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@Vaarchi

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3D Environment Artist @SnowcastleGames 🎨

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@Vaarchi
Rachel Brodie
2 years
Some sculpting last night 🐙
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@Vaarchi
Rachel Brodie
2 years
I love 3D but it's definitely cursed me into the habit of envisioning nearly everything IRL with a wireframe
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1 year
Crate texture 🪵
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Rachel Brodie
2 years
Hey! I'm Rachel, a 3D Artist at Coatsink but I also work on my own personal projects in my spare time too. I love all things stylized, environment/prop art, and meeting other nice game devs! ☺️🎨
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@Vaarchi
Rachel Brodie
10 months
So close! Just a few more things to make, then onto texture polish + lighting/post process stuff! Original concept by @etienne_savoie
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@Vaarchi
Rachel Brodie
1 year
Crate sculpt this evening!
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@Vaarchi
Rachel Brodie
2 years
Base dragon statue sculpt for an environment I'm making! Not looking forward to retopo 🥲
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@Vaarchi
Rachel Brodie
2 years
More of a finalised version of the dragon pillar sculpt! Retopo/unwrap time next 😴
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@Vaarchi
Rachel Brodie
1 year
Windmill top! 💨
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@Vaarchi
Rachel Brodie
1 year
Short lil fly-through!
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@Vaarchi
Rachel Brodie
1 year
Lantern sculpt + texture tonight! 🕯️
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@Vaarchi
Rachel Brodie
1 year
Art vs Artist 🐉 Everyone looks so coooool!
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@Sophee_Jay
🌺 Jay 💕
1 year
art vs artist 📸 you're all so gorgeous and talented I'm in love 😌💕
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Rachel Brodie
2 years
I was a receptionist while spending all my free time learning 3D. A bunch of my co-workers would regularly say I should just give up. Anyway, I used their doubt as fuel 😌 There's something really satisfying about being to prove you are 100% capable of reaching your goals
@unitygames
Unity for Games
2 years
Every game dev has an origin story, what's yours? 🦸
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@Vaarchi
Rachel Brodie
2 years
I got promoted today🥳
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@Vaarchi
Rachel Brodie
1 year
Some roof tiles for my next environment 🏡
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@Vaarchi
Rachel Brodie
2 years
Hand painted 3D eggs 🍳 Some practice from last year - I really like hand painting stuff like this but it takes so much time 😭
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Rachel Brodie
2 years
Hey #PortfolioDay . I'm Rachel, a 3D environment artist in the UK where I've been working on games for the past 2 years. I love stylized art and meeting other nice devs! 🎨
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Rachel Brodie
10 months
I think I'm done! This was a really nice challenge and thank you to @etienne_savoie for letting me use your illustration! 😊
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Rachel Brodie
2 years
Helloooo! I'm Rachel, I've been working as a 3D artist in games for the past 2.5 years (where has the time gone??). Feel super lucky to be able to do what I love for a career, and really excited to see what I get to work on in the future! :) #WhatAGameDevLooksLike
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Rachel Brodie
1 year
Painted up the door!
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Rachel Brodie
11 months
Struggling to get the motivation for the final bits of the project so I put together a little props show off as a break 😌
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Rachel Brodie
1 year
White-box/modular bits mostly complete! Now I can move onto setting up trim sheets and tileables 🥳 Original concept by @etienne_savoie
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Rachel Brodie
1 year
Hey #PortfolioDay 😊 I'm Rachel, and I really love making stylised environments and props! I've been working as a 3D artist for almost 3 years, and I'm really excited to learn new things and see how my art develops in the future!! More art :
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Rachel Brodie
2 years
Some plant bits I've been working on lately for a personal project ✨ I'm still pretty new to Twitter, but I'd like to use this for project updates and environment art! #3Dartist #UnrealEngine #Substance3DPainter #MadeWithSubstance
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Rachel Brodie
1 year
Didn't manage to get as much done as I wanted this evening, but I'd did sculpt + texture some bricks to dot about!
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Rachel Brodie
10 months
Hey #PortfolioDay , I'm Rachel! ✨ I've been working as a 3D artist for over 3 years now, and I really love environments, props, storytelling games/RPG's, and anything stylised!  Here's my portfolio;
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@Vaarchi
Rachel Brodie
1 year
WIP! Slowly replacing out blockout bits
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Rachel Brodie
1 year
Briefly managed to drag myself away from Baldurs Gate to work on my personal project! Now back to adventuring 🏹
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@Vaarchi
Rachel Brodie
2 years
Here's a better shot of my trinket box sculpt! Managed to do a bunch of the retopology & unwrapping last night, so hoping to get it textured soon 🐙
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@Vaarchi
Rachel Brodie
1 year
I turned 27 yesterday!! Having the best time in Oslo ✨
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@Vaarchi
Rachel Brodie
2 years
Re-work of an old portfolio asset🐙
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@Vaarchi
Rachel Brodie
1 year
How it started vs how it ended ✨ This was such a fun project! Original concept by Eduard Kolokolov
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@PikminMan
Des Walsh
1 year
How it started vs how it ended. This one seems like one of the better before and afters I have of my past work. QRT with your own.
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Rachel Brodie
2 years
I love 3D but a lot of the time I feel pressured to keep updating my portfolio. I've been really excited to dedicate time to non-3D stuff like Ableton and a Norwegian course but I feel sooo guilty not using that time to make my portfolio better 🥲 idk if that will ever go away?
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@Vaarchi
Rachel Brodie
2 years
Finished texturing the centre statue! 🐉
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@Vaarchi
Rachel Brodie
6 months
Trident paint WIP🌊 Slowly building up layers!
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@Vaarchi
Rachel Brodie
6 months
Some up close bits of my trident!
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@Vaarchi
Rachel Brodie
1 year
WIP - moving onto foliage in the next couple of weeks, excited to see how it turns out. Concept by @etienne_savoie !
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@Vaarchi
Rachel Brodie
8 months
Who is behind the art? 🎨 Show yourself! 🫶
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@JennyCANyborg
Jenny Cornelia | 3D Environment Artist 🇳🇴
8 months
Who is behind the art? 🎨 Show yourself! ✨ (This is ME-me! Out in nature, feeling sporty and healthy, with my pack)🐶🐶👫🌲
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Rachel Brodie
2 years
Hey #ArtStationDay ! Here's my art vs artist 🥳 I feel like my work has levelled up a lot this year, so can't wait to post some more recent pieces when they're finished.
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@Vaarchi
Rachel Brodie
2 years
Gonna call it here so I can move onto something new! Original concept by Eduard Kolokolov for the Dragons Rise challenge 😄
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@Vaarchi
Rachel Brodie
1 year
I am once again posting about a door 🚪
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Rachel Brodie
2 years
This week marks my 2nd year in the games industry as an artist! 🥳 Feel super lucky to be in a career where I get to be creative. It's always worth pursuing your dreams, even if it feels difficult. Don't give up! I still have so much to learn, but that's exciting 😊
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@Vaarchi
Rachel Brodie
2 years
Tonight's sleepy WIP 😴 Still much much more to go, but making some progress at least!
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Rachel Brodie
1 year
Really hoping I can finish up my next environment by the end of this year! #ArtStationDay
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Rachel Brodie
2 years
WIP! Currently remaking the windows/walls to be more stylised. Still need to do a lighting and texture pass but it's sooo close! 🐉 Original concept by Eduard Kolokolov!
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@Vaarchi
Rachel Brodie
1 year
Little bucket for my environment! Very slooow progress because I'm so ill 🤒
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@Vaarchi
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7 months
D&D trident WIP! 🌊 Playing about with colours and seeing what works best, still lots more painterly detail to add
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Rachel Brodie
1 year
Today is my 3 year anniversary working as a 3D artist!! 🥳 Feel so lucky to be able to create every day. Still so much to learn, but that's really exciting ☺️
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Rachel Brodie
1 year
Would be super grateful for any advice! Having issues where some of my textures appear super washed out in UE5, mainly my roof tiles 😭 Tried messing with exposure, and DL intensity (currently sat at 2, any lower makes the rest too dark). Been stuck on this for ages 🥹
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@Vaarchi
Rachel Brodie
9 months
WIP 🌊
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@Vaarchi
Rachel Brodie
6 months
A very magical end to a night of D&D ❤️
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@Vaarchi
Rachel Brodie
1 year
Hair refresh!! With new black fringe bits ✨
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@Vaarchi
Rachel Brodie
2 years
The real artist behind all the 3D on this account
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@Vaarchi
Rachel Brodie
1 year
WIP of some signs for my next environment!!
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Rachel Brodie
11 months
Projects I finished this year! I don't think I'll be able to finish my current environment before the new year sadly 😭 Looking forward to taking a little break from 3D outside of work after the next one - will be nice to pick up something new/relax 😌
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@Vaarchi
Rachel Brodie
6 months
It's finished! I really wanted to make a D&D inspired piece, and thought Wave from the White Plume Mountain dungeon would be super cool 🌊 It was really fun trying to learn more hand painting with this piece, and feel happier with the colour scheme now! 🥳
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Rachel Brodie
6 months
Qrt with your best props! (Or the pieces I found most fun to work on haha)
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@invaderroxas
Daphne Fiato 🍉
6 months
Qrt with your best props! Always gonna be partial to the sooooups
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Rachel Brodie
1 year
I've been having a lil bit of art burnout lately so here's another old shot of my Dragons Rise scene! Though now that the weather is turning dark & moody it's bringing up my motivation a little - I always found it easier to work when it feels wintery! ⛈️
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@Vaarchi
Rachel Brodie
2 years
Oh yeah, I forgot to post an update on the dragon pillar - excited to dress it with flowers and vines. Original concept by Eduard Kolokolov!
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Rachel Brodie
2 years
Rough blockout of my next personal project! Working on making the white-box now, excited to see how this one turns out 🥳
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Rachel Brodie
2 years
Getting real tired of the constant barrage of exploitative AI :( Just want to keep seeing authentic art/books/music made by real people, with their own personal experiences and influences poured into their work. Finding it hard not to feel down about how things are going
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Rachel Brodie
7 months
Does anyone have any resource recommendations on hand painting techniques for 3D? Or favourite brushes they like to use in Painter? I'd love to get better and more confident with making nice brush strokes etc 😊
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Rachel Brodie
1 year
Art is so hard because some days I feel really confident and able to tackle anything - but then other days I feel like a total fraud 😭 Having a lot of those other days lately
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Rachel Brodie
1 year
3 years vs my most recent finished environment! In October it's gonna be my 3 year game dev anniversary too🥳 I've learnt soooo much during that time and I'm really excited to keep learning and making art!
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@BunnAriii
Bun🍞 c𖦹mms open📌
1 year
Hey artists, show me your art from 3 years ago and your most recent!
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1 year
London was nice (apart from a few rude people lol). Seeya again in a few weeks 👋
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@Vaarchi
Rachel Brodie
2 years
Gameboy color for @danlrk 😌 had a bunch of fun making this one
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@Vaarchi
Rachel Brodie
2 years
Thank you for all the lovely comments on my recent project! Going to take a short break before starting something new 😌
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Rachel Brodie
1 year
I got b/sky! Who is on there? 😄
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Rachel Brodie
2 years
3D helper (distraction)
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Rachel Brodie
1 year
Thank you so much for drawing my lovely cat, Thomas!
@mahonsunto
thomas mahon
1 year
pet commission 🤠
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Rachel Brodie
6 months
There's no such thing as stupid questions for 3D, and it's okay to feel like you need a refresher on something that might seem simple! Ask all the questions you need 😌
@VexGobbo
Vex 🍂
6 months
ARTISTS BIG AND SMALL What's the best advice you could give to a beginner/small artists? 🤔
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@Vaarchi
Rachel Brodie
2 years
For anyone looking for work in design or programming! This is a really lovely studio with a bunch of amazing people working there ☺️
@snowcastlegames
Ikonei Island - Out Now on Steam, EPIC, Xbox, PS
2 years
Looking for a new adventure? 🏝️ Join us at Snowcastle Games to develop our next fantastic game! We believe the key to making unforgettable games is building an exceptional team! Let’s create something special together, click the link for more info 👉
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Rachel Brodie
1 year
V brutal looking architecture in London
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Rachel Brodie
10 months
So sorry to people at Thunderful 😔 insanely unfair that hard working people are being made to pay the price for this.
@gamedevdotcom
Game Developer
10 months
Thunderful laying off 20 percent of staff as workers pay the price for "over-investments" "The need for Thunderful to enact these changes stems primarily from over-investments made in the last few years"
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Rachel Brodie
1 year
If I ever want a good laugh I just look at my first ever 3D model. Where's his head? IDK. UV maps? What're those 😆 I think I intended to use a pc monitor as a head with a cat face as a screensaver. Everyone starts somewhere - my somewhere just happened to be a cat-worm
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@Vaarchi
Rachel Brodie
10 months
Missing my friends + Oslo so much lately 🥹 excited to save up and visit again in summer!
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Rachel Brodie
1 year
I turned 27 yesterday!! Having the best time in Oslo ✨
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Rachel Brodie
1 year
In August I had to say goodbye to my beloved little friend and I miss her with everything, every day. For some reason it hit even harder today 🥹 She was so loved and I'm glad she got to spend her retirement years with me ❤️
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Rachel Brodie
1 year
A few jobs over at @snowcastlegames are going! Lots of really great people work there so check out their current openings 😊
@snowcastlegames
Ikonei Island - Out Now on Steam, EPIC, Xbox, PS
1 year
Looking for a new adventure? Join us at Snowcastle Games to develop our next fantastic Earthlock game! We believe the key to making unforgettable games is building an exceptional team 💙 Right now we’re looking for people in mid-level and senior positions! Click the link to
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Rachel Brodie
1 year
Can't believe how wildly wrong this feedback is. And to think it's okay to speak to anyone like that, especially when you're in a position of giving advice?? Using 'boring' in any setting is so unhelpful and just acts as a personal attack rather than being constructive 🙄
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Rachel Brodie
2 years
Skylight asset! I'm a bit late to the Dragons Rise ArtStation challenge - life has been way too busy. But knew I had to have a go at making the environment by Eduard Kolokolov 😍 Here's the ref -
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Rachel Brodie
1 year
Knocked the directional light down to 0.2 which seems to have helped the blown out areas, but idk that seems like a pretty low value? 🤔
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Rachel Brodie
1 year
I also remade that original trinket box this year to swap it out of my portfolio!
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Rachel Brodie
7 months
Promised myself I'd take a break from making environments in my spare time but I'm getting the urge to start another. Going to at least wait until I texture my current project 😌
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Rachel Brodie
2 years
There's so many hobbies I want to pick up but sometimes I feel like that's time I should be using to get rid of old portfolio stuff and replace it with things that reflect what I can do now 😭
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Rachel Brodie
6 months
🥹🥹 last night was epic
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Rachel Brodie
2 years
The game I've been working on with a bunch of talented people just got announced for tech beta!
@Coatsink
Coatsink
2 years
BEHOLD THE ANNOUNCEMENT! @playastronimo is a our new cooperative construction platform puzzler! Gather your crew, explore the unknown, complete challenges and sign up for the Technical Beta RIGHT NOW!
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Rachel Brodie
11 months
I made my first wreath today 🎄
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Rachel Brodie
8 months
Played D&D with my uncle yesterday and his cat loves to come and chill with me. I realised how much I miss hanging out with cats 🥺
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Rachel Brodie
6 months
I finished Bramble last night and it was amazing!! Such an insanely cool game - I had so much fun, especially with the boss fights. I really want to go back and replay it all over again 🥹💙
@bramble_game
Bramble: The Mountain King
2 years
Can you hear the forest calling you, young Olle? And are you brave enough to venture into it at night? Bramble: The Mountain King is now available to play on PC, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PS5, PS4, and Nintendo Switch. Play it now. #indiegames #horrorgame
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Rachel Brodie
1 year
Feeling SO inspired by all the portfolio day posts! So many amazing and talented artists out there. What a nice way to start the morning 🥹
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Rachel Brodie
5 months
The more that AI gets pushed on nearly every website, the more I just wanna live offline 🥹 But its difficult when a lot of my friends live far away/abroad, or generally just wanting to be aware of what's going on in the world
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Rachel Brodie
1 year
So insanely inspired by all the Wayfinder art! Making me want to keep practicing to get to this level 😍
@lowpolycurls
Jasmin Habezai-Fekri ✨
1 year
Get ready, our Wayfinder Art blast has dropped on Artstation today!!! So happy to be part of such an amazing team, seeing everyone's work warms my heart 💜
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Rachel Brodie
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@danlrk Turn around!
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Rachel Brodie
1 year
Come work with us! ☺️
@Spudonkey
Gareth Davies
1 year
We are currently hiring for concept artists at Coatsink! Pros : Exciting projects and a wonderful studio culture Cons: You may have to put up with my jokes (most don't)
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Rachel Brodie
8 months
You should all go play Ikonei! A bunch of my very talented friends worked on this, and its so cool to see all the new updates 🥰
@snowcastlegames
Ikonei Island - Out Now on Steam, EPIC, Xbox, PS
8 months
Save the date: Ikonei Island is coming to Xbox and PlayStation THIS WEEK! 🌸 Are you ready to embark on this cozy adventure? Spread the word and wishlist Ikonei Island now: 🎮 🎮 #IndieGame #CozyGame
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Rachel Brodie
1 year
Gutted doesn't cover it. The Sycamore Gap tree was felled last night and no one knows who did it. It was one of my favourite places around home 😔 Such mindless vandalism to an iconic landmark
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Rachel Brodie
2 years
Delisting Mirrors Edge feels like such a crime 😭 Was thinking about wanting to do an environment study based on it recently too
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Rachel Brodie
2 years
@Unvik_3D Oh yeah it's great for thinking about how to make stuff! One of the animators I know mentioned they always notice the way different people walk, I guess it's something that happens across specialties too 😆
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Rachel Brodie
2 years
I thought I should maybe do a lil introduction!
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