Katie Payn @katiepayn.com · 06/09/2026Not only is it actually super easy to harness train a cat, its such a lovely opportunity to bond with them and see their changes in behaviour in different environments. Highly recommend to any new cat owners. 242
Katie Payn @katiepayn.com · 05/08/2026Happy to report, despite some login issues and annoyances, FFXIV works great on Switch 2! Excited to play more casually in the sort of way the Switch usually encourages me to do in other games. Maybe I'll finish Endwalker and catch up with Dawntrail soon! 000
Katie Payn @katiepayn.com · 19/07/2026Really awesome seeing a character I designed and wrote over 12 years ago making its way into other people's work 😄 Really enjoyed reviewing your artwork during production, was lovely seeing someone else's take on The Aether's world. And Thilus making his way in as a player skin was so delightful! 120
Katie Payn @katiepayn.com · 15/07/2026I also draw a lot of stuff, especially robots, monsters, and videogame characters 0183
Katie Payn @katiepayn.com · 28/06/2026Love this version of team Star Fox! Second run and I went for the hard route and got the proper ending! Aquas was super close and Area 6 was a huge surprise jump in difficulty but otherwise it went really well. Fantastic game!! 010
Katie Payn @katiepayn.com · 24/06/2026Tried out 4x3 by @hankgreen.bsky.social for the first time Seemingly absolutely nailed it lmao 000
Katie Payn @katiepayn.com · 13/04/2026instead it seems to match this mistransformation, which would kinda suck 100
Katie Payn @katiepayn.com · 13/04/2026Like his chest is meant to be a bit more broken up with his autobot badge being the top of his torso 100
Katie Payn @katiepayn.com · 07/04/2026Hey so buying an Aerwhale plush really helps support me financially, which is gonna be crucial for my work on the Aether mods going forward as HRT is extremely expensive. So consider getting yourself a lovely Aerwhale! They're very huggable and are also HUGE. 0135
Katie Payn @katiepayn.com · 11/03/2026I finally bit the bullet and came out to my family and publicly properly. Did a little bit of art to commemorate this milestone! I was listening to The Moon Cave while drawing it so make sure to pop that on for the full experience 080
Katie Payn @katiepayn.com · 26/12/2025Outside of that though Cyberpunk feels like actual magic. When I was a kid I remember Star Wars Battlefront II on the PSP blowing my mind as a really good conversion of a PS2 game to a tiny handheld and now I get to play a game that looks like *this* on a Nintendo tablet? madness 030
Katie Payn @katiepayn.com · 07/12/2025Metroid Prime 4 was made for the lesbians (as if Biker Samus wasnt evidence enough) 000
Katie Payn @katiepayn.com · 17/09/2025Following his encounter with the Aether's historic hero, Thilus, The Sun Spirit's body was encased in molten rock by three perfectly engineered rings of pure icestone, giving him a physical form and a key weakness to ice that the player is able to exploit in the boss battle in the original mod! 020
Katie Payn @katiepayn.com · 17/09/2025A little art piece I did today of Karthuul, The Aether's Sun Spirit, from when he first entered the Aether posing as the Valkyrie God Arkenzus. Over time he dropped this act and removed pieces of his golden armour, eventually being revealed to be an alien monster made entirely of fire and light 2112
Katie Payn @katiepayn.com · 13/08/2025HOLY SHIT YES FINALLY #nintendoswitch #chibirobo #mylifeisyoursnintendo 020
Katie Payn @katiepayn.com · 30/07/2025Did a Megatron 07 redesign with The Last Knight's jet mode in mind, think it came out pretty good! #transformers #art #maccadam #megatron #characterdesign #mechdesign 061
Katie Payn @katiepayn.com · 19/06/2025Oh no I've been doing *work work* today Structure layout/generation proposal diagrams for Aether II's first dungeon Probably the most technical work I've done as a designer but hopefully it'll be worth it! 110
Katie Payn @katiepayn.com · 15/06/2025I got this cheap game card case online that fits a bunch of cartridges and fits snuggly in the official Switch 2 case's pouch 120
Katie Payn @katiepayn.com · 11/06/2025had a meeting, meetings make me anxious, anxiety makes me draw weird techno skulls so heres one of those 020
Katie Payn @katiepayn.com · 16/05/2025Had a sushi date with a certified cutie today and our sushi platter came on a little boat! So wonderful! 030
Katie Payn @katiepayn.com · 24/04/2025Getting this thread and the mental whiplash it caused sure does sum everything up atm Sending love and support So tired of all that's been going on 010
Katie Payn @katiepayn.com · 20/04/2025Species design for *perhaps spoilery* future Aether related stuff, meant to be creatures with strong psychic abilities, potentially a future antithesis to the Valkyries Silly drawings for far future plans we may never get to, but figured Id share my crumpled and stained sketch anyway 130
Katie Payn @katiepayn.com · 31/03/2025Heya! I'm Katie! she/her I'm the creative director and owner of @aether-mod.net the famous Minecraft dimension mod! I have a lot of hats including producer, director, manager, writer, and artist, with my speciality being creature designs! 140
Katie Payn @katiepayn.com · 09/02/2025Oh yeah we have a new cat! Her name is Toffee! She is wonderful 160
Katie Payn @katiepayn.com · 20/12/2024Some mob design sketches for Aether II I've been working on. Really enjoying working with water based markers for quick sketches like these. #art #minecraft #mcdev #minecraftmods #aethermod 1203
Katie Payn @katiepayn.com · 10/12/2024Some TRON design sketches inspired by older low poly game models, the original film's greyscale aesthetic, and the colours and bold lights of TRON Legacy (program on the left, user on the right) #art #tron #digitalart 151
Katie Payn @katiepayn.com · 03/12/2024So it's the 30th anniversary of the Playstation today! I was literally born into a Playstation household, my Dad was already an avid player of games like Tomb Raider and Gran Turismo, and as a result the Playstation was my intro to videogames as a whole! 171
Katie Payn @katiepayn.com · 01/12/2024A piece I did in response to the mad levels of hype I got around seeing Sylux returning for #Metroid Prime 4 I tried to see if I could work on a design that felt more like an evolution of the Prime Hunters design rather than the more grounded rework they've seemingly gone with for Prime 4 #art 082
Katie Payn @katiepayn.com · 01/12/2024Another piece I did a few months back, this time a rendition of one of my absolute favourite new Transformers designs from the Legacy toyline! This is Magneous, one of the Armorizers from the Rock Lords inspired "Infernac" universe. #transformers #art #maccadam 2216
Katie Payn @katiepayn.com · 01/12/2024Just had some poor soul concede at Pokemon TCG Pocket during their second turn after I managed to pull an absolutely mad second turn fully powered Gyarados (Misty got 4 energy on turn 1 and I had both Magikarp and Gyarados in my starting hand) I feel genuinely bad 140
Katie Payn @katiepayn.com · 30/11/2024Yeah these are creature designs we've used for Aether II Here's their in-game assets 031
Katie Payn @katiepayn.com · 30/11/2024Gonna start posting some of my older art, here's a concept piece for @aether-mod.net with the blighted creatures. Nailing down these designs to be a mix of creepy, intimidating, and cute was a real challenge but I think we got to a really good result. 2235
Katie Payn @katiepayn.com · 19/11/2024Halloween spooky Minecraft mobs from 2020! Also reminds me I need a new signature 040
Katie Payn @katiepayn.com · 19/11/2024A little Batman Beyond sketch inspired by the Arkham games and The Batman film designs #art #batman 040
Katie Payn @katiepayn.com · 16/11/2024Here's some art I did the other day after getting a bit nostalgic about the Bionic Commando franchise! Little redesign of Nathan Spencer mixing elements from all three reboot games #digitalart #art #bioniccommando #games #gamesart 000
Katie Payn @katiepayn.com · 20/10/2024Mixing my two main interests/time sinks! (Hey get yourself an Aerbunny over at the Makeship site) www.makeship.com/products/aer... #transformers #minecraft #minecraftmods 0134
Katie Payn @katiepayn.com · 11/09/2024documenting my insane and unlikely Switch 2 "Nintendo DSwitch" concept in case Nintendo ends up doing anything close to this. Fully expect them to just do a beefier Switch without messing with the concept too much but I find the possibility of a Switch x DS x WiiU hybrid so funny 110
Katie Payn @katiepayn.com · 10/09/2024Just 100%d Astro Bot! Genuinely one of the best games ever made! Definitely the best I've played in years. Absolutely phenomenal joyous game! 000
