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Piran
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Technical artist making games and doodling around with graphics related thingies.
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Piran @piranlbb.bsky.social · Nov 18
Crikey I'm on a starter pack - here's a quick intro post! :)

I'm a gamedev in the UK! Have worn quite a few hats in both indie and AAA but mainly work in lighting/environment tech/art roles.

Here's a random selection of images from the archives
A screenshot from the game Killzone: Mercenary showing some sci-fi soldiers in a futuristic research facility with moody green and orange lighting. I was responsible for lighting this level. A screenshot from Killzone: Shadow Fall of a multiplayer map I lit, showing a construction site with exposed concrete and steel breams. A bright work light illuminates the scene in orange. A ramp leads up to the left lit by another pale yellow light. A screenshot from the game Heaven's Vault showing some lighting work I did. There is a city in warm pastel earthy tones and purple shadows. A woman and a robot character stand in the foreground. Screenshots from the software Substance Designer. On the left is a cylinder showing an old worn wooden material. On the right is a cylinder with an old castle stone wall material.
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sarahcoomer.bsky.social
Another pencil crayon study. This was quite tricky and it’s not really finished, but I’m really enjoying using real pencils.
A pencil crayon drawing of a rocky path through some small trees with white trunks. It’s Autumn in the Scottish Highlands and the ferns at the sides of the path are orangy brown, and the trees have already lost their leaves.
November 9, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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sarahcoomer.bsky.social
The big thing I did this year and haven't been able to say much about up until now is that I was SOMEHOW asked to illustrate the new Folio Society edition of A Christmas Carol, introduced by Simon Callow. Bit of a dream job. www.foliosociety.com/uk/a-christm...
Limited edition of the Folio Society's A Christmas Carol, illustrated by me. It's bound in red leather with embossed gold wreath and lettering, and the box is lined by and illustration of a snowy night time Dickensian city scene. Surrounded by stuff on my desk (pens, glasses, glue etc). The standard edition of the Folio Society's A Christmas Carol illustrated by me. The book itself featured a view of Scrooge in a long black coat with a top hat and red scarf from the back, surveying the snowy London skyline. The slip case is green and has vignettes of relevent scenes and motifs in the style of Georgian wallpaper. One of the vignettes is a circular cut out, so when the book is in the slipcase you can see Scrooge's head through it. Surrounded by the loads of rubbish I have on my desk. An illustration from the first stave of A Christmas Carol. Scrogge is sat by his fire eating his gruel when across his large but shabby drawing room, Marley's ghost appears. An illustration of the fourth stave, featuring Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas yet to come (who is a Victorian widow in high mourning, completely draped and almost invisible in black net and bombazine). They are in a graveyard, which is based largely on St Cuthbert's Kirkyard in Edinburgh. She points to his grave, and he looks at it in horror. There is a smaller gravestone to his right, capped with snow which features a skull in bas relief and the words 'MOMENTO MORI' in a motto scroll over the top. The moon shines from an Atkinson Grimshaw-esque greenish winter sky, illuminating the dome of St Paul's Cathedral.
October 25, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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belgianboolean.bsky.social
In Sonder-44, the Photographer wanders this strange and familiar land documenting and studying everything; all the while trying to find his father The Pilot, his brother The Paratrooper, and his mother the Painter.

These are super rough sketches
October 1, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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arthur.baron-clement.com
autumn #art
Landscape gouache painting. A little rock pathway leads to some fields and an autumnal forest.
September 19, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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goodgamestuff.bsky.social
Hey Godot devs, it’s skin care time! Don’t miss these free skin and eye shaders on GitHub.

github.com/matmadness/H...

#gamedev #indiedev #godot #shader
September 18, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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arthur.baron-clement.com
Seascape No.15 - Acrylic (2023)
#art
Desaturated seascape acrylic painting of a little sailboat in a stormy weather.
September 13, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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guycalledfrank.bsky.social
So it works now!
If you have Bakery, can you try getting the latest github patch and using it?
Add "Bakery Light Filter" component to an object to make it act like stained glass 😋
(video from RTPreview for fanciness, but it looks the same when baked)
#gamedev
September 11, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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August 28, 2025 at 11:24 PM
piranlbb.bsky.social
Loch and lumps (mountains). Pitlochry is a lovely part of Scotland.
Photo of an overcast valley in Scotland with some cloud capped mountains in the distance. A mountain in evening light, mostly covered in pine trees with some broken clouds in the sky. View over a loch, the sky is overcast but broken with hazy sunshine, and the hills disappear into the haze.
July 25, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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jeremypeel.bsky.social
I'm working on a GamesIndustry.biz article about the Steam and Itch content crackdowns, and I'd love to hear from someone in a country where payment options online are limited. If you're reliant on PayPal or another highly specific processor to get hold of games, please get in touch!
July 24, 2025 at 10:30 AM
piranlbb.bsky.social
Doing a holiday, currently spending a few days in Dunwall.
A rainy view of a church tower and old houses in Edinburgh. A row of old Edinburgh town houses in the rain, seen from a window high above the street.
July 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
piranlbb.bsky.social
This snuck under my view cone until recently, but my word is it beautiful - demo was a lot of fun!
store.steampowered.com/app/2377280/...
Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream on Steam
Experience an isometric, narrative-driven stealth game and join Hanna’s adventure in the vibrant city of Eriksholm. The mysterious disappearance of her brother, Herman, ignites a chain of catastrophic...
store.steampowered.com
June 11, 2025 at 6:50 PM
piranlbb.bsky.social
The day-job got announced!

youtu.be/kuK4THl_XFM?...
Jurassic World Evolution 3 | Announcement Trailer
YouTube video by Jurassic World Evolution 3
youtu.be
June 7, 2025 at 8:44 AM
piranlbb.bsky.social
This is great to see, really hoping Valve make community building for smaller devs actually part of the Steam experience.
falconeerdev.bsky.social Tomas Sala @falconeerdev.bsky.social · May 28
It's working!!!!!!! folks @valvesoftware.com is listening. It's a work in progress but they've seen developer pages and developer followings are important tools to maintain your audience. Vital if you are planning to be around to release multiple games.

Good #indiedev win, keep pushing!
May 28, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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sarahcoomer.bsky.social
Loch Ness - a (horrible) story in two panels. Not sure about this really but I could twiddle on with it forever.
An illustration of a cross section of Loch Ness, dark with green and red tones, split into two panels. On the top panel there is a boat in which is a man training his camera on the Loch Ness monster, who appears to be swimming away from him, in front of the ruins of Castle Urquhart. There’s a red sun setting behind dark mountains. In the lower panel the ‘monster’ of the upper panel is revealed to be a lure, anglerfish style, and is actually the tip of the tail of the actual monster which has a giant skull and spine and is about to gobble up the small boat from below.
May 28, 2025 at 9:11 AM
piranlbb.bsky.social
Well I'm currently playing Hob's Barrow on PC and was just thinking it'd probably be excellent on Switch and OH NO
shaunaitcheson.bsky.social Shaun Aitcheson @shaunaitcheson.bsky.social · May 20
We are thrilled to announce the Hob's Barrow physical Nintendo Switch release!

Available for pre-order now via www.lostincult.com

We've worked closely with @lostincult.co.uk to create a very special limited edition release featuring all manner of goodies, and also a standard retail version! ⬇️
May 20, 2025 at 6:07 PM
piranlbb.bsky.social
Could use a sabbatical from making games in order to make some games (side-eyeing personal projects)
April 22, 2025 at 1:02 PM
piranlbb.bsky.social
Started building this original '92 vinyl kit of a Jurassic Park raptor. It is absolutely *gorgeous* and excuse me while I regress to childhood.
A photo of a model of the head of a velociraptor from Jurassic Park, supported on a stand and there are modelling tools on the table.
April 21, 2025 at 6:30 PM
piranlbb.bsky.social
Beautiful day for a walk, some nature, and messing about with a camera.
Grainy black and white photo of a field with a single telephone pole silhouetted against some light wispy clouds. A black and white photo of a bundle of twine hanging from a tree, looking a bit creepy and witchy. Black and white photo of a field stretching into the distance with an odd T-shaped water pipe sticking out of the ground in the mid-distance. Black and white photo of a grassy track leading to some farm buildings surrounded by trees. A deer is just visible in a field the distance, looking at the camera.
April 20, 2025 at 5:54 PM
piranlbb.bsky.social
Not my home, but I know my way around
A map of Lord Bafford's manor from the game Thief
March 4, 2025 at 7:58 PM
piranlbb.bsky.social
Love seeing Godot go from strength to strength - definitely going to have to find some time for a small project at some point.
March 3, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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abandonedsheep.com
It's time for #MittensMemeMonday!

Please enjoy Mittens' re-enactment of the vibing cat gif.

Recreate it yourself in the Schrodinger's Cat Burglar Demo right now!
March 3, 2025 at 3:03 AM
piranlbb.bsky.social
Ouch. Just got kicked in the nostalgias by a menu screen.
Photo of a Nintendo Switch console on a quilted blanket. On the screen is the main menu for Tomb Raider.
February 28, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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robbiealdis.bsky.social
Daily Sketch
February 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
piranlbb.bsky.social
The demo was great! Just a delightful time with lots of lovely fun touches, and the kind of puzzling that makes you feel very clever.
Check it out and give @abandonedsheep.com some love!
abandonedsheep.com Schrodinger's Cat Burglar 😺 @abandonedsheep.com · Feb 2
Folks, reshares if you please...

Schrodinger's Cat Burglar will be in the Couch Co-op Festival!

And there'll be a demo for you all to play! Coop mode available, but perfect in single player too!

store.steampowered.com/news/app/211...
Steam's couch co-op fest banner with Schrodinger's Cat Burglar art embedded.
February 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM