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Romain Durand

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Founder at Ripostes.games Lead Environment Artist at GravityWell.games Previously : Wayfinder, Crash Bandicoot 4, Spyro Reignited Trilogy, Besiege... https://www.romaindurand.com/

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a group of men are dancing together in a black and white photo . ALT: a group of men are dancing together in a black and white photo .

UE5's ghosting and temporal rendering is actually not that bad if you see it as an hommage to Blame It On the Boogie clip.

27.01.2026 09:51 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

unfortunate timing for highguard to go up against the actually important gaming event of today: deadlock adding a sleepy little guy

26.01.2026 18:03 — 👍 33    🔁 8    💬 1    📌 0
A digital painting of an ice cube, followed by several hands closed over each other with water pouring from them. Bold text on the art reads: "ICE MELTS".

A digital painting of an ice cube, followed by several hands closed over each other with water pouring from them. Bold text on the art reads: "ICE MELTS".

so don't get too comfortable.

#art

24.01.2026 19:00 — 👍 20764    🔁 7934    💬 3    📌 23

Deleted mine more than a year ago, for the best

24.01.2026 20:33 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
@TimSweeneyEpic quotes @MacRumors' post that says "U.S. Senators Ask Apple and Google to Remove X and Grok Apps Over Sexualized Image Generation"

His Tweets:

1. "Reason #42 for open platforms: to shut down every politician’s incessant demands to all gatekeepers to censor all of their political opponents."

2. "All major AIs have documented instances of going off the rails; all major AI companies make their best efforts to combat this; none are perfect. Politicians demanding gatekeepers selectively crush the one that's their political opponent's company is basic crony capitalism."

@TimSweeneyEpic quotes @MacRumors' post that says "U.S. Senators Ask Apple and Google to Remove X and Grok Apps Over Sexualized Image Generation" His Tweets: 1. "Reason #42 for open platforms: to shut down every politician’s incessant demands to all gatekeepers to censor all of their political opponents." 2. "All major AIs have documented instances of going off the rails; all major AI companies make their best efforts to combat this; none are perfect. Politicians demanding gatekeepers selectively crush the one that's their political opponent's company is basic crony capitalism."

So how we feelin' about that Epic ecosystem nowadays?

We all feel confident that Fortnite is a good spot for kids to hang out?

10.01.2026 05:16 — 👍 3181    🔁 1095    💬 12    📌 269
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#hannibal

04.01.2026 18:31 — 👍 1759    🔁 593    💬 11    📌 3

I'm excited to be able to bring on two more roles here at Gravity Well. I hope talented, kind people apply because I love working with those people.

18.12.2025 15:57 — 👍 18    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 0

And once again, none of the so called « developed countries » will dare to take action against what is yet another blatant aggression and colonialism act from the world police. Destroying lives and promoting violence seams to not be bad enough to react.

03.01.2026 12:24 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

It is your solemn duty as an American and as a person to do everything you can to oppose this war

03.01.2026 07:02 — 👍 265    🔁 78    💬 0    📌 2

Also Mars Express! So happy to see that movie being watched by non French people 😄

01.01.2026 20:35 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Im guessing this is in chronological order, and I find it great that you ended the year with Holy Grail, anything Monty python is amazing when you need to rest and have a laugh

01.01.2026 20:34 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
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I actually only drew for about 3 months out of the year, but hey, whatever #artvsartist2025

31.12.2025 11:53 — 👍 74    🔁 9    💬 2    📌 0

For all of you who applied / contacted Ripostes in the last year I’ll try to take the time this weekend to answer to all of you, Thanks for your patience and interest!

31.12.2025 11:32 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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hello :D going to start posting here too, say hello!

28.12.2025 11:52 — 👍 928    🔁 181    💬 38    📌 2

Damn those values

28.12.2025 13:04 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls

27.12.2025 17:27 — 👍 47081    🔁 14513    💬 957    📌 3150
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#discoelysium

26.12.2025 21:29 — 👍 353    🔁 103    💬 4    📌 0
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The Christmas gift of finaly having some time to do personnal artwork and studying anatomy

25.12.2025 17:15 — 👍 38    🔁 7    💬 1    📌 0
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Having some time for som personnal work thanks to the winter break

22.12.2025 23:54 — 👍 51    🔁 7    💬 1    📌 0
Sur fond noir traversé par des éclats rouges, en haut à gauche le logo STJV Shiro Games.

Centré, les mots « GRÈVE ! À Shiro le 8 décembre » suivis d’une image de mégaphone

Plus bas, centré en blanc sur fond rouge, « Pour soutenir l’équipe Wartales sous pression. Pour mettre fin à une crise réorchestrée tous les ans. Pour réclamer enfin la fameuse « flexibilité Shiro ». Comme toujours, Shiro prévoit des sorties pour Noël, et ces dates sont immuables. Résultat ? Wartales n’a eu que 2 mois et demi pour développer son dernier DLC ! » Plus bas, une image d’oiseau qui crie.

En bas de l’image, en blanc sur fond rouge et noir, « Chaque année, on répète que ce rythme est intenable. Chaque année, on nous ignore. » Suivi, en blanc sur fond noir, de « IL EST TEMPS D’ARRÊTER ÇA ! »

Sur fond noir traversé par des éclats rouges, en haut à gauche le logo STJV Shiro Games. Centré, les mots « GRÈVE ! À Shiro le 8 décembre » suivis d’une image de mégaphone Plus bas, centré en blanc sur fond rouge, « Pour soutenir l’équipe Wartales sous pression. Pour mettre fin à une crise réorchestrée tous les ans. Pour réclamer enfin la fameuse « flexibilité Shiro ». Comme toujours, Shiro prévoit des sorties pour Noël, et ces dates sont immuables. Résultat ? Wartales n’a eu que 2 mois et demi pour développer son dernier DLC ! » Plus bas, une image d’oiseau qui crie. En bas de l’image, en blanc sur fond rouge et noir, « Chaque année, on répète que ce rythme est intenable. Chaque année, on nous ignore. » Suivi, en blanc sur fond noir, de « IL EST TEMPS D’ARRÊTER ÇA ! »

✊ Grève à Shiro Games (Evoland, Northgard, Wartales, Dune: Spice Wars) : soutien à l’équipe de Wartales mise sous pression stop aux crises récurrentes !

Plus de 40% de taux de participation aujourd'hui ⤵️

08.12.2025 11:45 — 👍 249    🔁 146    💬 1    📌 5
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What a great headline

28.11.2025 15:49 — 👍 40857    🔁 11319    💬 299    📌 279
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Higgs 👁️‍🗨️🫦👁️‍🗨️
#DeathStranding #DeathStranding2

10.11.2025 12:58 — 👍 74    🔁 15    💬 1    📌 0
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RDurand - Twitch Principal Environment Artist at Gravity Well - Working on an unnanounced new IP.

Hey, i'll be doing a portfolio review in an hour on my twitch : www.twitch.tv/rdurand

09.11.2025 09:22 — 👍 9    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 1

Anytime you do personnal work, I’m always impatient to see if it’s going to be this really nice and cute character, or something so goofy and nightmarish.

25.10.2025 21:50 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

And you are not even sharing that book name?! What is it?

20.10.2025 20:34 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I don't understand, you don't want non-human abominations to produce what humans will be looking at? That's a bit of a weird stance, please rethink it.

14.10.2025 12:59 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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#DeathStranding2

13.10.2025 18:38 — 👍 105    🔁 15    💬 0    📌 0
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Hey,
my contract will end end of October and I'm posting this to let people know that I will looking for a new job from November!
I'm a senior concept artist with more than 14 years of experience in videogame (indie, AA, AAA), and doing both chara & environment/props/moodboard...

13.10.2025 12:18 — 👍 14    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 0
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"Please, think about upgrading to a newer tablet"

13.10.2025 11:09 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

if you own a Cintiq 27QHD DO NOT UPDATE THE DRIVERS, the new drivers (that I got from a nice notification from Wacom to update mine) are not compatible and Wacom will just put a dumbass "Think about buying a newer tablet that is supported by this driver" afterward.

13.10.2025 11:07 — 👍 11    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

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