’¬ 98 πŸ“Œ 108

Fun fact: if you're buying from a creator on etsy, you can reduce their etsy selling fees from 6.5% to 2.5% by ordering via 'shopname.etsy.com' instead of 'etsy.com/shopname' or searching from the main site. It costs you the same but the creator makes more

22.01.2025 20:39 πŸ‘ 21715 πŸ” 11263 πŸ’¬ 233 πŸ“Œ 278
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Help us challenge the Supreme Court’s judgment on trans rights | Good Law Project

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We believe the Supreme Court – which disgracefully refused to hear from trans people before its decision last week – has placed the UK in breach of its obligations under the Human Rights Act.

So we’re readying a challenge – join us:
goodlaw.social/xpme

25.04.2025 07:46 πŸ‘ 1816 πŸ” 815 πŸ’¬ 48 πŸ“Œ 69
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Ashley Wade 3D Environment Artist @ Brass Lion Entertainment

As of a week ago I was unfortunately affected by restructuring efforts at BLE.
I am now actively looking for freelance/remote fulltime and contract work!
If you need a stylized 3D environment artist who's excited to make cool things please send me a DM πŸ™‚
Please Share πŸ’–

www.artstation.com/ashleyw

22.04.2025 15:33 πŸ‘ 98 πŸ” 70 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 3
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New day new sketches.

14.04.2025 15:24 πŸ‘ 150 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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SHARE YOUR CROSS SECTIONS!

#crosssection

07.10.2024 20:08 πŸ‘ 647 πŸ” 123 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 14
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grab a tea, get cozy and watch our gameplay reveal trailer!

10.04.2025 17:40 πŸ‘ 304 πŸ” 81 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 11
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JUST IN: We did hit a new THRESHOLD of 25K copies sold. ❀️

11.04.2025 12:06 πŸ‘ 120 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 5

if anyone is curious about what current events I'm referring to about gumroad (the list is long and very stupid) here's the most recent bsky.app/profile/maki...

06.04.2025 22:10 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
screenshot of a stylized hairstyle on a red demon

screenshot of a stylized hairstyle on a red demon

screenshot of a stylized hairstyle on a green oni with red hair

screenshot of a stylized hairstyle on a green oni with red hair

screenshot of a stylized hairstyle showcasing the wireframe

screenshot of a stylized hairstyle showcasing the wireframe

due to recent events, I've moved my tools and assets store from gumroad to itchio. all products on gumroad have been archived. if you're looking for my zbrush IMM hair curves brush, you can now find it here
makkon.itch.io/makkon-styli...

06.04.2025 22:09 πŸ‘ 263 πŸ” 44 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Render in UE5 of a beautiful 70s Husqvarna sewing machine, which the creator wishes she could have in real life but they are sadly only usually found in Europe

Render in UE5 of a beautiful 70s Husqvarna sewing machine, which the creator wishes she could have in real life but they are sadly only usually found in Europe

A full portfolio piece with this bad boy is coming soon πŸ‘€

14.03.2025 19:25 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
a 15th century medieval woman wearing a crown and head/hair covering, looking over her shoulder against a stark maroon background

a 15th century medieval woman wearing a crown and head/hair covering, looking over her shoulder against a stark maroon background

art study inspired by felvidek... can't stop thinking about that game

28.02.2025 01:49 πŸ‘ 645 πŸ” 149 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
Diagram, displays two images. Title says "imposter syndrome vs reality". The first shows a very small red circle titled "what I know" inside a much much bigger circle that says "what I think others know". The second has the same circles, but the red is the same size, and each circle just slightly overlaps the other, with each person knowing things other people don't.

Diagram, displays two images. Title says "imposter syndrome vs reality". The first shows a very small red circle titled "what I know" inside a much much bigger circle that says "what I think others know". The second has the same circles, but the red is the same size, and each circle just slightly overlaps the other, with each person knowing things other people don't.

I know you're probably just being facetious but busting out the chart in case it helps anybody

06.03.2025 17:03 πŸ‘ 159 πŸ” 46 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3

Sharing the artist starter packs I made again!

28.02.2025 11:50 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

More great artists to follow! There is still space in this one, comment if you want me to put you in it

28.02.2025 11:51 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 0
pose reference of a man pointing a gun.

pose reference of a man pointing a gun.

pose reference of a woman with a bored expression sitting with her hand on her chin.

pose reference of a woman with a bored expression sitting with her hand on her chin.

pose reference of a man sitting in a regal pose.

pose reference of a man sitting in a regal pose.

pose reference of a person standing in a cocky pose.

pose reference of a person standing in a cocky pose.

TrueRef's Ko-fi is finally ready! 🀍
Not a fan of Patreon? Join our Ko-fi and get everything.
I've also whipped up a quick free sample pack to celebrate! πŸ‘€

ko-fi.com/trueref/tiers

27.02.2025 22:30 πŸ‘ 345 πŸ” 75 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
red bunny on mint green background with a call to boycott on feb 28 - buy nothing, use small businesses and remember we have power

red bunny on mint green background with a call to boycott on feb 28 - buy nothing, use small businesses and remember we have power

remember this can be one day or day one - do what you can!

26.02.2025 22:07 πŸ‘ 494 πŸ” 240 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 17

aye-aye

26.02.2025 02:50 πŸ‘ 438 πŸ” 105 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3