Zev

Playing with 2D Sprites + Normals
#gamedev #gameart #pixelart

A Substance Painter screenshot of a detailed, fairly accurate 3D model of the central portion of an AT-ST from Star Wars, complete with realistic weathering.

The same model with the same weathering except it also has the 'jazz solo cup' pattern painted in jagged streaks along the sides and front of the cockpit.

Haven't been posting as much personal art because I am focusing on some NDA work, but just a reminder that as an artist you can make anything you want

It costs $0.00 to support a 3D artist 🙏

Old 3D piece! Anatomy gave me a hard time, but I learned a lot from it.

#3dart #3dcharacter #characterart

Ahh, finally someone bringing this up, robot personas don’t get nearly enough attention. For a Decepticon Seeker persona, are you leaning toward classic jet-integrated armor or a cleaner, Starqueen-style sci-fi silhouette?

Here’s some of my recent work, let me know

I actually have a couple of artists in my circle who do amazing work. Specially @noelleloveart.bsky.social their logo design is also really solid.

I write and then disappear for a while not because life is falling apart or anything dramatic. Sometimes my mind just needs space, the words stop moving, and I step back for a bit. Then suddenly I come back like nothing happened, pick up the pen, and let the story flow again.

That became my reason not to give up. Because if something I once wrote could remind me of who I am, maybe something I write tomorrow could remind someone else of who they are.

That moment reminded me that writing isn’t about perfection, it’s about courage. The courage to return to your words, no matter how many times they’ve disappointed you.

It’s a strange kind of exhaustion, the quiet kind that makes you question your own voice. Then one day, I found an old draft I’d almost deleted. It wasn’t perfect-far from it-but it was alive. It carried something honest, something I’d forgotten I was capable of.

There was a time I truly thought about giving up on writing.
Not because I stopped loving it, but because I felt stuck, like every word I wrote led nowhere. I would rewrite the same sentence again and again, and it still wouldn’t feel right.

That scene reminds me that adventures aren’t only in stories. Sometimes they start in our own small choices, a step, a change, a decision no one else understands but you. And maybe that’s what makes life a little bit magical.

I’ve certainly felt that tug myself, that confusing blend of fear and excitement when life seems to be hinting, “Now’s the time.”

Every time I revisit that passage, I can’t help but reflect on how often we hold ourselves back, always waiting for that perfect opportunity. But perhaps there’s no such thing as a perfect moment, it might just be about finding the courage to take the step, regardless.

There’s a part in The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien that always lingers with me, when Bilbo finally decides to step outside his quiet home and says, “I’m going on an adventure!” It’s such a simple line, yet it feels like a spark, the kind that lights something inside you.