Katie "Oz" Payn
@katiepayn.com
Creative Lead and Project Manager for The Aether Project
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she/her
28 🎉
she/her
Following his encounter with the Aether's historic hero, Thilus, The Sun Spirit's body was encased in molten rock by three perfectly engineered rings of pure icestone, giving him a physical form and a key weakness to ice that the player is able to exploit in the boss battle in the original mod!
September 17, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Following his encounter with the Aether's historic hero, Thilus, The Sun Spirit's body was encased in molten rock by three perfectly engineered rings of pure icestone, giving him a physical form and a key weakness to ice that the player is able to exploit in the boss battle in the original mod!
A little art piece I did today of Karthuul, The Aether's Sun Spirit, from when he first entered the Aether posing as the Valkyrie God Arkenzus. Over time he dropped this act and removed pieces of his golden armour, eventually being revealed to be an alien monster made entirely of fire and light
September 17, 2025 at 5:26 PM
A little art piece I did today of Karthuul, The Aether's Sun Spirit, from when he first entered the Aether posing as the Valkyrie God Arkenzus. Over time he dropped this act and removed pieces of his golden armour, eventually being revealed to be an alien monster made entirely of fire and light
August 13, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Did a Megatron 07 redesign with The Last Knight's jet mode in mind, think it came out pretty good!
#transformers #art #maccadam #megatron #characterdesign #mechdesign
#transformers #art #maccadam #megatron #characterdesign #mechdesign
July 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Did a Megatron 07 redesign with The Last Knight's jet mode in mind, think it came out pretty good!
#transformers #art #maccadam #megatron #characterdesign #mechdesign
#transformers #art #maccadam #megatron #characterdesign #mechdesign
Dungeon Generation Design*
*unannotated nonsense
*unannotated nonsense
June 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Dungeon Generation Design*
*unannotated nonsense
*unannotated nonsense
Cells within Cells within Cells
Interlinked
Interlinked
June 18, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Cells within Cells within Cells
Interlinked
Interlinked
Oh no I've been doing *work work* today
Structure layout/generation proposal diagrams for Aether II's first dungeon
Probably the most technical work I've done as a designer but hopefully it'll be worth it!
Structure layout/generation proposal diagrams for Aether II's first dungeon
Probably the most technical work I've done as a designer but hopefully it'll be worth it!
June 18, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Oh no I've been doing *work work* today
Structure layout/generation proposal diagrams for Aether II's first dungeon
Probably the most technical work I've done as a designer but hopefully it'll be worth it!
Structure layout/generation proposal diagrams for Aether II's first dungeon
Probably the most technical work I've done as a designer but hopefully it'll be worth it!
I got this cheap game card case online that fits a bunch of cartridges and fits snuggly in the official Switch 2 case's pouch
June 14, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I got this cheap game card case online that fits a bunch of cartridges and fits snuggly in the official Switch 2 case's pouch
had a meeting, meetings make me anxious, anxiety makes me draw weird techno skulls
so heres one of those
so heres one of those
June 11, 2025 at 5:43 PM
had a meeting, meetings make me anxious, anxiety makes me draw weird techno skulls
so heres one of those
so heres one of those
Had a sushi date with a certified cutie today and our sushi platter came on a little boat! So wonderful!
May 16, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Had a sushi date with a certified cutie today and our sushi platter came on a little boat! So wonderful!
Getting this thread and the mental whiplash it caused sure does sum everything up atm
Sending love and support
So tired of all that's been going on
Sending love and support
So tired of all that's been going on
April 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Getting this thread and the mental whiplash it caused sure does sum everything up atm
Sending love and support
So tired of all that's been going on
Sending love and support
So tired of all that's been going on
Species design for *perhaps spoilery* future Aether related stuff, meant to be creatures with strong psychic abilities, potentially a future antithesis to the Valkyries
Silly drawings for far future plans we may never get to, but figured Id share my crumpled and stained sketch anyway
Silly drawings for far future plans we may never get to, but figured Id share my crumpled and stained sketch anyway
April 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Species design for *perhaps spoilery* future Aether related stuff, meant to be creatures with strong psychic abilities, potentially a future antithesis to the Valkyries
Silly drawings for far future plans we may never get to, but figured Id share my crumpled and stained sketch anyway
Silly drawings for far future plans we may never get to, but figured Id share my crumpled and stained sketch anyway
Heya! I'm Katie! she/her
I'm the creative director and owner of @aether-mod.net the famous Minecraft dimension mod!
I have a lot of hats including producer, director, manager, writer, and artist, with my speciality being creature designs!
I'm the creative director and owner of @aether-mod.net the famous Minecraft dimension mod!
I have a lot of hats including producer, director, manager, writer, and artist, with my speciality being creature designs!
March 31, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Heya! I'm Katie! she/her
I'm the creative director and owner of @aether-mod.net the famous Minecraft dimension mod!
I have a lot of hats including producer, director, manager, writer, and artist, with my speciality being creature designs!
I'm the creative director and owner of @aether-mod.net the famous Minecraft dimension mod!
I have a lot of hats including producer, director, manager, writer, and artist, with my speciality being creature designs!
Oh yeah we have a new cat! Her name is Toffee! She is wonderful
February 9, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Oh yeah we have a new cat! Her name is Toffee! She is wonderful
Some mob design sketches for Aether II I've been working on. Really enjoying working with water based markers for quick sketches like these.
#art #minecraft #mcdev #minecraftmods #aethermod
#art #minecraft #mcdev #minecraftmods #aethermod
December 20, 2024 at 9:53 AM
Some mob design sketches for Aether II I've been working on. Really enjoying working with water based markers for quick sketches like these.
#art #minecraft #mcdev #minecraftmods #aethermod
#art #minecraft #mcdev #minecraftmods #aethermod
Some TRON design sketches inspired by older low poly game models, the original film's greyscale aesthetic, and the colours and bold lights of TRON Legacy
(program on the left, user on the right)
#art #tron #digitalart
(program on the left, user on the right)
#art #tron #digitalart
December 10, 2024 at 8:42 PM
Some TRON design sketches inspired by older low poly game models, the original film's greyscale aesthetic, and the colours and bold lights of TRON Legacy
(program on the left, user on the right)
#art #tron #digitalart
(program on the left, user on the right)
#art #tron #digitalart
So it's the 30th anniversary of the Playstation today!
I was literally born into a Playstation household, my Dad was already an avid player of games like Tomb Raider and Gran Turismo, and as a result the Playstation was my intro to videogames as a whole!
I was literally born into a Playstation household, my Dad was already an avid player of games like Tomb Raider and Gran Turismo, and as a result the Playstation was my intro to videogames as a whole!
December 3, 2024 at 5:17 PM
So it's the 30th anniversary of the Playstation today!
I was literally born into a Playstation household, my Dad was already an avid player of games like Tomb Raider and Gran Turismo, and as a result the Playstation was my intro to videogames as a whole!
I was literally born into a Playstation household, my Dad was already an avid player of games like Tomb Raider and Gran Turismo, and as a result the Playstation was my intro to videogames as a whole!
A piece I did in response to the mad levels of hype I got around seeing Sylux returning for #Metroid Prime 4
I tried to see if I could work on a design that felt more like an evolution of the Prime Hunters design rather than the more grounded rework they've seemingly gone with for Prime 4
#art
I tried to see if I could work on a design that felt more like an evolution of the Prime Hunters design rather than the more grounded rework they've seemingly gone with for Prime 4
#art
December 1, 2024 at 10:23 PM
Another piece I did a few months back, this time a rendition of one of my absolute favourite new Transformers designs from the Legacy toyline!
This is Magneous, one of the Armorizers from the Rock Lords inspired "Infernac" universe.
#transformers #art #maccadam
This is Magneous, one of the Armorizers from the Rock Lords inspired "Infernac" universe.
#transformers #art #maccadam
December 1, 2024 at 12:09 PM
Another piece I did a few months back, this time a rendition of one of my absolute favourite new Transformers designs from the Legacy toyline!
This is Magneous, one of the Armorizers from the Rock Lords inspired "Infernac" universe.
#transformers #art #maccadam
This is Magneous, one of the Armorizers from the Rock Lords inspired "Infernac" universe.
#transformers #art #maccadam
Just had some poor soul concede at Pokemon TCG Pocket during their second turn after I managed to pull an absolutely mad second turn fully powered Gyarados (Misty got 4 energy on turn 1 and I had both Magikarp and Gyarados in my starting hand)
I feel genuinely bad
I feel genuinely bad
December 1, 2024 at 1:02 AM
Just had some poor soul concede at Pokemon TCG Pocket during their second turn after I managed to pull an absolutely mad second turn fully powered Gyarados (Misty got 4 energy on turn 1 and I had both Magikarp and Gyarados in my starting hand)
I feel genuinely bad
I feel genuinely bad
Yeah these are creature designs we've used for Aether II
Here's their in-game assets
Here's their in-game assets
November 30, 2024 at 8:50 PM
Yeah these are creature designs we've used for Aether II
Here's their in-game assets
Here's their in-game assets
Gonna start posting some of my older art, here's a concept piece for @aether-mod.net with the blighted creatures. Nailing down these designs to be a mix of creepy, intimidating, and cute was a real challenge but I think we got to a really good result.
November 30, 2024 at 7:04 PM
Gonna start posting some of my older art, here's a concept piece for @aether-mod.net with the blighted creatures. Nailing down these designs to be a mix of creepy, intimidating, and cute was a real challenge but I think we got to a really good result.
Halloween spooky Minecraft mobs from 2020!
Also reminds me I need a new signature
Also reminds me I need a new signature
November 19, 2024 at 6:56 PM
Halloween spooky Minecraft mobs from 2020!
Also reminds me I need a new signature
Also reminds me I need a new signature