Daniel Lieske

@daniellieske.com

Digital Artist & Graphic Novel Author from Warendorf, Germany https://daniellieske.com https://wormworldsaga.com https://www.patreon.com/daniellieske

Sometimes I need to paint but don't know what to paint. Then I just let it loose, phase out my critical thinking and let the lizard brain decide where the journey goes. Here's an unsorted collection of the stuff that comes out of those activities.

Sometimes I need to paint but don't know what to paint. Then I just let it loose, phase out my critical thinking and let the lizard brain decide where the journey goes. Here's an unsorted collection of the stuff that comes out of those activities.

One of my favorite sets of Steam capsules lately! And already my third key artwork for Horsefly Games.

Horsefly Games - Wishlist The Polar Darkness@horseflygames.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I just love these store assets @daniellieske.com made for The Polar Darkness. They absolutely nail the atmoshphere I'm going after with game. Also, the game runs super smooth on Deck!🎮 Eyeball the glorious store assets yourself on Steam👇 store.steampowered.com/app/4521110/ #indiedev #indiegame

Image of a Steam Deck displaying the library page of The Polar Darkness.

Yeah, I don't know if I should feel flattered that someone thinks it's worth impersonating me. *radio voice* Remember, for kick ass Steam capsules always make sure it's the real deal! Only at steamcapsules.danielmieske.com

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Lindeh.@lindahoogendam.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Got approached by somebody impersonating @daniellieske.com, advertising himself with his work to get freelance gigs and easy pay. Scammers have always been around, but with the use of AI things have become a lot easier for them. Always stay vigilant, folks! #gamedev #indiedev #freelance #fraud

I had a bit more fun with my Hellboy Blender scene from half a year ago. I've been exploring a classic look for the final surface finish and I arrived at this point by using Photoshop's mixer brushes and the fantastic impasto brushes of Rebelle. It's a lot of fun messing up a rendering like that!

A painting of the comic character Hellboy in an iconic pose, standing on a rock inside a dark cave. Hellboy's red skin stands in stark contrast to the greenish tint of his surrounding.

I had a bit more fun with my Hellboy Blender scene from half a year ago. I've been exploring a classic look for the final surface finish and I arrived at this point by using Photoshop's mixer brushes and the fantastic impasto brushes of Rebelle. It's a lot of fun messing up a rendering like that!

A painting of the comic character Hellboy in an iconic pose, standing on a rock inside a dark cave. Hellboy's red skin stands in stark contrast to the greenish tint of his surrounding.

This one was a challenge but also a lot of fun to browse through the community model library and find cool 3D models for the key art.

SupremeDorian ΘΔ@supremedorian.bsky.social · last yr.

Most of you might not know, but since May I've actually been working as the Community Manager for Jundroo, an indie #gamedev team making SimplePlanes 2! We just announced a release date in March, a demo in October, and awesome new key art by @daniellieske.com! store.steampowered.com/news/app/284...

Key art for a game called SimplePlanes 2. In the foreground there are three planes; on the left a world war 2 fighter plane, in the middle a modern fighter jet in bright blue, red, and white colouring, and on the right an old biplane. To the right of those is a man in a green flight suit (his name is Major Chad) parachuting down, looking at the planes with joy. In the background is a tank, a monster truck, various cars, a blimp, and an aircraft carrier. The scenery is green with hills and trees, with a river leading to a city in the distance.

This is the first illustration that I created 100% in Blender. Titled "Zitt're und Zage!" ("Tremble in Terror!"), it depicts a scene from "Rheingold" an opera by Richard Wagner which I recently discovered to be a huge source of inspiration. More info in the Alt text. #Blender #eevee

A stylized 3D rendering showing a scene from Richard Wagner's opera "Rheingold". Alberich, the self-proclaimed leader of the Nibelung people, yields his almighty ring and forces his subjects to search for gold and pilling up a treasure for him. Below him, on the right side, we see his brother Mime who was forced by Alberich to create him a magic helmet that makes him invisible and lets him assume any form he wishes. In the center of the image, the ring is floating in the air.

Trying to do in Blender what I would normally do with a rough painting. Not caring about anything a traditional 3D artist would care about. Well, and I've got a "Ring des Nibelungen" thing going on. Can't get my head out of that world. Haven't seen enough interesting interpretations of the chars.

A roughly modeled and rendered 3D image of Alberich, the creator of the ring from Richard Wagner's "Der Ring des Nibelungen". Alberich is dark and mysterious, standing on a rock. The light of the ring is reflected in his eyes. In the lower part of the image, a roughly drawn golden ring and the text "Alberich" are added to the composition.