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Alex Smachniy

@art1ficer.bsky.social

Senior 3d Character Artist. Stylized and semi-realistic art. *Real-Time VFX. #art #3dart #gamedev #zbrush #VFX #UnrealEngine Portfolio: https://art1ficer.artstation.com/

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Card art for MtG x Final Fantasy set depicting Gaia holding her hammer.

Card art for MtG x Final Fantasy set depicting Gaia holding her hammer.

Colossus Hammer
MtG x Final Fantasy, Secret Lair
AD: Jameela Wahlgren

Thank you so much for letting me paint Gaia!! This piece is very dear to me!
I'm really grateful to be a part of this set, painting for an IP I love, among some of my favorite artists ๐Ÿฅบ๐Ÿ–ค

14.05.2025 17:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2700    ๐Ÿ” 1101    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 28    ๐Ÿ“Œ 14
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Guard Mermay - Today I'm in vibe to think about mystical and secret places

11.05.2025 20:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Speedsculpt based on a concept by
@SashaFrantseva

Had so much fun working on the shapes and expression๐Ÿฑ

22.04.2025 18:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 82    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hello #PortfolioDay โœจ I'm Hanna and I'm a 3D Character Artist for games! ๐Ÿธ
I'm currently available for fulltime opportunities. I've worked for Airship Syndicate, Riot Games, Blizzard and more!

Artstation: www.artstation.com/quickhanna

#3dart #3dcharacterartist #gamedev

09.04.2025 17:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 233    ๐Ÿ” 48    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I'm realy inspired by Anthony Jones, it is so amazing to see his daily drawings, so I desided to try again to do some daily warmdown drawings after work. I'm not sure how consistent I can be with daily sketches, but want to try anyway. Sould I try to stream just evening doodlings on twich?

08.04.2025 23:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hello, I'm not sure how long time ago posted something for #PortfolioDay , a bit nervous ahaha. I specialize in character concept art, key art, illustrations. I also have experience as an art director and I just love working in games (I love learning everything from UI to textures in a game)

08.04.2025 23:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 94    ๐Ÿ” 29    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
Anyu, a sentient star from my person IP Bounty

Anyu, a sentient star from my person IP Bounty

A cosmic space whale I created for Jen Claessen's creative sketching class

A cosmic space whale I created for Jen Claessen's creative sketching class

Hangman dragon

Hangman dragon

Weapons I created for swordtember 2024

Weapons I created for swordtember 2024

Hi #portfolioday! I'm Ron, I'm a concept artist that's worked with folks like Airship Syndicate, Riot, Wild Blue, and Phoenix Labs.

I love love LOVE making characters, creatures, and props.

08.04.2025 15:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 866    ๐Ÿ” 218    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hello and happy #PortfolioDay! I've been a concept artist & illustrator in the games industry for 5+ years, and dabbling in art direction over the past year. I specialize in characters & cosmetics, although I'm happy to tackle everything 2D! Currently on the hunt for work ๐Ÿ˜ผโœจ #conceptArtist

08.04.2025 18:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 259    ๐Ÿ” 74    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Making real-time VFX explosions is so much fun! Also doing material math as a creative person makes you feel like galaxy brain!
#UnrealEngine #VFX

08.04.2025 18:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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With each ring of the bell my heart sank more and more... I'm so attached to Hans, thank YOU @lukedale.bsky.social ! A huge thank you to everyone who participated in the development and making of this exciting game!
@warhorsestudios.bsky.social

#Kingdomcomedeliverance2 #KCD2 #HansCapon #Hansry

28.03.2025 13:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 280    ๐Ÿ” 53    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Meet Monster! One of my favorite characters I got to make for Wanderstop! I was responsible for her in-game model. ๐Ÿ’–
Concepts by Nathalie F
Rigging and Animation by Aura Triolo and Ana Greengrass

Go check out Wanderstop on Steam โœจ
store.steampowered.com/app/1299460/...

28.03.2025 16:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 55    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Today, we are announcing the formation of United Videogame Workers-CWA, an industry-wide union formed by @codecwa.bsky.social and @cwaunion.bsky.social ๐Ÿ’ช๐ŸŽฎ

We're launching at #GDC2025 this morning to build a video game industry that works for us. We're done playing.

19.03.2025 13:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3531    ๐Ÿ” 1709    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 63    ๐Ÿ“Œ 178

We are proud to announce the formation of United Videogame Workers-CWA, a direct-join organization made of, by, and for workers of the video game industry!

Learn more and get involved: uvw-cwa.org

19.03.2025 13:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 482    ๐Ÿ” 235    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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Poe from Zelda: TOTK mixed with Elden Ring's item pickup vfx.
#VFX #UnrealEngine

20.03.2025 01:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
screenshot of a closeup on high heels from the game Infinity Nikki and on top is a text "the high heel problem".

screenshot of a closeup on high heels from the game Infinity Nikki and on top is a text "the high heel problem".

My new article is about how different types of shoes can affect game development and how games deal with this in practice: simonschreibt.de/gat/the-high...
#gamedev #techart #animation #highheels

17.03.2025 19:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 53    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Real time VFX learning milestone:
Make your first fireball โœ…
#VFX #UnrealEngine

10.03.2025 20:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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a bit from my vfx studies, added a certain reference for fun
#VFX #UnrealEngine

07.02.2025 00:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a bit from my vfx studies, added a certain reference for fun
#VFX #UnrealEngine

07.02.2025 00:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Happy to share my revamped โ€œReginaldโ€ character on ArtStation! Love revisiting past works, it's very cathartic.
Take a peek at the updates here: www.artstation.com/artwork/wbRX5
#3D #GameArt

04.02.2025 02:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Started learning some real-time vfx. This guy was sitting in my head for the entire time I was creating this effect.
#VFX #UnrealEngine

04.02.2025 02:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Started learning some real-time vfx. This guy was sitting in my head for the entire time I was creating this effect.
#VFX #UnrealEngine

04.02.2025 02:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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need to come back to this

06.11.2024 22:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 29    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ‘‹Hey, nice to see you here!

06.11.2024 22:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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When working even on the small corners of an environment, creating callout sheets really helps me understand how this place functions, what its purpose is, etc. Those could be small details really, but it is them that can really make a difference

#gameart #3dart #environmentart
#darksouls #fanart

24.10.2024 10:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 116    ๐Ÿ” 28    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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One of the 3d projects from the earlier years - the Silver Queen Guinevere. Cursed with eternal rot she now guards the walls of the convent wearing her silver mask as a remembrance of how beautiful she once was

#3D #DarkSouls #OC

23.10.2024 06:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 46    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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portrait sketch
original character rendered in marmoset toolbag

21.10.2024 19:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 47    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Been slowly reworking some of my recent project's handpainted textures๐Ÿงธ (also cheeky test for video qualityโœจ)

#3Dart #handpainting

22.10.2024 09:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 91    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ‘‹ Hey, glad you are here too!

21.10.2024 19:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Some โœจ details โœจ I enjoyed a lot to make.
Tokki - OC by @katyacyan.bsky.social

#art #3dart

21.10.2024 17:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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When texturing a "Stylized PBR" asset I like to do as much hand painting as possible. I try to keep procedural noise to a minimum. In this case I used procedural noise for roughness only. All other details are painted.

21.10.2024 15:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 442    ๐Ÿ” 41    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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