Des Walsh

Des Walsh

@deswalsh.bsky.social

Senior Environment Artist “OPEN TO WORK” https://www.artstation.com/pikminman previously: Sumo-Digital Leamington, Night School, State of Play, Hutch, Frontier Developments. Dm on LinkedIn Posts ref - anti A i & nf-t #3dart | #gamedev | #reference |

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I have been in the industry 14 years now and have been part of 14 games and many of them and my personal work can be seen on my portfolio and I'm available for environment work in the UK, Here is some work for 4 of them titles. #gamedev #3dart www.artstation.com/pikminman

Des Walsh@deswalsh.bsky.social

Hi I'm Des and I do prop and environment art in the games industry and here is a collection of some of my personal projects.

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Re watching the John wick films as one dose and yet again I dare say a game where your just the esoteric collection store keepers of second film. Yes your a bad guy working with bad people and should not be overlooked as part of it but there is a game being the Somalia

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Low sun light making the shop very dramatic this morning. Here until 1 & 3-5, the kids are off school this week so I’ll be late all week as I try to entertain between shifts! So showing up at 10 or 3 on the dot isn’t recommended unless you want to have a coffee next door at Slice.

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NEW: I spoke with current and former EA employees to understand how the latest layoff round played out and the realities of daily life at the U.S. publisher. The short version? EA is controlled by an executive class that "cannot fail, only be failed." Workers, then, will always pay the price.

Vertical Slice@verticalslice.news

"I don't want to work at this place anymore:" EA workers decry mismanagement and corporate greed after mass layoffs Current and former EA employees paint a bleak picture of daily life at one of the video game industry's most prominent publishers

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This yellow-rumped warbler was ensuring it was properly #branched by trying out every different one. All shots taken within the span of about 2 minutes 😂 (Billy Frank Jr Nisqually NWR) #BirdOfTheDay #ECK #Photography #birds 🪶

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Good morning folks. Alan's theme for #BirdOfTheDay is #Branched, birds on thin branches. The Alt theme is #Grounded, birds standing on the ground. #birds #ECK #CanonR5mkii #photography #ukbirding @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social #birdphotography #wildlife #NatureTherapy #BirdLife #naturephotography

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New Orleans days four through six: Beignets, streetcars, tarot readings, the French Market, and some French Quarter urban sketching to wrap up the trip.

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New Orleans day three, continued: A big fancy dinner, and then it's time for the historical ghost tour. (We didn't do a non-haunted French Quarter walking tour, but maybe next time.)

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New Orleans day two: A bit of exploration with me and Julie, and then the rest of the family roll into town and the absinthe starts flowing.

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And now, the New Orleans family travel adventure journal! I'll post this as a series of two-page spreads because I think that just looks nicer on Bluesky. Day one was mostly recorded in a 5x5" minibook...

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Listening to a report about Google chopping down a quarter of a million trees in Finland to build a data centre while washing out yoghurt pots for the recycling

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Up and out for a run just as the sun peeked over the clouds. Beautiful start to the day. I’m definitely running longer with less stops to catch my breath.

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達磨菊(だるまぎく)にまぎれてみた #TLを花でいっぱいにしよう #コーギー #corgi #dog #犬 #どうでもいい写真部 #散歩 #植物

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Today is the day I learned that Takashi Yamazaki, Godzilla Minus One's director, worked on Star Fox's 1993 puppets 🤯 It was the perfect distinctive visual identity for this game, they should have continued.

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There are so many who are struggling with art right now and it’s understandable but there is ways to help by trying to shift how you view your self your art and where it sits in the world and that video highlights that. Lot of it is just scaling down take it as it comes and don’t push for perfection

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Fighting to save an IP instead of fighting to save a creative team is how you go from Empire Strikes Back to The Rise of Skywalker. The creativity, design, and intention behind the thing is what matters, not the IP itself.

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When you point to why you think ai in coding is bad you can get the smart ass reply “but coders hate coding” why the fuck you working in that profession. Maybe Self‑deprecating humour but don’t see other departments in game dev talking that way in terms of losing work to genAi

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Look, here's the thing. With layoffs, shutdowns, and GTA coming out in a month: If a game looks cool to you and you have the disposable income: buy it. Don't just cheer on indie games from the sidelines. Don't wait for a sale, or until you have time. Support art that excites you, tangibly.

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grubb lays is out pretty well here but i will say for my part: fuck palmer lucky fuck modretro fuck argonaut and fuck mouthpieces for fascism like retro dodo and any other bag-getter that promotes this shit

youtube.comWe're avoiding Croc's #n64 port because of a gross billionaire war profiteer. #retrogaming #gamingYouTube video by Giant Bomb

you can tell this guy started in the games industry because i don't know a single woman who would leave their drink unattended within 300 miles of him