iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

HermitDwarf @hermitdwarf.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

It's probably too late for this project but I'd recommend checking out joseconseco's blender hair tool if you want to make hair cards easier to make!

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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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HermitDwarf @hermitdwarf.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Make some dragons, you're half way there already!

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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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HermitDwarf @hermitdwarf.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Just know that your work is an inspiration for other cat lovers out there in the world! just a few weeks ago I followed a cat for 20 mins thinking it was one I saw in a lost cat poster (turns out it was just a little doppelganger) because I saw it and thought "what would Freya do"

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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 · 23/04/2026

Thank you 🙏 and yep the screenshots are from unreal.

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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

Thanks! It was fun to work on.

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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 · 12/03/2026

Let me know if you're looking fora character artist at some point! I've always loved your creature concepts!

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

Blueprints are pretty easy to get into, specially if you're used to the material editor in unreal

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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 · 10/03/2026

You can still use the grooms for the skinning and just instantly switch to the card lod, depending on how you built the source files grooms can also be used to generate haircards

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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 · 25/02/2026

I play Skyrim VR and ancient dungeon!

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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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