Joel Finney
@izzylizard.bsky.social
Principal Animator at Giant Squid, recently shipped Sword of the Sea!
He/Him. Musician sometimes! Loves music, art, video games, dinos, dragons... Especially dragons 🐉 💙
My tags:
#animation
He/Him. Musician sometimes! Loves music, art, video games, dinos, dragons... Especially dragons 🐉 💙
My tags:
#animation
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Joel Finney
@izzylizard.bsky.social
· Aug 19
From the visionary artist behind #ABZÛ, #ThePathless, and #Journey comes a new adventure:
Sword of the Sea - OUT NOW 🌊
Sword of the Sea - OUT NOW 🌊
SWORD OF THE SEA IS OUT NOW!!!!
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WIP. Inspired by old motherboards.
February 14, 2026 at 3:55 PM
WIP. Inspired by old motherboards.
Tonight is the sad part of preparing for the move: taking all the art down from the walls.
February 15, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Tonight is the sad part of preparing for the move: taking all the art down from the walls.
So proud of the team’s hard work on making this game so fluid. I had so much fun making the animations and flow.
Fluid movement is our love language 🌊❤️
February 15, 2026 at 2:40 AM
So proud of the team’s hard work on making this game so fluid. I had so much fun making the animations and flow.
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Happy Valentines Day to my beautiful wife and love of my life @ribbon.bsky.social 💕 I'm so lucky to have you in my life!! ✨
February 14, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Happy Valentines Day to my beautiful wife and love of my life @ribbon.bsky.social 💕 I'm so lucky to have you in my life!! ✨
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Happy Valentine's Day! I always like sharing this old commission ❤️.
February 14, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Happy Valentine's Day! I always like sharing this old commission ❤️.
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Have a lil' Animation I made over a couple weeks to show my new model <:
November 24, 2024 at 9:14 PM
Have a lil' Animation I made over a couple weeks to show my new model <:
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More of my concept character animation for Glassbreakers at Polyarc. This is the proxy mesh for the male starthing.
He's a gambler with irreverent sensibility. Everything is funny to him.
Gameplay: His attacks start with a C shape, moving to an S shape, ending in reverse C for visual progression.
He's a gambler with irreverent sensibility. Everything is funny to him.
Gameplay: His attacks start with a C shape, moving to an S shape, ending in reverse C for visual progression.
February 14, 2026 at 2:10 AM
More of my concept character animation for Glassbreakers at Polyarc. This is the proxy mesh for the male starthing.
He's a gambler with irreverent sensibility. Everything is funny to him.
Gameplay: His attacks start with a C shape, moving to an S shape, ending in reverse C for visual progression.
He's a gambler with irreverent sensibility. Everything is funny to him.
Gameplay: His attacks start with a C shape, moving to an S shape, ending in reverse C for visual progression.
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Animators: do you start all your walk cycles on the left foot, or were you not a band kid?
February 13, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Animators: do you start all your walk cycles on the left foot, or were you not a band kid?
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I just really love this era of Mario art, legit captures my childhood and was a style I tried to draw in when I was younger for years
February 11, 2026 at 6:11 PM
I just really love this era of Mario art, legit captures my childhood and was a style I tried to draw in when I was younger for years
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A cat wanders through work-in-progress illustrations.
Nice concept in this indie Chinese animated short by Master Wang.
Full film >> www.catsuka.com/news/2026-02...
Nice concept in this indie Chinese animated short by Master Wang.
Full film >> www.catsuka.com/news/2026-02...
February 13, 2026 at 1:20 PM
A cat wanders through work-in-progress illustrations.
Nice concept in this indie Chinese animated short by Master Wang.
Full film >> www.catsuka.com/news/2026-02...
Nice concept in this indie Chinese animated short by Master Wang.
Full film >> www.catsuka.com/news/2026-02...
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Transphobes get fucked forever
The EU has just voted, by a VERY wide margin, for the full recognition of trans women as women…!
February 13, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Transphobes get fucked forever
Sent request to shut off service notices for electric and gas for about two weeks from now. This move is starting to get REAL.
February 13, 2026 at 7:35 AM
Sent request to shut off service notices for electric and gas for about two weeks from now. This move is starting to get REAL.
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I'm continuing to cook tonight.
It looks like my 3-point strap design work well! And the idea of using thrift-store sunglasses as eyes paid off once again.
More lights to happen tomorrow, then cloth coverings, then a photo shoot perhaps.
It looks like my 3-point strap design work well! And the idea of using thrift-store sunglasses as eyes paid off once again.
More lights to happen tomorrow, then cloth coverings, then a photo shoot perhaps.
February 13, 2026 at 6:03 AM
I'm continuing to cook tonight.
It looks like my 3-point strap design work well! And the idea of using thrift-store sunglasses as eyes paid off once again.
More lights to happen tomorrow, then cloth coverings, then a photo shoot perhaps.
It looks like my 3-point strap design work well! And the idea of using thrift-store sunglasses as eyes paid off once again.
More lights to happen tomorrow, then cloth coverings, then a photo shoot perhaps.
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Over 1,000 Ubisoft workers around the world have walked off the job.
In response to a return-to-office mandate, layoffs, and the cancellation of several games, workers launched a three-day strike.
The workers walked out in response to five French unions issuing the strike call.
In response to a return-to-office mandate, layoffs, and the cancellation of several games, workers launched a three-day strike.
The workers walked out in response to five French unions issuing the strike call.
Ubisoft workers are on strike: 'We are treated like children'
The strike comes after the publisher revealed plans to cut up to 200 jobs and ordered remote workers back into the office
www.polygon.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Over 1,000 Ubisoft workers around the world have walked off the job.
In response to a return-to-office mandate, layoffs, and the cancellation of several games, workers launched a three-day strike.
The workers walked out in response to five French unions issuing the strike call.
In response to a return-to-office mandate, layoffs, and the cancellation of several games, workers launched a three-day strike.
The workers walked out in response to five French unions issuing the strike call.
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Castlevania: Belmont's Curse is coming, featuring Trevor Belmont. 👀✨
Castlevania's BACK!! 😄
Castlevania's BACK!! 😄
February 12, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Castlevania: Belmont's Curse is coming, featuring Trevor Belmont. 👀✨
Castlevania's BACK!! 😄
Castlevania's BACK!! 😄
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Got almost $300 in donations yesterday 🥹 Thank yall so much. Now sitting at $530/900 for March bills. Again, this is money I need on top of my standard March bills until I have a new roommate. Continued help is much appreciated 💜
I still need a lot of help for my upcoming move. I currently have $240/900 for March bills and will need around $4800 for security deposit/first month's rent for a new place. Please help out if you can, even if only a share 💜
Donate to Support My Move and Medical Needs in Colorado, organized by Neal Deschain
In 2024, my community helped me move from Florida to Colorado. I am so ha… Neal Deschain needs your support for Support My Move and Medical Needs in Colorado
www.gofundme.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Got almost $300 in donations yesterday 🥹 Thank yall so much. Now sitting at $530/900 for March bills. Again, this is money I need on top of my standard March bills until I have a new roommate. Continued help is much appreciated 💜
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I'm feeling Way Back Machine while looking for a file on an old (2021?) drive. Here's a placeholder mook Wes modeled and I animated for prototype gameplay. #3danimation
February 12, 2026 at 8:12 PM
I'm feeling Way Back Machine while looking for a file on an old (2021?) drive. Here's a placeholder mook Wes modeled and I animated for prototype gameplay. #3danimation
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Finally got around to taking my meds and making something I thought would look cool
February 12, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Finally got around to taking my meds and making something I thought would look cool
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Cadence is out now!
Make music by solving circuits. It took 13 years to figure how to do this well!
Beyond the puzzles:
🐈⬛ Pet Ren, the cat!
📜 Enjoy Ren's life philosophy (all text is skippable)
🎹 Use the sandbox to make music
🧮 Or explore turing complete contraptions
Make music by solving circuits. It took 13 years to figure how to do this well!
Beyond the puzzles:
🐈⬛ Pet Ren, the cat!
📜 Enjoy Ren's life philosophy (all text is skippable)
🎹 Use the sandbox to make music
🧮 Or explore turing complete contraptions
February 12, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Cadence is out now!
Make music by solving circuits. It took 13 years to figure how to do this well!
Beyond the puzzles:
🐈⬛ Pet Ren, the cat!
📜 Enjoy Ren's life philosophy (all text is skippable)
🎹 Use the sandbox to make music
🧮 Or explore turing complete contraptions
Make music by solving circuits. It took 13 years to figure how to do this well!
Beyond the puzzles:
🐈⬛ Pet Ren, the cat!
📜 Enjoy Ren's life philosophy (all text is skippable)
🎹 Use the sandbox to make music
🧮 Or explore turing complete contraptions
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This will be an 100% independent production that relies on crowdfunding for its budget. Please give us a follow at our pre-launch page here to receive updates leading to our March 13th launch: www.kickstarter.com/projects/158...
Coming soon: Clara & the Below - episode 1
From "Amphibia" creator Matt Braly - an animated gothic horror spin on the Nutcracker full of wintery chills and somber vibes.
www.kickstarter.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:42 PM
This will be an 100% independent production that relies on crowdfunding for its budget. Please give us a follow at our pre-launch page here to receive updates leading to our March 13th launch: www.kickstarter.com/projects/158...
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the cycle of “devs working for years to make a game > game launches (and it doesn’t matter how successful it is) > two week waiting period > most of the team laid off” is not only entirely unsustainable but genuinely horrifying
Highguard developer Wildlight has reportedly laid off most of its team, says one a level designer sharing the news of layoffs.
The live service game launched just two weeks ago after being revealed at The Game Awards.
(Read more at Game Informer)
The live service game launched just two weeks ago after being revealed at The Game Awards.
(Read more at Game Informer)
February 12, 2026 at 12:02 AM
the cycle of “devs working for years to make a game > game launches (and it doesn’t matter how successful it is) > two week waiting period > most of the team laid off” is not only entirely unsustainable but genuinely horrifying
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I am starting a studio! We are small and scrappy and have no money. Why am I doing this? Because the only ones who can protect art are the ones who value it. Disney using AI? Yuck. Netflix buying WB? Also yuck. In 10 years what is even going to be left.
February 11, 2026 at 9:49 PM
I am starting a studio! We are small and scrappy and have no money. Why am I doing this? Because the only ones who can protect art are the ones who value it. Disney using AI? Yuck. Netflix buying WB? Also yuck. In 10 years what is even going to be left.
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I know people who would fail this so hard, like literally day #2 they'll open the fridge and see some lettuce and start prototyping a vegan Balatro clone.
Considering gamedevs work on games more often than they breathe, a more challenging game jam premise would be to explicitly disallow game development for a week. The Literally Anything Else Jam.
February 11, 2026 at 6:47 PM
I know people who would fail this so hard, like literally day #2 they'll open the fridge and see some lettuce and start prototyping a vegan Balatro clone.