David Blatt
@kopfstoff.bsky.social
Illustrator, Painter & Concept Artist at Naughty Dog 🐾 (Digital & analog) • NO AI • NO NFTs • Prints: kopfstoff.carrd.co
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David Blatt
@kopfstoff.bsky.social
· Nov 19
Hey. I'm David, illustrator and concept artist in video games for over 9 years. Before that, over 7 years in advertising. I love working traditional and digital, doing character designs, key art, cover art and fan art.
💼 artstation.com/kopfstoff
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💼 artstation.com/kopfstoff
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We watched Greenland the other day and noticed some parallels to The Last of Us. One scene was really extremely close to the source material: remember the moment Joel refuses to pick up needy people on the side of the road? I'm curious to see if there will be even more parallels in Greenland 2.
January 6, 2026 at 2:14 PM
We watched Greenland the other day and noticed some parallels to The Last of Us. One scene was really extremely close to the source material: remember the moment Joel refuses to pick up needy people on the side of the road? I'm curious to see if there will be even more parallels in Greenland 2.
Good video by @fynnalist.bsky.social. He gets right to the heart of the matter here with many well-placed points. One could go into much more detail, or expand on certain points further, but the perspective of a non-illustrator (I assume) is also very interesting.
youtu.be/kUuwvJfQfIk?...
youtu.be/kUuwvJfQfIk?...
Künstliche Intelligenz: Für euch reicht’s
YouTube video by Ultralativ
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January 5, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Good video by @fynnalist.bsky.social. He gets right to the heart of the matter here with many well-placed points. One could go into much more detail, or expand on certain points further, but the perspective of a non-illustrator (I assume) is also very interesting.
youtu.be/kUuwvJfQfIk?...
youtu.be/kUuwvJfQfIk?...
We played Deep Regrets last night until 3:30 in the morning, and I don't regret a thing!!!! It's different from Dredge, but you immediately feel at home. Really awesome game mechanics, ideas, and great illustrations. Fantastic game by @tettix.bsky.social 🎣💚
January 4, 2026 at 12:38 PM
We played Deep Regrets last night until 3:30 in the morning, and I don't regret a thing!!!! It's different from Dredge, but you immediately feel at home. Really awesome game mechanics, ideas, and great illustrations. Fantastic game by @tettix.bsky.social 🎣💚
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Fantastic video by Pam Walls on the increasing use of AI in board games, and the need (more than ever) to support artists, illustrators and graphic designers in the industry.
youtu.be/Ci5pOjyJknI?...
youtu.be/Ci5pOjyJknI?...
We need to talk about AI slop in board games
YouTube video by Pam Walls Game Design
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December 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Fantastic video by Pam Walls on the increasing use of AI in board games, and the need (more than ever) to support artists, illustrators and graphic designers in the industry.
youtu.be/Ci5pOjyJknI?...
youtu.be/Ci5pOjyJknI?...
I just dreamt I was working on a GitS production under Moebius, and he not only took the time to correct my sketches with a pencil, but later, after work, we sketched other ppl together while we talked. Took a photo of him with my sketchbook, and I already knew then it would be gone when I woke up.🥲
January 3, 2026 at 9:44 AM
I just dreamt I was working on a GitS production under Moebius, and he not only took the time to correct my sketches with a pencil, but later, after work, we sketched other ppl together while we talked. Took a photo of him with my sketchbook, and I already knew then it would be gone when I woke up.🥲
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Year of the horse
January 2, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Year of the horse
We just found DREDGE: The boardgame... 🤯❤️
January 2, 2026 at 10:35 PM
We just found DREDGE: The boardgame... 🤯❤️
All the best for 2026! ❤️
January 2, 2026 at 10:14 AM
All the best for 2026! ❤️
Brush, coal/rock, pen or ballpoint pen. I love to switch analogue tools and techniques from time to time.
December 31, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Brush, coal/rock, pen or ballpoint pen. I love to switch analogue tools and techniques from time to time.
Show me what you can do with just a pencil! WIP edition.
December 31, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Show me what you can do with just a pencil! WIP edition.
Thirdeye Digital, Quickswift, Powercore OTS, Vestorson V, Tenshi Systems, Settler Electronics, Yosuke Butterfly, Still Chill, Brain Gainer, Cestor Delightfuel, Highlife AED, Iron Maus, Carbon Cat, the Bully Boys, and many, many, many more!
Fake brands; one of the most fun things to do in games! ❤️
Fake brands; one of the most fun things to do in games! ❤️
December 29, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Thirdeye Digital, Quickswift, Powercore OTS, Vestorson V, Tenshi Systems, Settler Electronics, Yosuke Butterfly, Still Chill, Brain Gainer, Cestor Delightfuel, Highlife AED, Iron Maus, Carbon Cat, the Bully Boys, and many, many, many more!
Fake brands; one of the most fun things to do in games! ❤️
Fake brands; one of the most fun things to do in games! ❤️
Someday I'll have to publish my "they sleep" portrait sketchbooks. They're several sketchbooks filled with unsuspecting passengers, 99% of them asleep, with their eyes open or closed, created during the seven years I had to commute to work. Sometimes I forget how interesting those faces really were.
December 28, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Someday I'll have to publish my "they sleep" portrait sketchbooks. They're several sketchbooks filled with unsuspecting passengers, 99% of them asleep, with their eyes open or closed, created during the seven years I had to commute to work. Sometimes I forget how interesting those faces really were.
I can relate to that. During the time I had to commute to the studio, I sketched different train passengers every morning/evening. With a ballpoint pen. You can choose any line thickness, from wafer-thin and delicate to opaque and bold. For a long time, the ballpoint pen was my first choice.
December 28, 2025 at 4:39 AM
I can relate to that. During the time I had to commute to the studio, I sketched different train passengers every morning/evening. With a ballpoint pen. You can choose any line thickness, from wafer-thin and delicate to opaque and bold. For a long time, the ballpoint pen was my first choice.
Some ballpoint pen sketches from recent years. Buana Vista Social Club sketch is from 2000, I was 15 years old.
December 28, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Some ballpoint pen sketches from recent years. Buana Vista Social Club sketch is from 2000, I was 15 years old.
Plur1bus is so visually satisfying! Even without the exciting plot, the well-written characters, the dark humor, and the believable drama... the compositions and transitions would probably entertain me enough on their own. Looking forward to season 2! 💛
December 26, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Plur1bus is so visually satisfying! Even without the exciting plot, the well-written characters, the dark humor, and the believable drama... the compositions and transitions would probably entertain me enough on their own. Looking forward to season 2! 💛
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Hey new folks, here's a collection of top tier artists you can follow.
Concept Artists: go.bsky.app/TyNJQ99
Creature Designers: go.bsky.app/SBCxqoa
Pro Illustrators 1: go.bsky.app/79aS32C
Pro Illustrators 2: go.bsky.app/D3T5kF
Good Paleoartists: go.bsky.app/RYwJUEK
Concept Artists: go.bsky.app/TyNJQ99
Creature Designers: go.bsky.app/SBCxqoa
Pro Illustrators 1: go.bsky.app/79aS32C
Pro Illustrators 2: go.bsky.app/D3T5kF
Good Paleoartists: go.bsky.app/RYwJUEK
December 24, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Hey new folks, here's a collection of top tier artists you can follow.
Concept Artists: go.bsky.app/TyNJQ99
Creature Designers: go.bsky.app/SBCxqoa
Pro Illustrators 1: go.bsky.app/79aS32C
Pro Illustrators 2: go.bsky.app/D3T5kF
Good Paleoartists: go.bsky.app/RYwJUEK
Concept Artists: go.bsky.app/TyNJQ99
Creature Designers: go.bsky.app/SBCxqoa
Pro Illustrators 1: go.bsky.app/79aS32C
Pro Illustrators 2: go.bsky.app/D3T5kF
Good Paleoartists: go.bsky.app/RYwJUEK
It was really fun portraying our heroes like this. I wish you all peaceful and relaxing holidays! ❤️
Happy holidays to all of our fans out there! We hope they're filled with friends, family, and sweet treats. 🐾🍪
Art by Naughty Dog Concept Artist David Blatt.
Art by Naughty Dog Concept Artist David Blatt.
December 23, 2025 at 9:54 PM
It was really fun portraying our heroes like this. I wish you all peaceful and relaxing holidays! ❤️
First official Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet swag just dropped for the team. So proud of what we already achieved and where we're headin with this. 😊🚀🌌🌀
December 23, 2025 at 3:58 PM
First official Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet swag just dropped for the team. So proud of what we already achieved and where we're headin with this. 😊🚀🌌🌀
Glad to see that.
It's both frightening and interesting to see how US YouTube ads, when viewed via VPN, at certain times only fire off AI agenda advertisements. Frightening because they're soulless, lifeless, and devoid of content. Interesting because it seems like nothing is advertising nothing.
It's both frightening and interesting to see how US YouTube ads, when viewed via VPN, at certain times only fire off AI agenda advertisements. Frightening because they're soulless, lifeless, and devoid of content. Interesting because it seems like nothing is advertising nothing.
New York passes law requiring ads to disclose if AI actors are in it
They've also banned deepfakes of deceased performers without their estate’s consent
They've also banned deepfakes of deceased performers without their estate’s consent
December 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Glad to see that.
It's both frightening and interesting to see how US YouTube ads, when viewed via VPN, at certain times only fire off AI agenda advertisements. Frightening because they're soulless, lifeless, and devoid of content. Interesting because it seems like nothing is advertising nothing.
It's both frightening and interesting to see how US YouTube ads, when viewed via VPN, at certain times only fire off AI agenda advertisements. Frightening because they're soulless, lifeless, and devoid of content. Interesting because it seems like nothing is advertising nothing.
Arc Raiders is pretty good.
a cartoon of a boy playing a video game with a bag of chips in the background
ALT: a cartoon of a boy playing a video game with a bag of chips in the background
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December 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Arc Raiders is pretty good.
Catching up on everything that was shown at the game awards. There's a lot of cool stuff in the making, but if I'd to pick only four, it'll be this list. Really looking forward to play these. 😊❤️
December 13, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Catching up on everything that was shown at the game awards. There's a lot of cool stuff in the making, but if I'd to pick only four, it'll be this list. Really looking forward to play these. 😊❤️
Now that's a Collector's Edition! Thanks @bitmapbureau.com, for delivering what we've been missing out on ever since T2 released. Terminator 2D: No Fate is here!!!
December 11, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Now that's a Collector's Edition! Thanks @bitmapbureau.com, for delivering what we've been missing out on ever since T2 released. Terminator 2D: No Fate is here!!!
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FINALLY!! 👀 #TheGameAwards
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December 9, 2025 at 6:13 PM
FINALLY!! 👀 #TheGameAwards
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going through old work for a thing
here's an evergreen fav of mine from 2017
here's an evergreen fav of mine from 2017
December 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
going through old work for a thing
here's an evergreen fav of mine from 2017
here's an evergreen fav of mine from 2017