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Arte Birklaus
@artebirklaus.bsky.social
Artist, Twitch-streamer and computer game developer

Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/artebirklaus

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@artebirklaus

Web Shop: https://arte-birklaus.myshopify.com
September 4, 2025 at 10:15 PM
August 23, 2025 at 10:23 PM
August 21, 2025 at 9:28 PM
August 20, 2025 at 8:06 PM
August 19, 2025 at 9:04 PM
August 18, 2025 at 8:18 PM
August 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
New Development VLog out on YouTube now!

Since the thumbnail doesn't seem to show up, now trying to supplement the YT link with the image for it...

#gamedev #videogames #pcgaming #ARPG #fps #openworld #chunkypixels #programming #C/C++

youtu.be/2Yrfr8etIRA
August 16, 2025 at 2:21 AM
The long-distance landscape renderer is gradually being integrated with the game proper. Though still rough, it has truly made the world feel much grander with the ability to see hundreds-thousands of metres

#gamedev #videogames #pcgaming #ARPG #fps #openworld #chunkypixels #programming #C/C++
July 13, 2025 at 3:06 AM
I took some new photographs and made some efforts to reduce the glare. Not perfect, but a better representation of the actual image.

#art #oilpainting #fantasy #swordandsorcery #fantasyart #gameart #boxart
July 7, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Got camera rotation working in the new renderer. Also experimented with greater draw distances and smaller sample-density from the world-map. Result: I can probably render 2-3 km with FPS in the hundreds =)

#gamedev #videogames #pcgaming #ARPG #fps #openworld #chunkypixels #programming #C/C++
June 22, 2025 at 2:53 AM
The long distance landcape renderer is coming along quite nicely. Here, the "draw depth" is about 1 km.

Combined with the "close distance renderer", I should get detail up close as well as a rough outline of more distant lands.

#gamedev #videogames #pcgaming #arpg #fps #openworld #chunkypixels
June 20, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Wow. I honestly forgot to post the finished painting here on BlueSky...
But here it is! This is the best photograph I have managed so far. I might post it again if I can get/make a better one.

#art #oilpainting #painting #fantasy #dungeon #gamedev #game #promotional #swordandsorcery
June 17, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Almost everything is finished. When I look at it now, I see a full painting, just with some missing detail.

#gamedev #videogames #pcgaming #arpg #fps #openworld #art #oilpainting #painting
May 30, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Detail of the painting from the latest progress. So close to done now =)

#gamedev #videogames #pcgaming #arpg #fps #openworld #art #oilpainting #painting
May 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I couldn't stay away from coding anymore, so I dipped back into it by starting work on a prototype for a long-distance landscape renderer for Warlock's Gantlet (my game). Tomorrow I will continue work on the painting =)

#gamedev #videogames #pcgaming #arpg #fps #openworld
May 14, 2025 at 11:58 PM
I made the decision to change the woman's tunic from red to black. A very good choice in my opinion. Now the painting is really getting close to finished =)

#gamedev #videogames #pcgaming #arpg #fps #openworld #art #oilpainting #painting
May 9, 2025 at 3:27 AM
April 21, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Very good progress during tonight's stream (and a little after stream's end)

#gamedev #videogames #pcgaming #arpg #fps #openworld #art #oilpainting #painting
March 13, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Further progress towards the "Caravaggio Feel". I believe I have nailed it now. Looking forward to rendering the rest of the painting ins this style 😊

#gamedev #videogames #pcgaming #arpg #fps #openworld #art #oilpainting #painting
March 5, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Worked only on this man today. I am "converting" the painting to a much starker chiaro-scuro, in the vein of Caravaggio. I find it quite hard to convince myself that such extreme contrast is ok, but I want to go for it

#gamedev #videogames #pcgaming #arpg #fps #openworld #art #oilpainting #painting
February 27, 2025 at 5:36 AM
More progress. The red and green outfits are "trials", not definitive colour-choices. I should have made some colour-sketches...

#gamedev #videogames #pcgaming #arpg #fps #openworld #art #oilpainting #painting
February 17, 2025 at 1:26 AM
February 7, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Finally I got underway adding some colour to this painting. Pretty happy with the progress so far 😀

#gamedev #videogames #pcgaming #arpg #fps #openworld #art #oilpainting #painting
January 31, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I've got you beat!
After a fashion 😁
I too, use the scissors more than every other tool. The pincers also come in handy quite often.
January 27, 2025 at 6:48 AM