Aaron Hicks🎨

If you just really want to hear me explain why so many publishers are just utterly useless now, here's a talk for you.

Experts say you've been misled about the true cost of public ownership of water.

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You'll never play fewer video games than when you are working on video games

The perspective here is excellent.

Dune, 1965

MeshBlend is finally here! 🥳

So proud to finally release what I've been working on for 16 months!

MeshBlend brings next generation blending to Unreal. Easy to use, fast and great quality!

Available on Fab for #UE5 now!
#gamedev #unrealengine

I'm so happy to share that the stairs update is liiiiiive. This is by far our biggest update that we've been cooking since *checks calendar* omg, since March x_x Huge thanks to everyone who helped us test it while in beta <3

Now lemme walk you through some of the new shinies 🧵

Unreal Engine 5 early scene

Unreal Engine 5 street scene

hit em with the ol'

how it started // how it's going

A little teaser trailer while I prep for launch!
Mostly me moving meshes into each other. Still feels magical! 🧙‍♂️🪄

MeshBlend is coming to UE5 soon.
#gamedev #unrealengine #ue5

On the bottom left is a reference image of a floating fire creature from Final Fantasy X called "Bomb". The creature casts fire spells, grows in size, and eventually explodes. Its reminiscent of an evil jack-o-lantern, with furrowed brow and menacing sharp toothed grin. It has two stubby little arms, its eyes are black with glowing yellow pupils. It is mostly red and yellow, with black rocky spikes protruding from the top and back of its head. Next to it is a digital sculpture of the same thing, it is white with no colour applied.

The same reference image in the bottom left. The digital sculpture is shown again, this time with some colour applied to better match the reference.

The bomb sculpture has been 3D printed in grey filament. Much of the detail is preserved, but print lines are more visible around the mouth and eyes. It is held aloft using a "flying base", a plastic transparent disk with thin column that protrudes from the center. The model rests on the column, giving the illusion of levitation.

The 3D printed model, now painted. It uses the same colour scheme of yellow red and black as the reference, with some light grey highlights on the sharp edges of the rocky protrusions. The final product is an interpretation of the reference rather than a identical replica. The model is facing the camera, resting on an assortment of small paint bottles. The flying base went back to its owner.

10 Halloweens ago I sculpted up the Bomb from Final Fantasy X. 4 Halloweens ago a friend of mine did a test print of it. This year I finally got around to painting it.

Seeing your digital work become physical is incredibly satisfying!

Learning the basics of painting models is good fun too.

So happy for England's women (winning back to back Euros) ❤️

Defender Bronze just admitted she did it on a fractured tibia GURL UR NUTS GO GET WASTED

Was walking home and saw each successful penalty through the door of a different pub. Was nice to see everyone go wild each time. GG England!

The AOL accounts say my hotmail account spends too much on avocados and lattes.

hey guys, the UK online safety act is kicking in, so just a reminder that UK people can NOT use DMs without confirming their ID! please make sure to have other avenues for contact for commissions and such, thank you :)

An in-game render of Ozzy Osbourne, with the logo for Brutal Legend and text that reads, "Free for the next 666 minutes" and the itch.io logo in the bottom right corner

To honor Ozzy's larger-than-life rock and roll legacy, we're making Brütal Legend *FREE* on itch.io: doublefine.itch.io/brutal-legend

But this incredible deal will only last for 666 minutes, as the prophecy foretold. So get yourself clicking, before it disappears like a demon in the night...

🤘 🖤

Reporter: The FDA has a new AI tool that's intended to speed up drug approvals. But several FDA employees say the new AI helper is making up studies that do not exist. One FDA employee telling us, 'Anything that you don't have time to double check is unreliable. It hallucinates confidently'

Phwaarr look at all that! Extremely jealous of the space and that setup. Hope it's a great time, and well done to your partner.

doubling down on the WHEEEE

resurrecting the old idea of the silk swing, after i recently walked face-first into a caterpillar dangling from a tree by its thread

Pizza time!

Older project that got left on the sideline as it got away from me but learnt a lot and intend to animate more neon signs in the future as a result.

#3dart #animation #environmentart #hardsurface

Trout Priest - One Year Old Happy Birthday, Wallace I made a cake for you! It was this day one year ago that the idea for Trout Priest was born. In the quaint town of Bibury, UK, on a break after a music festival. They have a tr...

Trout Priest - One Year Old demmy.itch.io/troutpriest/...

A work friend recently released a *free* Substance Painter shader to handpaint over your world normals to get a stylized look that seems to be way faster than other solutions out there for Painter, check it out! www.artstation.com/a/48564478

Check out my new original character, Guy Around the Office Who's 100% Noticed That Clark Kent Is Superman

And it won’t judge you for it. The understanding desk.

One of the modern renaissance masters of fantasy art.

Something different for this year's fair poster by @alariko.bsky.social 🌷
10 (ish) weeks away from 150+ all-new, original digital comics debuting at SBCF 2025!

Artbook announced with a dragon to complete the party!
It will collect a huge number of the fantasy illustrations, sketches & concept art I've done over the past few years. Crowdfunding campaign launches August 12-sign up at zoop.gg/c/maxdunbar to be notified of the launch! #dnd #fantasyart #artbook

I cannot wait! Take my money!

68 years ago today, the Chuck Jones and Michael Maltese masterpiece premiered in theaters.

What's Opera Doc? (1957)