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Nina Modaffari

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✦ Concept Artist II at Maxis / EA, currently working on TS4 ✦ She / they pronouns ✦ Married to my lovely wife @mesaak ✦ Lover of demon-shaped ladies ✦ No A/I Work Inquiries: ninamodaffari@gmail.com Portfolio: ninamodaffari.artstation.com

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if this doesn't sum up the tech-ai-forcible-use bullshit in a single question 🫠 oh how i hate them!!!

10.03.2026 13:54 👍 165 🔁 35 💬 2 📌 0
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some people see books as entertainment and other people see books as wily enemies to be humiliated, outfoxed, and defeated

10.03.2026 15:28 👍 1098 🔁 107 💬 67 📌 53
An illustration sheet showing a humanoid, feminine-bodied kaiju with the shapes of handles and fingers all across its body. In the center is the smaller feminine figure with similar features to the kaiju, connected to the main body by a series of tendrils that make its hair

An illustration sheet showing a humanoid, feminine-bodied kaiju with the shapes of handles and fingers all across its body. In the center is the smaller feminine figure with similar features to the kaiju, connected to the main body by a series of tendrils that make its hair

Kaiju who is also a mech and a girl and also the girl inside the mech

10.03.2026 17:29 👍 626 🔁 194 💬 13 📌 1

oh no...that is extremely sad to hear. my first friends were made in chatrooms a long time ago, or neopets. sad to see those disappearing nowadays

10.03.2026 16:12 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
An illustration of a mermaid laying on her side with her back to us. She has pale hair and a red tail with dark pink skin. Her fins are translucent and can be seen to be so as they curl around her back. Around her are bones and skulls of humans. She rests her arm on a skull. The background is a plain light peachy pink

An illustration of a mermaid laying on her side with her back to us. She has pale hair and a red tail with dark pink skin. Her fins are translucent and can be seen to be so as they curl around her back. Around her are bones and skulls of humans. She rests her arm on a skull. The background is a plain light peachy pink

The deadly mermaid is here! She is a little bored today, no one new to meet and greet in the sea and invite down to the depths with her💀

15.10.2025 15:19 👍 684 🔁 150 💬 8 📌 0
A depiction of the archangel Michael. His body is largely uncovered, having worn, brassy gold armor on his legs and arms. His right arm is larger and more armored than the other, and a large, gold pauldron sits on his shoulder. He wears dark orange cloth over his face and right shoulder (underneath the pauldron); the facial cloth has a golden cross shape on the front. On his head he wears a halo-like crown, with an actual halo floating behind it.

A depiction of the archangel Michael. His body is largely uncovered, having worn, brassy gold armor on his legs and arms. His right arm is larger and more armored than the other, and a large, gold pauldron sits on his shoulder. He wears dark orange cloth over his face and right shoulder (underneath the pauldron); the facial cloth has a golden cross shape on the front. On his head he wears a halo-like crown, with an actual halo floating behind it.

Guy whose name is Michael

(also remembering alt text………)

09.03.2026 02:15 👍 263 🔁 54 💬 4 📌 1
A painting of a young orc in a white background, he has a shiny armor and red and white colors on his realistic medieval armor.

A painting of a young orc in a white background, he has a shiny armor and red and white colors on his realistic medieval armor.

With a brown to white gradient background, the picture shows a really elaborate Victorian-looking wooden desk. The lower part has drawers and a glass cabinet, filled with papers and scrolls. In the middle section there is a mess of manuscripts and papers, it looks like a snapshot in the middle of a study session. On top are still more manuscripts and scrolls, a microscope, a clock, a human skull, plants and stuffed butterflies and moths ready for sorting and study. Above this desk hangs a lamp made of bronze that looks like a huge flying moth illuminating the scene.

With a brown to white gradient background, the picture shows a really elaborate Victorian-looking wooden desk. The lower part has drawers and a glass cabinet, filled with papers and scrolls. In the middle section there is a mess of manuscripts and papers, it looks like a snapshot in the middle of a study session. On top are still more manuscripts and scrolls, a microscope, a clock, a human skull, plants and stuffed butterflies and moths ready for sorting and study. Above this desk hangs a lamp made of bronze that looks like a huge flying moth illuminating the scene.

Against a grey background is the full-length figure of Revel, a red tiefling bard from Dungeons and Dragons. She strikes a slouching pose, clutching her navy officer-style jacket, while her lute peeks out from behind her back. She wears a wide white pirate-style shirt, with a cyan-blue waistcoat over it, decorated with gold beads and patterns. She is also wearing simple, tight-fitting leather trousers and tall leather boots with gold detailing. In addition, she wears bracelets that cover her forearms and a wide belt, from which her rapier hangs. She has black eyes with yellow irises, her brown hair is tied back in a ponytail and she has many gold piercings and earrings, as well as rings on her hands and tail. This artwork was commissioned by @PhoenixSnapsh on Twitter.

Against a grey background is the full-length figure of Revel, a red tiefling bard from Dungeons and Dragons. She strikes a slouching pose, clutching her navy officer-style jacket, while her lute peeks out from behind her back. She wears a wide white pirate-style shirt, with a cyan-blue waistcoat over it, decorated with gold beads and patterns. She is also wearing simple, tight-fitting leather trousers and tall leather boots with gold detailing. In addition, she wears bracelets that cover her forearms and a wide belt, from which her rapier hangs. She has black eyes with yellow irises, her brown hair is tied back in a ponytail and she has many gold piercings and earrings, as well as rings on her hands and tail. This artwork was commissioned by @PhoenixSnapsh on Twitter.

This is a full body illustration of Billy. He's a human with short brunette hair and a beard, flying in the middle of the pic looking at camera. He wears a flowwing red cape and some fancy sorcerer clothes. Below him, shadow black and blue tentacles are erupting from the floor.

This is a full body illustration of Billy. He's a human with short brunette hair and a beard, flying in the middle of the pic looking at camera. He wears a flowwing red cape and some fancy sorcerer clothes. Below him, shadow black and blue tentacles are erupting from the floor.

Hey, it's my birthday today! I'm 26 🎉🎉

I've been trying to work a bit more on my art in private lately, trying to get a healthier relationship with it! So I'm sorry if I'm not uploading much art 🙏🏻 I promise I'll come back stronger, don't know when but I'll do!! 💪💪

10.03.2026 07:53 👍 319 🔁 95 💬 31 📌 1
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crocodile priestess

06.01.2025 15:12 👍 111 🔁 19 💬 0 📌 0
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10.03.2026 01:23 👍 1235 🔁 188 💬 11 📌 0

QTP with women 💃🏽
Happy International Women's Day!!

08.03.2026 16:44 👍 73 🔁 14 💬 2 📌 1
A black and white line drawing. The image shows a giant snake with a swastika for an eye. The snake is being killed by two medieval style knights, there are three downward facing arrows piercing the snakes neck. The caption reads: Teamwork.

A black and white line drawing. The image shows a giant snake with a swastika for an eye. The snake is being killed by two medieval style knights, there are three downward facing arrows piercing the snakes neck. The caption reads: Teamwork.

Always a good day to make new friends

10.03.2026 13:38 👍 556 🔁 154 💬 2 📌 2
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more malevola :P

10.03.2026 09:57 👍 2149 🔁 444 💬 10 📌 7

it's so, so tough. I had sworn to myself to never be the one to discourage students / aspiring devs to consider another industry but here I am, strongly recommending that.

10.03.2026 15:45 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

literally it's so fucking insane. Ship a bad game = layoff. Ship a good game = layoff. There is going to be a huge fucking gap in game dev knowledge mark my words - when everyone leaves because it's unsafe and these greedy execs try and cover the issue with AI, it's going to be shit games

10.03.2026 15:44 👍 12 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
The green demon saying annihilate ice

The green demon saying annihilate ice

Tfw all the bot accounts follow you but they all say abolish ice

10.03.2026 14:35 👍 210 🔁 38 💬 0 📌 0

this. also - tangentially related, seeing a lot of blue wave leftists in replies using gen AI image responses, which is so weird for me to see bc I thought it was a Thing that we know gen AI is a thing trump / maga uses. we shouldn't be using it at ALL, especially not to 'dunk' on them

10.03.2026 15:24 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Claude cannot actually feel, it can't think, it doesn't have opinions, it isn't self aware, it doesn't have context outside the immediate window you are using it with. By asking for its comment on war crimes you are legitimizing the idea that it can be used autonomously or for war at all. Stop it.

10.03.2026 13:37 👍 1222 🔁 258 💬 20 📌 6
Art of a black, eight legged horse based on Sleipnir of Norse myth

Art of a black, eight legged horse based on Sleipnir of Norse myth

Sleipnir

#sygnin #darkart

10.03.2026 14:10 👍 421 🔁 118 💬 4 📌 0

this industry has me terrified :) I genuinely do not know if I could / would continue in gamedev if the inevitable (?) worst happened. I just don't know.

10.03.2026 01:46 👍 215 🔁 12 💬 7 📌 0

Make a good game - get fired
Make a bad game - get fired
What in the actual hell man

09.03.2026 15:50 👍 282 🔁 30 💬 5 📌 0
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Long-tailed Bug

[ #art #pokemon #scolipede ]

09.03.2026 19:54 👍 2057 🔁 748 💬 11 📌 1
A landscape showing melting snow on the fields before the onset of spring.

A landscape showing melting snow on the fields before the onset of spring.

Before winter is over 🦊

09.03.2026 18:13 👍 467 🔁 162 💬 1 📌 0
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Money has been pretty tight and I could use some help with affording utilities and groceries this month. I'll open new commission spots in about a week, but I need to clear out my cue because I've been feeling really overwhelmed. Any and all help is extremely appreciated 😥💔 ko-fi.com/fires/goal?g=0

08.03.2026 20:20 👍 12 🔁 19 💬 1 📌 3
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Well since the career change didn't pan out, I have to go back to making art as a living so here we go opening comms for March and April!

Please reach out through e-mail only: elhyanart@gmail.com
Here's the price sheet
(and some example of past pieces in the next post)

RTs are always helpful!

09.03.2026 13:56 👍 267 🔁 148 💬 7 📌 0

www.gamesindustry.biz/ea-says-ther...

09.03.2026 16:22 👍 122 🔁 36 💬 6 📌 1

sell seven million copies? layoffs

09.03.2026 16:07 👍 454 🔁 130 💬 10 📌 2
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#commission | Sketch comm done for @eerieimage.bsky.social

#warcraft #art

09.03.2026 16:30 👍 281 🔁 75 💬 1 📌 0

parasites, the both of them

09.03.2026 16:28 👍 495 🔁 38 💬 1 📌 2
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Attacks leave dead vs killed

09.03.2026 03:21 👍 10064 🔁 2631 💬 141 📌 122