🌛Milena Lukić🌜 @mahlanah Twitter profile

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

1 year

HOMIES THIS. IS. THE GAME. IM WORKING ON!!!! PLEASE GO LIKE AND FOLLOW SCP:JOSIE TO KEEP UP WITH US YO!! 🫶🏻❤️❤️😻

SCP: JOSIE

@Project_Josie

1 year

Announcing our partnership! 😻 WATCH NOW:

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

6 months

So real tho 🥲🥲

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

1 year

How it started vs how it ended. Aw shucks, might as well reshare this one again. Promise I'll be workin on my environment real soon. QRT with your own.

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@PikminMan

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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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

6 months

I feel like I share this type of jaw lol. It is good to know this strikes fear in the hearts of men.

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

8 days

Alrighty that's enough sculptin for tonight. Moo Deng's so dang cute. ✨🦛✨

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

3 months

We all realize and recognize how extremely difficult it is to break into the industry, right? Even more than before now too, right? I am really feeling for grads and undergrads. I hope something starts to give one of these days because good god.

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

3 years

😖out here doin my best, i ACTUALLY started on it...baby steps. gonna have fun with this and gonna make one heckin cool environment piece.

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

2 years

No idea how I whipped this out tonight🦊♥️ but I'm happy I made something in a long while amid burnout. #sculptober2022 Day 3: Rest #xyzrepresent

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

25 days

Feeling rusty in Zbrush but I hope after getting more into the swing of things it'll get easier again. Been nervous getting back into this project. Lots of feelings of doubt but we press forward how we can.

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

2 years

She ain't fast but she's learnin for never having done a blockout before 😌

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

1 month

we meet again, old friend

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

5 months

Tomorrow is our 6th year anniversary and boï did I get a fancy gift. Clearly, I said yes. 🥹 I’m cry.

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

2 years

Decided to post my progress on Handpainters Guild Monument challenge on here. I’ve honestly been so excited about my concept and how it’s come along and all the feedback I’ve received from everyone. Cannot wait to dive into more of the 3D soon. I think I’m…back on my bs?!

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

3 months

Portfolio day, more than ever, is the awesome reminder of how many real human artists out there exist. If you're a studio or a recruiter, please remember this as opposed to looking into AI where you won't find nearly as much charm and actual creativity.

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

11 months

In my honest opinion, due to my upbringing: it’s okay to not rush into the industry right away post grad. It’s okay to find work to pay the bills to where you feel stable enough to work on your portfolio again in hopes of breaking into the industry. Especially in current times.

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

2 years

So many times I've just wanted to give up and walk away from pursuing my dreams of entering the industry but lately I feel optimistic. Perhaps it's no where near soon but I'm going to be patient and give myself grace as I teach myself a lot for environment art this year.

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

2 years

made a bit of progress tonight~ no idea if the wood trims are accurate lol we are wingin it for now

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

2 years

Does anyone genuinely get anything useful out of LinkedIn? I feel like it's a weird Facebook and that any connection that reaches out feels like spam or someone trying to sell me services or something tech-bro related.

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

3 years

I always find it funny when I was still starting out with 3D how people said you can't be both a 2D and 3D artist? Like, no you absolutely can. In fact...it turns out it was super useful to do both and I feel like both skillsets helps with translating shapes/design.

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

3 months

I finally did the froggo tutorial. Need to charge my dumb huion pens so I can have fun painting. It's so darn close to 3DCoat but not quite. Still having a blast with this little project while learning Blender.

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

5 months

If you don't rest, it's gonna lead to burnout. If you get burnout, and you're not actively trying to rest, you could end up disliking what it is you're pursuing (painting, modeling, etc.) I say this from exp. I don't paint anymore for fun and no longer care to do character work.

Vesperis✨

@Vesperis_Art

2 years

I'm curious, what's your constructive artists/creatives version of this? 👀 Hard truths for improvement or about our field of work.

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

2 years

I’ve never had this happen before 🥹❤️ Wow I feel super humbled and excited. This is so cool. Huge mood boost.

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

2 years

well...kinda whipped this out all the sudden today...feels real good to handpaint again - super quick model and paint.☕️🥐

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

2 years

I literally cannot believe the love that this piece has received this past week…sincerely, it means so much that people like my work. I’m really excited for the year ahead of the work I plan to do.

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

1 year

& then she turned 30 🥳🍻

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

10 months

Jeff: It's been a big year for games this year....and it's also been...a BIG YEAR FOR MUPPETS HERE'S GONZOOOO Thousands of game dev stare off in the distance.

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

3 years

At 26 I finally landed my first big kid career. I’m now 28 suddenly switching gears with a deep interest in prop and environment. I finally have a grip on my art which is cool and I’ve got goals of entering the industry one day. 🤷🏻‍♀️ I might be 40 by then but who cares.

NIL ニル👾🎮

@nil_sanctuary

3 years

A friend told me "you shouldn't quit your job. It was a big mistake that you chose to learn and become 3d gameplay animator. You're 29 and It's too late for you!" It's not the first time someone tells me "iT's tOo LaTe". I feel exhausted.

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

2 years

Good lord. I can only hope to achieve something close to this one day. How beautiful. I love the butterflies they added into the scene.

小柴Xiao-chai Modeng Stylized Course Student Work 魔灯风格化班学员作品, 魔灯Modeng

感谢原画作者ZyK0 C的精彩作品 https://www.artstation.com/artwork/Qnkx8d Level art course link: https://www.artstation.com/a/30016813 Stylized scene course link: https://www.artstation.com/a/27579362 Special...

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

6 months

I GUESS I’ll participate. 😤🤷🏻‍♀️ I’m Milena. I ain’t at GDC but I’ve been contracting for @Project_Josie at @AffrayCo almost a year now?! I like 3D environment and prop work and lots of colors. Handpainted textures are my jam. #WhatAGameDevLooksLike

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

3 years

I now have 15+ hrs on this - its so good & the art is amazing #TRIANGLESTRATEGY

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

2 years

This makes me want to delete my account…

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

2 years

Calling the blockout done and now exporting to model >:D we're doin it!!!

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

2 years

I cannot stress enough how important it is to get work/life balance down before you graduate from college. College had this mindset. This mentality is what’s led me to multiple burnouts and leads me to so much sense of failure when I am not working enough. (1/2)

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

6 months

Level 31 unlocked! 🎉

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

2 years

I'm gonna finish this one day I swear lol. Please enjoy puking froggos before I paint water.

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

3 years

slowww but we did something today and that's somethin' - also pls enjoy my primitive made bunny blockout lol

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

3 years

New ink!! It’s Ponyo💕!! I’m so happy how it turned out!! Illustrated by the incredible @birdfrogdraws and tattooed by the awesome @johnnybhazard (so happy we finally met!!!) 🎏✨🐠

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

26 days

Sometimes I like my face and take a pic. This shirt was thrifted and it makes me feel powerful.

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

2 years

I just love prop and environment art. Realizing this was a path I could take was the best thing to happen to me and I’m so glad I left character art as it truly didn’t make me happy.

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

2 years

@altargokart prints came in 😍🧡

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

5 months

Took a swing at sculpting @Sarenhale teapot from their fictional cooking game project they call 'Homecooked' prop concept sheet - linked below! Was so inspired by all the pieces. It's been a super long time since I've sculpted and felt rusty but this was so fun.

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

6 months

Hi! I won't be participating in portfolio day today, but please feel free to tweet yours here! I'd love to RT as many as I can and boost your work. Y'all deserve to be seen.🫰

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

1 year

Hello hi. Here I am with an opinion 😌 It should never be that your self worth is tied to your socials. I don’t think folks realize that’s not the issue here with this platform dying. The issue here is loss of community, less discovering of opportunity, and promoting oneself

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

10 months

We're all just trying to do the best we can anymore, it feels. I'm proud of you if no one else has said it today or recently. Make sure you're taking breaks and get a lil treat for yourself.

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

3 years

I’m gonna make a video game one day. Slowly. Even if I fail at it. I’m gonna do it. I’m gonna find the energy to get this and other pieces done. I got this. 😵‍💫

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

1 year

I just love my office corner now 🥹❤️

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

8 months

This is bad. I can’t stomach this…so many people displaced without a job. So many livelihoods ruined because of some greedy decisions made by higher ups. Makes me sick.

Jason Schreier

@jasonschreier

8 months

BREAKING: Microsoft is laying off 1,900 people in its gaming division, including Activision Blizzard, just three months after closing its $69 billion acquisition. Story coming shortly (first reported by The Verge)

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

3 years

This is so sick!

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

9 months

Pipsqueak passed away today…he was 3 born on May 7, 2020. I love you to the moon and back bub. I’m so sorry life was short. 💔 Thank you to everyone that loved him and was rooting for him to pull through.

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

2 years

Kinda want to find sculpt prompts again. These were so fun to do. Don't mind me sharin' old work, sorry I don't post all that often with art stuff these days.

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

4 years

3.5 hour gesture drawings. ✌️ Time to get art buff. Tackled full gesture/anatomy and some pretty difficult perspectives. Reference from: @noahbradley @ArtCampOfficial @teambradleylife #study

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

2 years

I try not to care about the amount of folks that follow me but wow that's a lot of folks. Thank you for being a friend and liking my art. It makes my heart full.

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

1 year

🙃

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@Chlowski

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

2 years

Your progress will not be linear. Some days you’ll feel ahead with your skillset and other days it will feel like three steps back. Don’t be hard on yourself. With persistence and patience, you’ll get there.

Vesperis✨

@Vesperis_Art

2 years

I'm curious, what's your constructive artists/creatives version of this? 👀 Hard truths for improvement or about our field of work.

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

2 years

old vs. new froggy sculpt and somehow a way better retopo on top of that ;v; gonna finish this concept lil environment scene soon i swear feels like my skills improved thanks to Sculptober

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@mahlanah

2 months

I can't even imagine the terror of being laid off while living somewhere, no where near friends or family for support, because of the forced RTO/Hybrid work. Companies should be forced to help relocate workers displaced like this. It's just cruel otherwise.

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

8 months

I just want my game dev friends employed, treated well, and happy.

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

5 months

@HelenaEHHansen DUDE WHAT?!?! THAT IS SO MESSED UP!! Sending so many hugs omg. I'm so sorry. You're so freaking talented and I hope you find something super quick!

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

11 months

Shoutout to the game dev 30+ just hitting the scene crowd. I see you. ❤️

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

6 months

Holy shit this was cool

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

4 months

Billionaires shouldn’t exist and their likes should be public :)

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

9 months

Thankful for everyone that has reached out and checked in. Sincerely you’re all wonderful humans. ❤️ Gonna take some time to heal as the little dude was my whole world. Gonna miss everything about him.

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

2 years

V much this.

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@mahlanah

1 month

Hehe, might have taken forever in my blockout phase but I sure did nail that placement.

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

3 months

Never posted the final result lol. This was a super fun/cute project. Hoping to keep up with little tutorials this week. I think what I've enjoyed the most about Blender is the ease of rendering and viewing real time updates compared to Maya.

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

3 years

OKAY. I did it. I feel decent-ish. Boy it's been a bit being in Zbrush. 😭 An that's a ROCK fact. #TheClubsRockingNewYear Rock #1 : 1 hr 30 min

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@mahlanah

6 months

Holy shit I just want my friends to have jobs in this industry and thrive and live their best life. Things have got to change.😞💔

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

1 year

Aight and we’re back babbyyy! 🎊

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@mahlanah

1 year

If it's one thing I've learned in life is there is no need to hold back on compliments. I always find it weird when people feel they can't just say something is good. It's good to make people feel good. Hype folks up.

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

7 months

It's upsetting to remember hearing how many individuals drinks were spiked at GDC...another reason I wouldn't feel comfortable attending that event if I'm being transparent. For those going, please be careful. For drinks not in bottles - make sure to buy covers for cups.

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

3 years

Finally sharing my cubes! 🤗 These were such a blast to make! Thank you to @ashdoodles for the feedback as well! 💖 This is for Creating Stylized Game Asset course for CGMA spring 2021. Checkout all of them up close here! 👇🏼

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

2 years

It’s been disheartening how quickly uninterested I’ve become with my art or doing art. How do you work on personal things when you have no motivation? My jobs not entirely inspiring but that’s why I wanted to do more personal work. An not to mention the worlds on fire.

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

9 months

3D Coat is the best for hand painting and Substance Painter is better for PBR. Everyone always told me going into SP that it was just like Photoshop when the UI is way more reminiscent in 3DC. IMO. 👀

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what 3D software opinion would have you like this?

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

10 months

It’s nice to feel a sense of belonging and that folks need your skillsets. I hadn’t felt like an artist for a while and I was willing to give it up but thankful for this contract work. It’s nice to regain some sense of myself.

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

3 years

Finally got a shag cut and I love it 😁✂️

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

11 months

Hi! It’s me. I’m on and off on this account a lot. Kind of just doing whatever since I can’t share new art these days. Working on a cool game while balancing a full time job is wild but so rewarding.

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@mahlanah

2 years

Officially level 29! 😮‍💨😁 And a happy #TransDayOfVisibility to those who celebrate & have yet to celebrate. 💖

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@mahlanah

7 months

Honestly, I hope to see some protests going on at GDC this year. I'm done seeing these CEO's sit comfy.

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🌛Milena Lukić🌜

@mahlanah

1 year

Since this site just keeps getting weird I just want to say thanks to everyone that made this a wonderful community for 3D/2D art. Really without you this place wouldn’t matter. I’m so glad I’ve made so many great online connections and friends. You guys helped me so much.

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@mahlanah

7 months

Losing my cat and now I’ve learned my grandpa, my deda, passed away at 96. And I can’t be there in Serbia right now… 😞💔 Just a devastating 2024…heartbroken.

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@mahlanah

1 year

I just love her so much 🥹

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@mahlanah

2 years

Made a HIVE account 😊 just in case

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@mahlanah

11 months

Anyone else's soul just absolutely sucked out of them lately?

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@mahlanah

2 years

This made me cringe but uh, okay bud. I just blocked and now I’m gonna move on with my life lol. Seems like ya need to do the sameee.

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@mahlanah

2 years

Taking my time anymore on things that matter most to me. I’m gonna learn environment art on my own pace and just take it easy. Feeling so clearheaded and it’s been so nice. Not looking forward to look at places to move when I get back tho lol.

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@mahlanah

7 months

Oh hey that’s me!! 😄

SCP: JOSIE

@Project_Josie

7 months

Come join us for a 3D art demonstration with Milena Lukic, an environment artist working on SCP Josie. Take a look behind the scene's of Josie's production. Join us in the events voice channel this Thursday at 7 PM EST. #josie #affrayco #scp

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@mahlanah

3 years

That moment when you found out your poster for @2022Indy is projecting your poster from 22 for 22 on the side of a building in Monument Circle in Indy all weekend!? THIS IS SO COOL!!

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@mahlanah

2 years

Yikes. On so many levels, yikes.

Myr 🔛 Patreon ✷ (commissions closed)

@Myrmidia

2 years

This is the future of art. Anyone can take a screenshot of your WIP and run it through an AI generator, post it before you & then claim you traced their work. I'm gonna go scream into a pillow, bye.

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@mahlanah

1 year

Wow. Indiana just voted for a total abortion ban. Disgusted. Scared. Speechless of this country.

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@mahlanah

1 month

I used to think turning 30 would be so scary but honestly my 20s were a nightmare. I wasn’t treating my mental health issues or taking care of my body or getting sleep due to my weird school journey. 31 now and honestly life’s been better.

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@mahlanah

1 year

I complain about this site a lot but if it wasn’t for Twitter I wouldn’t have met so many incredible artists/friends, an amazing art community, found my love for stylized env art in game dev, and opportunities I never thought would come my way.

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@mahlanah

1 month

I randomly helped save a kitten tonight with my partner?? The cat distribution system strikes again. We’re naming them Rock for now. I also scrapped my knee snagging the lil dude. wtf lol.

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@mahlanah

2 years

My gosh. I’m so thankful for the art community & the friends I have made on here. Truly appreciate everyone’s support, encouragement, & kindness. Taking the time to beef up my skills this year & cannot wait to share progress down the road. 🥰 Happy Friday, y’all. ❤️

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