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Mike Kennedy

@mikekennedyart.bsky.social
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Game Artist 🎨 | Indie game dev 🎮 | D&D and TTRPG enthusiast 🎲 | Propmaker 🗡️ | Bearded 3D Wizard 🧙‍♂️

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Mike Kennedy @mikekennedyart.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Yeah... so visually... not exciting yet. I have most of the core survival systems for my game in and the trigger for turn based combat encounters working as intended based on the players "detection" level. More to come soon'ish 😎 #indiedev #solodev #ue5 #ue5dev #indiegame
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Mike Kennedy @mikekennedyart.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Just another small update from me! Currently neck deep in #UE5 development of my #indiegame. Finally seeing systems from my GDD working together! Had a moment last night where I was like… this prototype is ugly as shit… but it is actually a game now. 🎮 #solodev #indiedev
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Mike Kennedy @mikekennedyart.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
So… Where have I been? Answer: I found out designing game mechanics is hard 😂 Good news is thanks to lots of pen and paper play testing, prototyping… and excessive amounts of Redbull… my game project is shaping itself into something decent! Will share more soonish! 😎
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Tofu @tofupixel.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
finished my lil hand study. probs 2-3 hour #pixelart
pixel art of a white person's hand with bluish-grey shadows and yellow-orange highlights
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IamRaz @iamraz.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
Thank you! Here's more of me messing around with it. Probably why it's never ending ;]
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Liberi Arcano @liberiarcano.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
I made a quick render of a barrel. I'm gonna need more dirt and details on the wood and the decals, and maybe more written stuff on the side. #Blender3D #B3D #SubstancePainter #3DArt
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Mike Kennedy @mikekennedyart.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
WIP - Started blocking out a new crashed starship environment piece in #UE5🚀 #gameart #3dart #UnrealEngine5 #environmentart
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Mike Kennedy @mikekennedyart.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Lofi double barrel shotgun for my #indiegame project! Will have lots more to show in the coming months! #gameart #3dart #indiedev #solodev #pixelart
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Mike Kennedy @mikekennedyart.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Finished up textures for the first lofi weapon for my current #indiegame project. Will have more renders to show tomorrow! #gameart #3dart #3DModel #pixelart #indiedev #solodev
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Mike Kennedy @mikekennedyart.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Working on the blockout for my next #pokemonfanart sculpt! #gameart #3dart #zbrush #3dsculpt
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Mike Kennedy @mikekennedyart.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Just finished up some lo-fi modular fortress walls for my #indiegame project! Going to get them into Unreal tonight. #gameart #3dart #indiedev #solodev #pixelart
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Mike Kennedy @mikekennedyart.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Working on some small lofi background assets for one of my #indiegame projects. #gameart #3dart #indiedev #solodev #pixelart
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Mike Kennedy @mikekennedyart.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Happy New Year everyone! Wrapped up my Koffing fan art last night! #gameart #3dart #Fanart #pokemonfanart #pokemon #koffing #substancepainter
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Mike Kennedy @mikekennedyart.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Closing out the year with a quick fan art #zbrush sculpt of my wife's favorite Pokemon Koffing! #gameart #3dart #Fanart #pokemonfanart #pokemon #koffing
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Mike Kennedy @mikekennedyart.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
Dang alright then.. *puts Uzi away*
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Mike Kennedy @mikekennedyart.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Finally got around to painting my Skeletor print! 💀 #3dprint #3dart
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Mike Kennedy @mikekennedyart.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Started working on stuff for my platformer game again and... well... never mind… I regret nothing. #gameart #3dart #indiegame #indiedev #solodev #zbrush
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Mike Kennedy @mikekennedyart.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Just wrapped up my most recent personal 3d project - a custom Bushcraft Knife 🔪 #gameart #3dart #3dmodeling #3dartist #gameartist
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Mike Kennedy @mikekennedyart.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
WIP - 95% of the way there! Just need to do a bit of texture polish and clean final renders! #gameart #3dart #3dmodeling
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Mike Kennedy @mikekennedyart.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
WIP - Been looking to add some fresh personal work to my portfolio started a quick new project! Working on a realistic knife and kydex sheath. #gameart #3dart #3dmodeling
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Mike Kennedy @mikekennedyart.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
WIP - Wanted to share a bit of progress I made on my helipad scene in #UE5 🚁 #gameart #3dart #indiegame #indiedev #solodev #UnrealEngine5
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Mike Kennedy @mikekennedyart.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Doing a few environment blockouts in #ue5 for my #indiegame project and experimenting with the UltraDynamicSky plugin. It's all coming together! Mixing unfiltered textures with realistic lighting seems to work great! #gameart #3dart #pixelart #indiedev #solodev #UnrealEngine
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Mike Kennedy @mikekennedyart.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Picked up an artbook that’s been on my list for a while! 🎨
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Mike Kennedy @mikekennedyart.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Finished up the farm windmill for my current #indiegame project! Continuing in the same same retro unfiltered #pixelart texture style as my previous assets for the project 🍃 #gameart #3dart #indiedev #solodev #wastelandvibes
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Mike Kennedy @mikekennedyart.bsky.social · 15/06/2025
WIP - Have slowly but surely been grinding away at this semi-stylized M4 model! Trying to go through and finish this and a few of my other backburner projects over the next few months. #gameart #3dart
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Mike Kennedy @mikekennedyart.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Slight texture variation on my jersey barriers - will primarily be adding decals in Unreal to add character to these but having a ready made striped variant will make things a bit easier. #gameart #3dart #indiedev #solodev #pixelart
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Mike Kennedy @mikekennedyart.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Working on a set of Jersey Barriers with unfiltered #pixelart textures for my #indiegame project. Something really satisfying about making simple assets like this 😄 #gameart #3dart #indiedev #solodev
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Mike Kennedy @mikekennedyart.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Finished up the wasteland windmill for my current #indiegame project! First asset I've finished up in a quite a while with retro style unfiltered #pixelart textures 🌪️ #gameart #3dart #indiedev #solodev #wastelandvibes
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Mike Kennedy @mikekennedyart.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
WIP - Working on a pair of windmill assets for one of my #indiegame projects. #gameart #3dart #indiedev #solodev
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Mike Kennedy @mikekennedyart.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Started a small new project a few days ago - working on a fan art sculpt of the India Pale Flail from Heroes of Barcadia! On to retypo and texturing next 🍻 #gameart #3dart #zbrush #heroesofbarcadia
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Mike Kennedy @mikekennedyart.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
So, an idea I've been throwing around for years is attempting to make all the Link to the Past inventory items in stylized 3D as a daily or weekly self challenge. Maybe its time... 🤔 #3Dartist #3dart #gameart
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Mike Kennedy @mikekennedyart.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Okay! So *knocks on wood* after swapping out hardware and seriously considering throwing it out a window a few times... I *think* my new build PC is finally ready to make art 🥳 Here is a WIP of a semi-stylized AR I've been slowly working on with my laptop 🤣 #gameart #3dart
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Mike Kennedy @mikekennedyart.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
I’m still around y’all!! 😅 About a month ago I built a new PC to get started on some stuff and… out of the 15 or so PCs I’ve built in my life this one 🤬 hates me for some reason 😭 Hoping to get it resolved soon and get back to art and indie dev stuff!
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Kayleigh Danieli @ka-leidos.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Hi #PortfolioDay !! I’m Kayleigh, a 3D Environment & World Artist with a passion for stylized art 💚 Open for work opportunities, contract or full time!! Previously at Blizzard, Red Chop Games, & Sea Glass 🌱 ✉️ - kaydanieli@hotmail.com 🎨- artstation.com/ka_leidos #3Dartist #gameart #stylized #3Dart
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Normal Neighbor @pixelneighbor.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Kingdom Hearts 2 #lowpoly #pixelart
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Mike Kennedy @mikekennedyart.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Built my first new PC in 8-9 years… couldn’t resist customizing a bit 🤣💀
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Mike Kennedy @mikekennedyart.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
Got my low poly shipping crates into #unrealengine. Used some of my old procreate doodles to make graffiti decals. love how they ended up looking with the unfiltered #pixelart style textures! #gameart #3dart #indiedev #solodev #ue5 #screenshotsaturday
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Mike Kennedy @mikekennedyart.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
WIP - Been a 3D artist a long time now… I’ve surprisingly never modeled any kind of AR pattern rifle… 🔫🤔😅 Still blocking things out mostly! Gonna more than likely make it semi-stylized in texture and proportion. #gameart #3dart #3dartist #wip
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Mike Kennedy @mikekennedyart.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Back at it in 2025 🥳 Put together this low poly #pixelart texture shipping container to kick things off! My goal this year is to start posting a few things a week again. #gameart #3dart #indiedev #solodev
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Davis Bickford @davis.social · 29/12/2024
Wrong Turn in Lost Woods
A digital illustration, a low angle showing Link and Zelda facing away. Link has his hands on his hips, Zelda is tilting her head looking at a map. In the background is Peach’s Castle, from the Mushroom Kingdom. Mario, in his boxers, is jumping angrily from the castle’s bridge toward Link and Zelda. Peach is on the castle balcony looking shocked with her hand over her mouth.
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Rick (tinyworlds) @tinyworlds.org · 29/12/2024
My favorite pieces from 2024 #gameart (Videos in replies)
A tiling material of a stylized brick texture on a sphereA stylized water shader with turquoise color and sparklesScreenshot of a stylized 3D wizard staff with a red gem, a dagger and a longswordStylized 3D NPR render of two fishes in front of a yellow backdrop
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Mike Kennedy @mikekennedyart.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Damn it was a busy year! #ArtStationRecap2024
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Ron Broyde (Kyrin) @kyrin.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Eyes from a bunch of the Bounty cast
Illustration of eyes from the Bounty characters

Left to right, top row: Remora, Urtier, Colt, Ira
Bottom row: Immortal, Kaska, Royaa
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Anya Jo Elvidge @anyatheartist.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
While I am here, just thought I would show a bit of my latest WIP project in UE5, Zbrush, Blender, and Photoshop. Almost finished. Will keep sharing more, and I would like to share some tips and tricks for how I make my 3D environments in the future. Anything you would like to know?
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Fabiola @fabiolaa.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
New update on the stove. WIP basecolor: #b3d #stylizedart #handpainted #wipart :
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Dan Midghall @danmidghall3d.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Its fiiiinished! Absolutely stoked with how this one turned out, though im very eager to never ever open this Painter file again lmao (And also start making things that aren't weapons in the New Year) artstation.com/artwork/QXexzB
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CGGlode @cgglode.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Some sculpting progress on my Glaive Weapon this morning. Enjoying this one, its a little different and I'm liking the progress so far. Might tone back some of the detail on the blade though before finishing it at some point. #Zbrush #GameArt
ZBrush Sculpt WIP
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Mike Kennedy @mikekennedyart.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
Alllright… so I took a little break while I was getting settled into my new job… then admittedly got distracted by STALKER 2 for a bit ☢️… but time to get back to doing art again! 😆
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Jordan Cain @oddenough.art · 26/11/2024
If you're wondering what this thing does, I recorded me using this earlier this year. You might notice my mouse in the middle of the screen not moving. This entire video is just me using the 3D mouse in my left hand and nothing else. Imagine trying to do this with keyboard and mouse navigation 😉
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Des Walsh @deswalsh.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Happy 30th! #PlayStation
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