Dave Zhang

First up, the Batman/Ninja Turtles trilogy, drawn by @freddieart.bsky.social!

I watched the animated movie adaptation years ago, but haven’t a chance to read the comics until now.

Nothing quite like moving to make me realize how many books I still own, even after tossing most of my old manga in 2023.

This year, I think I'm going to try and visit my local library instead of buying books outright, see if that motivates me to read more often. 📚🏫

Dude that sucks. I hope you feel better soon. ❤️‍🩹

Condolences to anyone who's lost their roles in these closures, you guys are (still) my heroes.

It's now that I learn Twisted Pixel and Bluepoint were both from Austin--right as they get shut down.

Some days, it's like squatting in ruins of the Library of Alexandria. This city has such rich game dev history (it gave us Ultima, ffs), but lately we've only been seeing loss after loss.

My hand got stung by fire ants yesterday. ✋🐜

It doesn't hurt much (just kinda itches), but now my grip wobbles a bit when I try to draw stuff, so it's hard to draw straight lines. Might have to take a break till it heals...😖

Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise of the Dragons - Bimmy and Friends DLC Trailer www.youtube.com/watch?v=G98z...

"Four new characters are entering the melee for FREE! Fight with Armor Okada, Jackson, Bimmy, and Jim Mackey in our latest update."

In 1999, Dracula is beginning.

When browsing video game wikis, sometimes I find passages that are unintentionally funny due to the calm, detached voice the writers use. I always make sure to take screenshots. 📸

Here are some of my favorites:

Thanks! For me @askiisoft.bsky.social is still there, were you thinking of a different account?

And I hope the game comes to PS4/PS5 eventually, too.

Squalm is such a good name for mild-mannered guy who timidly tries and fails to make people depressed. 😆

My favorite ones have to be their versions of 'Specialist' from Persona 4 and 'Podorui' from Romancing SaGa 3.

Game Music Cover - YouTube

One of my go-to listens while working is this playlist of acoustic covers by Riocato, featuring music from a bunch of retro Japanese games (plus the occasional Persona 4 cover).

Most of them are 4-5 years old but have under a hundred views, so give 'em a listen! 🎶

Wink Out on Steam Wink Out your rivals in physics‑driven 1v1 duels! Buy cards to unlock new abilities, upgrade your fighter, and craft your perfect build from trillions of unique combinations.

You can follow the game on Steam here:

As usual, some ideation sketches.

I almost drew the game's characters as round spaceships, in homage to those old Atari 2600 box arts and their...'generous' interpretations of what their respective games looked like. 😆

Here's my capsule art for a newly-announced project--Wink Out, a top-down competitive shooter with roguelike build-crafting and psychedelic visuals!

Nah, this isn’t work-related. I’ve always been remote so this won’t affect anything art-wise.

Last night in my current apartment, before I move tomorrow.

I already boxed up my cooking utensils, so I made dinner using a pair of scissors as a makeshift vegetable knife/spatula. ✂️ Good to know I can, at least.

To BlueSky’s many activists: Please, PLEASE stop using AI-generated images & cartoons to promote your causes. 🙏

Creatives are a huge part of your audience on this platform. We WANT to support you in your struggles, but not when you clearly don’t care to support us in ours.

NERO on Steam Become a chain-smoking, tax-dodging restaurateur on the brink of ruin. Sail blood-churned seas to feed starving killers who demand fine dining. Expand your empire from beach shack to world-class dinin...

You can follow the game on Steam here:

Here's the concept sketches I made to test layouts. I don't even like gangsters or swords that much in real life, they just happen to come up a lot in my work! 😅

Capsule art for "Nero", by Frog King.

This one's from last year--some art I drew for NERO, a game by Frog King about running a restaurant in a world full of animal gangsters.

Congrats.

On the new role, but also the salmon.

Found this old pic of a Book-Off bargain haul from 2021.

Crazy to think that two of these games aren't playable anymore and the third was, arguably, never playable (at least on PS4).

This so funny, I just saw the original version of this a few days ago...😂

他SNSでこのミーム?見て"これゲーム始まる前のゼロとセラピじゃん!!"と思いながら描いたけどよくよく考えてみたらそうでもなかったかも知れない…()

Lyre on Steam Darkness reigns under the Lyre’s curse. Wield magic to uncover a richly interactive 3D world teeming with puzzles, enemies, and hidden rewards on your quest to stop the dissonance that's spreading thr...

Anyway, you can check out the game's Steam demo here:

A stained-glass window from Herman Sons Hall in San Antonio, TX.

A stained-glass window from St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church in Grand Prairie, TX.

A stained-glass window from Mission San Jose in San Antonio, TX.

In the process, I also discovered that real stained-glass art can be more intricate than just simple colored shapes. Guess I would've known if I ever went to church!

Screenshot of 'Lyre', depicting several stained-glass windows

Magic symbols from 'Lyre'

The inspiration came from the game's own use of a stained-glass motif for its levels and magic symbols.

Drawing Steam capsules has been a gateway for me test out my art versatility this past year, and I'm grateful for the opportunity to work with so many indie devs.

Capsule art for 'Lyre', by Chicaboo Games

I drew something a bit different this time! Here's my Steam capsule art for Lyre, a fantasy action-adventure game starring a plucky magic-wielding otter!

My goal was to emulate the look a stained-glass window (though I'm guessing it'd be impossible to do this with real stained glass 😅).