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Vitalian
@vvitalian.bsky.social
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Italian metalhead, plague doctor enjoyer.
Illustrator, concept artist, making games.
No AI/NFT

https://vilevitalian.itch.io/
https://goobers-studio.itch.io/
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Some of the design work behind the props and clothing of this character.
November 3, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Seer of the Ancients from the Misty wood's Glade.

Their staves pierce and tear the air like fabric, conjuring calculated runes in the tongue of the Ancients. That is how the chaotic energy from the Otherworld manifests.

character model sheet #oc #art #characterdesign #illustration #folklore #ttrpg
A model sheet with a character drawn facing the front and the side. A larger, colored illustration is on the left. They bear antlers, long pointy ears, a curde tunic and baggy pants tucked into a pair of fur boots, a large coat covers them. They are using a staff to write runes and cast a spell.
November 3, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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The Last Tusk [L'Ultima Zanna]
An old school dungeon crawler inspired by Italian folklore, made for the ItaloCurso2025 gamejam.

Now fully translated into English! check it on Itch.

#folklore #darkfantasy #indiegame #gamedev #rpg

goobers-studio.itch.io/lultimazanna...
October 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
vvitalian.bsky.social
Before and after 2 months of development! proud of what we were able to achieve in a team of 2.

A short dungeon crawler based on Italian folklore and alchemy, for the ItaloCurso2025 gamejam on Itch.

English translation will come in time for halloween.

#gamedev #darkfantasy #folklore #horror #rpg
October 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
vvitalian.bsky.social
Part 10, Act 1 End, The depths.

…hidden deeper, below the dedalous corridors and the impossible, twisted geometry of the castle. It waits, conjuring nightmares beyond that which is human.

(Creature design #art #sketch #darkfantasy #fantasy #gamedev)
September 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
vvitalian.bsky.social
Part 9, Servants

...chaos incarnate, from the deepest circle. They all serve a single being...

(Creature design #art #conceptart #sketch #darkfantasy #fantasy)
A creature from Italian folklore, the Pavarò, a dog creature with a human face, a tail made out of a snake and metallic teeth. It steals farm equipment and wears scarecrow clothes. A creature from Italian folklore, the Guriut, a hairy gnome which fights with poisonous knives, in the folklore tale they guard a treasure contained in the chambers of a crumbled castle.
September 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
vvitalian.bsky.social
Part 8, Chains.

…Sinister beings, trapped by negligence and egoism. Though there is much more to fear in the dark; summoned by uncontrollable despair, the rattling chains of inferno announce Death…

(Creature design #art #conceptart #sketch #darkfantasy #fantasy)
The Ucelat, a creature from italian folklore, half bird half horse which comes from hell.
September 16, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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Part 7, Revenants.

…The bog grew like rot, it carved its way in the stone and strangled the castle halls with moss and branches; a sickly and obscuring marshland. In the mist- something… lurked in agony…

(Creature design #art #conceptart #sketch #darkfantasy #fantasy #gamedev)
A revenant with a floating medalion next to it, clad in broken armor, their right side is completely blown off. A sword grows out of their left hand. Roots and branches grow from within the ghost.
September 15, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Part 6, Hellfire.

...The Castle drew closer and so did its horrors, twisted by sadness and hellfire, burning within. It knew no fear or reason, only the gluttonous hunger for human flesh...

(Creature design #art #conceptart #sketch #darkfantasy #fantasy #gamedev #creaturedesign)
A large boar creature clad in segmented armor, burning with hellfire from within, from the eyes and open wounds. Mushrooms and roots grow from its back. They have a long cinquedea sword. A small boar creature clad in infantry armor and chainmail, burning with hellfire from within, from the eyes and open wounds. They have a billhook as a weapon.
September 11, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Part 5, Together.

…a perfectionist of the Great Art, like the Thrice Great before him, he had to find it, an unobtainable quintessence. They were seekers, wanderers, a shared sentiment brought them here, together...

(Character design #art #conceptart #sketch #darkfantasy #fantasy #gamedev)
September 10, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Part 4, The expedition

...its plants gave no struggle, they had long been rotting and weeping, mark of the Baron's curse. The Nobleman knew, and hoped for knowledge, of magick and ancient rites. Last was a Doctor from the Lazaret...

(Character design #art #conceptart #sketch #gamedev #darkfantasy)
A plague doctor with a large backpack and a lantern dangling from a perch, he is hunched over and uses a cane to walk. Pouches, bags and all sort of other things hang from their belt.
September 9, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Part 3, The expedition.

...whose wanderer's days yet still had to end, he sought means of redemption away from his home. Like lifeless arms the pine branches shook and snapped, a Noble Crossbowman then emerged from the woodland...

(Character design. #art #conceptart #sketch #gamedev #darkfantasy)
A Noble with a tall brimmed hat adorned with ostrich feathers, dressed in light gambeson armor with decorative embroidery, he carries an ivory crossbow.
September 8, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Part 2, The expedition.

...obscuring its ruins from all but those who held the Baron's lost medallion. The band made their way through paths long forgotten, leading them, was an Exiled Knight...

(Character design. #art #conceptart #sketch #gamedev #fantasy #darkfantasy)
September 7, 2025 at 4:22 PM
vvitalian.bsky.social
Part 1, The Bog Castle.

It loomed in the distance, shrouded by mist and clutched by unnatural vegetation...

(Test environnements. #art #conceptart #sketch #gamdev)
A Mountain road in a pine forest, the silhouette of a castle is faintly visible in the distance A mountain road surrounded by pines, an opening in the vegetation reveals a castle shrouded in mist The Bog castle, a closer shot of the castle now in clear view, giant roots and branches grow from the inside out, crumbling the walls and creating paths for waterfalls. Small diorama of what's inside the bog castle, branches and roots grow from every crevice, creating enclosures where seeping water collects, creating small ponds. Grasso, moss, mushrooms and mold grow all over the place.
September 6, 2025 at 12:39 PM
vvitalian.bsky.social
Im designing some creatures for a dungeon crawler game.
A half man half boar soldier burning with hellfire from the inside. A revenant knight spirit with a sword hand. The Baron turned into flaming boar creature. A creature from Italian folklore that comes from hell, half bird, half horse
August 29, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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If you see this, post something monochromatic
A creature from Italian folklore which comes from hell, half bird, half horse.
August 29, 2025 at 11:50 AM
vvitalian.bsky.social
Going for a stroll in the toxic wasteland outside the hospital.

#art #artsky #conceptart #sketch
June 1, 2025 at 2:55 PM
vvitalian.bsky.social
Pirate with a cannon, character concept.

The cannon is conveniently reloaded with the ramrod peg leg and if you get too close, he clobbers you with the thing.

#art #artsky #oc #illustration #conceptart
A pirate styled with clothes of the 17° century, wielding a portable cannon almost as big as him, in one hand, while a lit fuse is wrapped around in his other. The cannon is old, battered and rough with a large handle and a rope tied around it. He has a peg leg in the shape of a ramrod and he carries cannon balls in a large bag to his side. For clothes he wears an eyepatch and a cavalier hat, the brim has several cuts, but the left side has part of it burnt away, two colorful feathers come out of the hat, one in red and one in gold, the tips are burnt. He wears what was once a fancy light blue coat, but the sleeves have been torn off, Tattoos and burn marks cover his arm. On his legs he wears large dark blue pants that are tucked in his leather boot and in his pegleg. He has long curly brown hair, a goatee and long, needle like mustaches. He smiles in a cheeky way, seeming bold and confident.
May 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
vvitalian.bsky.social
Weird little magic archer guy

#art #sketch #wizard #doodle
May 11, 2025 at 11:10 PM
vvitalian.bsky.social
We've translated Torrebianca into english. Our short, investigative, atmospheric horror game set in Italy. Project for the Spaghetti Invasion Gamejam.

#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #godot

goobers-studio.itch.io/torrebianca
May 8, 2025 at 3:24 PM
vvitalian.bsky.social
Finished the battle borzois and the scallywag, might turn them into stickers.

#doodle #art
May 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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I don't know what these are

#doodle #art
May 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
vvitalian.bsky.social
We added a public Leaderboard to our game Hyperhacking, compete with other players for the highest score.

crevann.itch.io/hyperhacking

#gamedev #cyberpunk #indiegames #indiedev
May 4, 2025 at 1:58 PM
vvitalian.bsky.social
After game jams and other projects that kept me busy I finished the prop update for my tileset. I had alot of fun making these mockup scenes in Godot.

vilevitalian.itch.io/gothic-castl...

#art #gamedev #gameasset #indiedev #tileset
April 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Abbiamo rilasciato un nuovo gioco, Torrebianca, Un'avventura investigativa horror ambientata in Italia. Progetto per la Spaghetti Invasion gamejam.

goobers-studio.itch.io/torrebianca
April 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM