Valerie Di Matteo
@chozodia.bsky.social
Environment Artist @ Gunfire Games Europe | #Metroid & #FFXIV Fan | Photographer & Composer Enthusiast.
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Valerie Di Matteo
@chozodia.bsky.social
· Nov 25
Hello Bluesky! I'm Valerie, a 3D Environment Artist working in the game industry & creating worls one polygon at a time. I've been lucky enough to contribute to various projects over the past few years. Excited to connect, share, and explore creativity together! 🎨✨ #3DArt #EnvironmentDesign
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The amount of people I know who have been laid off from games industry jobs and are deciding to leave games entirely as a result is not only extremely saddening (of course), but also genuinely scary. We have lost legitimately thousands of years of knowledge and experience in the last four years.
November 21, 2025 at 2:13 AM
The amount of people I know who have been laid off from games industry jobs and are deciding to leave games entirely as a result is not only extremely saddening (of course), but also genuinely scary. We have lost legitimately thousands of years of knowledge and experience in the last four years.
The Metroid visual retrospective artbook seems to be stuck pre delivery on Amazon, mine got randomly canceled this morning for no reason. It seems to be available everywhere else so if you preordered it on Amazon (at least .fr or .com.be) might as well cancel it and get it somewhere else.
November 6, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The Metroid visual retrospective artbook seems to be stuck pre delivery on Amazon, mine got randomly canceled this morning for no reason. It seems to be available everywhere else so if you preordered it on Amazon (at least .fr or .com.be) might as well cancel it and get it somewhere else.
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November 1, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Some more environments
October 18, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Some more environments
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Here's another vid to show the 3D-ness of it all!
October 20, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Here's another vid to show the 3D-ness of it all!
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A quote from Garry Newman [Garry's Mod] I think about often
July 14, 2025 at 3:46 PM
A quote from Garry Newman [Garry's Mod] I think about often
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WAIT! sampling from sdf after fillet basically gives you geometry-independent AO grid 😮
blender 5.0 is bussin 🤯
blender 5.0 is bussin 🤯
October 12, 2025 at 8:40 PM
WAIT! sampling from sdf after fillet basically gives you geometry-independent AO grid 😮
blender 5.0 is bussin 🤯
blender 5.0 is bussin 🤯
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The clock and archway of St Martin le Grand church in Coney Street, York. The clock is still missing the naval officer from the top. The building was badly damaged in 1942 but the clock survived.
#ArchitecturalIllustration
#pencil #drawing
#ArtYear
#ArchitecturalIllustration
#pencil #drawing
#ArtYear
October 16, 2025 at 11:02 AM
The clock and archway of St Martin le Grand church in Coney Street, York. The clock is still missing the naval officer from the top. The building was badly damaged in 1942 but the clock survived.
#ArchitecturalIllustration
#pencil #drawing
#ArtYear
#ArchitecturalIllustration
#pencil #drawing
#ArtYear
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178 - Primitivism
October 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
178 - Primitivism
Recently discovered Procreate and this. Tool. Is. AMAZING!! It's so intuitive and fun to use, been years since I doodled anything anymore at all and going back to it after all this time feels amazing. So so fun. Just lemme wrap/improve those sketches as much as I can then I'll post some stuff!
October 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Recently discovered Procreate and this. Tool. Is. AMAZING!! It's so intuitive and fun to use, been years since I doodled anything anymore at all and going back to it after all this time feels amazing. So so fun. Just lemme wrap/improve those sketches as much as I can then I'll post some stuff!
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This this THIS
November 4, 2024 at 7:25 AM
This this THIS
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Little known story about my time at Retro Studios. A very large portion of the Prime series concept art was done traditionally, and most of it was unceremoniously shoved into a flat file. I got permission and a small budget to organize, frame and hang select images (from DKC as well) in the studio.
62 days until #MetroidPrime4Beyond!
Are you getting Metroid Prime 1-3: A Visual Retrospective, the art book?
#OperationMetroidPrime4
Are you getting Metroid Prime 1-3: A Visual Retrospective, the art book?
#OperationMetroidPrime4
October 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Little known story about my time at Retro Studios. A very large portion of the Prime series concept art was done traditionally, and most of it was unceremoniously shoved into a flat file. I got permission and a small budget to organize, frame and hang select images (from DKC as well) in the studio.
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Metroid (bit of color)
October 7, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Metroid (bit of color)
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V&A East Storehouses, London E20
Wooden chest, carved elm c.1639
#reference #propreference #martialreference
Wooden chest, carved elm c.1639
#reference #propreference #martialreference
October 7, 2025 at 6:51 PM
V&A East Storehouses, London E20
Wooden chest, carved elm c.1639
#reference #propreference #martialreference
Wooden chest, carved elm c.1639
#reference #propreference #martialreference
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Sometimes as a 3D artist
October 7, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Sometimes as a 3D artist
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October 7, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Resident Evil ~ バイオハザード (2002)
Developed by Capcom Production Studio 4.
Developed by Capcom Production Studio 4.
October 7, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Resident Evil ~ バイオハザード (2002)
Developed by Capcom Production Studio 4.
Developed by Capcom Production Studio 4.
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Them: So what have y'all been up to?
Me: Haha, you know. The usual.
The Usual:
Me: Haha, you know. The usual.
The Usual:
September 25, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Them: So what have y'all been up to?
Me: Haha, you know. The usual.
The Usual:
Me: Haha, you know. The usual.
The Usual:
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Kyoto Garden in Holland Park, London at the weekend.
September 22, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Kyoto Garden in Holland Park, London at the weekend.
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August 24, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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you can love a character and still admit when they're wrong. we love Shadow but we can acknowledge his flaws (he has none) and we can hold him accountable for his wrongdoings (he has never done anything wrong in his life) and call him out on his actions (which are always correct)
September 22, 2025 at 6:00 PM
you can love a character and still admit when they're wrong. we love Shadow but we can acknowledge his flaws (he has none) and we can hold him accountable for his wrongdoings (he has never done anything wrong in his life) and call him out on his actions (which are always correct)