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Mike Cockayne @mraygames.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Been doing something a bit different lately - I reached out a couple months ago to an independent print magazine about writing some reviews/articles, and the issue I've contributed to has just been published! Huge thanks to Zeitgeist Gaming magazine for the opportunity

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Mike Cockayne @mraygames.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Googled to check the SGF show time this week and ai spat out Thursday 5th June 2026. The 5th is Friday. It cant even read a fucking calendar....

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Mike Cockayne @mraygames.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Only been a year and Clair Obscur love has already seeped into trophy lists in other games. Love when studios do this

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Mike Cockayne @mraygames.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Honestly, partly why I spend so little time here now. Chill out a bit guys

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

The US military has 22 sites in the UK. Every day long range US bombers are taking off here to drop bombs on Iran. This is a rogue state carrying out war crimes, and threatening more. The UK Government must grow a spine - and stop our bases being used for this war.

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Mike Cockayne @mraygames.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

@gameovergreggy.bsky.social have these hit US shelves yet? We need your verdict

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Mike Cockayne @mraygames.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Im in my 30s and own a strat, so naturally i only play John Mayer now

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Mike Cockayne @mraygames.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Slightly diminish a game: Penultimate Fantasy

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Mike Cockayne @mraygames.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Not posting here much anymore, the vibes have been off. But this christmas i spent the last of my redundancy pay on my dream guitar, and its an absolute dream. I now want 100 strats.

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Mike Cockayne @mraygames.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

That Horizon mmo is such a monkeys paw situation. Not on ps5....im sorry, what? And mobile focused to boot. And looks like the guy who gave us airbrushed Aloy is the lead character artist. Which is whatever, but its so far removed from Horizon that its jarring

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Mike Cockayne @mraygames.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

XBox out here celebrating their most successful generations 20th anniversary by making their subscription $360 annually. Inspired.

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Mike Cockayne @mraygames.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

Drove through a town yesterday completely plastered in England flags. It felt gross as hell. I dont think thats the reaction they want, maybe they should be a bit introspective and ponder why that is

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Mike Cockayne @mraygames.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

It took 36 hours but I finally beat hollow knight (87%, i was done). It was great, then I found out it has 5 endings and I am absolutely not doing that

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Mike Cockayne @mraygames.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Quickly coming up to being unemployed as of October 1st. Job search is going poorly, even among the jobs id absolutely loathe to do. If anyone knows of any entry level art roles or is willing to give a guy a chance, I will fully convert to the church of you mikecockayne.artstation.com

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Aditya Mukerjee 🦦 🏳️‍🌈 @chimeracoder.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

RT if you also wish ill upon JK Rowling.

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Mike Cockayne @mraygames.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Does anyone have any experience with Sierra Division art courses? Curious about the environment course and the student work out of it looks pretty great. Feel like im brute forcing my way through projects and could do with a good pipeline and better fundamentals

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Mike Cockayne @mraygames.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Well, I was very hopeful that plasticity would be the answer to alot of my hard surface modelling woes, but alas, the cad to low poly workflow just isn't working for me. It's a much faster modelling tool for high poly meshes, but thats as far as it goes when it comes to game assets I think.

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Des Walsh @deswalsh.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

I have been in the industry 14 years now and have been part of 14 games and many of them and my personal work can be seen on my portfolio and I'm available for environment work in the UK, Here is some work for 4 of them titles. #gamedev #3dart www.artstation.com/pikminman

High poly helicopter made for jurassic world evolution

Track for the racking game Stampede royal racing

Level art for the game South of the Circle

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Mike Cockayne @mraygames.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

The thought of going straight from this soul destroying admin job into another one, with the likely addition of office based and micro-management, is just the most miserable thing imaginable.

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Mike Cockayne @mraygames.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Good. Hope they lose everything

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Mike Cockayne @mraygames.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Plasticity is REALLY good. So much easier than standard Blender/Maya workflows. we'll see how well it cleans up though

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Mike Cockayne @mraygames.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Define your music taste in 6 artists: 1. Fightstar 2. Don Broco 3. Paramore 4. Dance Gavin Dance 5. Emarosa 6. Biffy Clyro

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Mike Cockayne @mraygames.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Now that I'm playing guitar again, I'm getting a little nostalgic. Used to tour and released a few singles back in the day. Let's see if this does well on bluesky, since posting music on socials at the time was absolute cancer for engagement youtube.com/watch?v=ugGz...

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Fenrir - Bones

YouTube video by Fenrir UK

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Mike Cockayne @mraygames.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

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Fenrir - Bones

YouTube video by Fenrir UK

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Mike Cockayne @mraygames.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Barely played my guitar in years, so naturally all my calluses have gone. Thought maybe I'd get back to playing casually. This shit hurts, it was a terrible idea

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Mike Cockayne @mraygames.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Only been messing with plasticity for about 30 mins and I already can't see me ever going back to poly modelling

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Mike Cockayne @mraygames.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Published! Thank you to everyone that provided feedback, I had a blast with this one, and was a great way to learn new tools. For anyone interested, i highly recommend the Hard Surface modelling course at Vertex schools. www.artstation.com/artwork/6LV0qn

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Hydra Doc, Mike Cockayne

As part of the Hard Surface Modelling course i took part in with Vertex Schools, I decided to tackle the "Hydra Doc" concept piece by Dave Keenan. I'm pretty green when it comes to sculpting and any a...

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Mike Cockayne @mraygames.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

It's gonna do well, but expecting a decades worth of quadruple dipping condensed into 60 days is.....out of touch I hate how media talks about this franchise, it's just a videogame, I never get the hype

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Mike Cockayne @mraygames.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

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Hydra Doc, Mike Cockayne

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Mike Cockayne @mraygames.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Implemented the feedback I got on here (thanks guys!) Went a bit ham on painting wear but the effect was too satisfying not to

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The Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Superman didn’t “go woke.” Star Wars didn’t “go woke.” Sesame Street didn’t “go woke.” They were always woke, you’re just fucking stupid.

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Mike Cockayne @mraygames.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Just about finished with this one now but would love any feedback you lot can throw at me!

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Anna Augustyniak @augustynka.art · 08/07/2025

Hello, #portfolioday! I'm Anna, I'm freelancing. I'd love to illustrate your card game the most (but I'll illustrate anything)! I draw with both traditional and digital tools. I'm best at drawing creatures. Thank you ♥ 🖼️ cara.app/august 📨 hauntednest@gmail.com 🕸️ august.net.pl ☕️ ko-fi.com/august

Pokemon fanart. A painting of an owl (Decidueye) shielding three owlets (Rowlet) with its wing from rain.

Pokemon Fanart. A painting of an owl in a funny hat (Hisuian Decidueye) running through a body of water.

One Piece fanart. Drawing of Trafalgar Law made with alcohol markers, coloured pencils and inks. The male character in a yellow shirt, white dotted hat and blue, feathery coat. He's holding a katana in one hand, casting a magic circle in the other. He's grinning.

A traditional drawing/painting of Pokémon Meowscarada. Anthromorphic jester-cat sitting on the field of flowers, smirking menacingly, holding her flower grenade in hand.

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Mike Cockayne @mraygames.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Really should have tried to get to Develop this year, but still in the place of feeling like I have no right being there. Plus driving all the way to Brighton to hang around alone with my level of social anxiety is....not exciting

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Mike Cockayne @mraygames.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Happy #PortfolioDay ! rather than sharing old projects again, here's the latest wip for a hard surface project im doing. Had a lot of fun sculpting this and have textured fully in Toolbag 5 Recently been made redundant so will be going full in on finding an art job come October (please help me)

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Elhyana🏳️‍🌈 -Commissions open 0/3- @elhyana.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

It's #PortfolioDay !! I'm Elhyana and I paint fantasy stuff, sometimes a bit sci-fi fantasy too, I'm currently available for work if you need, I love DnD related stuff and book covers! Like really, don't be scared to reach out for work I'm tragically free at the moment)

My main character being jumped on by an assassin, but she's ready to face her

Standing in the middle of the street, Elhyana is holding a wanted poster she just ripped from the town board, she looks pissed at the rendition of her face

Star wars universe commission, original character from the client
A woman, in an elite mandalorian armor, is standing in front of a table looking upset by the payment she's getting.
In her left hand she's holding her helmet and on the other two pieces of beskar.

An elven princess is laying on her side in a red roman couch, it's sunset and she's looking longingly in the distance with hope and melancholy in her eyes

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Ju-Linne @ju-linne.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Hi happy #PortfolioDay ✨ I’m Ju-Linne, a Scottish/Singaporean 3D character artist. Open for comms and contract work. I model anime style characters for 3D printing and video games. Feel free to DM me for any questions! Princess Peach model based on @/jivke art

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Casey @brickwork.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Heya #PortfolioDay! My name's Casey, I'm a 3D prop & vehicle artist! I am open for all work: Part time, full time, contract or commission! You can also support me at ko-fi.com/brickwork_! 🎨 cara.app/brickwork 📧brickwork.casey@gmail.com

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Yulia Zhuchkova @avalach.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Hi #PortfolioDay I'm Yulia, a freelance illustrator & concept artist creating narrative art for books, music albums, TTRPGs, and TCGs. I love exploring a wide range of worlds, from dark fantasy to magical realms. Would be thrilled to illustrate for MTG and DnD one day. 🎨 & ✉️: linktr.ee/avalach

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Mars Rey 🗡️🩸 @royalsea.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Hey #PortfolioDay 🎨 I'm Mars, concept artist and fantasy illustrator from Spain. I like drawing weird critters and worldbuilding pieces. Currently looking for freelance work for TTRPGs, books or private commissions! 💌 royalsea_art@hotmail.com

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Lili @lowpolylili.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Hey everyone happy #PortfolioDay! I’m Lili and I’m a recent graduate from the Netherlands! My main focus are 3D props & environments in a stylized/handpainted artstyle. I’m looking for full-time opportunities! lilibruijn_7@hotmail.com artstation.com/lilibruijn #lookingforwork #3Dart #gameart

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Fabiola @fabiolaa.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

#PortfolioDay Hey I'm Josefin, a Prop and Environment Artist from Sweden. I have worked in the game industry for 8 years. I'm looking for a new job in the game industry. I'm open for full time position, contract, remote Europe 📧 josefinborjesson85@gmail.com #3dart #stylizedart

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Mike Cockayne @mraygames.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

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Mike Cockayne @mraygames.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

"I've never met a student that doesn't use it." You're not students, none of you are learning anything, you're numbers on a spreadsheet and sacks of gormless meat staring blankly into the void because you have no independent thought to offer the world. And you're boring as fuck

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lasha3D @lasha3d.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Artists show me your most popular piece

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