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Ash Kerins @ashkerins.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Thanks to @moonfrostgame.bsky.social I've had the opportunity to draw and animate a dance machine, which makes inner child Ash very happy 💛 #HireArtists #NoAi #PixelArt

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Ash Kerins @ashkerins.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Yea it was- I believe I was speaking to Nick L(?) on the phone. He sent an email afterwards so I could forward the extra requested examples along, but I'm not sure if the thread got lost after that.

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Ash Kerins @ashkerins.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Heya! I've applied and got a call back but haven't heard anything in about three weeks... Just want to let someone over there know I'm very much still interested! 💛 UK based here and up for an occasional studio day in Cambridge. ashleykerins.wixsite.com/ashkerins

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Ash Kerins @ashkerins.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

While I'm still out of work, I figured I'd try a new angle. I already have tutoring experience with this lesson format, so I figured why not? #ArtTheory #ConceptArt #DigitalArtTutor #DigitalPainting #ArtTutor #Art

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Ash Kerins @ashkerins.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Calls can be held over Discord or Google Hangouts; whichever's easier! Message me directly if you're interested and please do share to help my reach! 💛 I can assist with painting skills (light, colour, perspective etc), personal concept art and illustration.

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Ash Kerins @ashkerins.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

My talk at @developconference.com had me with a whole queue of people asking me questions afterwards 💛 #Develop #WomeninGames #GameDev #ConceptArt #Illustration #ArtTutorial

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Ash Kerins @ashkerins.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Come find me at #Develop this week! On Wednesday at 2pm, I'll be doing a talk on painting 2D in such a way that it looks 3D, and when to do that as a Concept Artist! #WomeninGames #ConceptArt #NoAi @developconference.com

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Ash Kerins @ashkerins.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

This is my first on-stage talk and I am really excited (and somewhat nervous if I'm honest!) I don't have a massive online following, so please do share this about!

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Ash Kerins @ashkerins.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

I'm speaking at @developconference.com on how to paint in 2D in a way that looks 3D- but also WHEN TO and when not to as a professional concept artist. It's at 2pm on Wednesday July 9th! lnkd.in/diyknhcE #Quogg #ConceptArt #Games #Develop #NoAi #WomeninGames

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Ash Kerins @ashkerins.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Some close ups of the trans/Intersex/Enby gummies I painted. #trans #intersex #enby #nonbinary #transgender

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Ash Kerins @ashkerins.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

There's so much more to say- which I've said on Instagram. But here I'll just say; a man is not going to go through YEARS of expensive medical transitioning, make himself a public target, just to get into a bathroom. Trans people are not a threat.

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Ash Kerins @ashkerins.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Trans people are only trying to find their way to living happily in their own bodies. That's it. It's not about me or you. It's not our business to control what they do with their bodies- like it's no ones business to control ours. #trans #intersex #nonbinary #enby #transgender

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

'Saguaro Dusk' by contemporary US Impressionist style painter Erin Hanson #WomensArt

Painting of a desert scene in early evening or morning as the sun sets or is about to rise, large cactis are in silhouettes against distant purple hills and a pinky blue sky speckled with clouds

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Ash Kerins @ashkerins.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

The bottom line: you need to stumble to be better. The grey line: 0123456789

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Ash Kerins @ashkerins.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

The warning sign: 'not work' (out of order) The top two alongside are numbers (07:35 and 404) The two underneath are prepositions, to and from. The long paragraph is just random; like when an internet page is broken/corrupted and you just get a lot of letters.

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Sara Lee @sblarts.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Some painting progress 😬 #art #drawing #illustration

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Ash Kerins @ashkerins.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Not likely sadly! I was the only one who could write/design Foolish and I no longer work there, so don't have access to the dictionary and rules for it!

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Ash Kerins @ashkerins.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Yea there is! Any consonant with a stalk dropping down/flicking out to the right has a 'y' sound after it (ny- my- by- dy-) And the ones with tails curling to the left have 'g' sounds following ('ng'.) The consonants are a lot like they are in English. Vowels... There are a lot of vowels

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Ash Kerins @ashkerins.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

I would be -so- honoured to have Foolish up on Omniglot but sadly I don't work at Epic games anymore and so don't have access to the Foolish dictionary/grammar guide. I think I'd also have to create some of the sentences there too.

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Ash Kerins @ashkerins.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Anything like ɳɪ indicates a negative (no/don't/not) ! with two dots underneath indicates the imperative; 'don't fall!' is an instruction. -öööög is a plural professional suffix (Yii = win and öööög being '-ers'.) The upside down umbrella-thing is the preposition 'to.' bi is 'is/am/are/be'

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Ash Kerins @ashkerins.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

1. On the left it says 'play' on the right it says 'don't fall! 2. 'winners art' 3. 'Fall to be winners' (sorta like the phrase you gotta fail before you succeed) 4. 'play ball'

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Ash Kerins @ashkerins.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Just what's on my website! Only Epic employees would have access to the detailed grammar guide now. However, stuff released after I was laid off in 2023 seems not to follow it; the alphabet is just being used decoratively and other symbols have been made up in place of existing symbols.

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Ash Kerins @ashkerins.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

...Plus, as a little treat, I'll show you my messy scribbley concepts that I don't put online (the perfectionist in me is screaming.) 'Cause I'm not only talking about 'how to' paint 2D like it's been done in 3D, but also 'when to' in a professional setting.

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Ash Kerins @ashkerins.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Exciting news: I'm speaking at Develop this year! Completely from scratch (I never use 3D tools or models) I'll walk through my process from the base drawing, through to a concept-ready stage and then beyond to the fully rendered illustration. @developconference.com #ImASpeaker #developconf

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Ash Kerins @ashkerins.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

@susiedent.com Have you ever come across a word for the smell of autumn mist? It smells a bit like woodsmoke to me, but I have never found a name for it!

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Ash Kerins @ashkerins.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

I need to stop doing this to myself #pixelart

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Ash Kerins @ashkerins.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

You always say something really nice!! Thank you!

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Ash Kerins @ashkerins.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Some new art! I have just finished a contract on the indie physics sandbox game #CozyMarbles 🟠 Please do check it out on Steam, it's been amazing working on it. #PixelPeaGames #ConceptArt #Marbles #WomeninGames

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Ash Kerins @ashkerins.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

I forgot how BlueSky URLs look and Googled my account... I did not expect to get an AI Overview. It's out of date, but I appreciate '2D paintings of architecture and whimsical things' as well as mentioning my focus on colour and light. And to refer to me as 'Kerins' has me feeling very posh indeed 🤌

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Ash Kerins @ashkerins.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Some material studies I did on Fall Guys when I had some time. We would talk about what nature in Fall Guys looks like nearly every season, so I thought I'd finally take a look at it. #ConceptArt #MaterialStudy #WomeninGames

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Ash Kerins @ashkerins.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

I've been given permission to post some of the last #conceptart I did on #FallGuys before the layoff. Here's some style guides I did retroactively for the earlier seasons, so that new artists moving forward could have something to reference about the initial season styles. 🩷 #ArtistLookingForWork

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Ash Kerins @ashkerins.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Aah thank you! I fully intended to make so many adjacent illustrations like that! I ended up biting off more than I could chew haha Still, maybe I should try one more sometime 🤔

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Ash Kerins @ashkerins.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

So I've seen it's #portfolioday I am a 2D principal concept artist and illustrator and looking for work! Mostly I enjoy props, environments and architecture. I've worked in theme park design, in games at #EpicGames and #King and am currently working on an indie project that wraps up by February! 💛

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Ash Kerins @ashkerins.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Some of the stuff I see come up is just so unhinged and creatively cruel for shock value, I wouldn't begin to know words to mute! But thank you :) I will try muting some things to see if it helps!

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Ash Kerins @ashkerins.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Given I've just joined Bluesky and the algorithm has no idea who I am yet, my feed just being photos of cats is a promising start. When fresh, Instagram showed me the absolute worst things; stuff that still flashes across my mind. Twitter too. Hopefully this one's better for my mental health 🙏

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Ash Kerins @ashkerins.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Feeling quite organised using a cupboard divider as a drying rack for my lino printed Christmas cards ❤️

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