Nathan Lombardi

Hello, I'm Nathan, an artist based in Seattle that does illustrations, 3D and pixel art. I've worked in both table top and video games. Feel free to follow along to see the randomness, cheers! "Bard" [ #art #illustration ]

Some western themed illustrations for a web project. It's fun sometimes to work in a simpler style, I should do it more often :)

I had to go on Twitter to confirm this was real because Ship Awesome Games In A Weekend having a hand with six fingers was so on the nose I was about to pass out

For anyone needing to get out of using forced genAI at work/school:

My current contract is ending this month and I'm once again available for work! Part-time or full-time. I've been a freelancer in games for well over a decade, and I bring a lot of energy to the projects I'm on! Need an extra pair of hands? Let's talk! maenots.carrd.co contact: maenots@gmail.com

pilgrim I - pencil on paper

man he cant equip that shit hes a cleric not a wizard. this DM sucks

I’ve had a conversation like this at every networking event I’ve been to in the last year:

worf worf worf

LEONARD NIMOY and his son Adam on the set of ‘Star Trek’ in 1965. “The make-up folks put ears on my son Adam to surprise me. A precious moment while shooting the original series.”

Apparently Blue Sky's video length limit is now 10 minutes. So, need to test it

LRP: If you haven't already been de-Googling your life, and taking back some privacy, now is a very good time to start. Switch your browser to LibreWolf or WaterFox. Use DuckDuckGo instead of Google. LibreOffice instead of Google Docs. You don't need to let Google run your life.

My biggest advice for youngsters: take pictures of the places that matter to you. Your home, your bedroom, your classrooms, the stores you frequent, etc. You'll probably have plenty of pictures of the people in your life, but the spaces change and disappear, and they're a wonder to revisit.

Stop fucking using genAI. Not even for a joke, not even for that oh so cutting political satire. Every time you use it, you are actively taking food out of our mouths. You are using the weapon of the enemy. We do not need it.

RIP Peter Cullen, the legendary voice actor who brought Optimus Prime, Eeyore, Monterey Jack, and dozens of other memorable characters to life over the past half-century.

this piece suddenly started getting attention and i just knew. Rest in Peace to my favorite performer

digital painting study from like ~15 seconds of the RHPC movie i did last year RIP Tim Curry what a guy

Dolly Parton rose from poverty to stardom. She gave $500 to every student in her hometown who finished high school; she built hospitals & bald eagle preserves; her Imagination Library has gifted 300 million books to children. Roger Ebert met her and came away thinking she was a literal angel. RIP.

Street art in her honor from SE Seattle

How do I explain to small business owners that the menu on the left is one billion times more appealing than the one on the right

I hope this guy just drives around town cheering everyone on.

How beautiful are these handmade creatures by kinetic artist and paper sculptor Lucy Jean Green! #beautifulbizarre #papersculpture #art

So was a bit late for the 35th Anniversary but plenty early for the 37th Anniversary of The Best Of Both Worlds Just need to work out the title and where that will sit but in the meantime please enjoy this painting i did paint #startrekthenextgeneration #startrekfanart #fanart #startrek #theborg

The Luddites loved technology. They owned looms at home and would ‘mod’ them to count threads. Their battle was against worker exploitation. The degradation of their rights, safety and wages. They were against a handful of rich businessmen owning the means of production. Sound familiar?

#PortfolioDay !!! I'm Hunter, a pixel artist and animator, and I'm available for work! 📧 hunter@hrpixelart.com 💻 www.hrpixelart.com 🎨 www.hrpixelart.com/commissions

Howdy! I'm Mae, a freelance gamedev! If your project's in need of a creative lead, level designer, pixel artist, producer, or just generally *whatever* - chances are I can do it! I'm also currently available for work! Let's make some cool games together! <3 #portfolioday #pixelart

Life

“I’ve worked in roofing, construction, insulation, house building, glass factories... group homes for disabled and violent adults, gas stations, food service, customer service... Out of every industry I’ve worked in, I have never struggled financially or mentally as hard as I have working here.”

This project was such a vibe

Annual look through my ipad and look at paintings I need to finish #startrektng #thebestofbothworlds #fanart

Small pencil drawing of David Bowie I made for a gift

Another concept from Spell Jammer. I just love his little smoking jacket. One of my favorites.

Rough explorations for a Spell Jammer wizard I did for D&D years back. She had a bird problem. She did make it into the book though.

this is what it feels like to make a game

*sigh of relief*

Been revisiting this project lately! Redoing some of my work from 6 years ago ⛰️ #pixelart #gamedev

This article is SO fucking funny. "The real problem is there aren't enough 50+ game designers!" Yeah, agreed. Any thoughts on why that might be? Like maybe the fact that this industry fires treats anyone over 35 as "not hungry enough", and relies on burning out a steady stream of younger devs? no?

A while back we had the wonderful opportunity to pitch a Red Dwarf adventure game directly to Doug Naylor himself. While the project didn't end up going ahead, we're now free to share some of the work we produced for the pitch!

Important (positive!) update, re: Andy! Don't wanna spread outdated info, but I firmly believe he (and all of these guys) should be set for life off royalties

Andy Merrill (Brak) is an Amazon delivery driver. Carey Means (Frylock) got CHF from/exacerbated by COVID & was recently working as a restaurant dishwasher. C. Martin Croker (Zorak) died of sepsis from an infected tooth he couldn't afford to get treated. Capitalism destroys both art & artist.

Monster sketch from Friday. Reposting with tags as an experiment. #bskyart #trpg #rpg #fantasy #sketch #art