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Sr. Technical VFX Artist & Houdini Generalist @ Gears for Breakfast #RealtimeVFX UE5/Niagara/Houdini/Substance3D/EmberGen they/them πŸ³οΈβ€βš§οΈ πŸ‡³πŸ‡± (derogatory) / πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ (also derogatory) posts about #gamedev, #osrs, #food

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I gotta say my enjoyment of cooking with potatoes has gone up tenfold after I realized they are objectively worse in every way when you peel them and you can just leave the skin on

04.08.2025 17:54 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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crispy gooey cookies :)
#food #cooking

29.06.2025 16:11 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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okay, NOW I actually beat balatro

reached naneinf ( 1.80e+308 ) about halfway through the stack

28.06.2025 02:40 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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it's looking like I might be beating my balatro pb

27.06.2025 16:31 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A page showing off my commission prices and basic info
Avatars/Icons are priced at $30
Sketches are priced at $10
Flat color drawings are priced at $40
Fully shaded art pieces are priced at $70
Emotes are priced at $10 each
Stickers are priced at $30 each
There are also Will/Maybe/Never items listed out
in the "Will" list is Furry, Mecha, and Fantasy/Scifi
in the "Maybe" list is Body Horror, NSFW, and Kink/Fetish
in the "Never" list is Hateful, Illegal, and NFT

A page showing off my commission prices and basic info Avatars/Icons are priced at $30 Sketches are priced at $10 Flat color drawings are priced at $40 Fully shaded art pieces are priced at $70 Emotes are priced at $10 each Stickers are priced at $30 each There are also Will/Maybe/Never items listed out in the "Will" list is Furry, Mecha, and Fantasy/Scifi in the "Maybe" list is Body Horror, NSFW, and Kink/Fetish in the "Never" list is Hateful, Illegal, and NFT

Hello! Because of recent financial strains, I'm taking commissions! I have a quick turnaround! Info can be found on the image below. Feel free to reach out in DMs if you'd like to know more or even buy an arts made by me! ✨
#DigitalArt #CommissionsOpen #Commission #FurryArt #ArtSky #FurSky

02.05.2025 18:16 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

clarify that the final asset needs to be in .fbx/.obj format and not in papier-mΓ’chΓ©

17.03.2025 18:18 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Wild how I finally got myself sorted with a psych here in the US to take over my existing diagnoses/meds, and after a single 1 hour introduction appointment she hit me with

"Okay, well, it's pretty obvious that you have ADHD and autism!"

πŸ’€ Yeah I know but did you really have to say it like that

17.03.2025 18:10 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah I definitely just need to sit down and practice, my main problem is that I'm usually a really quick learner, but drawing for some reason has always felt like a brick wall 😩I always go straight for what I'd like to eventually draw instead of the more practical exercises

16.03.2025 17:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeahh, I've been out of them for ages by now, but I absolutely wouldn't do it again lol
It was all streamer/youtuber servers which makes the average user so much worse. Interestingly it was always the memes channel that attracted them like flies, so nowadays I'm super against having one

03.03.2025 20:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
text in image reads:
RULES

1. Don't be an asshole. 
2. No harassment or bigotry of any kind. 
3. No NSFW content. 
4.  Politics are fine in moderation but avoid sensitive topics and be respectful. (posting openly hateful rhetoric as a "political opinion" will get you kicked out) 

If you try to skirt these rules or just plain suck I will still ban you.

text in image reads: RULES 1. Don't be an asshole. 2. No harassment or bigotry of any kind. 3. No NSFW content. 4. Politics are fine in moderation but avoid sensitive topics and be respectful. (posting openly hateful rhetoric as a "political opinion" will get you kicked out) If you try to skirt these rules or just plain suck I will still ban you.

served me well for 2 years so far.
I've been an admin in a couple discords with thousands of members, and having to deal with people arguing "but the rules didn't say that I specifically couldn't use *homophobic* slurs!!", without a shred of sarcasm, was so draining.

03.03.2025 20:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
remains of an exploded human, leaving only their shoes and a pile of soot

remains of an exploded human, leaving only their shoes and a pile of soot

Dude not knowing how to draw as a VFX artist STINKS!!
I got all this knowledge on rendering, color composition, shading, blending etc etc but then I can't even draw the silhouette of an apple, let alone an anatomically correct human I'm

03.03.2025 20:21 πŸ‘ 57 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

I meant things like postprocess filters & tv/monitor settings that just add noise to any edges - sounds like you're probably talking about texture filtering? (nearest-neighbor, bilinear, xBR etc)
I like nearest-neighbor for pixel art styles, but the filter I'm talking about just makes things crusty

22.01.2025 14:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Has anyone ever looked at a sharpness filter and said "man this doesn't look like complete ass actually"? like wtf is their intended use case

22.01.2025 04:48 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Don't do me like this.........

18.01.2025 18:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Every facet of my life is already exposed to this stuff, I just want *one* place where I don't have to be reminded of bad things that're going on in the world

17.01.2025 17:37 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Seen people who used escapism from politics as a reason to move from X to bsky, only to then be actively engaged with politics on here, just on the opposite side of the political spectrum πŸ™ƒHot take but I don't wanna see that stuff either. I want to look at gamedev and animals

17.01.2025 17:32 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

Look at all those shaving nicks, that workout must really sting judging by his reaction!

17.01.2025 17:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hard to say cause I tend to leave the game open while doing other stuff, but between getting all gold stake decks and getting all gold stake jokers... maybe 30 hours? My last 2 jokers were stencil and madness and I got both on the same run

15.01.2025 23:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Probably a tie between anaglyph and ghost? Anaglyph was nice for getting legendary jokers (using double tags on arcana pack skip tags) but I find ghost the most fun

15.01.2025 20:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Balatro all gold stake jokers achievement

Balatro all gold stake jokers achievement

I have officially beaten Balatro (gold sticker on all jokers)

I am the new John Balatro

15.01.2025 20:15 πŸ‘ 49 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0
Balatro game with a blueprint, 2 mimes, 2 brainstorms, and a handful of steel and gold cards

Balatro game with a blueprint, 2 mimes, 2 brainstorms, and a handful of steel and gold cards

in the Baron waiting room, money going up and down like one of those crypto rugpull charts

Also general Balatro appreciation post this game rocks (I have 700 hours on Balatro it is ruining my life)

11.01.2025 17:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

yeah it's neat, not fully done yet but I like how it gets in your head and doesn't just throw jumpscares at you

11.01.2025 17:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Of course! I was gonna point this out as an addendum but didn't wanna leave even more text, but in all fairness your video *was* titled specifically around their business strategy. But titles mean so little anymore that people just click it thinking "oh, here's their video on the nvidia thing"

10.01.2025 16:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Happy to elaborate further in DMs if you're interested, it's tough to be nuanced when I have to split my thoughts into fortune cookie format, but my main takeaway is that it was a video with not enough critique and questioning, delivered to a skeptical audience. (Especially when talking to gamedevs)

10.01.2025 14:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

And your video mainly only went over the proposed positives and not the negatives, beyond the occasional acknowledgement of DLSS3's flaws. It's hard to build substantial critique on something that isn't even out yet, so it's kind of an uphill battle with how competitive the youtube ecosystem is.

10.01.2025 14:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

casual forward strolls with 0 camera movement (and still signs of visual artifacting!), or still shots of a fastfood order with a slight camera sway. I won't bombard you with my many gripes with these new cards, but the point I'm trying to make is that there's many uncertainties w/ this new tech

10.01.2025 14:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

People have a lot of mixed opinions on DLSS and the likes, personally I have never had a positive experience with it, though I also don't play many games that are very graphically demanding. It does however make me wary when their supposedly 200+fps DLSS MFG comparison footage includes

10.01.2025 14:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Watched through your latest video after seeing this, It's pretty well structured and it shows you've put in the research. My main critique (or just observation I guess?) is that a large portion comes across as putting nvidia on a pedestal based on what is still largely "just take our word for it"

10.01.2025 14:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Not gonna lie, staying up till 3am, after having watched the entirety of the Mandela Catalogue, in an unlit apartment that recently had a bunch of furniture moved around, was not the play. Thought I was done for until I realized it was just our fat Miku plush sitting on top of a storage cabinet

10.01.2025 08:35 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Not yet, but on the todo list!

01.01.2025 21:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0