Kevin Vognar

Kevin Vognar

@somnule.bsky.social

Dabbler in photography, writing, and making games. I like most things at least a little bit. Someday I'd like to know what it's like to be a bat.

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I try not to make big declarations about things when I’m full of recency bias, but I genuinely think Wildwood is the best thing Laika’s ever made. It solidly exists in that space between Labyrinth, Narnia, Over the Garden Wall, and Willow, and it’s been a hot minute since we’ve had a movie like that

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some ways to make logos. you can make a logo. anyone with paint can make a logo. stop using the earth-boiling plagiarism machine to make logos.

mossworm.bsky.social@mossworm.bsky.social

What especially bothers me about science / natural history orgs using genAI to make LOGOS of all things is that a logo can literally be whatever you want. Draw a squiggle in paint right now and you're already good. A logo can be a single letter in TNR. There are no rules.

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Here is a timelapse of me drawing this all on one layer in MS Paint over the course of over 12 hours. Audio is Memory Forest from Nights: Journey of Dreams. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tqvx...

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mossworm.bsky.social@mossworm.bsky.social

I wanted to do a serious painting and record the whole drawing process, just to have an example for the youtube. It ended up taking over 10 hours, so I'll have to do multiple x16 speed edits to make it at all palatable to watch.

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one thing you learn from making a lot of things is that the nitty gritty details, the millions of tiny invisible decisions, ARE the art. The "higher level ideas" are not nearly as important or interesting

Freya Holmér@freya.bsky.social

"AI lets you focus on the higher level ideas!!" because we all grew up dreaming of becoming managers and CEOs we all know the real artists at the very highest level are the shareholders, famously full of amazing ideas

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The familiar experience of when you get gangbuster numbers on your fanart but barely anything for your OCs

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ok here we go 🍝 Spaghetti Celesti: Devour the Heavens ⛅ is out now for free!! 🍴 the best pixel spaghetti of your life ↪️ prepare them & fork them perfectly ⭐ get those 5-stars reviews 😡 and be quick ! the people are hangry play it at punkcake.itch.io/spaghetti-celesti #fallingblockjam #pixelart

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What you need to understand is nothing we built was “off the shelf.” Store-bought environmental assets for stop-motion features do not exist. We were given concept art and told “make it look like this.” Everything you see here, down to the dirt and moss, was meticulously designed and crafted.

Count Trashula@trashmobminis.bsky.social

NEW WILDWOOD TRAILER JUST DROPPED!!! I was in the department that built the wild-wood itself. Come see all our hard work! youtu.be/bJQGtSeLPII?...

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🏔️ 🏔️ 🏔️ Turnip Mountain is OUT NOW!! 🏔️ 🏔️ 🏔️ 🎮 Play it on PC, Switch, PS4/5 and Xbox! 👥 Go it alone, or bring a friend in local co-op! 🎶 Banger soundtrack by IsabelleChiming!

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Cool new behavior caught on video! This is a special type of octopus known as a #papernautilus (aka #argonaut) and her shell is a little less than 5cm. Watch as she extends and retracts her fleshy mantle - at the end, she rapidly retracts it all! #blackwater #blackwaterdiving

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please never be a person who says "oh it's just for kids, they won't care" when referring to something badly produced or written

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did you know i have an amazing game you can play for free that's full of many animals and things. and they all do funny little animations when you find them

splendidland🌱@splendid.land

Formless Star is out now! Travel to a mysterious ever-changing planet and gather data on the animals that live there. There's 60 different creatures to find, all with unique behaviours and descriptions! Get the game for free (or pay what you want) here! splendidland.itch.io/formless-star

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A friendly reminder that Double Fine's Psychodyssey is one of the finest pieces of media ever created, and a must-watch for anyone who cares about video games, yet somehow it's also completely free www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

youtube.comDouble Fine PsychOdyssey - YouTube2 Player Productions and Double Fine Productions present Double Fine PsychOdyssey, an unprecedented documentary experience seven years in the making. Ten yea...

I keep thinking about this: people don't appreciate what an artist does when they illustrate reality. They're not exactly recreating the image, they're showing you what they want you to notice; they're teaching you how to see the things they see.

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It is NEVER a bad idea to include a shitty little doodle in your scripts I did it recently for an unannounced project several times and also SYTI #2 And my personal favorite, on the Godzilla Valentine’s Day Special with @sebastianpiriz.bsky.social

Cody Ziglar@yayforzig.bsky.social

Storyboard is actually incredibly easy, fun, and rewarding. AI is poison; kill it before it kills you.

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I'm still Big Mad from the animation industry AI news, and I had some thoughts I needed to get out. There are lots of more important reasons why artists shouldn't use AI, but here is my philosophical take on it. patreon.com/skelotan #comics (1/3)

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Want to learn about some recently-released-but-overlooked games?? I'm happy to announce that the Unearthed Treasure Room showcase is coming back for Part 2!! Right before Summer Game Fest, we'll be premiering the showcase on... June 3rd at 4 PM Pacific (12 AM BST), on Youtube!!

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Sharing a few relaxed and leisurely kitten sketches, all of them are classic works that I personally love. Take a moment to relax with the kittens too, stretch a little, and enjoy being lazy for a while. #shouxinsketch #petart #animalart #illustrationartists #sketch