Sam Santala 🇬🇧🇫🇮🇪🇺
@samsantala.bsky.social
👤 Creature/Character Concept Artist in Games
💼 Prev: Rare, Ubisoft, SixMoreVodka, Volta
✉️ samsantala@gmail.com
Socials: https://bio.site/samsantala
Discord: https://discord.gg/GJRQC5Cukc
Store: https://samsantala.gumroad.com/
💼 Prev: Rare, Ubisoft, SixMoreVodka, Volta
✉️ samsantala@gmail.com
Socials: https://bio.site/samsantala
Discord: https://discord.gg/GJRQC5Cukc
Store: https://samsantala.gumroad.com/
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Hey new followers, perhaps it's time to say hi and reintroduce myself! 💛
I'm Sam Santala, a concept artist specialising in creature designs and stylized art. I've worked for clients like Rare, Ubisoft, and Disney. Nice to meet you all!
I'm Sam Santala, a concept artist specialising in creature designs and stylized art. I've worked for clients like Rare, Ubisoft, and Disney. Nice to meet you all!
Folks, I am looking for some art inspiration. Specifically something more feminine or 'shoujo', but this isn't my area of expertise.
Could you think of any artists or games or projects I could take a look at that might be some good direction? :)
Could you think of any artists or games or projects I could take a look at that might be some good direction? :)
November 11, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Folks, I am looking for some art inspiration. Specifically something more feminine or 'shoujo', but this isn't my area of expertise.
Could you think of any artists or games or projects I could take a look at that might be some good direction? :)
Could you think of any artists or games or projects I could take a look at that might be some good direction? :)
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Streaming on #Twitch working on some comms and personal work. Come hang out!
www.twitch.tv/samsantala
www.twitch.tv/samsantala
November 11, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Streaming on #Twitch working on some comms and personal work. Come hang out!
www.twitch.tv/samsantala
www.twitch.tv/samsantala
Streaming on #Twitch working on some comms and personal work. Come hang out!
www.twitch.tv/samsantala
www.twitch.tv/samsantala
November 11, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Streaming on #Twitch working on some comms and personal work. Come hang out!
www.twitch.tv/samsantala
www.twitch.tv/samsantala
So, Senshi just looks exactly like me at this angle then.
This is setting up frankly expectations that are far too high to live up to.
This is setting up frankly expectations that are far too high to live up to.
November 10, 2025 at 12:09 PM
So, Senshi just looks exactly like me at this angle then.
This is setting up frankly expectations that are far too high to live up to.
This is setting up frankly expectations that are far too high to live up to.
Getting hit with 150 damage only to deal 100 right back and then be fully healed
November 9, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Getting hit with 150 damage only to deal 100 right back and then be fully healed
Goodra is so fucking good tho
November 9, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Goodra is so fucking good tho
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sᴉɥʇ ǝʞᴉl ʇno sǝɯoɔ ʇxǝʇ ʎɯ llɐ ʍou puɐ sǝsɹnɔ ɹoɟ ʇᴉ ʞɔǝɥɔ ʇ,upᴉp I ʇnq ʇsǝɥɔ ǝnbᴉʇuɐ looɔ sᴉɥʇ ʇɥƃnoq I ¡dlǝɥ 'sʞloℲ
July 10, 2025 at 12:40 PM
sᴉɥʇ ǝʞᴉl ʇno sǝɯoɔ ʇxǝʇ ʎɯ llɐ ʍou puɐ sǝsɹnɔ ɹoɟ ʇᴉ ʞɔǝɥɔ ʇ,upᴉp I ʇnq ʇsǝɥɔ ǝnbᴉʇuɐ looɔ sᴉɥʇ ʇɥƃnoq I ¡dlǝɥ 'sʞloℲ
Sketching something for my daughter. (She came in and immediately had notes 😅)
November 7, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Sketching something for my daughter. (She came in and immediately had notes 😅)
My son has asked to play cricket and I have to say, it has been an extremely surreal experience to live in a country that knows so little about cricket that when I go to sports stores to ask of they have cricket sets, they ask.
"What is that? Did you mean croquet?"
"What is that? Did you mean croquet?"
November 5, 2025 at 6:53 PM
My son has asked to play cricket and I have to say, it has been an extremely surreal experience to live in a country that knows so little about cricket that when I go to sports stores to ask of they have cricket sets, they ask.
"What is that? Did you mean croquet?"
"What is that? Did you mean croquet?"
It's been really nice to see this blow up. I've been so swamped with NDA work and family life that socials have felt a bit of a ghost town for a while, but this has been a nice pick-me-up. Thanks everyone :)
Gaeus & Faeraxx
Been a while, but here's a little commission I had to draw a boxing dragonborn with my own Dragonborn (he's had a little redesign, but I definitely need to tidy it up) What do you think? :)
#DnD #DnDcommission #Dragonborn
Been a while, but here's a little commission I had to draw a boxing dragonborn with my own Dragonborn (he's had a little redesign, but I definitely need to tidy it up) What do you think? :)
#DnD #DnDcommission #Dragonborn
November 4, 2025 at 8:07 AM
It's been really nice to see this blow up. I've been so swamped with NDA work and family life that socials have felt a bit of a ghost town for a while, but this has been a nice pick-me-up. Thanks everyone :)
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Here's my October monthly blog update where I talk about spaceships, cards, and Dungeon Meshi!
ko-fi.com/post/October...
ko-fi.com/post/October...
October - Monthly Update!
Sam Santala published a post on Ko-fi
ko-fi.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Here's my October monthly blog update where I talk about spaceships, cards, and Dungeon Meshi!
ko-fi.com/post/October...
ko-fi.com/post/October...
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Balerion the black dread
November 2, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Balerion the black dread
Gaeus & Faeraxx
Been a while, but here's a little commission I had to draw a boxing dragonborn with my own Dragonborn (he's had a little redesign, but I definitely need to tidy it up) What do you think? :)
#DnD #DnDcommission #Dragonborn
Been a while, but here's a little commission I had to draw a boxing dragonborn with my own Dragonborn (he's had a little redesign, but I definitely need to tidy it up) What do you think? :)
#DnD #DnDcommission #Dragonborn
November 3, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Gaeus & Faeraxx
Been a while, but here's a little commission I had to draw a boxing dragonborn with my own Dragonborn (he's had a little redesign, but I definitely need to tidy it up) What do you think? :)
#DnD #DnDcommission #Dragonborn
Been a while, but here's a little commission I had to draw a boxing dragonborn with my own Dragonborn (he's had a little redesign, but I definitely need to tidy it up) What do you think? :)
#DnD #DnDcommission #Dragonborn
Here's my October monthly blog update where I talk about spaceships, cards, and Dungeon Meshi!
ko-fi.com/post/October...
ko-fi.com/post/October...
October - Monthly Update!
Sam Santala published a post on Ko-fi
ko-fi.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Here's my October monthly blog update where I talk about spaceships, cards, and Dungeon Meshi!
ko-fi.com/post/October...
ko-fi.com/post/October...
Treating myself to some late birthday presents
November 2, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Treating myself to some late birthday presents
Please appreciate the effort my wife goes to make every celebration for our kids a visual treat (pun intended)
November 1, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Please appreciate the effort my wife goes to make every celebration for our kids a visual treat (pun intended)
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Illustration for the Castlevania Piano Collection vinyl
October 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Illustration for the Castlevania Piano Collection vinyl
Predators is actually the best Predator movie
October 30, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Predators is actually the best Predator movie
Remember to donate to Wikipedia. It's how the Internet should be, open source, without the control of sociopathic billionaires adjusting the 'truth' to stroke their ego
I’ve never donated to Wikipedia before but I set up a small monthly donation as a fuck you to the world’s richest psychopath.
Elon Musk takes aim at Wikipedia
Musk has denounced Wikipedia as "Wokepedia" on X and urged people not to donate to the platform.
www.newsweek.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Remember to donate to Wikipedia. It's how the Internet should be, open source, without the control of sociopathic billionaires adjusting the 'truth' to stroke their ego
Remember when we used to look at tech and futurism and think about all the good it was going to do, and now it's just devolved into endless fucking scams, and cons, and swindles.
October 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Remember when we used to look at tech and futurism and think about all the good it was going to do, and now it's just devolved into endless fucking scams, and cons, and swindles.
I've been keeping an eye on Overthrown for a while, and I have to say it's one of the 'juiciest' games I've ever seen, everything just feels so good.
October 25, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I've been keeping an eye on Overthrown for a while, and I have to say it's one of the 'juiciest' games I've ever seen, everything just feels so good.
What's funny about C-Suite using AI daily and thinking it can do people's jobs is, the fact employees with mastery in a field can tell it's not up to snuff.
Meaning C-Suite is indirectly implying it has no mastery and is thus an easily replaced job via AI
Meaning C-Suite is indirectly implying it has no mastery and is thus an easily replaced job via AI
October 25, 2025 at 9:38 AM
What's funny about C-Suite using AI daily and thinking it can do people's jobs is, the fact employees with mastery in a field can tell it's not up to snuff.
Meaning C-Suite is indirectly implying it has no mastery and is thus an easily replaced job via AI
Meaning C-Suite is indirectly implying it has no mastery and is thus an easily replaced job via AI
I have a question. How would you feel about stars being used for rarity in games that aren't gacha.
Personally, I do love the feeling of rolling well and the clean readability of the number of stars.
But I feel like the stars are so connected with gacha that using them makes you feel pay-to-win
Personally, I do love the feeling of rolling well and the clean readability of the number of stars.
But I feel like the stars are so connected with gacha that using them makes you feel pay-to-win
October 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I have a question. How would you feel about stars being used for rarity in games that aren't gacha.
Personally, I do love the feeling of rolling well and the clean readability of the number of stars.
But I feel like the stars are so connected with gacha that using them makes you feel pay-to-win
Personally, I do love the feeling of rolling well and the clean readability of the number of stars.
But I feel like the stars are so connected with gacha that using them makes you feel pay-to-win
Every time I read a headline in Finnish right now it's basically
'We've made the live of families and immigrants worse but the economy still isn't fixed?'
'We've made the live of families and immigrants worse but the economy still isn't fixed?'
Ymmärrettävästi köyhillä lapsiperheillä on vaikeaa, mutta kun Googlella on vähän vaikeampaa, niin allokoidaan verorahaa sitten heille.
Ja maksetaan tämä leikkaamalla lisää koulutuksesta ja järjestökentältä.
T: Valtiovarainministeri
Ja maksetaan tämä leikkaamalla lisää koulutuksesta ja järjestökentältä.
T: Valtiovarainministeri
October 24, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Every time I read a headline in Finnish right now it's basically
'We've made the live of families and immigrants worse but the economy still isn't fixed?'
'We've made the live of families and immigrants worse but the economy still isn't fixed?'