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Richard Lumsden @inkboardstudios.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

#AlphaFlight #MarvelLegends Just got the new #Marrina and #Box figures! So happy to see Marrina finally get some love. Rounded out the collection nicely. Now... when are we getting #DiamondLil #Talisman #MadisonJeffriesBox @hasbropulse.bsky.social ? 😋🍁

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RubenSaurus @rubensaurus.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

This week in Star Citizen: - Alpha 4.7 with crafting, QV Breaker and more goes to live on Wednesday! - Crafting guide - Operation breaker FAQ - Behind the ships, featuring an updated classic and it's evolution! (RSI Aurora Mk.II) - New roadmap update - Newsletter with sneak peek #StarCitizen

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Richard Lumsden @inkboardstudios.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

This one hits hard... #RIP Catherine O'Hara Thanks for all the laughs, we will miss you dearly. 😢

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Richard Lumsden @inkboardstudios.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

First pass at animated walk. Have to clean up the pixles from the part repositioning plus a couple tweaks, but he's walkin'. 🚶 Will probably toss it in to #Godot before the clean up to see how it works. One step at a time... 👀 *pun intended #GameDev #PixelArt #Animation #Aseprite

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Richard Lumsden @inkboardstudios.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

It's alive! Bwah-haha... Erm, well basic breathing at least. Seperated the model's pieces and imported them into #Aseperite to start the basic animation sets, then normals mapping for simulated lighting, and some clothing... 👀🚀 #GameDev #IndieGames #2DAnimation #PixelArt

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Richard Lumsden @inkboardstudios.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Good Mornin' Peeps! I finished up the base male body this morning. Today is going to be getting the base structure for the 8 frame walking animation. I will need to make a back view, but luckily I dont need full rotations, so that will save a bunch of work... whew! #GameDev #PixelArt #GameArt

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Richard Lumsden @inkboardstudios.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

😂😂🤣 Threw the character test into the game and realized I calculated the height wrong, lol. He is about 40% too short... Ah well, least I know before I did too much. It's a small game anyways, haha...erm, ahem 😒 #GameDev #PixelArt #Learning

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Richard Lumsden @inkboardstudios.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Another process post. Experimenting with a 3 colour cell shader visual style. I need to do proper colour palette and tone down the muscles some, but its a concept anyways and will be in greyscale for ingame skin colour selection, plus swappable heads for customization. Once step at a time.

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Richard Lumsden @inkboardstudios.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Refining the rag doll! That is all. You may now return to your previously scheduled programming... 🤘 #PixleArt #GameArt #GameDev

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Richard Lumsden @inkboardstudios.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

This morning's project... a basic 2D ragdoll to make an animation walk template and and get some basic movement into game. I will work on actual character designs later. Off to runs some errands! #GameDev #PixelArt ##2DAnimation #GameArt

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Richard Lumsden @inkboardstudios.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

A few tweaks done to the tile maps after seing it in engine to remove visible seams but overall I am happy with the shapes. Now on to some rendering! #GameDev #GameArt #PixelArt #Art #Affinity #Artist

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Richard Lumsden @inkboardstudios.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Today is playing around with a seamless background for the underground world where tiles are dug out. Top and fill tiles with a couple varients to break things up. Am going to pop into the game engien to make sure it works before rendering it out. #indie #gamedev #pixelart #gameart #affinity

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Richard Lumsden @inkboardstudios.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

My previous tilesets for stone and dirt did not work the way I wanted with shaders in game for day/night, so new approach! I am much happier with how this one worked out, so lost time but lesson learned and experience gained. 🎨👍🍻 #2D #GameArt #GameDev #Affinity #pixleart #learning #art

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Daryl @maconfleetwood.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

This means so much to me, as First Aid was my first LCS and the place I would pop into every week when I first started reading comics. James and his staff are exceptional and this is such a cool moment- I hope you can join me for it!

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Daryl @maconfleetwood.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

My first book signing ever! Chicago folks- when you're out and about in the midst of Chanukah/Christmas/Winter Solstice/etc. stuff on Saturday, December 20, swing by First Aid Comics in Hyde Park and say hi! Books will be available for purchase and chatting #AlphaFlight with me is free!

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Richard Lumsden @inkboardstudios.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

For the last three days I have been experimenting and figuring out a way to do a #2D #pixleart dirt style that I like, I think I finally figured it out. Though it is going to be a pain in the ass to make the full tileset. 🫤 #gameart #gamedev #Godot #Affinity

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Richard Lumsden @inkboardstudios.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

I haven't posted in a bit, lots of life stuff going on... lots of ups and downs, but I have still been picking away at things between it all. Started on the first set of seamless #autotile #tilemap #2D #GameArt this evening. Only 45 tiles left to go 😬 #indie #gamedev

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Dragons of Wales @dragonsofwales.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

My Palaeo Portrait Art Print Pack is here! 20 portraits of very old, very dead things (nicer than it sounds), for just £20. Get yours here: dragonsofwales.etsy.com/listing/4389...

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Matt Garvey @mattgarvey1981.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

I got 99 followers…but for some reason you ain’t one! Change that, because the I TOOK A HAMMER TO HELL limited edition OVERSIZED hardcover goes LIVE in a couple of days! www.kickstarter.com/projects/mat...

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Daryl @maconfleetwood.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Thank you for the honest-to-goodness proof it can be delivered to Canada safe and sound- and probably in better shape than if it had arrived via omnijet. And all credit to @inkboardstudios.bsky.social for that cover- he did a WONDERFUL job.

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Sween McDervish @sweenmcdervish.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Crazy excited to dig into @maconfleetwood.bsky.social ‘s new book on my favourite Marvel super-team Alpha Flight! I know Daryl picked Barnes & Noble specifically because they shipped to Canada and here is your proof! Gorgeous cover!

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Daryl @maconfleetwood.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

🇨🇦 It’s publication day! Use the link below to order your copy of TRUE NORTH and join me in revisiting the glorious first volume of #AlphaFlight! 🇨🇦 I’m incredibly proud of this book and can’t wait for you to read it! #HappyCanadaDay tinyurl.com/328werdr

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Frederick Melo, Reporter (TwinCities.com, Pioneer Press) @frederickmelo.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

"Uncanny Experience," an immersive X-Men convention, lands at Minneapolis Club this weekend, where program manager Daryl Lawrence will debut "True North," a 512-page reference guide to Canadian superhero series Alpha Flight. And yes they really did save my sanity*: www.twincities.com/2025/07/10/u...

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Babe&Oak @babeandoak.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

✨🍁 Happy Canada Day 🍁✨ Find some new fav artists go.bsky.app/5Qisn5N

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Matt Garvey @mattgarvey1981.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

My new book HOW TO MAKE A COMIC surpassed 1400% funded last night and my jaw is on the floor! I'm over the moon to be able to help and guide a new generation of creators. t.co/AVhxSB1A4Q

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Merry @merrymarvelite.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

You can check out my Alpha Flight series thus far in one convenient playlist! www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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The History of Alpha Flight - YouTube

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Richard Lumsden @inkboardstudios.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Woohooo! *Happy Dance* This was such a fun and heart warming project to work on. And now... I don't have to hide it from people anymore! 😁 I still remember issue #12 and how my stomach dropped reading it, and getting to do a homage to it... a dream come true! Enjoy, #AlphaFlight fans!

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a lizard is standing on its hind legs and dancing .

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Greg A. @garaujo1.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Happy Alpha Flight Memorial Day to those celebrate! (Alpha Flight #12, featuring the death of one its characters, on-sale date, April 17, 1984)

Marvel Comics house ad for Alpha Flight #12

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Richard Lumsden @inkboardstudios.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Well, as always with learning, the right tool for the job is the best way to improve... So, I switched over to #Aseprite to create my sprite animations. A much nicer experience for creating and testing animated sprites! From Noob to... well less Noobish... 😄 #Learning #Gamedev #Gameart #Pixelart

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Richard Lumsden @inkboardstudios.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Just some more #smol #pixelart , 3/4 front walk animation done, just have to flip it for the other direction, then on to the 3/4 back. Well, maybe dinner first... 🫤😁 #gameart #gamedev

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Richard Lumsden @inkboardstudios.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Did a female version after dinner. I am calling them Bran and Boudica for now 😁 Trying to keep poses aligned so I can swap some gear between them to reduce assets. #PixelArt #GameDev #GameArt #Smol

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Richard Lumsden @inkboardstudios.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Back and forth between 2D and 3D game assets, playing around with more styles. Today I was experimenting more with #PixelArt with hair and gear layer styles, and colour tones. Trying to keep things super simple yet not cartoony. I like how this concept style turned out. #GameDev #GameArt

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Ryan Kelly @ryankelly.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

If you’re a fan of the book and want to buy an original art page just tell me which page you want. Email me at funrama@gmail.com I take paypal. Post them all individually online?…someday, when I have time. Thanks.

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Richard Lumsden @inkboardstudios.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Anyone else having high failure rates when applying Abbott Libre 2 CGM Sensors? I have been having about a 50% failure over a few months now when activating new ones. At least Abbott replaces them, but sucks having to constanly replenish them. #Abbot #LibreSensor #Diabeties #DiabeticHealth

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Richard Lumsden @inkboardstudios.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Updated the body mesh to improve deforms and began rigging! 😬 "G'damnit Kirk, I'm an artist not a rigger!" - Bones Yeah, I know you know what I did there... 👀 #Gamedev #Gameart #Learning #3DModeling

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Richard Lumsden @inkboardstudios.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Day 1: Learning and playing with Blender interface. Day 2: Mutilple low poly figure builds. Day 3: Learning basic rigging and Inverse Kinematics. Day 4: Learning UV unwrapping fundamentals. After that, going back to learn more in depth about IK for joint constraints. 🥴 #Learning #Gamedev #Gameart

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Richard Lumsden @inkboardstudios.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Going slow, making mistakes and learning from them. That posterior though... There are some verticies in there that are going to haunt me tonight. 😬

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Richard Lumsden @inkboardstudios.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Well. Spent some time today learning Blender today. Started a low poly model for fun, good way to learn. The last 3D I did was way back with Max 2, but I have done a bunch of 2D AutoCad for industrial manufacturing. Trying to pretend this is just a new tool design... #Blender #Gameart #Gamedev

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Richard Lumsden @inkboardstudios.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Today, is some running around and some 3D experiments in Blender after I am back. So, off into the world of crazy! See you when I return...

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a man is walking in a bubble on the side of a road .

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Richard Lumsden @inkboardstudios.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Watched teh #Canucks game then came back to the artboard, finished one of the side profiles. But, the crappy part about my directional lighting choice on art assets... I can.t flip assets. Crap. Rookie mistake. Lol, maybe I SHOULD do it 2.5D... gonna sleep on it and decide in the morning.

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Richard Lumsden @inkboardstudios.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Front and back. Left, right and quarters to go. Then I cen go mack to some scripting to move (slide) him around in game before doing the animations. I probably should have just done 3D... 🫤 Ah well. Design choices... 🫠

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Richard Lumsden @inkboardstudios.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

And body is done. Pulled apart to show all the 2D painted pieces, helps me see if I accidentally painted ont he wrong layer at any point. On to the hair and loincloth back views. #gamedev #gameart #pixelart

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Richard Lumsden @inkboardstudios.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Just the hands left. After yesterday's playing around with process, this next pose was about 75% faster to do. Will probably create some quick actions to speed it up more, though want to get a couple more done before hand. #gamedev #pixleart #gameart #process

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Richard Lumsden @inkboardstudios.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Every artist has their Achilles heel, hands, feet, whatever. Mine is the back of the knee. Took 7 attempts to just get a simple shape. A pain in the ass... Wait... in knee. For the sake of this image, I thought best to calrify that. 😐\\ What is yours? #gamedeve #gameart #illustration #pixelart

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Richard Lumsden @inkboardstudios.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Ok, "Back" to it... Um... Yeah... I will just leave it there... It's... Yeah... *ahem* #gamedev #gameart #pixelart

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