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Mitch M

@iamhand.bsky.social

Shader Warlock Technical Artist @ HypGames VFX Artist Animator Working on a strategy game and a metroidvania shooter with friends. Blog: https://mitchmcclellan.com/ #2dfx #techart #rtvfx #vfx

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It's that time of year again๐Ÿ’ฅExplosionTober๐Ÿ’ฅ

Any form of media is welcome! It can be 2D VFX, real-time, simulation! Whatever you want to use! If 31 days is too much, check out the 13-prompt reduced version!

Can't wait to see the results!
#ExplosionTober #ExplosionTober2025

01.10.2025 16:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Join this yearโ€™s #flipbooktober2025 challenge at VFX Apprentice ๐Ÿ’œ
Our yearly tradition continues: bring the suggested topics to life your way alongside like-minded, talented community members! ๐Ÿค
discord.com/channels/727...

#framebyframe #vfx #rtvfx

30.09.2025 14:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
'Mulan' Characters
'Kingdom Hearts 2'
PlayStation 2

'Mulan' Characters 'Kingdom Hearts 2' PlayStation 2

'Mulan' Characters
'Kingdom Hearts 2'
PlayStation 2

'Mulan' Characters 'Kingdom Hearts 2' PlayStation 2

'Mulan' Characters
'Kingdom Hearts 2'
PlayStation 2

'Mulan' Characters 'Kingdom Hearts 2' PlayStation 2

'Mulan' Characters
'Kingdom Hearts 2'
PlayStation 2

'Mulan' Characters 'Kingdom Hearts 2' PlayStation 2

'Mulan' Characters
'Kingdom Hearts 2'
PlayStation 2

29.09.2025 23:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 57    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In all and complete honesty, GDC has not been for *developers* for a long time, and especially not for *workers*.

We need a Game Workers Conference. Unironically.

22.09.2025 20:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 124    ๐Ÿ” 33    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

1. Lmao
2. Yeah, pretty much. It's a double edged sword

24.09.2025 02:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That'd be dope! From the shattered glass depicting different Gwen's on the poster, I get the impression that Gwen prime (or whatever she'll be called) might express the different versions of herself in some way throughout the show since they all share or access the same memories

21.09.2025 07:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#Swordtember2025

Swordnik 20: Vapor

Today's design is a spectral guardian knight that uses a incense burning Censer as its base.

Lots of fun VFX here! I do love making armor when I can.

#b3D

20.09.2025 22:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

haha heyyy anyone want a 3D Environment Artist who can also do:
concept art, character design, UI art, recruitment, social media management, voice acting, opera singing (or any other style really), level design, provide cute dogs????
I know a girl... haha.....

30.08.2025 22:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 116    ๐Ÿ” 42    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The cover of the magazine Debug++.

The cover has an illustration of a cityscape and the headline "What's at the Heart of the Machine?"

The cover of the magazine Debug++. The cover has an illustration of a cityscape and the headline "What's at the Heart of the Machine?"

Finally getting a chance to start reading Debug++ from @debugmag.com. Between this, @gameinformer.com, and @apwot.bsky.social, I love reading mags again.

Are there others that people recommend that I'm missing?

31.08.2025 02:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Dang dude, I know people with Hashimoto's and will be needing your warnings. I'm happy for you that everything went well!

27.08.2025 05:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I've been experimenting making vfx using Unreal engine's curve atlas as a substitute for color map texture files
#RTVFX #VFX #UnrealEngine

24.08.2025 14:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Our brain is incredible at detecting edges, to the point where too much visual clutter makes it harder for players to focus on what matters.

Blending meshes isn't always about making it look good but helping the important stuff "pop".

Used MeshBlend + "Find edges" filter to visualize
#gamedev #ue5

23.08.2025 15:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 108    ๐Ÿ” 19    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
A picture of a Japanese man, Masahiro Sakurai, sitting at a wooden desk with a wood panelled wall behind him. There are a few shelves on the back wall displaying a few plants, books, pictures, and other things.

Text overlaid on the picture reads "Why is making a game so hard?"

A picture of a Japanese man, Masahiro Sakurai, sitting at a wooden desk with a wood panelled wall behind him. There are a few shelves on the back wall displaying a few plants, books, pictures, and other things. Text overlaid on the picture reads "Why is making a game so hard?"

Masahiro Sakurai is all of us.

19.08.2025 13:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 317    ๐Ÿ” 85    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Perfect
'Virtual On: Oratorio Tangram'
SEGA Dreamcast

17.08.2025 20:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 58    ๐Ÿ” 20    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Common sense bike laws

We need a law that says if your gonna be riding your bike for exercise you should stick to the bike trails. And if youโ€™re going to be using that bicycle as a means of transportation on the roads you should get it registered and have a license for using that bike as a vehicle.

Common sense bike laws We need a law that says if your gonna be riding your bike for exercise you should stick to the bike trails. And if youโ€™re going to be using that bicycle as a means of transportation on the roads you should get it registered and have a license for using that bike as a vehicle.

We need a law that says if you're only driving your car for fun, you must do it on a race track. And if you are driving a car for transportation, it must have a speed regulator, and your phone will be disabled as soon as you enter the vehicle.

13.08.2025 00:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 872    ๐Ÿ” 126    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16    ๐Ÿ“Œ 15

Make a game they said! (no one said this)

It'll be fun they said! (absolutely no one has ever said this once)

You can be on the intersection of art and technology they said! (this is an especially egregiously false thing that no one has ever expressed outside of sarcasm)

13.08.2025 02:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Happy birthday dude!

13.08.2025 03:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

English fucking sucks, man

06.08.2025 02:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Donate to Animation Took My Dream... and My Future. Please Help, organized by Morghan Prude My name is Morghan Prude. I am a writer, artist and animation prodโ€ฆ Morghan Prude needs your support for Animation Took My Dream... and My Future. Please Help

I'm Morghan, I lived every animation fanโ€™s dream, then it became a nightmare.
Disney underpaid me.
Nickelodeon abused me until I quit.
Titmouse didn't pay me for my internship.
I worked on SpongeBob, Big City Greens, Ducktales, etc & now I'm $20K in debt. I need help: gofund.me/e5fc021d

06.08.2025 01:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 961    ๐Ÿ” 1016    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9
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Mesh2Motion (@scottpetrovic.bsky.social) is an open-source alternative to Mixamo that allows you to rig humanoid and four-legged characters!

mesh2motion.org

05.08.2025 20:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1247    ๐Ÿ” 375    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 34    ๐Ÿ“Œ 20
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๐Ÿ“ข Good news, demo's under review!
Plus, announcing a small name tweak...

#indiedev #indiegame #gamedev #godot

05.08.2025 18:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 127    ๐Ÿ” 54    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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So GMTK Jam ended today and this was the entry I helped with - Echo Rider!

Mario Kart / F-Zero zero-grav hybrid where each lap you fight off the ghosts of your last laps with items for the fuel to survive 5 loops!

finite-reflection.itch.io/echo-rider

#GMTK #GMTKJam #Gamedev

03.08.2025 22:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Rate Echo Rider by Finite Reflection for GMTK Game Jam 2025 Race your looping echoes

Made a racing game in 4 days with @finitereflect.bsky.social for GMTK Game Jam 2025! I've always enjoyed Mario Kart 8's antigravity system, so it was fun to finally take a swing at that kind of track design!
itch.io/jam/gmtk-202...

03.08.2025 20:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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"Pick 3"

04.08.2025 06:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 466    ๐Ÿ” 65    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Oh

04.08.2025 01:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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now that I've flushed out a lot of weirdness, the cpu particle vm for @luxeengine.com is running nicely. this is 1k pink particles, 50k black particles and runs smoothly, no hitches on spawning that many which is good

+ pink took 0.0803 ms
+ black took 7.9005 ms

#createwithluxe #gamedev

29.07.2025 21:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 43    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Help, I need a playtester or two this week!

1. Written a short story, especially in the horror genre
2. Have never used ANY game narrative tools like Twine etc.
3. Would be willing to do a 45 minute playtest this week or next on a zoom call

Then please get in touch!

21.07.2025 21:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“ข๐Ÿ“ข I'm proud to finally reveal my indie game... ๐Ÿ“ข๐Ÿ“ข
Cutting Edge is now available to wishlist on Steam!

Perform life-saving operations in this fast-paced surgery sim + visual novel-lite! The patient's life is in your claws!

#indiedev #indiegame #announcement #trailer #godot #CuttingEdgeGame

17.07.2025 14:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2999    ๐Ÿ” 1000    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 187    ๐Ÿ“Œ 163
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We love a good tavern brawl, especially when all the furniture is destructible ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ’ฅ #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev #soulslike

08.07.2025 15:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 39    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

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