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HermitDwarf @hermitdwarf.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

after some skinnig tweaks and replacing the proxy feather mesh I think im happy with the proportions, though I expect a ton of tweaks and just a lot of work ahead, at least the wings sort of work when folded. #gameart #animalart #indiedev

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HermitDwarf @hermitdwarf.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

decided to test the proportions on some retargeted animation so I did some quick skinning... maybe too quick even... #gamedev #indiedev #bug

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Spelkollektivet @spelkollektivet.com · 14/08/2026

Help Save the Home for Indie Game Developers For 9 years Spelkollektivet has had more than 700 game developers stay at the co-living & co-working hub, but due to new directives in the local area, the future may be at risk. Read more: gofund.me/f4244d6de #gamedev #indiegames #gofundme

GoFundMe post titled "Save the Home for Indie Game Developers" with a Photograph of game developers working hard in the background. Goal is 750,000 SEK
With a Call To Action of "Donate Now"

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HermitDwarf @hermitdwarf.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Ive been pretty off for 2 months while moving continents so to get back into my personal game project I decided to tackle this gryphon I've been bashing my head against for ages. feedback is appreciated! #Gameart #AnimalArt #wip

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Ville Sinkkonen @villesinkkonen.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Dmanisi individual 3, specimen D2700. Homo erectus....or Homo georgicus. #sciart

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Daniel Fedor @dcfedor.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Blue Bottle Games, as a policy, does not use generative AI. It's something we've discussed as a team, weighing the pros and cons, and ultimately, we decided it was not for us. Recently, while chatting with a colleague, she mentioned it was useful hearing our reasoning. So: Sharing time! 1/12

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Riccardo M @rikard86.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

on one side, keeping all my files in a single project is a mistake since it becomes a ultra-heavy folder of gargantuan file size on the other side it allows me to do completely unhinged stuff like this

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HermitDwarf @hermitdwarf.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

managed to get my guy from floating mid exorcism to just walking flat out drunk today. I'm still not sure if I'm doing it the right way but I'm still using a capsule and then constraining the skeletal mesh pelvis to it with physics control. #unreal #physics #animation #gamedev

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HermitDwarf @hermitdwarf.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

week 1 of trying to make a physically animated character with chaos mover and physics control.... #Unreal #gamedev

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HermitDwarf @hermitdwarf.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

the virgin vulture vs the chad broken skeleton scavenger

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Protopop @protopop.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Something is growing🌳

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Jan Pospíšil @janpospisil.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

More concepts for Kromlech: hive "architecture". I wanted the lurgs to be further from the greenskinned mongol barbarian orc stereotype and to use more animal elements - beaver dams, wasp nests, the shells of caddisfly larvae.

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HermitDwarf @hermitdwarf.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

I'm still not entirely happy with the feather skinning but good enough will have to do. #animalart #gameart

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HermitDwarf @hermitdwarf.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Here's the last animal I did for Ranger's path: National park simulator #AnimalArt #gameart #characterart www.artstation.com/artwork/QKA5zd

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HermitDwarf @hermitdwarf.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Getting this guy ready for a post next week #animalart #gameart

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HermitDwarf @hermitdwarf.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Here's another animal I did for Rangers path, this time a bighorn sheep www.artstation.com/artwork/K3AZnR #AnimalArt #Gameart

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HermitDwarf @hermitdwarf.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Hey #PortfolioDay I'm Marcos and I make animals and characters for games!

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HermitDwarf @hermitdwarf.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Here he is! The silliest little guy www.artstation.com/artwork/XJAzRY #gameart #animalart

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HermitDwarf @hermitdwarf.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Another animal from Ranger's Path I'm hoping to post next week #gameart #animalart

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HermitDwarf @hermitdwarf.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Finally starting to post some nicer images and videos of the animals I worked on for Ranger's Path! www.artstation.com/artwork/DL0XKe #AnimalArt #GameArt

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HermitDwarf @hermitdwarf.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Little tease of an upcoming Artstation post about my animal work for "Ranger's Path: National Park Simulator" #AnimalArt #Gameart

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HermitDwarf @hermitdwarf.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

And here's another bit from an elk I also got to do for Rangers path, I hope to make a proper post for each animal eventually... #gameart

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HermitDwarf @hermitdwarf.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Also here's a little closeup teaser of the first animal I made for Rangers Path #gameart #fur

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HermitDwarf @hermitdwarf.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Ranger's Path, the project I worked on during last year is coming out today on early access! This trailer actually shows a good deal of the animals I worked on.

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Ranger's Path: National Park Simulator - Official Wildlife Trailer

YouTube video by IGN

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HermitDwarf @hermitdwarf.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Also got to add some basic "damage" to the skin and hair shaders #wip #gameart #techart

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HermitDwarf @hermitdwarf.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Polished up the iridescence so it blends a bit better and changes the overall color based on the angle #wip #gameart #techart

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HermitDwarf @hermitdwarf.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

I added some extra variation controls and polished up the anisotropy, then decided to try adding some very cheap iridescence, not sure it works with this guy but maybe for flashier birds! #wip #gameart #techart

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HermitDwarf @hermitdwarf.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

The shader uses the same melanin gradient idea I used for the skin on the toadguy, so its very easy to swap color curves and tweak values to get variation without any extra textures. #wip #techart #charart

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HermitDwarf @hermitdwarf.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

been spending too much time trying to improve my feathers and hair shader on top of trying my hand at making stylized feathers that work in forward shading with no TAA #wip #gameart

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HermitDwarf @hermitdwarf.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

No gamedev today, just these two little beasts enjoying the snow

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Animal Photo Reference Repository @animalphotorefs.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

The Repository is entirely funded by community support, so let's talk about the perks for joining the Patreon! I'm touching up the reward schedule today so it's a perfect time. There are three membership tiers: $1/month Tip Jar $5/month Be in the Know $10/month Show Me All the Cute Animals

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Non-AI animal images for art, academics, media, and more!

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Dakota Lee @lee714.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

A feral Lycan. Part of my Gothic Horror Monster Hunter portfolio. I will be sharing more progress then final images end of February...

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HermitDwarf @hermitdwarf.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

got some more progress done on the masks for this fugly chicken dude! Still pretty WIP but I think I'll start doing some proper groom tomorrow

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Sam Santala 🇬🇧🇫🇮🇪🇺 @samsantala.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Mark Carney wonderfully articulates how to move forward in this changing world, that hoping things will go back to how they were is a fools errand, and how we can try to stay strong, whilst retaining our values. I would highly recommend watching. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDMy...

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Full: PM Mark Carney speaks at World Economic Forum in Davos

YouTube video by FactPointVideo

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HermitDwarf @hermitdwarf.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Kept working on this ugly guy and brought it into unreal to test my shaders. Still very #wip #gameart

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Benn Jordan @bennjordan.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Grok is so much worse than you think.

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HermitDwarf @hermitdwarf.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Still working on this ugly guy, feathers are placeholder #gameart

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Animal Photo Reference Repository @animalphotorefs.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Other infant denizens of the site include young gorillas of all ages, snow leopard cubs, common brown lemur newborns, and baby takins! These photos, too, are free-to-use for artists creating derivative/transformative works (sans AI).

A young gorilla and an adult are resting in the grass. The adult gorilla is laying down and looking through the grass, while the young one sits upright picking his nose

An adult snow leopard stands over two young cubs

A close-up of a newborn lemur's face, with eyes open and catching the light, surrounded by his mother's fur

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HermitDwarf @hermitdwarf.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Been on vacation for the last few weeks and I started working on a vulture during the cool hours

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HermitDwarf @hermitdwarf.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Most of what I actually did this year is still under NDA but at least the old KCD2 stuff is out. ##artvsartist2025

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Martin Mottet @martinuche.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

Spammy day today folks, because I've -finally- **UPDATED MY PRINT SHOP** I'll post about what's new on there, let's start with some classic Dnd illustration :) www.inprnt.com/gallery/mart...

A family of griffons are watching a bright falling star.

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HermitDwarf @hermitdwarf.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

managed to do some simple grabbing with a set constrain component and the physical animation component. problem is I got really into the gameplay possibilities of fully physicalized animation and now I want to dive into the physics control component, mover and scope creep myself to hell🫠 #indiedev

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Animal Photo Reference Repository @animalphotorefs.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

GenAI has polluted image search results, especially for animal pics. It’s now basically impossible to find accurate art references. Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.

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Exotic Animal Photo Reference Repository

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HermitDwarf @hermitdwarf.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Decided to make a grab ability and ended up falling into a rabbit hole of precedural animation and active ragdolls #indiedev #gamedev

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