Jessie Van Aelst
@jessievanaelst.bsky.social
CEO @cosmiccloudstudios.bsky.social
Founder @thegamecollective.bsky.social
Art Outsourcer/Co-Art on Hello Kitty Island Adventure. Previous @albawildlife - 🇧🇪 (she/her)
Shaping Whimsical Worlds| Empowering Artists 💜🌍
https://linktr.ee/jessievanaelst
Founder @thegamecollective.bsky.social
Art Outsourcer/Co-Art on Hello Kitty Island Adventure. Previous @albawildlife - 🇧🇪 (she/her)
Shaping Whimsical Worlds| Empowering Artists 💜🌍
https://linktr.ee/jessievanaelst
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The Environment art of Alba: a Wildlife Adventure
By Jessie van Aelst, Environment Artist on Alba: a Wildlife Adventure @ ustwo games
medium.com
Just got reminded of this article I wrote on the environment art of Alba.
Folks have complimented it over the years so perhaps you might find it useful too 😊
medium.com/@ustwogames/...
Folks have complimented it over the years so perhaps you might find it useful too 😊
medium.com/@ustwogames/...
Been listening to 2000s Alternative Punk Rock music
Dang it's truly energising and hopeful.
I want to escape to a different time~ 🎶
This must be what it means to get old 👵🏻
Dang it's truly energising and hopeful.
I want to escape to a different time~ 🎶
This must be what it means to get old 👵🏻
a close up of a dog with its mouth open looking at something
Alt: a close up of a dog with its mouth open and eyes closed. Swinging back and forth. Just vibin.
media.tenor.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Been listening to 2000s Alternative Punk Rock music
Dang it's truly energising and hopeful.
I want to escape to a different time~ 🎶
This must be what it means to get old 👵🏻
Dang it's truly energising and hopeful.
I want to escape to a different time~ 🎶
This must be what it means to get old 👵🏻
I’m glad we live in a day and age where it’s socially acceptable to not be on social media all the time.
I’ve not really been here that often other than to post some nice art we’ve been working on.
Thanks to those who keep liking and coming back 💜
I’ve not really been here that often other than to post some nice art we’ve been working on.
Thanks to those who keep liking and coming back 💜
October 27, 2025 at 8:44 AM
I’m glad we live in a day and age where it’s socially acceptable to not be on social media all the time.
I’ve not really been here that often other than to post some nice art we’ve been working on.
Thanks to those who keep liking and coming back 💜
I’ve not really been here that often other than to post some nice art we’ve been working on.
Thanks to those who keep liking and coming back 💜
Tadaaam ✨💜
There is still lots more that we created so be sure to check the breakdown!
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We'll be walking around Tokyo Game Show this week so be sure to say hi and connect with us if you're a creative interested in our art services 😊🎨
There is still lots more that we created so be sure to check the breakdown!
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We'll be walking around Tokyo Game Show this week so be sure to say hi and connect with us if you're a creative interested in our art services 😊🎨
These customizable outfits and accessories were made in collab with the wonderful folks at Sunblink. And yes, dressing the Sanrio crew was as fun as it looks. 😌
Cogimyun makes her grand debut, and we got to help her look her best ✨
Full breakdown in the comments 👇
Cogimyun makes her grand debut, and we got to help her look her best ✨
Full breakdown in the comments 👇
September 24, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Tadaaam ✨💜
There is still lots more that we created so be sure to check the breakdown!
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We'll be walking around Tokyo Game Show this week so be sure to say hi and connect with us if you're a creative interested in our art services 😊🎨
There is still lots more that we created so be sure to check the breakdown!
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We'll be walking around Tokyo Game Show this week so be sure to say hi and connect with us if you're a creative interested in our art services 😊🎨
We're launching one of our biggest portfolio pieces tomorrow as the DLC for Wheatflour Wonderland hits people's eyeballs.
Please look forward to our work breakdown ✨
More info:
x.com/SunblinkGame...
Please look forward to our work breakdown ✨
More info:
x.com/SunblinkGame...
September 17, 2025 at 9:59 PM
We're launching one of our biggest portfolio pieces tomorrow as the DLC for Wheatflour Wonderland hits people's eyeballs.
Please look forward to our work breakdown ✨
More info:
x.com/SunblinkGame...
Please look forward to our work breakdown ✨
More info:
x.com/SunblinkGame...
We’re heading out to Tokyo Game Show in about a month to rep Cosmic Cloud Studios 👀
I don’t know many who go that far for events but if you’re going please reach out~ I’d love to chat game art 🎨🎮
Especially the stylised kind! 💜
This is truly such a super exciting venture. Can’t wait!! 🫨
I don’t know many who go that far for events but if you’re going please reach out~ I’d love to chat game art 🎨🎮
Especially the stylised kind! 💜
This is truly such a super exciting venture. Can’t wait!! 🫨
August 27, 2025 at 11:22 PM
We’re heading out to Tokyo Game Show in about a month to rep Cosmic Cloud Studios 👀
I don’t know many who go that far for events but if you’re going please reach out~ I’d love to chat game art 🎨🎮
Especially the stylised kind! 💜
This is truly such a super exciting venture. Can’t wait!! 🫨
I don’t know many who go that far for events but if you’re going please reach out~ I’d love to chat game art 🎨🎮
Especially the stylised kind! 💜
This is truly such a super exciting venture. Can’t wait!! 🫨
This is wild. It’s literally a dream to work on this game.. to have it end in this manner is just heartbreaking.💔
I’m reaching out to Natalie now to see what we can do together. It might not be a lot but who knows 🥹
I’m reaching out to Natalie now to see what we can do together. It might not be a lot but who knows 🥹
I don't have the proper words to say more than this now but
I was just laid off. My role at Giant Squid is being eliminated.
If your studio is looking for an environment artist, please let me know ASAP. I have 5+ years of experience.
thank you
I was just laid off. My role at Giant Squid is being eliminated.
If your studio is looking for an environment artist, please let me know ASAP. I have 5+ years of experience.
thank you
August 27, 2025 at 11:01 PM
This is wild. It’s literally a dream to work on this game.. to have it end in this manner is just heartbreaking.💔
I’m reaching out to Natalie now to see what we can do together. It might not be a lot but who knows 🥹
I’m reaching out to Natalie now to see what we can do together. It might not be a lot but who knows 🥹
Reposted by Jessie Van Aelst
Haa! F**k yeah! I was hoping this would happen! Pon from @denkiworks.bsky.social is in Promise Mascot Agency!
An excellent reason to pick up this game AND Tanuki when it comes out later!
An excellent reason to pick up this game AND Tanuki when it comes out later!
August 7, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Haa! F**k yeah! I was hoping this would happen! Pon from @denkiworks.bsky.social is in Promise Mascot Agency!
An excellent reason to pick up this game AND Tanuki when it comes out later!
An excellent reason to pick up this game AND Tanuki when it comes out later!
Ultra proud of our team 🥹
From concept to finish, this the first set we've crafted completely from scratch at Cosmic Cloud. ✨
Like it? There's more like this to come so stick around~
From concept to finish, this the first set we've crafted completely from scratch at Cosmic Cloud. ✨
Like it? There's more like this to come so stick around~
We've been collaborating with Sunblink on the stylish Friendship Festival event that is currently live!
This is the first decor set we both concepted and modelled with the team at Cosmic Cloud.
What do you think? ✨
#Art #Outsourcing #CoDev #Sanrio #HelloKitty
#HelloKittyIslandAdventure
This is the first decor set we both concepted and modelled with the team at Cosmic Cloud.
What do you think? ✨
#Art #Outsourcing #CoDev #Sanrio #HelloKitty
#HelloKittyIslandAdventure
August 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Ultra proud of our team 🥹
From concept to finish, this the first set we've crafted completely from scratch at Cosmic Cloud. ✨
Like it? There's more like this to come so stick around~
From concept to finish, this the first set we've crafted completely from scratch at Cosmic Cloud. ✨
Like it? There's more like this to come so stick around~
We worked on this!
Me and the team at Cosmic Cloud have spend many hours pouring our souls into the ✨magical outfits✨ you see teased here as well as more TBA stuff 👀
Are you excited? Cuz we totally are 🫨
Get yourselves ready for it when it drops 18th September 2025
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfap...
Me and the team at Cosmic Cloud have spend many hours pouring our souls into the ✨magical outfits✨ you see teased here as well as more TBA stuff 👀
Are you excited? Cuz we totally are 🫨
Get yourselves ready for it when it drops 18th September 2025
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfap...
Hello Kitty Island Adventure – Wheatflour Wonderland DLC Reveal – Nintendo Switch
YouTube video by Nintendo of America
www.youtube.com
August 1, 2025 at 12:26 AM
We worked on this!
Me and the team at Cosmic Cloud have spend many hours pouring our souls into the ✨magical outfits✨ you see teased here as well as more TBA stuff 👀
Are you excited? Cuz we totally are 🫨
Get yourselves ready for it when it drops 18th September 2025
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfap...
Me and the team at Cosmic Cloud have spend many hours pouring our souls into the ✨magical outfits✨ you see teased here as well as more TBA stuff 👀
Are you excited? Cuz we totally are 🫨
Get yourselves ready for it when it drops 18th September 2025
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfap...
Finally we can show off this wonderful set!
Anyone playing?
#HelloKittyIslandAdventure
bsky.app/profile/cosm...
Anyone playing?
#HelloKittyIslandAdventure
bsky.app/profile/cosm...
☀️🏖️ Welcome to the Sunshine Celebration event!☀️🏖️
We've collaborated with Sunblink on this tropics inspired decor.
Now live in Hello Kitty Island Adventure.
What's your favourite piece? ✨
x.com/SunblinkGame...
We've collaborated with Sunblink on this tropics inspired decor.
Now live in Hello Kitty Island Adventure.
What's your favourite piece? ✨
x.com/SunblinkGame...
July 28, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Finally we can show off this wonderful set!
Anyone playing?
#HelloKittyIslandAdventure
bsky.app/profile/cosm...
Anyone playing?
#HelloKittyIslandAdventure
bsky.app/profile/cosm...
WE FINALLY FINISHED THE GAME!! :OOO
Truly.. everything is now. 🔵 Blue 🔵
Anyone else who has finished this game, I need to speak to you right now 👀📝
Truly.. everything is now. 🔵 Blue 🔵
Anyone else who has finished this game, I need to speak to you right now 👀📝
100h into Blue Prince...
Me & husband: Surely this is the last puzzle. 🤝
Blue Prince: Hold that thought. 😉
HOW IS THIS GAME SO BIG!!?? 😂
...130h and counting 👀
Me & husband: Surely this is the last puzzle. 🤝
Blue Prince: Hold that thought. 😉
HOW IS THIS GAME SO BIG!!?? 😂
...130h and counting 👀
July 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM
WE FINALLY FINISHED THE GAME!! :OOO
Truly.. everything is now. 🔵 Blue 🔵
Anyone else who has finished this game, I need to speak to you right now 👀📝
Truly.. everything is now. 🔵 Blue 🔵
Anyone else who has finished this game, I need to speak to you right now 👀📝
100h into Blue Prince...
Me & husband: Surely this is the last puzzle. 🤝
Blue Prince: Hold that thought. 😉
HOW IS THIS GAME SO BIG!!?? 😂
...130h and counting 👀
Me & husband: Surely this is the last puzzle. 🤝
Blue Prince: Hold that thought. 😉
HOW IS THIS GAME SO BIG!!?? 😂
...130h and counting 👀
July 17, 2025 at 11:31 AM
100h into Blue Prince...
Me & husband: Surely this is the last puzzle. 🤝
Blue Prince: Hold that thought. 😉
HOW IS THIS GAME SO BIG!!?? 😂
...130h and counting 👀
Me & husband: Surely this is the last puzzle. 🤝
Blue Prince: Hold that thought. 😉
HOW IS THIS GAME SO BIG!!?? 😂
...130h and counting 👀
I’m at Develop: Brighton today and tomorrow representing Cosmic Cloud Studios and showing off the work we’ve done on Hello Kitty Island Adventure.
Come and say hi if you see me or DM me to catchup! 😊👋🏻
Come and say hi if you see me or DM me to catchup! 😊👋🏻
July 9, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I’m at Develop: Brighton today and tomorrow representing Cosmic Cloud Studios and showing off the work we’ve done on Hello Kitty Island Adventure.
Come and say hi if you see me or DM me to catchup! 😊👋🏻
Come and say hi if you see me or DM me to catchup! 😊👋🏻
Blue Prince has sucked all of my free time in the past 2 months. I have made scribble notes and we're STILL not done after 80+h 😳💙🧩🏰 send help 😂
Anyone else playing?
Anyone else playing?
June 30, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Blue Prince has sucked all of my free time in the past 2 months. I have made scribble notes and we're STILL not done after 80+h 😳💙🧩🏰 send help 😂
Anyone else playing?
Anyone else playing?
YES MAH BOI!! 💛🤎🍮
April 21, 2025 at 6:05 PM
YES MAH BOI!! 💛🤎🍮
Gosh it's been a hot minute since I was on Polycount last. Do kids these days still visit there to do noob challenges and sharing their 3D work?
Or secretly hide this logo in their work? 👀💜
Or secretly hide this logo in their work? 👀💜
April 20, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Gosh it's been a hot minute since I was on Polycount last. Do kids these days still visit there to do noob challenges and sharing their 3D work?
Or secretly hide this logo in their work? 👀💜
Or secretly hide this logo in their work? 👀💜
I just got reminded of Dear Esther (2012), a game that shaped me in my early career as a games artist.
It opened the door to the debate on whether this could even be considered a game or just interactive poetic art.
The soundtrack truly haunts me with goosebumps and nostalgia.
Play it please! 💜
It opened the door to the debate on whether this could even be considered a game or just interactive poetic art.
The soundtrack truly haunts me with goosebumps and nostalgia.
Play it please! 💜
April 16, 2025 at 11:38 PM
I just got reminded of Dear Esther (2012), a game that shaped me in my early career as a games artist.
It opened the door to the debate on whether this could even be considered a game or just interactive poetic art.
The soundtrack truly haunts me with goosebumps and nostalgia.
Play it please! 💜
It opened the door to the debate on whether this could even be considered a game or just interactive poetic art.
The soundtrack truly haunts me with goosebumps and nostalgia.
Play it please! 💜
Reposted by Jessie Van Aelst
Hi Bluesky, here is some art I made ☺️
November 22, 2024 at 3:04 PM
Hi Bluesky, here is some art I made ☺️
I might not be the greatest artist out there, but I love being a director. Supporting my team, helping us grow, and celebrating what we create together—there’s nothing more rewarding. 💜
Soon we'll be able to share some truly wonderful gems my team has created and I can't wait to see what you think.
Soon we'll be able to share some truly wonderful gems my team has created and I can't wait to see what you think.
April 10, 2025 at 11:15 AM
I might not be the greatest artist out there, but I love being a director. Supporting my team, helping us grow, and celebrating what we create together—there’s nothing more rewarding. 💜
Soon we'll be able to share some truly wonderful gems my team has created and I can't wait to see what you think.
Soon we'll be able to share some truly wonderful gems my team has created and I can't wait to see what you think.
I'm a sucker for strong art direction in games. 👀✨💜
Game devs! share your aesthetic-as-hell game!! 👇🎨
Game devs! share your aesthetic-as-hell game!! 👇🎨
April 2, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I'm a sucker for strong art direction in games. 👀✨💜
Game devs! share your aesthetic-as-hell game!! 👇🎨
Game devs! share your aesthetic-as-hell game!! 👇🎨
That Switch 2 direct was everything ✨
The art shown was wonderfully stylised too!
Finally~ the hybrid casual/hardcore mix we've all been waiting for.
The art shown was wonderfully stylised too!
Finally~ the hybrid casual/hardcore mix we've all been waiting for.
April 2, 2025 at 9:55 PM
That Switch 2 direct was everything ✨
The art shown was wonderfully stylised too!
Finally~ the hybrid casual/hardcore mix we've all been waiting for.
The art shown was wonderfully stylised too!
Finally~ the hybrid casual/hardcore mix we've all been waiting for.
WOW!
We finally went physical with Hello Kitty Island Adventure. ✨🎈
I've been teasing a copy at GDC a little bit but now it's finally your turn!
Get your physical copy with a beautifully rendered map of the island and beyond~
#HelloKittyIslandAdventure #HKIA
www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5oQ...
We finally went physical with Hello Kitty Island Adventure. ✨🎈
I've been teasing a copy at GDC a little bit but now it's finally your turn!
Get your physical copy with a beautifully rendered map of the island and beyond~
#HelloKittyIslandAdventure #HKIA
www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5oQ...
Hello Kitty Island Adventure – Deluxe Edition – Launch Trailer
YouTube video by Nintendo of America
www.youtube.com
March 25, 2025 at 5:13 PM
WOW!
We finally went physical with Hello Kitty Island Adventure. ✨🎈
I've been teasing a copy at GDC a little bit but now it's finally your turn!
Get your physical copy with a beautifully rendered map of the island and beyond~
#HelloKittyIslandAdventure #HKIA
www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5oQ...
We finally went physical with Hello Kitty Island Adventure. ✨🎈
I've been teasing a copy at GDC a little bit but now it's finally your turn!
Get your physical copy with a beautifully rendered map of the island and beyond~
#HelloKittyIslandAdventure #HKIA
www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5oQ...
Reposted by Jessie Van Aelst
Hey all! I'm so happy to share an update on a game I've been so fortunate to contribute too!
February 8, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Hey all! I'm so happy to share an update on a game I've been so fortunate to contribute too!