going back and listening to the Grapple Dog soundtrack and, heck, @queenjazz.gay really killed it queenjazz.bandcamp.com/album/grappl... I love the funk, I love the chill vibes, it's all so good
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.
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...
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
"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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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.
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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Hi, I made a steam page for my game, Soft Ruin. If it seems interesting, please consider giving it a wishlist. Thanks! store.steampowered.com/app/2882230/...
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Replying to @hatethathedgehog.bsky.social
@miniminuteman.bsky.social what does big archaeology have to say about this smart guy
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My friends and I made a microgames collection for the #GTMKjam! It's about everything going wrong before a 60's-era rocket launch.
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this game Endacopia (a weird 90's-style PC adventure game from the artist for Picayune Dreams) just came out today and was one of my favorites i played for Next Fest this year. fully recommended! www.youtube.com/watch?v=McPD...
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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
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...
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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
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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