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Jonathan Hau-Yoon @techartjon.com · 6h

It was a really long time ago, but I remember it feeling like software that was taped together by hobbyists. Like programmers making a thing to make programmer art? Maybe that's how open source and proprietary stuff differs, but I feel like Blender and Krita think about the artist as the end user.

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Jonathan Hau-Yoon @techartjon.com · 6h

Having basically fully switched from 3ds Max and XSI to Blender and knowing that a change in mindset was critical, I'm going to go in not expecting it to be PS, but to learn what sort of workflow it wants to have and to try and streamline that. But I just can't do that under work deadlines. 😅

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Jonathan Hau-Yoon @techartjon.com · 6h

I had a really bad experience when I tried it over 10 years ago, but 10 years is a long time, and I should probably give it another try, especially with a different mindset.

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Jonathan Hau-Yoon @techartjon.com · 8h

So I'm currently dual booting Linux Mint after being a lifelong Windows user, and instead of doomscrolling I've been reading documentation, wikis, tutorials and figuring out whether to try and make Photoshop work. Krita is starting to look really good...

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Jonathan Hau-Yoon @techartjon.com · 8h

@marmoset3d.bsky.social Hello! I don't see anything about the team on the website. Last I met folks from there was Joel, Andries, Mira, but they all (perhaps wisely) seem to have dropped off social media? Are any of them still at marmoset?

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Deanna Kreisel 🌱 @doctorwaffle.substack.com · 14d

In honor of National Poetry Day, the greatest parody rewrite of all time:

Screen cap of parodic version of William Blake's "The Tyger" that begins:
Tyger! Tyger! Burning bright
(Not sure if I spelled that right)
What immortal hand or eye
Could fashion such a stripy guy?
What the hammer that hath hewn it
Into such a chonky unit?
Did who made the lamb make thee,
Or an external franchisee?

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Jonathan Hau-Yoon @techartjon.com · 10d

And I don't know how much of this is your direction vs the models being good, but there's so much more expressiveness and storytelling going on, as opposed to just "pretty person existing". The ones with Neri in particular are incredible. Thank you for putting these together!

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Jonathan Hau-Yoon @techartjon.com · 10d

Hi Abbey, I subbed and was really impressed. I buy reference pretty often for for-fun paintings, and often in packs of like 1000+ images, arguably less than 10% are actually good reference photos (tbf for $10-$15 sometimes it's worth it anyway). TrueRef photos are like 90%+ winners though.

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Jonathan Hau-Yoon @techartjon.com · 28d

Dressmaker is coming to Steam... ❤️❤️❤️ store.steampowered.com/app/4019220/...

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Jonathan Hau-Yoon @techartjon.com · 28d

That's so good! Your consistency is really inspiring!

I said in my head "good ol' Sriracha" about a second before the VO said it. XD

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Jonathan Hau-Yoon @techartjon.com · 28d

Thank you very much for the write up! 🌟 We've just released an update that adds lace, and makes the sewing a lot easier. We also got the go-ahead to make a Steam page for wishlisting!

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Paula Vaynshteyn @paulavaynshteyn.bsky.social · 29d

Dressmaker by @techartjon.com is one of those cozy games that lets you zone out while flexing your creative skills. Absolutely gorgeous, and I can't wait to watch development progress!

Full article over on TNT👇

thenerdytype.com/2025/09/17/d...

Dressmaker: Will you be the next virtual Vera Wang?

Stretch your creative abilities and craft up gorgeous (or not) dresses in this absolute gem of an indie game on Itch.io.

thenerdytype.com

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Katy133 @katy133.bsky.social · Sep 5

I played @techartjon.com's DRESSMAKER and really enjoyed it! I like the large amount of control you're given with designing your own dresses, and the textile gamefeel.

The devs are looking for downloads to help find a publisher: elyaradine.itch.io/dressmaker

Here are some of the dresses I made:

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Dress Process
Quality: 92/60
Workwear: 214/40
Dress Complete!
Dress Finished!
Complete Commission

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Dress Process
Quality: 88/80
Elegant: 177/65
Glamour: 177/50
Eveningwear: 177/45
Dress Complete!
Dress Finished!
Complete Commission

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Sismrnoth @sismrnoth.bsky.social · Sep 4

Check it out! This is super cool, being made by some of the people behind the awesome Terra Nil, and I really want this to get a chance to become a full game! They just need downloads to be able to prove that it can be a full project... 🥺

Jonathan Hau-Yoon @techartjon.com · Jul 29

After three weeks in the prototyping oven, we've launched Dressmaker on itch! This is the most excited about a game that I've made that I've ever been and I don't think I've ever wanted a prototype to be a full game this much. I just hope enough of the rest of the world agrees. 😅

Dressmaker by elyaradine

Cut fabric, sew patterns together, and make custom dresses

elyaradine.itch.io

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Jonathan Hau-Yoon @techartjon.com · Sep 3

This is such a great review of Dressmaker! 👗✂😭
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfDi...

This might be the next blockbuster cozy game...if it can get published✨👗

YouTube video by Cute Games Club

www.youtube.com

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Jonathan Hau-Yoon @techartjon.com · Sep 3

Wow, that corvid is gorgeous! Your work is beautiful, I'm sure you won't be searching for long, but best of luck! 🌟

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Jonathan Hau-Yoon @techartjon.com · Sep 1

We've updated Dressmaker with a bunch of new things, like adding buttons and bows, viewing previously made dresses, more garments and fabrics and more! I'm making a push to get more downloads, because Free Lives is pointing at the "low" download count of 11k as not good enough to make the full game.

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Jonathan Hau-Yoon @techartjon.com · Sep 1

Here's the devlog describing the situation: elyaradine.itch.io/dressmaker/d...

Big update, and some mixed news

Hello everyone! Thank you so much for your support, especially for all of the excited comments, suggestions and feedback. Your comments and suggestions have influenced the update that we've just uploa...

elyaradine.itch.io

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Jonathan Hau-Yoon @techartjon.com · Sep 1

We've updated Dressmaker with a bunch of new things, like adding buttons and bows, viewing previously made dresses, more garments and fabrics and more! I'm making a push to get more downloads, because Free Lives is pointing at the "low" download count of 11k as not good enough to make the full game.

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Danny Day @dislekcia.bsky.social · Aug 31

*points to @elyaradine.bsky.social and co's elyaradine.itch.io/dressmaker

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Jonathan Hau-Yoon @techartjon.com · Aug 28

I believe so yes!

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Jonathan Hau-Yoon @techartjon.com · Aug 28

I use PNG, but with Photoshop I use the SuperPNG plugin that optionally preserves the alpha channel instead of premultiplying it. That way I get the low file size, high compression, and wide support of PNG while still being lossless.

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · Aug 26

This is Jetty. He never wants to hear you complain about his barking again. 13/10 (IG: ullalynn3)

a golden retriever sits on a living room floor looking over his shoulder. he looks extremely nonplussed. on the gray sofa in front of him, two kids are perched practicing trombone. the dog is going to work on his poker face before their first recital.

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Jonathan Hau-Yoon @techartjon.com · Aug 26

I can never tell whether Bsky supports the files I post.

Jonathan Hau-Yoon @techartjon.com · Aug 26

I offer my favourite gif. 🫣

An instructor tells a toddler holding a baseball bat to keep his eye on the ball. The toddler walks up to the ball and puts his forehead on it. The instructor face palms, then gives the toddler a hug.

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