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Carl Holden
@carlholden.bsky.social
Concept artist and 3D generalist in the Entertainment Industry. Working on Themeparks and Arcade games mostly.

Manchester - Concept artist @ CONDUCTR

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Yeah, know the feeling :)
November 26, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I honestly just look at aircraft and rocket reference photos. Can also setup an orthographic camera using a background image, model ontop of it and project from view / cylinder project using the same texture. After a while you'll have a kit to keep using across models.
November 26, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Forces me to make cutaway and exploded axonometrics quadrupeling work just to justify it :D and cheers.
November 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Switching over to affinity for illustrator / photoshop/ indesign is pretty painless. Not sure what to do about after effects atm or substance painter as uuclip is not quite there. Blender has pipeline issues when working with 4 other 3D programs across teams that work together. No winning :D
November 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Tonight's bit. I have all the parts i'm making off to one side as instances.
October 9, 2025 at 8:27 PM
October 9, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Flat plywood is erm, mmmmm yes, more. Only issue when specifying it was stopping contractors from using the ones with massive logos and text printed on it :D
October 7, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I work on all those experiences. There is a hell of a lot of work and really quick turn arounds in those sectors even outside Disney.

You get to do short movies, computers games and sports within it all as well.
August 6, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Wonder if it stems from the age old aguments about if peeing in the shower is okay or not and one of the devs was so worked up over the argument they were just. "Its so wrong i'm gonna label it!"
July 28, 2025 at 8:34 PM
I'm on there. Sometimes write reviews, generally just rating though. Been running a film get together once a week with friends for a few years now.

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June 24, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Think there have been a few actors specifying this with the whole Peter Cushing fiasco setting it off and hologram music tours not too long ago.
May 23, 2025 at 4:14 PM
A few sites last September were circulating a parody article about a family in hospital after using a gptchat made mushroom identification book published through Amazon after a few were found on there.
May 17, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Yep didn't get into game dev until I was 37. Although even then i thought I was applying to theme parks design.

I kinda starting giving up on game dev, but turned out they made AR/VR, arcade games, CGI short movies, interactive movies and ride media as well, so getting to do a whole range now.
May 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM