iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Idiom Loop @idiomloop.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Now that mom has her foundation it’s time to add crackle paste! It’s going to add lovely texture. #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #sculpture #wip #handmade #art #motherslittlehelper

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Idiom Loop @idiomloop.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Okay new technique unlocked. Using a flat edge tool to finish surfaces makes curves look more natural. Everything has more definition now. #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #sculpture #wip #handmade #art #motherslittlehelper

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Idiom Loop @idiomloop.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

It was in fact a VERY good meeting. We all remembered what we’re doing and planned out some pretty big milestones for the next few months. #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev

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Idiom Loop @idiomloop.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Eye one almost compete. Hope you’re enjoying these little sculpting step by steps. #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #sculpture #wip #handmade #art #motherslittlehelper

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Idiom Loop @idiomloop.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Most people don’t want eye bags and wrinkles. Mom doesn’t really have a choice. #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #sculpture #wip #handmade #art #motherslittlehelper

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Idiom Loop @idiomloop.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Time to start on Mom’s eyes! She’s gonna get through this awkward phase I promise. #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #sculpture #wip #handmade #art #motherslittlehelper

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Idiom Loop @idiomloop.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

This is the first time in years that I’ve tried new sculpting tools. Gotta say they feel goooood. #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #sculpture #wip #handmade #motherslittlehelper

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Idiom Loop @idiomloop.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Let’s make concept art and do some game design at THE SAME TIME. It’s so important to consider how visuals can effect the player and how they interact with the game. Game art needs to look good but serve a function too! #horrorgame #gamedesign #art #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev

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Idiom Loop @idiomloop.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I’m not just whacking mom’s head into shape with a wooden spoon cause I’m working on a horror cooking game, it’s actually a really good sculpting tool! #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #wip #handmade #art #sculpting #motherslittlehelper

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Idiom Loop @idiomloop.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Mom’s second head has the base flesh layer added. The first of several awkward sculpture phases. #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #motherslittlehelper #wip #art #handmade #sculpture

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Idiom Loop @idiomloop.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Next step for mom’s second head, rubbing on a thin layer of super sculpy over top the tin foil. Then it will be time to make blocky shapes to make her bone structure. #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #art #wip #sculpture #handmade #motherslittlehelper

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Idiom Loop @idiomloop.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

The base form for mom’s second head is complete! Currently she’s a baked potato. #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #handmade #sculpture #wip #motherslittlehelper

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Idiom Loop @idiomloop.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Getting started on mom’s most angry face. In Mother’s Little Helper, a horror cooking game about family trauma, mom’s face changes depending on her mood. #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #sculpture #art #handmade #trauma

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Idiom Loop @idiomloop.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

The finished concept for the 1950s bathroom in my horror cooking game. So excited to make an environment that is both pretty and pretty terrible. Imagine the sounds of all the glass bottles getting jostled whenever you move. #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #motherslittlehelper #art

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Idiom Loop @idiomloop.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

The bathroom in my horror cooking game will be horribly full of bottles and products, but you will be able to sort and organize them. Not enough to feel like you have control over the situation, but it’ll be a little comforting. #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #cozyhorror #conceptart

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Idiom Loop @idiomloop.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

All my little bathroom doodles are done! Time to add them to the concept art of the 1960s bathroom. It’s gonna be SO uncomfortable. #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #motherslittlehelper #cozyhorror

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Idiom Loop @idiomloop.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Figuring out colours is so relaxing. I used to do this all day for work so it’s a real treat when I get to do it for my game. #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #colour #motherslittlehelper #cozyhorror

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Idiom Loop @idiomloop.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Let’s pick some colours! Doing this used to be my full time job in the animation industry, and it continues to be my favourite thing to do. #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #colour #research #motherslittlehelper

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Idiom Loop @idiomloop.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Sketched out some bath bottles. I am going to drown the 1950s bathroom in things for you to tidy in my horror cooking game. #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #motherslittlehelper #cozyhorror #design

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Idiom Loop @idiomloop.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Okay here’s all my designs of perfume bottles for you to sort in my horror cooking game. Did I make enough? No…we need more bathroom products. #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #cozyhorror #motherslittlehelper

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Idiom Loop @idiomloop.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

I have started hoarding bits and pieces of other people’s family history. All the little pieces of real media will make the psychological horror of Mother’s Little Helper feel grounded. #indiegames #horror #horrorgame #cookinggame #vintage #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev

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Idiom Loop @idiomloop.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Trying to come up with different ways for the player to sort and tidy items into collections for the 1950s bathroom sequence in my horror cooking game. #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #tidy #cozy #cozyhorror #motherslittlehelper

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Idiom Loop @idiomloop.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Roughing out different designs for perfume bottles so you can organize them into collections based off of shape, texture or colour. Gotta tidy for mama. #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #motherslittlehelper #tidy #organize

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Idiom Loop @idiomloop.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Starting to put the bits and pieces together for some concept art of the very much in need of tidying 1950s bathroom for my horror cooking game. There are going to be SO MANY bottles. #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #sketch #colour

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Idiom Loop @idiomloop.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Little more detail of my bath product bottles. How many variations and ways to sort them will there be? #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #sorting #cleaning #satisfying #sketch

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Idiom Loop @idiomloop.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Starting to figure out the types of props the player can sort and put away in the 1950s bathroom in my horror cooking game. #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #sketch #conceptart #1950s #sorting #satisfying

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Idiom Loop @idiomloop.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Been doing a lot of research into claustrophobia. Here’s a supercut of footage that made me cringe. #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #phobia #horrorshowcase

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Idiom Loop @idiomloop.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Would we be making a horror game if the environments weren’t uncomfortable? In a game about family trauma the home needs to feel unsafe and imposing. Designing claustrophobic spaces is a great way of doing that. #gamedev #horrorgame #claustrophobia #artdirection #indiegame #indiehorror #indiedev

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Idiom Loop @idiomloop.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

I want all the environments in Mother’s Little Helper to feel uncannily uncomfortable. Little details of how props are placed, and the layout of the space will have a huge impact. #gamedev #indiegames #horrorgame #indiegame #indiehorror #indiedev #cookinggame #claustrophobia

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Idiom Loop @idiomloop.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

So much thought and care is going into every little detail of Mother’s Little Helper. In a game about family history and trauma even the buttons are on point. #gamedev #indiegames #horrorgame #trauma #handmade #indiegame #indiehorror #indiedev #horrorshowcase

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Idiom Loop @idiomloop.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

A huge part of Mother’s Little Helper, a horror cooking game. Is interacting with the family cookbook. In it you find/select recipes, and stash family mementos. The prototype cookbook is coming along. So excited to give it the art treatment. #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev

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Idiom Loop @idiomloop.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

The retopo journey is going WELL! Cannot recommend retopoflow for blender enough. Taming this nightmare has actually been relaxing and fun? #gamedev #indiegames #3dmodeling #blender #retopo #indiedev

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Idiom Loop @idiomloop.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Real physical media! I’m gonna shove as much authentic material into this game as possible. We want the world of the game to feel like it comes from the times the story takes place in. #horrorgame #cookinggame #1980s #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev

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Idiom Loop @idiomloop.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

My horror cooking game takes place in the 1930s, 50s and 80s. I’m referencing media from those era for lots of art in the game. Drawings like this will inspire the look of finished dishes in the family cook book. #spotlight #promote #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #horrorshowcase #inspo

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