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David Jalbert 🦥 @davidjalbertgames.ca · 2h

I know it's silly, but I'm almost afraid to be accused of using the slop machine bc the end result is too clean. I hate this timeline lmao Good excuse to post the sketches, anyway. I use Krita to do the ink, colors, and shading, but I like sketching with a good old no.2 pencil on printer paper.

Original sketches for my ref sheet. I made the head smaller and tilted it back in the final picture, it looked a bit off as-is. I erase and start over a LOT.

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David Jalbert 🦥 @davidjalbertgames.ca · 22h

When you know you're trash and you own it 💅

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David Jalbert 🦥 @davidjalbertgames.ca · 02/10/2026

Reminder that Steam seasonal sales are a great opportunity to prank your friends in the best possible way! 🦊🦶

Guide for the game "Furry Feet": How to get a game ungifted to you.

Step 1: you can't.

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David Jalbert 🦥 @davidjalbertgames.ca · 01/10/2026

During the Steam Autumn Sale 2026 running from October 1st to 8th, Extraneum will be 66% off, down to $5.10 USD! s.team/a/1999140 #retrofps #boomershooter #indiegame

Extraneum is 66% off during the Steam autumn sale; October 1st to October 8th at 10 AM pacific time.

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David Jalbert 🦥 @davidjalbertgames.ca · 01/10/2026

My last ref sheet for my main OC was 2 years old and my style improved a lot since then, so I made a new one! Meet Davey the sloth! He's pretty much a cartoon version of myself at this point. #art #furryart

Davey The Sloth

- He/Him, gay.
- Middle aged, roughly 1.75 meters tall.
- mix between a brown-throated, Linnaeus, and Hoffmann's sloth. Don't think too much about it.

Appearance

- Most of the time wears temple-less glasses, a short-sleeved off-white hawaiian shirt, and jeans shorts.
- Tapered feet and hands, somewhat long arms and short legs.
- 3 toes per foot, 4 fingers per hand (3 + 1 thumb).
- Toes and fingers are tough, claw-like, but flexible.
- Has a short, bushy tail, with the same color as his chest and stomach fur, which wraps around.

Personality

- Extremely poor attention span.
- Caring, sensitive. Will cry watching an Adam Sandler movie.
- Olympic levels of dad-joking.
- Needs his morning coffee to be anywhere near functional.
- Handy, creative, loves music, especially funk. Sings a lot.

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David Jalbert 🦥 @davidjalbertgames.ca · 29/09/2026

Man, they really know what their most used feature is, don't they.

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David Jalbert 🦥 @davidjalbertgames.ca · 22/09/2026

I really like the Flintstones version lmao

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David Jalbert 🦥 @davidjalbertgames.ca · 19/09/2026

Just gonna tap the sign real quick

i want games with gay people who are woke and im not kidding

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David Jalbert 🦥 @davidjalbertgames.ca · 14/09/2026

I finished Davey MK2 last week! I'm so proud of all the progress I made in 3d modeling. He's so cute 🥹

3d model of my oc Davey the sloth. Made from scratch in Blender 4 and Krita.

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David Jalbert 🦥 @davidjalbertgames.ca · 13/09/2026

I never understood this kind of aesthetic, like in general. It's so dull. What I'm way into, and I don't know if there's another term for it, is boho style decor; earthy colors, plants, carpets, shabby but comfy. Now that's my jam ❤️

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David Jalbert 🦥 @davidjalbertgames.ca · 10/09/2026

Me: I need to make a placeholder model to test that automation script I'm writing. Just a bunch of cubes would be enough. Me an hour later: ... I will name him Peter McPetersonian.

A funny lil mustachioed bougie guy with glasses and a tiny top hat. Made with Blender 4 and ADHD.

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David Jalbert 🦥 @davidjalbertgames.ca · 06/09/2026

Drew proper facial features, redid the hair, thickened the neck a bit, and some other minor things. I can't believe it took me a whole afternoon for tiny lil details like that 😭 Ah well, I'm still learning, gotta take the time.

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David Jalbert 🦥 @davidjalbertgames.ca · 03/09/2026

Screw rigging for today, I had to redo the hair and fur, and also retopo the head because the mouth texture was warping too much because of the sharp center edge, and therefore I had to re-unwrap the uv map too. 🫠 Good thing I only texture the face because modeling eyes and mouths would kill me.

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David Jalbert 🦥 @davidjalbertgames.ca · 03/09/2026

I named him Bobbers. It's like Bobby but sillier. So cute 🥺

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David Jalbert 🦥 @davidjalbertgames.ca · 02/09/2026

Without saying your age, what is your favorite movie that came out when you were 20 years old? ... in this case, "came out" means the US release, anyway.

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David Jalbert 🦥 @davidjalbertgames.ca · 02/09/2026

And also yes, Davey is getting a new, improved 3d model! I learned a lot last month about modeling for animation and proper character topology, and this one's going to be *chef's kiss* 👌 Tomorrow will be about texturing and rigging.

Davey the sloth base mesh, t-posing, with a placeholder texture slapped on top.

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David Jalbert 🦥 @davidjalbertgames.ca · 02/09/2026

I was able to automate my fur blending technique in Blender with a script, and I'm totally stoked! It's such a time saver! And that means I can now also automate pretty much anything! I knew learning Python was going to come in handy eventually :P

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David Jalbert 🦥 @davidjalbertgames.ca · 27/08/2026

So! Unity is also going all in with the ai slop. I haven't been using it for a while but I'm still selling a couple things on the asset store, so this affects me, unfortunately. As a dev, DO NOT fall for it. And here's why... 1/3

Email from the Unity Asset Store team:

"Hi,

More and more Unity developers are using agentic workflows alongside Unity. Agents can write code, but they don't know how to drive *your* tool unless you teach them.

That's what AI Skills are: small markdown instruction files (`SKILL.md`) that ship inside your package and teach any agent when to reach for your asset and exactly how to use it, with individual skills that are verified against your actual source code.

We’re providing you with guidance on how to quickly add AI Skills to your tools.

Related: Check this forum post for a Skill you can use to ensure your tools adhere to the Editor Foundations Design System, allowing your users to have a cohesive experience when using your tool. If you do not yet have access to the publisher forum, please check the “success” email when an asset is published to the store for a form you can fill out to obtain access.
Why this is worth an hour of your time
AI systems can generate outcomes that may be similar to your solution. As more users opt for this, sales can decrease. AI tokens are expensive, and prone to sub-par results without costly revisions.

You have already solved hard problems. Enabling AI Skills will allow AI-forward users to enjoy faster, better, and less expensive outcomes when they allow their AI bots to use your solution, rather than recreate it."

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David Jalbert 🦥 @davidjalbertgames.ca · 27/08/2026

Can anybody recommend some good artists/comics with particularly good facial expressions? I'm trying to practice my faces and I'm looking for stylized references.

Funny shocked face from Gintama, idk who that is, I never read/watched it.

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David Jalbert 🦥 @davidjalbertgames.ca · 26/08/2026

Gotta love youtube comments. RIP miss Parton.

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David Jalbert 🦥 @davidjalbertgames.ca · 22/08/2026

Still taking a break from game dev to learn and practice art. And I made a big breakthrough today; I learned how to automate fur tufts blending using the vertex weight proximity modifier in Blender. It's such a time saver! Making actual hair is still a pain but I think I'm getting somewhere.

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David Jalbert 🦥 @davidjalbertgames.ca · 19/08/2026

My first thought was "this guy never played an itch.io game" but this comment completely disarmed me lmao

he won't back down because of internet points and also probably isn't serious to begin with

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David Jalbert 🦥 @davidjalbertgames.ca · 17/08/2026

I was mostly talking about how the staircase in the picture doesn't make sense xD in the video game world, it's perfect tho. Looks like a Dragon Quest staircase.

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David Jalbert 🦥 @davidjalbertgames.ca · 12/08/2026

"For 50 buck I'll do whatever you want"

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David Jalbert 🦥 @davidjalbertgames.ca · 04/08/2026

Without downloading new pics, what is it like dating you?

me exactly one minute into a casual conversation: ...and all i'm saying is, ronald reagan was the devil.

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David Jalbert 🦥 @davidjalbertgames.ca · 04/08/2026

Should I keep posting my (tame sfw) furry art on main? I think I should. Anyways, here's one I made for @flloydgraybirb.bsky.social , based on the "um actually" meme . It was a fun one!

Nerdy easter bluebird with big thick glasses going "ackchyually".

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David Jalbert 🦥 @davidjalbertgames.ca · 02/08/2026

I took part in Art Fight this year to basically force myself to draw, since I've always wanted to get better but I've really been neglecting it. I can already tell I improved during just that one month.

Explo the Typhlosion just vibing on the grass. Look at this absolute cutie!

Drawn during Art Fight 2026 for SystemSayoo; https://artfight.net/~SystemSayoo

Eugene took a liking to you at the club, but he's too nervous to keep his cool. It's kinda cute actually ;3

Drawn during Art Fight 2026 for Annyraindragon; https://artfight.net/~AnnyRainDragon

Luzbean just really loves corn. It's her favorite food! You could even say it's her "ride-or-die" ;3

Drawn during Art Fight 2026 for Luzbean; https://artfight.net/~Luzbean

Ambre showing off her exterior design skills~

Drawn during Art Fight 2026 for Midnitesnow; https://artfight.net/~midnitesnow

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David Jalbert 🦥 @davidjalbertgames.ca · 24/07/2026

Went to the thrift shop today. I've never felt so betrayed 😭

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David Jalbert 🦥 @davidjalbertgames.ca · 12/07/2026

I ended up scrapping that one, it was way too jank, not to mention prone to short circuits. I thought I could get away with not having to wire individual leds. I'll just recycle the leds and do it the right way this time.

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David Jalbert 🦥 @davidjalbertgames.ca · 10/07/2026

Hold up, don't move. I just wanna see something real quick.

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David Jalbert 🦥 @davidjalbertgames.ca · 05/07/2026

Back on my electronics bullshit! That experiment last time gave me an idea, so this time I made a 9 by 11 led matrix, and I'll try to make a lil game with it. It's super jank, but it works! Took the entire afternoon, I'll make the driver circuit later 🥵

LED matrix, built on a hand-cut masonite board, front view.

LED matrix, rear view. I soldered each row and column directly with the pins of each LED. I should probably have used jumper wires or at least soldered individual wires, but I wanted to keep it as simple as possible.

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David Jalbert 🦥 @davidjalbertgames.ca · 01/07/2026

Happy birthday, Canada!! It's not perfect here (nothing's ever perfect tbf) but I love you with all my heart ❤️🇨🇦

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David Jalbert 🦥 @davidjalbertgames.ca · 28/06/2026

Tried something and yep, that works. You just need to make sure the subviewport stuff is drawn on its own layer(s) (in the visualinstance3d section) so they're not drawn with the main camera.

three cylinders drawn separately, displayed in a texturerect node on top of the main scene.

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David Jalbert 🦥 @davidjalbertgames.ca · 28/06/2026

I figure I should post about it here, even though I'm trying not to be TOO furry on main. I'm participating in Art Fight this year! I'm trying to force myself to improve my drawing skills, and I thought that'd be a fun way to do it. Let's gooo! artfight.net/~DaveySloth #ArtFight #TeamComedy

My Art Fight id! DaveySloth, Team Comedy. I do friendly fire, and maybe revenge. I have two characters; Davey the sloth, and Shiro the lemur. Both are anthro.

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David Jalbert 🦥 @davidjalbertgames.ca · 27/06/2026

Do you think, if Morty left for whatever reason, they would have renamed Rick & Morty to Rick & Forty? I know, timely joke, right?

Rick Sanchez drinking from a bottle, possibly a 40 ounces.

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David Jalbert 🦥 @davidjalbertgames.ca · 25/06/2026

Another big milestone reached tonight: I figured out how to build a led matrix! That circuit layout could use some improvement tho. Also, the Raspberry Pi Pico is a joy to work with! Nothing beats a bare metal microcontroller, no OS required ❤️

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David Jalbert 🦥 @davidjalbertgames.ca · 16/06/2026

lol nah. Bro still played the whole game after seeing the pride flag that was put in the very first room you start in. I'd say he was thoroughly entertained. Also, did you know the Extraneum Guard is canonically non-binary? Happy pride month! 🏳️‍🌈 Check it out on Steam: s.team/a/1999140

bro didn't like that there's a nonbinary flag in Extraneum

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David Jalbert 🦥 @davidjalbertgames.ca · 16/06/2026

God damnit. ... well, that scene was definitely relatable, tho.

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David Jalbert 🦥 @davidjalbertgames.ca · 13/06/2026

Not much to show (again) but I finished the UI system and game settings today. And for the first time in my career, I actually added localization! Also pictured: a way to map joystick axes without picking the wrong direction by accident. #indiedev #gamedev #godot

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