Callum 🕹️
@fentlegen.bsky.social
3D artist and tabletop gamer
LOOKING FOR WORK
https://www.artstation.com/callumfowlie
www.linkedin.com/in/callumfowlie
LOOKING FOR WORK
https://www.artstation.com/callumfowlie
www.linkedin.com/in/callumfowlie
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To heal our divided nation I propose splitting Game of the Year awards into two categories:
- Game of the Year That’s 3D and You Use a Sword and/or Gun to Explode a Guy
- Game of the Year That’s Some Gay Bullshit Indie Meditation on Grief or Whatever
- Game of the Year That’s 3D and You Use a Sword and/or Gun to Explode a Guy
- Game of the Year That’s Some Gay Bullshit Indie Meditation on Grief or Whatever
November 28, 2025 at 1:49 PM
To heal our divided nation I propose splitting Game of the Year awards into two categories:
- Game of the Year That’s 3D and You Use a Sword and/or Gun to Explode a Guy
- Game of the Year That’s Some Gay Bullshit Indie Meditation on Grief or Whatever
- Game of the Year That’s 3D and You Use a Sword and/or Gun to Explode a Guy
- Game of the Year That’s Some Gay Bullshit Indie Meditation on Grief or Whatever
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If you're planning on shopping during black Friday or cyber Monday, why not consider supporting artists, writers, creators? Buy a book, purchase an indie video game, commission an art piece, gift someone a Patreon. Your support means everything.
November 27, 2025 at 3:40 AM
If you're planning on shopping during black Friday or cyber Monday, why not consider supporting artists, writers, creators? Buy a book, purchase an indie video game, commission an art piece, gift someone a Patreon. Your support means everything.
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While we’re at it; studios that have made redundancies in the last year shouldn’t be allowed to win a Game Award. They can be nominated, sure. But layoffs should be taken into consideration when it comes to actually winning.
I can’t believe that’s considered a hot take but it is.
I can’t believe that’s considered a hot take but it is.
November 26, 2025 at 9:35 PM
While we’re at it; studios that have made redundancies in the last year shouldn’t be allowed to win a Game Award. They can be nominated, sure. But layoffs should be taken into consideration when it comes to actually winning.
I can’t believe that’s considered a hot take but it is.
I can’t believe that’s considered a hot take but it is.
Thanks to everyone who reached out with advice. It looks like the main culprit was my own laziness 😅 I exported the whole scene from Blender as a single mesh... Splitting it up into smaller parts has helped reduce the blotchiness of things
November 26, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Thanks to everyone who reached out with advice. It looks like the main culprit was my own laziness 😅 I exported the whole scene from Blender as a single mesh... Splitting it up into smaller parts has helped reduce the blotchiness of things
I'm trying to actually learn what Lumen wants this time instead of just turning it off but currently I'm completely stumped as to what is causing these weird fuzzy/blotchy shadow lumps.... Do I have anyone on here who can help?
#unrealengine5 #ue5 #lumen
#unrealengine5 #ue5 #lumen
November 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I'm trying to actually learn what Lumen wants this time instead of just turning it off but currently I'm completely stumped as to what is causing these weird fuzzy/blotchy shadow lumps.... Do I have anyone on here who can help?
#unrealengine5 #ue5 #lumen
#unrealengine5 #ue5 #lumen
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hi bluesky long time no speak
my life has been crazy chaotic this year (like you wouldnt even be able to guess ahaha) but i am trying to get back into finding an art community online
here is the latest project I am working on based on the architecture in Hanoi where I spent a long time this year!
my life has been crazy chaotic this year (like you wouldnt even be able to guess ahaha) but i am trying to get back into finding an art community online
here is the latest project I am working on based on the architecture in Hanoi where I spent a long time this year!
November 23, 2025 at 4:59 PM
hi bluesky long time no speak
my life has been crazy chaotic this year (like you wouldnt even be able to guess ahaha) but i am trying to get back into finding an art community online
here is the latest project I am working on based on the architecture in Hanoi where I spent a long time this year!
my life has been crazy chaotic this year (like you wouldnt even be able to guess ahaha) but i am trying to get back into finding an art community online
here is the latest project I am working on based on the architecture in Hanoi where I spent a long time this year!
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Almost surreal. The water really is this colour, if you don’t believe me I’ll find the video to prove it! The reflection of a small but very beautiful waterfall near Bovec, Slovenia, in the green pool at its base.
#photography #landscapephotography #photographers #slovenia
#photography #landscapephotography #photographers #slovenia
November 12, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Almost surreal. The water really is this colour, if you don’t believe me I’ll find the video to prove it! The reflection of a small but very beautiful waterfall near Bovec, Slovenia, in the green pool at its base.
#photography #landscapephotography #photographers #slovenia
#photography #landscapephotography #photographers #slovenia
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Alright! Let's actually talk about this waterfall thing. It is an amazing showcase of many things that I adore from late 90s/early 2000s graphics.
I am replicating this in Blender through mere observation, so some things might not be fully accurate to the mind-boggling effects of the PS1.
I am replicating this in Blender through mere observation, so some things might not be fully accurate to the mind-boggling effects of the PS1.
November 22, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Alright! Let's actually talk about this waterfall thing. It is an amazing showcase of many things that I adore from late 90s/early 2000s graphics.
I am replicating this in Blender through mere observation, so some things might not be fully accurate to the mind-boggling effects of the PS1.
I am replicating this in Blender through mere observation, so some things might not be fully accurate to the mind-boggling effects of the PS1.
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Game designed to save dying Aboriginal language wins global award.
#AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBeAboriginalLand
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
#AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBeAboriginalLand
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Game designed to save dying Aboriginal language wins global awards
With only eight fluent Nyiyaparli speakers remaining, an Aboriginal group is racing against time to save its 41,000-year-old language.
www.abc.net.au
November 19, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Game designed to save dying Aboriginal language wins global award.
#AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBeAboriginalLand
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
#AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBeAboriginalLand
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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This, Dr Rachel's Barr response.
All of this, all of her response.
All of this, all of her response.
November 21, 2025 at 9:59 AM
This, Dr Rachel's Barr response.
All of this, all of her response.
All of this, all of her response.
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I should have been donating all along. Blender has been such an incredible tool for me, the last 5 games I have shipped have been exclusively modeled, UV'd and rigged in Blender. It fucking rules! You can't make me go back to Maya! I won't!
Blender is struggling. it's the best piece of 3d software on the market, and it's free. I'm not going back to autodesk.
please donate if you can!
fund.blender.org
please donate if you can!
fund.blender.org
Blender Development Fund
Join the Development Fund and support Blender Foundation to work on core Blender development.
fund.blender.org
November 18, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I should have been donating all along. Blender has been such an incredible tool for me, the last 5 games I have shipped have been exclusively modeled, UV'd and rigged in Blender. It fucking rules! You can't make me go back to Maya! I won't!
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Keep in mind that small independent bookshops get waaaay smaller wholesale discounts than Waterstones.
A small shop gets 35-45% off a book when Waterstones have been known to expect 85%
A small shop gets 35-45% off a book when Waterstones have been known to expect 85%
Waterstones to open about 100m from Argonaut, a particularly nice indie bookshop. Quote from Waterstones management makes it sound like they got Argonaut mixed up with the gaming café next door.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908...
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2562908...
Anger as Waterstones snaps up prime site on doorstep of independent bookshop
UK's biggest bookselling chain under fire over plans for new store beside Edinburgh tram line.
www.heraldscotland.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Keep in mind that small independent bookshops get waaaay smaller wholesale discounts than Waterstones.
A small shop gets 35-45% off a book when Waterstones have been known to expect 85%
A small shop gets 35-45% off a book when Waterstones have been known to expect 85%
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That’s Automaton talk.
November 17, 2025 at 7:34 PM
That’s Automaton talk.
Experimented with some hand painted normals on that corridor piece today. Not sure fully hand painted it going to be worth it in the long run, the scale of details on camera just doesn't make it worth the time.
BUT... might be some value in subtler macro variations. Experiments will continue...
BUT... might be some value in subtler macro variations. Experiments will continue...
November 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Experimented with some hand painted normals on that corridor piece today. Not sure fully hand painted it going to be worth it in the long run, the scale of details on camera just doesn't make it worth the time.
BUT... might be some value in subtler macro variations. Experiments will continue...
BUT... might be some value in subtler macro variations. Experiments will continue...
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Did Blender help you this year? Help back! 🧡
If every active user contributed $5 this month, Blender would be funded for the entire year 2026. Professional 3D software. No subscriptions. No limits. Just your support.
Do your part. Donate today.
www.blender.org/news/give-ba...
#b3d
If every active user contributed $5 this month, Blender would be funded for the entire year 2026. Professional 3D software. No subscriptions. No limits. Just your support.
Do your part. Donate today.
www.blender.org/news/give-ba...
#b3d
November 13, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Did Blender help you this year? Help back! 🧡
If every active user contributed $5 this month, Blender would be funded for the entire year 2026. Professional 3D software. No subscriptions. No limits. Just your support.
Do your part. Donate today.
www.blender.org/news/give-ba...
#b3d
If every active user contributed $5 this month, Blender would be funded for the entire year 2026. Professional 3D software. No subscriptions. No limits. Just your support.
Do your part. Donate today.
www.blender.org/news/give-ba...
#b3d
Bit more noodling on the shapes and details... about ready to start planning and grouping textures, then proper modelling.
#3Dart #environmentart
#3Dart #environmentart
November 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Bit more noodling on the shapes and details... about ready to start planning and grouping textures, then proper modelling.
#3Dart #environmentart
#3Dart #environmentart
Exploring a new idea I had the other day... Just a block in and colours for now
November 13, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Exploring a new idea I had the other day... Just a block in and colours for now
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November 13, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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First pass in UE5, still got work to do on the textures/materials etc. But time to move on to the sword and sheath!
November 12, 2025 at 12:09 PM
First pass in UE5, still got work to do on the textures/materials etc. But time to move on to the sword and sheath!
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Tim Sweeney getting this upset over a review grilling a game for using AI tools is proof that more and more reviews should be taking the same approach whenever AI pops up.
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has defended AI following Eurogamer's 2/5 Arc Raiders review, which criticised the game's use use of AI voice generation. "AI dialog generation + human personality and tuning could totally transform gaming," Sweeney said.
www.gamesindustry.biz/epics-tim-sw...
www.gamesindustry.biz/epics-tim-sw...
Epic's Tim Sweeney wades into the Arc Raiders AI row
"This technology increases human productivity in some areas by integer multiples"
www.gamesindustry.biz
November 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Tim Sweeney getting this upset over a review grilling a game for using AI tools is proof that more and more reviews should be taking the same approach whenever AI pops up.
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After initially confirming the project to Tech Radar, Ofcom went silent when pressed on questions about what data was being monitored, what privacy protections were in place or who the company doing it was.
November 11, 2025 at 11:43 PM
After initially confirming the project to Tech Radar, Ofcom went silent when pressed on questions about what data was being monitored, what privacy protections were in place or who the company doing it was.
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The British government admits it is now monitoring VPNs use by UK residents. Regulator Ofcom has contracted with an AI-powered surveillance service to detect the number of citizens using VPNs to evade the Online Safety Act.
The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
Exclusive: Ofcom is monitoring VPNs following Online Safety Act. Here's how
Ignoring VPNs risks creating ineffective laws, but tracking them threatens people's privacy
www.techradar.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The British government admits it is now monitoring VPNs use by UK residents. Regulator Ofcom has contracted with an AI-powered surveillance service to detect the number of citizens using VPNs to evade the Online Safety Act.
The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
The UK tech minister has said a VPN ban is on the table.
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Turn off Autorun Python in your Blender preferences as a precaution
November 11, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Turn off Autorun Python in your Blender preferences as a precaution
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“Don’t gather some of the most brilliant activists in the industry, treat us like crap, and then expect us to do nothing about it.” After the Game Awards cancelled its Future Class programme, @alyssamerc.bsky.social talked to its former honorees
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
“We were effectively props”: young stars of game development feel let down by the ‘gaming Oscars’
Announced in 2020 by the Game Awards as an inclusive programme for the industry’s next generation, the Future Class initiative has now been discontinued. Inductees describe clashes with organisers and...
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
“Don’t gather some of the most brilliant activists in the industry, treat us like crap, and then expect us to do nothing about it.” After the Game Awards cancelled its Future Class programme, @alyssamerc.bsky.social talked to its former honorees
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
Junkster, the game I was working on, has taken a step out of limbo! Check it out! So happy to know people will be able to play this game.
store.steampowered.com/app/1675860/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1675860/...
Junkster on Steam
Junkster is a 3D action platformer with an awesome building mechanic. Plucky, little construction bot, UM-13 has crash-landed on a dangerous junkyard planet. Armed only with his trusty robo-wrench, Um...
store.steampowered.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Junkster, the game I was working on, has taken a step out of limbo! Check it out! So happy to know people will be able to play this game.
store.steampowered.com/app/1675860/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1675860/...