April Barker

Hey #portfolioday ! I'm a 3d character artist. I specialize in stylized and semi-stylized characters. I love RPGs and souls-likes. I can do real time characters, and sculpting for collectables. Currently looking for work, remote preferred.

Guess it's finally time to learn Blender. Goodbye Maya license. Time to save some money.

My girl Holliday deserved better.

Progress on the webtoon sculpt. Allowing myself to be loose on this one. After so many years of sculpting symmetrical in A pose, sculpting like this is terrifying.

@RyGilliam It happened. x.com/Azure_Props/st…

@RyGilliam I would laugh so hard if I had this spawn. Try to call out to other runners and see if they could kill me from the outside.

I’m so sorry dude, but a RNG chance at permanent Rook jail is a feature, not a bug. Incredible.

It finally happened. XD While playing Marathon tonight, I got spawned into a crate while as a rook. Even did proxy to a poor runner who had no idea what to do. All I could do was laugh.

@sainimatic I'm about to make the same jump from maya to blender, and hearing this makes me feel better

finally learning blender coming from maya and honestly this software is cheating

@SKrojak Appreciate it! Thank you

@Azure_Props There will be some essays done when the event is over by some people I know. I cwn send you the links once its out

Its been a long time since I posted any actual GK and Zbrush works here. Im so busy with exams but im also more of a 2D artist. I draw everyday. Often I also post on my 2 fanart ALT acc too. But I am not out of the loop. Ive heard #WFUS has been rocky for its first time huh? 🫣

Sad to hear, but inevitable. I had a blast (1.7k hours), but the game really ended at Final Shape for me. Anything after that just didn't hit. I haven't been on in 13 months.

@YOKKI_munchkin_ I hope this even goes well. I'd love to see there next year.

WF USA2026

@nimlot26 This makes me wonder if you could put a similar prompt into your resume and see how often a place is using an AI agent for job stuff.

I really need to do something like this.

@nanonano_me I dream of seeing Bump of Chicken live someday. And I hope that Survive Said the Prophet comes back to the US.

If you’re a fan of Japanese music and live outside of Japan, I would be so grateful if you take a moment to read this🙏 If you’ve ever wondered why more Japanese artists don’t reach out and do shows & tours overseas, the reason is pretty simple and the main one is the hurdle of selling tickets. There is only a SMALL percentage of artists that can rely on the power of big labels/agents to promote their shows internationally. Even in Japan, selling out shows is a lot more challenging than in past years, due to people just being satisfied with digital content. And considering it costs even more to bring a tour overseas, you can imagine how many artists are willing to LOSE money by doing so, if any. It’s not just about the artist not being popular or sufficient enough, or that they don’t have the will to bring their content to fans around the world. In fact, there are so many fellow artists around me that I highly respect, telling me they wish they could do shows overseas, but know it’s not realistically possible, and as someone who yearns for the same thing, it really, really hurts inside. More importantly, it hurts most that fans around the world will often never ever be able to see a show of their favorite Japanese artist. I’m not trying to ask for pity, nor demand anything, unless this resonates with you. But if it does, and you want to know what you can do to help us reach you with our music, it’s really very simple. Please go follow artist’s socials. Please go subscribe to their Youtube channels. Please find them on Spotify. Please interact with them by commenting and letting them know you’re there to support them. Please share your passion with the people around you. AND PLEASE, don’t miss the opportunity to buy a ticket and GO to their shows, when that miraculous opportunity comes, whether it’s a solo or event stage. I am not exaggerating when I say it IS a miracle and it might never happen again. I know writing all this isn’t gonna change much, but I just hope it reminds you that every listener, every fan, every second of support matters in keeping music alive, particularly in this generation. Thanks for listening, if you made it this far🫶 Let’s keep Rocking On. NANO

@DAKKADAKKA1 Art direction matters. I don't need to see every bit of fuzz on someone's face. We've pushed realism so far, that I'm turned off whenever I see a game that touts it. Just because it's 'real looking' doesn't mean it's good looking overall.

Do graphics matter?

@butt_watermelon Is 90's stuff classic now? As a teen, I remember reading the Rhapsody series by Elizabeth Haydon, Wayfarer Redemption by Sara Douglass, Dragon Prince series by Melanie Rawn, and Otherland series by Tad Williams.

My teenagers are getting into fantasy but 95% of this crap is gay. They've read all my classics, please send help.

@jlwarre3 @PorkPoncho I usually have major anxiety on mic too, but I've met so many great people just via prox chat on the game. It feels so good vibing on a 3 man, doing call outs and taking out other teams. I hope they do a free weekend, to let people get a feel for it.

@PorkPoncho I love D2, Bungie gunplay, and the marathon art style… but I’m a 100% solo player with social anxiety on a mic and major gear fear (like never use special items because I may need it one day). Idk if the games for me.

I said this shortly after launch but now I’m close to 400 hours in game I want to reaffirm it. Marathon is legitimately the best multiplayer FPS since Titanfall 2 and if you’re even slightly curious about it you honestly owe it to yourself to give it a go once season 2 launches next month. Ignore the crybabies and chart watchers who haven’t put a minute into the full release and just give it a genuinely honest try and you won’t be disappointed. ❤️

I poured silicone tonight for the first time in almost 4 years. Time to return to tradition.

Are we gonna get 'that scene'?

@MARCINsRPGart As a digital sculptor, I'd be fine using something like this as a style guide and reference. Cheap and easy way to test something out without dedicating too much time and money.

I'm not a fan of AI, however just out of curiosity I asked Grok to show me some of my characters designs as miniatures. What do you guys think? Genuinely curious #ttrpg #ttrpgartist #ttrpgart

I saw a video about a red level trinket that did this, but didn't expect to find a green one for CyberAcme. Something new from the update? #marathon