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William T. Nicholls - Lvl 36 Lead 3D Artist @Gears for Breakfast (12 Years) | Worked on the videogame A Hat in Time (I basically make boxes) | #UKGameDev & Practitioner of The Lone Nut technique. I share #GameDev #Cats #AnimeOST #GameOST #OST & Good Vibes!

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Hab @habboi.bsky.social · Apr 29

Yo, I'm Habboi, everyone calls me Hab. I'm a 36 year old gamer and Lead 3D Artist at Gears for Breakfast, a game development studio that created A Hat in Time. My interests are Game Dev, Gaming, Cats, Anime and vibing to Game OST's. If you follow me you'll be seeing a lot of that.

a black cat is standing next to a white cabinet and looking at the camera .

Alt: Yo, I'm Habboi, everyone calls me Hab. I'm a 35 year old gamer and Lead 3D Artist at Gears for Breakfast, a game development studio that created A Hat in Time. My interests are Game Dev, Gaming, Cats, Anime and vibing to Game OST's. If you follow me you'll be seeing a lot of that.

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Myriame・．🦂 @mllepilgrim.bsky.social · 2h

I've reposted many posts made by folks who were recently laid off from Heart Machine, but here is a thread that highlights them all.

I am also including folks who were previously laid off & are still looking for work. I will be linking their Bsky posts, as well as LinkedIn.

Please, share this. 🖤

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Brady Hartel @ashuraou.bsky.social · 15h

Hey friends. After having open heart surgery in Dec and another procedure in July, I've been left in 10k+ debt while recovering. During this, we were also laid off from Skullgirls. To try to help dig myself out, I have begun listing things on eBay: ebay.com/usr/mshinzan

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ALT: a person is holding an empty wallet with a man in a suit inside of it .

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Hab @habboi.bsky.social · 8h

It is pretty wild to work on a single project for longer than 3 years at most studios. I am thankful that we are stable enough to support such a pipeline cause it lets us avoid crunch and make something we're proud of.

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Alex Donaldson @apzonerunner.com · 9h

Videogamer's new logo a screaming exclamation mark on the 'support independent games media' argument. Legitimately thought this was someone taking the piss when it was first posted in a discord, but no, it's on the site. You have to laugh (or else you'll cry)

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Hab @habboi.bsky.social · 8h

Honestly apart from a lack of borderless mode, the re-release still holds up. I'm enjoying it.

Hab @habboi.bsky.social · 8h

It created this real sense of dread as I got further and further and could not find a single ribbon, the stakes got higher. Thought that was really neat actually. It's an old design having limited saves but it works really well.

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Hab @habboi.bsky.social · 8h

The game does a really good job of taking away moments of safety in areas you previously cleared. With zombies bursting through doors in scripted moments or crimson heads dynamically spawning and running straight at you that you in rooms you forgot about. I even managed to run out of save items!

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Hab @habboi.bsky.social · 8h

I was doing a replay of Resident Evil 1 Remake last night with @keyinred.bsky.social & I've played it so many times yet for some reason the game legit had me jumping a few times, I'm not sure why haha.

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Hab @habboi.bsky.social · 1d

As always I'm behind a long NDA (8 years) so here's some older work I made when I was a young lad. I'll continue to share other portfolios for the day for as long as I can. #PortfolioDay

Hab @habboi.bsky.social · Jan 14

As for my own #PortfolioDay as always my recent work is behind NDA so I can only continue to show shipped work / modding from 7 years ago haha. Time really does fly though amirite! Do you think ol Hab can make even better boxes now?

A view of Alpine Skyline in the videogame A Hat in Time.

A view of Nyakuza Metro in the videogame A Hat in Time.

A view of Ultra Silence, a platforming level mod in the videogame A Hat in Time.

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Hab @habboi.bsky.social · 9h

Gosh, what a surreal sound. Almost enough to drive me back to the game and stare out at the views the game provides. #GameOST

Preparation of Matsuri

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Emilia (halloween name) @lazerwalker.com · 23h

I love this because it does absolutely nothing to explain to newcomers what GDC (or the "festival of gaming") is or why they should attend, while also deeply alienating anyone who has gone in the past who just wants a professional conference for networking.

Game Developers Conference @officialgdc.bsky.social · 1d

🎮 PIXELS → POWER-UPS → PURE MAGIC ✨
Next week changes everything.
GDC Festival of Gaming 2026 registration launches!

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Populus Ursus @populus89.bsky.social · Feb 5

Shoutout to that one time I modded in egg in Half-Life: Alyx.

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D. V. Rico @mrnohbdy.bsky.social · 19h

Oh hey, #portfolioday . I focus a lot of 3d rigging and rigging repair, but I can do scratch build stuff, too!

Stills of Mega Hawlucha and Hawlucha that I rigged up for the Hawlucha vs Machamp short film. mGear was used to make the main rig, while I scratch built the wings, feather flutter systems, correctives, and other systems to reduce clipping issues

Still image from the short film "La Noria" showing the demon dubbed 'Lost'. I was tasked to update the rigs of all the demons and the little boy in the film, ranging from adding controls and auto animation systems to correcting blendshapes and pre-existing systems and deformations

Still render displaying all the characters I rigged for the Final Fantasy 9 tribute "Memoria Project". I was responsible for building and refining the rigs for their particular uses, from the simplistic inn keeper to the complex city guard.

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Vhalenn🐶MindVenture @vhalenn.bsky.social · 22h

Happy Late #PortfolioDay !!!🌸

I'm Val, a Tech-Art, working solo on a cute creation game to push creativity and live a wholesome adventure!

Screenshot of MindVenture with a waterfall

Screenshot of MindVenture with an island

Screenshot of MindVenture with a far view village and windmill

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Arrow 🍃🍂 @locus7.bsky.social · 22h

Hi #portfolioday !

I'm Arrow, a senior generalist with over a decade of experience, available for freelance or full-time work in 3D character, prop, & environment art, as well as concept art & illustration. I love scifi, painterly, and retro 3D game art!

💼: www.locus7.com
📧: [email protected]

Three 2D illustrations of swords, made for the first three days of Swordtember 2025.

An in-progress scifi character sculpt - a personal project from the second half of 2025. The image shows several views of a feminine person wearing a form-fitting mechanical counterpressure suit, boots, a partial climbing harness, and some life-support gear, all rendered in an untextured marble material. Several elements such as the hair are placeholders from the blocking out stage, and most elements will have another refining/polishing pass. Zbrush + Blender.

A top-down game environment art study for a top-down scifi strategy game. This is concept art, visualizing height-map blended terrain textures and overall color schemes.

Renders of several Playstation 1/Y2K low-poly low-res game assets. The top image shows a first-person view of the player holding an old kerosene lantern and a Gasser M1870 revolver. The bottom image shows both the lantern and revolver on a table, surrounded by fired and unfired cartridges and a spare cylinder.

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Nick (Breadbotnik) @breadbotnik.bsky.social · 22h

Ah! it's #PortfolioDay

I actually have an e-mail for those that don't have my on other platforms and I'm open to do 3D model work!

✉️: [email protected]

I guess you could say that I'm a 3D Generalist with some experience!

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Nick Carver @nickcarver.bsky.social · Jul 8

Hey #PortfolioDay
I do concepts, assets, art direction and real-time look dev for games &animation.

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Shira @shirahedgie.bsky.social · 22h

happy #portfolioday !
I do mostly fanarts but also oc stuff!

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Sublight Drive Crafts @sublightdrive.bsky.social · 22h

It’s that time of year again #PortfolioDay

Sublight Drive Crafts @sublightdrive.bsky.social · Apr 8

#PortfolioDay already? Don't mind if I do:
These models are all physical props that I built, painted and photographed myself. Don't let anyone tell you motion-control shots are a lost art, yet.

A model of the TIE Phantom from the Star Wars expanded universe

A model of the J-109 Atlas, an original starship designed by me.

A model of the Cantwell-class Arrestor Cruiser from Star Wars: Andor, along with a tiny Corellian-style transport for scale

A model of the Taiidan Attack Bomber from the Homeworld series of games, hanging from a docking clamp.

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Sofi! @abreadgoddess.bsky.social · 22h

No new work so re-sharing my portfolio day! All of you inspire me to get back to it ❤️

Sofi! @abreadgoddess.bsky.social · Apr 8

Hihi #portfolioday !

My name is Sofi and I'm a 3D environment artist currently looking for full-time work! I've been working in animation production for over 7 years and am excited for a new adventure ☺️ I love stylized, colorful environments 🍃

www.artstation.com/sofiamarina

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Bonnie Branson @artbonnie.bsky.social · 22h

Hi, #PortfolioDay I'm Bonnie and I'm a BG artist working in animation. Clients include Nickelodeon, WB, Cartoon Network, Netflix and more! I’ll be available for full-time or freelance work in the spring of 2026. I’m interested in BG design/paint/vis dev work! 🌺

Web: artbonnie.com
Insta@artbonnie

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Key_in_red @keyinred.bsky.social · 1d

A reminder that I make stuff :)

Key_in_red @keyinred.bsky.social · Jan 14

Happy Portfolio Day! Look at these things I've made! #portfolioday

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Elisa Binz (éli) @shapapk.bsky.social · 1d

Happy #PortfolioDay everyone!!
I'm Elisa, a 3D Environment Game Artist and graduated from
Artside in July!

I'm currently looking for work, here's my portfolio!
Don't hesitate to reach out! 🌻

💼 www.artstation.com/elisabinz
📧 [email protected]

Abandoned house with a warm lighting in the style of The Last of Us, based on a concept art by Danar Worya

Huge desert/canyon screenshot, that takes place in Jordan, with a camp set, a river and a small bridge.

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Jason @ninjasonchan.bsky.social · 1d

✨️HEY #PortfolioDay ✨️

I'm one of the Jason Chans with 6+ years in the video games industry. I love creating cool 3D stylised characters! 🇿🇦in🇳🇱

Open to working full-time/contract/comms and willing to relocate 🌎

🖌artstation.com/ninjason

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Eduardo A @foxh3ad.itch.io · 1d

Completely forgot that today is #portfolioday so here's my (little bit late) showcase!

Hi, i am Eduardo "Foxhead", i am a 3D artist and Texture artist!

My portfolio: www.artstation.com/foxhead

#3dart #blender #gameart

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