iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Joe @joegamedev.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I'm making a #blender add-on that lets you sculpt directly onto low poly models via the manipulation of object space surface normals under the hood

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Makkon @makkon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I'm immensely proud to announce that my texture library that's been in the making for nearly a decade is now available on my itchio store for indie devs to purchase commercial licenses. makkon.itch.io

screenshot of my itchio store, showing several texture packs available for purchse

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Auroch Digital @aurochdigital.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 is available to pre-order on PS5 for a 10% discount. Grab yours now and prepare to obliterate heretics in the name of the Emperor > store.playstation.com/en-gb/concep...

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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 13/09/2026

Here, I added Voyager to this shot, now it's better

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Starfleet Design 🖍🖖 @starfleetdesign.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Here's the first of two little things I've made to celebrate 60 years of a television show that became more television shows (plus some movies) and sometimes dropped some nuggets of actual wisdom. Happy #StarTrekDay to all who celebrate. 🖖

A recreation of a classic poster that reads:

All I need to know about life I learned from Star Trek

Below that is an illustration of the original series Enterprise. And below that is a justified list of quotes and aphorisms divided by delta bullet points. The list reads:

• Seek out new life and new civilizations
• Logic is the beginning of wisdom, not the end
• There’s no such thing as a Vulcan death grip
• Even in fear, you can still step forward
• It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not a weakness. That is life
• Never trust a planet that looks exactly like Earth
• It’s a long road
• There are four lights!
• The first duty is to the truth
• Go fast!
• When you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains must be the truth
• We are all explorers
• It’s difficult to work in groups when you're omnipotent
• Sometimes, hope is a choice
• Fortune favors the bold
• It’s easy to be a saint in paradise
• Don't believe in no-win scenarios
• We all deserve to belong somewhere
• Keep your shirt tucked in, go down with the ship, and never abandon a member of your crew
• Boldly go where no one has gone before!

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RJ Palmer 🔜 LBX 637 @rj-palmer.com · 01/09/2026

⚔️🔥CAPTURE QUEST: CHARIZARD🔥⚔️ I have wanted to paint this for over a decade and spent the last year of my life fighting to bring it to the finish line. Please take a look, there is a lot to see

Gargantuan illustration of a charizard redesigned in the style of a monster hunter elder dragon. There are 4 hunters attacking him and their pikapalico is readying a voltorb bomb to throw. There is so much stuff in there, I spent a damn year on this. I'm exhausted.

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NeonRot @neonrot.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Set up this funky TV in the kitchen with a chrome cast linked up to it

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Brandon Bird @brandonbird.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Today I’m gonna finish up all my little Columbos.

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Ian McQue @ianmcque.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Wanted to live in Cloud City ever since I first saw The Empire Strikes Back. Feels like I’ve been painting variations of it forever

Digital painting, homage to Bespin’s Cloud City

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Frayed Function @frayedfunction.uk · 31/08/2026

Can anyone recommend a decent 2D artist who’s open for recurring paid work? Looking for someone I can work with on and off as my game develops, who doesn't use generative ai. DMs are open!

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🩸𝕯𝖆𝖗𝖐 𝕿𝖆𝖗𝖔𝖚🩸 @darktarou.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

A small tribute to the one and only Dolly Parton! 💕

Dolly Parton playing a guitar with roses around her turning from wilted to fully blooming

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mondayzc @mondayzc.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

digital painting study from like ~15 seconds of the RHPC movie i did last year RIP Tim Curry what a guy

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CurdleGames @curdlegames.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Our favorite old hecklers, Statler and Waldorf~ I made this with #Blender and #ClipStudioPaint! Really looking forward to doing more detailed art like this one!

Created in Blender by CurdleGames. A high detail PBR render of Statler and Waldorf, the old man heckler duo from The Muppets. They're riding Bowser's Clown Copter so that they can heckle more efficiently, allowing them to heckle others from any height or angle, or even circle around them while slinging insults. They have suits, grey hair, big heads, and even muppet fuzz. Statler is looking at the viewer saying something, probably an setup for a joke, while Waldorf gives a derpy look to the viewer, unsuspectingly getting ready to knock down whatever Statler sets up. They're completely unchained!!

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Dashiel 👺 @gauthiercolin.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Wip 🛻

Work in progress of a digital drawing of a Honda ACTY50X pickup on procreate

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castpixel ⚧️⚢ @castpixel.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

I'm Christina I've been a professional illustrator since 2005 and a specialist game artist/ art director since 2009. I've worked for Mojang (on Minecraft), Netflix Games, WB Games I've been unemployed for 8+ months. I'm tired of rejection letters. Please help me find a paying project #gamedev

My cover illustration for the game Space Jam (on which I also did all the art and animation)

Bugs Bunny, Lebron James and Lola Bunny are posing in front of an enemy from the game, blending in as a star-filled sky.

a portrait of Otto Rehagel for Esquire Magazine

My terraria illustration for Lost In Cult's Deluxe Edition book on Terraria.

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Del @del.art · 11/08/2026

Until Dawn developers SuperMassive Games with a bleak update. Not sure the UK games industry is ever going to look right again, at this rate... :(

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Olly Skillman-Wilson @thepixelcrush.com · 02/08/2026

I actually polished some noise up a little bit, from a while back, got sidetracked making cover artwork, never posted it, but now I've fixed that! Here it is alongside some fittingly crude imagery: vilejelly.bandcamp.com/track/this-b...

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This Bargain No Longer Works, by Vile Jelly

track by Vile Jelly

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Internet Archive @archive.org · 30/07/2026

🌈 2010. 🎶 Erasure's Always plays as you mash Z, chasing that high score 🏆 and your best sparkly unicorn life 🦄 ROBOT UNICORN ATTACK still runs thanks to preservation & emulation via Ruffle. Flash is gone 👋, but your favorite games don't have to be. 🌐 Play it now! archive.org/details/robo...

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Dan @doodledemmy.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Trout Priest isn't on Steam, so it can't be in the official #Monochropoly collection - but I think it would qualify! demmy.itch.io/troutpriest #TroutPriestGame

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Dan @doodledemmy.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Thinking cold, autumn thoughts with a moody tileset. #pixelart #dark #gloomy #fish

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Ben Johnson 🏺👻 @gamedesignerben.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Layoffs hit Double Fine today, and I'm sorry to report that I was one of the ones hit. If you need a game designer with tech chops and 2+ decades of experience, here I am.

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VGC @videogameschronicle.com · 22/07/2026

Shigeru Miyamoto says the games that resonate most with players all around the world aren’t those deliberately designed for global appeal, but those based on a developer’s personal interests. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/miyamot...

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Miyamoto: Games based on developers’ personal interests resonate around the world, not those aiming for global appeal | VGC

If developers try to make something the world will like, it becomes generic…

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Freya Holmér @freya.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

movement in non-euclidean quaternionic space

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Dan @doodledemmy.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Today's warmup drawing - A small freight train making its way through a heathered hillside.

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Nina K 🐟 @ninaklos.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Hi, I'm Nina! #PortfolioDay I am a Technical Artist, lover of fish, and also a gouache painter 🐟🦈🏖️ www.artstation.com/ninaklos

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Aaron Hicks🎨 @aaronhicks.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

I checked the weather forecast, Sozin’s Comet fast approaches.

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hby's stuff @hby.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

How it's goin

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SaraAAAGHH A GHOST!!! Ford 🐍🎨👻 @angeloslh.bsky.social · 11/10/2024

Hi! I'm a Freelance Concept/2D/UI Artist in the games industry. I was the UI Designer for Pacific Drive, and did some early UI vis dev concepts and design for the upcoming game 'Date Everything!' Poke me for projects big and small! Portfolio: www.saford.art Enquiries: saford@outlook.com #art

Sarah Ford Freelance Concept 2D UI
saford.art
saford@outlook.com

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erce 🌱looking for work @erce.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

I wanted to challenge myself and go out of my comfort zone so I sculpted and handpainted this :3 ArtStation link: www.artstation.com/artwork/a0KzJ8 Concept by Pavel Hristov #zbrush #handpainting #3d

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Raj Patel @rajio.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Posting this for a specific audience here.

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KarrahE @karrahe.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

It's my birthday! 🤗 As per tradition, I'm humbly asking for some reposts of this or any other of my art today ❤️

Stylised bust paintings of characters from Severance. Irving is on the left looking thoughtfully to the viewer's left and wears his work attire: pale blue shirt, navy tie and vest.

At the top Mark S is looking towards the viewer with a confused frown, mouth slightly open. He's wearing a navy blue suit and tie with a white shirt.

On the right is Helly R, mouth slightly open, eyes wide and posture stunned as she looks to the viewer's left. She has a blue green dress on.

Dylan is at the bottom, brow scrunched and mouth open in confusion. He's wearing a dress shirt and jacket.

Painterly portrait of a young androgynous Kender looking tired and lost in thought. They have a scrappy brown pixie cut, fair skin and bright, icy blue eyes ringed with dark circles. A scar marks their right cheek, and part of the ear on that side is missing. Their clothing is simple and practical: dark leathers and a forest-green cloak. They wear a gold button as a pendant.

Stylised painting of Peter Falk as Columbo. He's in his mac and holding his trademark cigar. He looks go the viewer with a twinkle in his eye and knowing smile

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Dan @doodledemmy.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

This morning I painted some critters' evolution stages for a fake TCG I'm working on. I'm very happy with the colours here. Can you guess their names?

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Magdalena @intervain.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

another birb study... the classic 'how to draw an owl meme' made me realize I never sculpted one before ... render in marmoset as usual

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Shaun Mooney @mooneysart.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Todays 'coffee n sketching' effort. "you cant even dent a tank with that!!"

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Aaron Hicks🎨 @aaronhicks.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Lot of bad times in my life lately, and the world I guess. But I’ve been getting into electric car videos and renewable energy updates, and it’s genuinely giving me something to be optimistic about.

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Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou @kanaratron.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Genuinely thought this was a screenshot of a 3D software viewport with the default material at first glance.

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Dan @doodledemmy.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Frankly I'm blown away that #TroutPriestGame is at #MCM . Today was excellent, thank you everyone who came by to play and chat. Play the other games in the collection too, they're good! See you tomorrow! 🐟✨

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LukeHyde @lukehyde.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

⚔️🥓 GIDDY-UP DOGGY! 🥓⚔️ Bacon is racing straight toward our first stretch goal! Every bit of support goes a long way at this point, so jump in now Let’s get Bacon across the finish line. Neiiiggh! 👉 Check out the campaign: shorturl.at/eQWBP

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LewieP @lewiep.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Oh man, Star Trek Resurgence delisted already on consoles, and getting pulled from Steam imminently store.steampowered.com/app/2653940/... This was one of the better Star Trek things in years. Really nailed the look/feel of TNG era, but isn't just reliant on nostalgia.

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Star Trek: Resurgence on Steam

Authentic Star Trek adventure from former members of Telltale Games. Engage in diplomacy, pilot shuttlecraft, and use your tricorder and phaser to overcome challenging puzzles and deadly threats. Toug...

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Des Walsh @deswalsh.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

And I do game dev art also. #portfolioday

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Tore Lervik @hallatore.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Blending meshes always feels like magic! Hearing what environment artists think of MeshBlend is the best part though! ✨ PS: MeshBlend is currently off on Fab this week - meshblend.lervik.com #ue5 #gamedev

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Generative artificial so-called intelligence: actually plagiarism on a giant scale www.theguardian.com/books/2026/a...

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Is AI the greatest art heist in history?

New technologies of reproduction are plundering the art world – and getting away with it

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podzol @alfile.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Love low poly pigeon

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LukeHyde @lukehyde.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

⚔️🔥 HALF WAY THERE🔥⚔️ 50% already, and I can’t thank everyone enough. Support like this fills me with determination to create more Bacon! Hooray for comics! Check out the campaign here: shorturl.at/eQWBP

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Kavaeric ➡️ AC26 @kavaeric.net · 07/04/2026

ohhh we've got some stone-cold stunners, folks images.nasa.gov/details/art0... images.nasa.gov/details/art0... images.nasa.gov/details/art0... images.nasa.gov/details/art0...

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