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John DeRiggi
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Senior Character Artist. Hyper Light Breaker, Knockout City, Oculus, & Disney properties. https://johnderiggi.com
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John DeRiggi @johnderiggiart.bsky.social · Oct 25
Hey all! This is me if you're interested! johnderiggi.com
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Versus! Personal project based on art by Greg Baldwin from Creaturebox www.creaturebox.com. More of Greg's work at lostbearstudios.com. Thx Greg!

#characterart #stylized #creature #fantasy #sculpture #digitalart #3dart #digitalsculpting #zbrush #marmosettoolbag #creaturebox #versus
October 20, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Versus! More sketching based on art by Greg Baldwin from Creaturebox www.creaturebox.com. More of Greg's work at lostbearstudios.com. Thx again Greg!

#characterart #stylized #creature #fantasy #sculpture #digitalart #3dart #digitalsculpting #zbrush #marmosettoolbag #creaturebox #versus
September 9, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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The Pirate. Based on an illustration and comic panel by Oscar Martin. www.artstation.com/oscar_martin More here as well! www.artstation.com/artwork/x365AO

#sculpture #characterart #3dart #digitalart #zbrush #marmosettoolbag #substance3Dpainter #maya #stylized #rat #fantasy #pirate #clay #rizomuv
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August 24, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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Smile! Another study based on art from Creaturebox by Greg Baldwin. www.creaturebox.com. More of Greg's work at lostbearstudios.com.

#characterart #stylized #creature #sculpture #digitalart #3dart #digitalsculpting #zbrush #marmosettoolbag #creaturebox #smile
sculpture
July 22, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Hugs. A sketch based on more lovely work from Greg Baldwin in Creaturebox: The Monster Volume. www.creaturebox.com. Check out more of Greg's work at lostbearstudios.com.

#characterart #stylized #creature #sculpture #digitalart #3dart #digitalsculpting #zbrush #marmosettoolbag #creaturebox #hugs
sculpture
June 29, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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The Pirate. Based on a beautiful illustration by Oscar Martin. www.artstation.com/oscar_martin. This is the refined sculpt from my previous blockout post. Lookdev next!

#sculpture #characterart #3dart #digitalart #zbrush #marmosettoolbag #stylized #rat #fantasy #pirate #clay
sculpture
June 17, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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More sketching fun based on art from Creaturebox: The Monster Volume by @daveguertin.com and Greg Baldwin www.creaturebox.com

#characterart #stylized #fantasy #sculpture #digitalart #3dart #digitalsculpting #zbrush #marmosettoolbag #creature #gator
Sculpture
June 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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Mouth! Study based on art from Creaturebox: The Monster Volume by @daveguertin.com and Greg Baldwin www.creaturebox.com

#characterart #stylized #fantasy #sculpture #digitalart #3dart #digitalsculpting #zbrush #marmosettoolbag
Sculpture
May 27, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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Blockout based on the beautiful art of Oscar Martin. www.artstation.com/oscar_martin. Kudos to @pablander.bsky.social for the clay texture pack:) #characterart #stylized #fantasy #sculpture #digitalart #3dart #digitalsculpting #zbrush #marmosettoolbag
May 21, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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A little of my character style exploration shown in the Kickstarter for Hawthorn @playhawthorn.bsky.social by Near Studios! Thanks Nicholas Kole @nicholaskole.bsky.social for the fun concept!

#stylized #characterart #sculpture #gameart #3dart #zbrush #gamedev #digitalsculpting
May 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Check out @playhawthorn.bsky.social on #Kickstarter from Near Studios! I've been exploring character stylization with the team. See a little of that here! www.kickstarter.com/projects/nea... #gamedev #gameart #characterart #fantasy #3dart
Hawthorn
Former Bethesda & BioWare devs bring you a nostalgic, co-op sandbox RPG of woodland animals, adventure, friendship, and village life.
www.kickstarter.com
May 6, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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Rondo, crow base player skin for #HyperLightBreaker by
@heartmachine.bsky.social. Art direction Alx Preston, concept
@iramos.bsky.social, weapon Cameron Hughes, rig
@wuffles.bsky.social, environment by Tech Art & Environment Art teams. #gameart #characterart #gamedev #stylized #toonshaded #3d
Beauty shot Game asset Sculpt Wires, uvs, textures
April 29, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Blockout sculpt in progress:) Concept by the incredible Oscar Martin in the comments www.instagram.com/_oscar_marti...

#toon #stylized #characterart #dystopia #oscarmartin #cannibalworld #solo #sculpt #zbrush
February 27, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Ravona, crow base player skin for Hyper Light Breaker by @heartmachine.bsky.social. Art direction Alx Preston, concept @iramos.bsky.social, weapon Cameron Hughes, rig @wuffles.bsky.social, environment by Tech Art & Environment Art teams. #gameart #characterart #gamedev #stylized #toonshaded #3d
Beauty shot Game asset turnaround Sculpt Game mesh
February 21, 2025 at 1:56 AM
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Oz, another fun avatar prototype from my Oculus #VR Research days. Concept/art direction Chris Ocampo, rig Chad Vernon, groom & blendshapes myself, #lookdev myself & Patrick Peluse. #characterart #creature #cute #arnold #vray #xgen #3d #3dart #zbrush #maya
Vray lookdev and Ornatrix fur by Patrick Peluse converted from Arnold lookdev and Xgen fur by myself Lip Pucker and Funneler blendshape demo. Blendshapes by myself. Rig by Chad Vernon.
February 14, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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A fun Star Wars R & D avatar prototype in #UnrealEngine from my time at Oculus #VR Research, now Meta Reality Labs. Concept by Lucasfilm. #gameart #characterart #gamedev #creature #starwars #3d #3dart #lookdev
Beauty shot
February 5, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Meet Adept, the fiery miniboss for #HyperLightBreaker by @heartmachine.bsky.social! Art Direction Alx Preston, Concept @iramos.bsky.social, Rig @wuffles.bsky.social, Pose @bananamation.bsky.social & myself, Enviro Tech/Environment Art teams. #gameart #characterart #gamedev #stylized #toonshaded #3d
Beauty shot Game asset Sculpt Game mesh
January 25, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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Loved creating this grouch! Cobra Balta, rail mechanic NPC for #HyperLightBreaker by @heartmachine.bsky.social! Art Direction Alx Preston, Concept @iramos.bsky.social, Rig @wuffles.bsky.social, Environment by Tech Art & Environment Art teams. #gameart #characterart #gamedev #stylized #toonshaded #3d
Beauty shot Game asset turnaround Sculpt Game Mesh
January 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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Hyper Light Breaker from @heartmachine.bsky.social is out now in early access! #gamdedev #gameart #characterart #stylized #hyperlightbreaker

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Save 10% on Hyper Light Breaker on Steam
Enter the Overgrowth, a new realm in the world of Hyper Light. Play alone or with friends to explore open worlds, create new builds, rip through hordes and overcome the Crowns and the Abyss King.
store.steampowered.com
January 17, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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The Last Master miniboss for #HyperLightBreaker by @heartmachine.bsky.social! Concept @iramos.bsky.social, Art Direction Alx Preston, sword Jack Covell, Rig @wuffles.bsky.social, Action Pose @afraux.bsky.social and myself #characterart #gameart #gamedev #stylized #3D #toonshaded
Beauty shot Game asset turnaround Sculpt turnaround Game asset topology
January 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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If you're looking for work in gamedev, here's a thread of guides I've written about everything from setting freelance rates to writing a good cover letter

I've been in gamedev for over 13 years and been on both sides of the interview table a lot, so these are all the things I wish I'd known

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October 10, 2024 at 11:06 PM
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Just before things started to nosedive on twitter, I posted a thread that walked through the massive body of work I did over the last three years (on an inspiring team) on the cancelled Project Dragon aka Everhaven.
For posterity I reckon I'll repost that thread, piece by piece, over here ✨
colorful key splash art for Project Dragon- a group of adventurers (a musical ocarina golem, a rider mounted on a wyvern, a dimunutive cat person and a pet pinoceros) crest a hill over a sun-drenched landscape with billowing clouds and distant ruins. In the sky above, a character composed of constellations spreads their 6 arms and welcomes them to the world.
November 25, 2024 at 8:39 PM
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November 27, 2024 at 12:10 AM
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I was laid off yesterday. Big thx to Alx Preston @heartmachine.bsky.social for the chance to create fun characters for #HyperLightBreaker! Wishing my team lots of luck finishing it! Thx for any leads, referrals, or recruiter connections:)

My info tinyurl.com/5y4yynut

#gamejobs #gamedevjobs
November 20, 2024 at 9:58 PM
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Character art style development for #HyperLightBreaker by @heartmachine.bsky.social! Initially shown in Creative Bloq and ImagineFX articles, here it is in one thread if anyone finds it useful! #characterart #stylized #gameart #gamedev #toonshader #shapelanguage
November 16, 2024 at 3:27 AM