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@axl99.bsky.social
🇨🇦 Sr Concept designer on ??? No NFT/AI/Repost
📧jessielamworkshop@proton.me
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Projects: Gears5, Long Dark ep4, Invincible s1 | Brass Lion Ent/Skybound/TheCoalition/BandaiNamco/EA | http://linktr.ee/axl99 | #art #fashion #arcane #fanart #startvsfinish
📧jessielamworkshop@proton.me
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Projects: Gears5, Long Dark ep4, Invincible s1 | Brass Lion Ent/Skybound/TheCoalition/BandaiNamco/EA | http://linktr.ee/axl99 | #art #fashion #arcane #fanart #startvsfinish
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@axl99.bsky.social
· Dec 31
It's finally here! This was over a year in the making.
"Dear Friend: An Arcane Story"
dearfriend-arcane.carrd.co
#arcane #leagueoflegends
"Dear Friend: An Arcane Story"
dearfriend-arcane.carrd.co
#arcane #leagueoflegends
Just Warframe thoughts. I just had the horrible realization with a Nezha protoframe or WuKong protoframe, knowing where the inspo came from, the optics will be weird if the person who was injected with those strains didn't look Chinese.
January 7, 2026 at 4:17 AM
Just Warframe thoughts. I just had the horrible realization with a Nezha protoframe or WuKong protoframe, knowing where the inspo came from, the optics will be weird if the person who was injected with those strains didn't look Chinese.
For those of us CSP users forced to use Photoshop for work, may I recommend the Lasso Draw extension. It is free and very simple to use and will make your life so much easier.
#artresource
#artresource
January 7, 2026 at 1:46 AM
For those of us CSP users forced to use Photoshop for work, may I recommend the Lasso Draw extension. It is free and very simple to use and will make your life so much easier.
#artresource
#artresource
I see game discourse and it is monumentally ASININE holy shit.
I'm not interested in choosing violence at this moment, there is a whole lot of growing up some people need to do.
I'm not interested in choosing violence at this moment, there is a whole lot of growing up some people need to do.
January 5, 2026 at 9:22 PM
I see game discourse and it is monumentally ASININE holy shit.
I'm not interested in choosing violence at this moment, there is a whole lot of growing up some people need to do.
I'm not interested in choosing violence at this moment, there is a whole lot of growing up some people need to do.
No more relaxy time :(
But I did sleep in and nap every chance I did get over the break so that is something
But I did sleep in and nap every chance I did get over the break so that is something
January 5, 2026 at 5:27 PM
No more relaxy time :(
But I did sleep in and nap every chance I did get over the break so that is something
But I did sleep in and nap every chance I did get over the break so that is something
Do you know the real reason 6-7 became a meme?
Cause 6-7 ate
Cause 6-7 ate
January 5, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Do you know the real reason 6-7 became a meme?
Cause 6-7 ate
Cause 6-7 ate
One thing I am discovering making two artbooks at the same time is... I love double page spreads.
January 4, 2026 at 11:25 AM
One thing I am discovering making two artbooks at the same time is... I love double page spreads.
........ never a dull moment jfc
January 3, 2026 at 9:41 AM
........ never a dull moment jfc
I'm immediately reminded of one of the best commercials I have ever seen and it's the Phillips Carousel by Adam Berg, an ad for a giant curved widescreen tv.
It is one long looping camera tracking shot that tells a whole story in just 2 minutes with zero dialogue.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQ3D...
It is one long looping camera tracking shot that tells a whole story in just 2 minutes with zero dialogue.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQ3D...
January 3, 2026 at 5:24 AM
I'm immediately reminded of one of the best commercials I have ever seen and it's the Phillips Carousel by Adam Berg, an ad for a giant curved widescreen tv.
It is one long looping camera tracking shot that tells a whole story in just 2 minutes with zero dialogue.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQ3D...
It is one long looping camera tracking shot that tells a whole story in just 2 minutes with zero dialogue.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQ3D...
I kinda miss the Blogpost days. Discoverability was purely word of mouth, if a little popularity contest-y [just like most forums of the time], but you could link a bunch of artists you liked and if you were lucky some of them would link back to you.
But also the Aughts were a great time for edm.
But also the Aughts were a great time for edm.
January 3, 2026 at 2:50 AM
I kinda miss the Blogpost days. Discoverability was purely word of mouth, if a little popularity contest-y [just like most forums of the time], but you could link a bunch of artists you liked and if you were lucky some of them would link back to you.
But also the Aughts were a great time for edm.
But also the Aughts were a great time for edm.
So I'm careening through Affinity Publisher tutorials trying to do a very specific thing [custom text boxes] and I generally kinda got it working???
Feels kinda hacky because it involves the text wrap function and changing the margins and fiddling with vector shapes
Feels kinda hacky because it involves the text wrap function and changing the margins and fiddling with vector shapes
January 3, 2026 at 12:09 AM
So I'm careening through Affinity Publisher tutorials trying to do a very specific thing [custom text boxes] and I generally kinda got it working???
Feels kinda hacky because it involves the text wrap function and changing the margins and fiddling with vector shapes
Feels kinda hacky because it involves the text wrap function and changing the margins and fiddling with vector shapes
Not enough people are mad about gen AI or LLMs enough to demand zero tolerance across the board when they should.
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Not even when working visual artists in film, animation, and games sounded the alarm as far back as 2021.
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Not even when working visual artists in film, animation, and games sounded the alarm as far back as 2021.
The Grok reddit is just dudes giving each other advice and encouragement on how to commit digital rape.
There needs to be accountability for this. I don’t want to hear “the genie is already out the bag.” This shit needs to be destroyed.
There needs to be accountability for this. I don’t want to hear “the genie is already out the bag.” This shit needs to be destroyed.
January 2, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Not enough people are mad about gen AI or LLMs enough to demand zero tolerance across the board when they should.
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Not even when working visual artists in film, animation, and games sounded the alarm as far back as 2021.
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Not even when working visual artists in film, animation, and games sounded the alarm as far back as 2021.
After having watched Physical 100: Asia it's so funny and cute to watch buff Korean dudes in teddy hats go shopping for their kids in a department store in Mongolia and exchange numbers with their rival on the show.
January 2, 2026 at 1:57 AM
After having watched Physical 100: Asia it's so funny and cute to watch buff Korean dudes in teddy hats go shopping for their kids in a department store in Mongolia and exchange numbers with their rival on the show.
I foolishly though I'd have both time and energy for one or two storyboard things after my main fashion oc artbook project. 2025 and catching up on 5 years worth of sleep debt kinda derailed those plans.
I need that energy back. Insomnia is a mfer. Sleep comes first.
I need that energy back. Insomnia is a mfer. Sleep comes first.
What are your art ambitions for 2026? Make sure to post them here so we can publicly shame you if you achieve none of them!!
January 1, 2026 at 6:48 PM
I foolishly though I'd have both time and energy for one or two storyboard things after my main fashion oc artbook project. 2025 and catching up on 5 years worth of sleep debt kinda derailed those plans.
I need that energy back. Insomnia is a mfer. Sleep comes first.
I need that energy back. Insomnia is a mfer. Sleep comes first.
I spent my new years sipping bubble tea and slogging lengthy Affinity Publisher tutorials until I found one that got to the point in 10 minutes.
Happy to say I think I understand the software more now, but I have a new problem.
Making page layouts interesting.
Happy to say I think I understand the software more now, but I have a new problem.
Making page layouts interesting.
January 1, 2026 at 6:21 PM
I spent my new years sipping bubble tea and slogging lengthy Affinity Publisher tutorials until I found one that got to the point in 10 minutes.
Happy to say I think I understand the software more now, but I have a new problem.
Making page layouts interesting.
Happy to say I think I understand the software more now, but I have a new problem.
Making page layouts interesting.
throwback to when i made this for the new years in 2024
January 1, 2026 at 11:10 AM
throwback to when i made this for the new years in 2024
Officially,
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!
elmo with fireworks behind him and the word fireworks
ALT: elmo with fireworks behind him and the word fireworks
media.tenor.com
January 1, 2026 at 8:06 AM
Officially,
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year!
One more flex before the year ends!
This is my #artsummary2025 but as TIMELAPSES!
Enjoy, and see ya in 2026~
This is my #artsummary2025 but as TIMELAPSES!
Enjoy, and see ya in 2026~
January 1, 2026 at 1:32 AM
One more flex before the year ends!
This is my #artsummary2025 but as TIMELAPSES!
Enjoy, and see ya in 2026~
This is my #artsummary2025 but as TIMELAPSES!
Enjoy, and see ya in 2026~
January 1, 2026 at 12:55 AM
Pc parts being pricier is gonna suck for freelancers and studios. What's the plan there?
December 31, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Pc parts being pricier is gonna suck for freelancers and studios. What's the plan there?
This year's #artvsartist ~ Still have plenty of art from the 105 pieces I haven't posted online, but here's some faves.
#artvsartist2025
#artvsartist2025
December 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM
This year's #artvsartist ~ Still have plenty of art from the 105 pieces I haven't posted online, but here's some faves.
#artvsartist2025
#artvsartist2025
If the live action Sleeping Dogs movie doesn't have a lick of Cantonese in it, my immersion is ruined.
December 29, 2025 at 11:19 PM
If the live action Sleeping Dogs movie doesn't have a lick of Cantonese in it, my immersion is ruined.
One of the most underrated design skills in games is graphic design for things like decals and fake branding for posters/stickers/flyers/books/props/signs/displays.
We take this stuff for granted and yet they are very much a world building detail that adds so much more life to environments.
We take this stuff for granted and yet they are very much a world building detail that adds so much more life to environments.
December 28, 2025 at 8:08 PM
One of the most underrated design skills in games is graphic design for things like decals and fake branding for posters/stickers/flyers/books/props/signs/displays.
We take this stuff for granted and yet they are very much a world building detail that adds so much more life to environments.
We take this stuff for granted and yet they are very much a world building detail that adds so much more life to environments.
if there is bsky discourse, i probably missed the party because i'm busy staring at her
December 28, 2025 at 5:47 AM
if there is bsky discourse, i probably missed the party because i'm busy staring at her