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Grace Liu
@NightblueArt
Art Director at Netflix Games. I work to make things suck less for people around me. Actions/Views are my own.
Austin, TX
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    Grace Liu
    @NightblueArt
    Mar 27, 2023
    Morning, #VisibleWomen! I've been a fulltime art dev in games for 14+ years, with the last 4 in leadership roles. Earlier on, I had been part of 5% or even the only woman on my dev teams at times. I can say with 100% certainty: diverse teams are better. Let's make it better!
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    Grace Liu
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    Jun 25, 2024
    Sketch group sketch, inspired by my mom's current favorite spot in RMNP.
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    Grace Liu
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    Jun 2, 2024
    I’m no expert but I’ve been saying this since people began looking at AI for “cost cutting” . Easiest job to replace, makes data based decisions without ego, deliver strategy talks without core understandings, saves literally billions.
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    Grace Liu
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    Oct 11, 2021
    Here's all #Swordtember #Swordtember2021 together on one sheet! I made it available as a print for anyone interested: artstn.co/pp/ap/Bb0L Thanks all for the kind comments and support helping me finish this challenge :) I feel refreshed coming off of it and ready to do more!
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    Grace Liu
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    Jan 31, 2018
    I am a principal artist at Airship Syndicate. I worked on Battle Chasers: Night War, Diablo III & Reaper of Souls, League of Legends, +many other digital & board games. I do hand-painted 3D, concept art, and illustrations. I'm a huge gamer and nerd :) #girlsbehindthegames
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    Grace Liu
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    Dec 16, 2022
    I calmly thought through the “art online” thing yesterday morning and decided to remove my art (invis for now, actual removal soon) from online sites. My blogpost details why. Less calm today seeing #artstation actually saying not wanting to “stifle AI research” out loud.
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    Grace Liu
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    Aug 27, 2019
    Hi #VisibleWomen! I'm Grace Liu, lead artist at Airship Syndicate. Projects I've worked on include Diablo 3 & LoL. I specialize in environment concept/3d art but am also a generalist. Including 2 collab illustrations with @JoeMadx as a shout out to my highly supportive studio :)
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    Grace Liu
    @NightblueArt
    Dec 14, 2022
    #artstation please do better.
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    Grace Liu
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    Apr 25, 2024
    Lunch sketch group, topic words were "Watermelon, Bendy, Whale"
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    Grace Liu
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    Nov 30, 2022
    With AI bringing weird hostility towards artists to the surface, I realized something: Many ppl think of art as hand-eye coordination, the product. When in fact the bones that hold the pixels up are decision-making, throughout understanding, personal interpretation of the world.
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    Grace Liu
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    Nov 30, 2021
    Evening doodle in #Procreate
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    Grace Liu
    @NightblueArt
    Jul 25, 2021
    1.5 hour plein air #CLIPSTUDIOPAINT sketch. Austin and it’s surrounding area is so beautiful.
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    Grace Liu
    @NightblueArt
    Aug 23, 2021
    Hi, #VisibleWomen! I turned my obsession over games into profession about 12 years ago and have worked in both AAA and indie spaces since. Love my job with a diverse and caring team at @monomipark as the art director. So good to see everyone kicking butt and representing!
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    Grace Liu
    @NightblueArt
    Sep 14, 2021
    #swordtember #Swordtember2021 Day 13: Monolithic + Delicate. The prompts from the 2 lists today are pretty opposite. Maybe they are here to punish me for my arrogance :P