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Mathijs Demaeght @mathijsdemaeght.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Have used Affinity for the past 6 years and still amazed by its performance. We started editing in DaVinci because it was included with our camera, but it’s what I’d recommend nonetheless!

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Pok Pok @playpokpok.com · 16/01/2025

UPDATE ALERT! 🚀 Space has expanded with even more curious planets, a new decked-out station, drilling vehicles destroying their way through the galaxy, and other odd happenings to discover! Prompt the update: bit.ly/updatePokPok

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Mathijs Demaeght @mathijsdemaeght.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

Had a blast with the Demon Souls remake, now to start with Dark Souls remaster Had played Bloodborne and Elden Ring halfway but never fully got into it, but the DS remake is so so good I think I finally get it. So I’m going through things in order now.

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Mathijs Demaeght @mathijsdemaeght.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Played it on holiday, fun and gorgeous to look at!

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Mathijs Demaeght @mathijsdemaeght.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Art vs Artist Old one from twitter 'cause I'm lazy and lets pretend I haven't aged one bit. #artvsartist #conceptart #animation #gamedev #art #illustration

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Mathijs Demaeght @mathijsdemaeght.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Art vs Artist Old one from twitter 'cause I'm lazy and lets pretend I haven't aged one bit. #artvsartist #conceptart #animation #gamedev #art #illustration

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Mathijs Demaeght @mathijsdemaeght.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

I agree. I think sprints are good at the end of a cycle where most details are known (when sprint =/= crunch ofc), after that it’s easy to then fall into the trap of doing sprint after sprint. Yes, creativity is in distractions, and in boredom most of all. It needs space!

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Mathijs Demaeght @mathijsdemaeght.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

I mean, vacuuming ghouls instead of Boo’s ain’t that far fetched.

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Mathijs Demaeght @mathijsdemaeght.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Not entirely related, but something I absolutely hate on a personal level during all these phases is…*SPRINTS* A game is a marathon, and all we do is sprint. Schools need to teach how to walk, sit on a bench and observe, going back the other way because you took a wrong turn, …it’s never lineair.

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Mathijs Demaeght @mathijsdemaeght.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Looking forward to it! It's been exciting seeing your work grow over these past years.

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Mathijs Demaeght @mathijsdemaeght.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

My kids came home with skibidi sigma the other day -_-

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Mathijs Demaeght @mathijsdemaeght.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

I replace ash trees with summer oak, stone oak and alder trees which I grow as backups.

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Mathijs Demaeght @mathijsdemaeght.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Just found a chicken headless. Nothing like a crispy morning walk to the forest graveyard holding a shovel and corpse. Also, 6 of our sick ash trees fell over in the storm tonight, means I get to make lots of cool stuff.

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Mathijs Demaeght @mathijsdemaeght.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

I had a thing for forests. #animation #art

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Mathijs Demaeght @mathijsdemaeght.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Gradients became my friend as well, used them every since.

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Mathijs Demaeght @mathijsdemaeght.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

More early thumbnails. Started using vector at the time to more quickly push stuff out. #conceptart #art #gamedev #sketch

Early thumbnail sketches of environments - Laya's Horizon - by Mathijs Demaeght

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Mathijs Demaeght @mathijsdemaeght.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

👌🏼 I’ll keep a lookout. I tend to be full of shame, but if I must..

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Mathijs Demaeght @mathijsdemaeght.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Cool, was fun to see that sort of thing on insta as I’m into it myself. Been following you for more than 10 years. 👴🏼

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Mathijs Demaeght @mathijsdemaeght.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

I quickly learned my skew chisel should be honed often during turning. Just a few drags on each side on a fine stone and a quick strop. Going smoothly every since.

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Mathijs Demaeght @mathijsdemaeght.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Starter packs are great and all, but would be nice to get added to some. 🥲

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Mathijs Demaeght @mathijsdemaeght.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

I've gotten hands of steel from years of squeezing the kids' Lego builds together every 5 minutes.

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Mathijs Demaeght @mathijsdemaeght.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Ah! I was looking for him the other day!

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Mathijs Demaeght @mathijsdemaeght.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Finding it a bit harder to gain back followers personally. But tbf I really went dark for 2-3 years on Twitter.

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Mathijs Demaeght @mathijsdemaeght.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Crispy cold mornings always have the best skies imo. 😍

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Mathijs Demaeght @mathijsdemaeght.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Felt like a god in school when I mastered the pen tool for masking and selecting.

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Mathijs Demaeght @mathijsdemaeght.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

We added a little Subway update to our Number Journey toy. 🟡🔺🟦 This is our first little math toy per popular request. Honestly we strongly believe all our toys work well for teaching maths, just by the act of stacking or slotting, but now you can see actual numbers for the first time. #gamedev

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Mathijs Demaeght @mathijsdemaeght.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Oh boy, 10 years ago #flow #art #animation

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Mathijs Demaeght @mathijsdemaeght.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

What makes our game non-addictive to little kids? That's a question we get a lot and there is one answer Esther came up with so well that I can't get it out of my head: "Because it's not a game, it's a toy." And that just clicks for a lot of people. #gamedev #design #gamedesign

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Mathijs Demaeght @mathijsdemaeght.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

One of the best design rules I've ever set for myself is setting limits. Limits in colour, limits in interaction, limits in sound,... Trying to get away with doing less is essential to soothe my impatient nature, it gives me laser focus when I can toss stuff out of the equation. You'll make do.

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