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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
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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
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
Alright, I feel up for a little Artist AMA. Feel free to ask me art-related stuff (within reason) and I will do my best to answer!
December 27, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Alright, I feel up for a little Artist AMA. Feel free to ask me art-related stuff (within reason) and I will do my best to answer!
Y'know how sometimes you just make a bunch of sketches in one file, finish one, move on to a fresh file and like a few years later forget where something is?
Yeah that happened to me like twice today. LOL
Yeah that happened to me like twice today. LOL
December 27, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Y'know how sometimes you just make a bunch of sketches in one file, finish one, move on to a fresh file and like a few years later forget where something is?
Yeah that happened to me like twice today. LOL
Yeah that happened to me like twice today. LOL
I just had another good look at Marathon's story trailer in comparison with recent gameplay screenshots.
There's merit to the use of "graphic realism" as an art direction and its use with in game characters and man made structures.
But for the nature stuff? The stylization can be more limited.
There's merit to the use of "graphic realism" as an art direction and its use with in game characters and man made structures.
But for the nature stuff? The stylization can be more limited.
December 26, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I just had another good look at Marathon's story trailer in comparison with recent gameplay screenshots.
There's merit to the use of "graphic realism" as an art direction and its use with in game characters and man made structures.
But for the nature stuff? The stylization can be more limited.
There's merit to the use of "graphic realism" as an art direction and its use with in game characters and man made structures.
But for the nature stuff? The stylization can be more limited.
So the Vesty 4.0 arrived from kickstarter on my doorstep before Christmas. It fits my 11 in ipad pro with ease and is made for more flatter items. There's also external room for an umbrella or water bottle. Adding the YKK zip pouch turns the bag into a messenger style carry for laptops up to 16in.
December 26, 2025 at 8:37 PM
So the Vesty 4.0 arrived from kickstarter on my doorstep before Christmas. It fits my 11 in ipad pro with ease and is made for more flatter items. There's also external room for an umbrella or water bottle. Adding the YKK zip pouch turns the bag into a messenger style carry for laptops up to 16in.
Vis devving stylized art for realtime 3d in games is still pretty hard but I hope one day we just go all in for it and figure out the polish as we go.
December 26, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Vis devving stylized art for realtime 3d in games is still pretty hard but I hope one day we just go all in for it and figure out the polish as we go.