Käy Vriend 🌱

All-round Adobe Substance 3D Expert.
Material Artist/Consultant and Mentor.

[Käy Vriend 🌱 @KayVriend]

What an epic day it was! This year was the first time I attended #DutchGameDay, and the #DutchGameAwards, where I had the honour to be a jury member and give the Best Technology Award to @vertigogames for their outstanding work on #The7thGuest VR. The volumetric video blew us away, and the more subtle details like the lantern mechanics and the effect it has on the environment, the physical interactions you can have with props and the tech art visual flourishes scattered throughout the game.

A proud moment for sure, and an experience I'll always remember fondly.

Special thanks to @DGA_online for making this happen!

[Käy Vriend 🌱 @KayVriend]

@modretro

[Käy Vriend 🌱 @KayVriend]

INDIGO is around the corner and I’m looking forward to meet old and new friends alike!

If you see me and want to talk about anything related to procedural workflows, materials, shaders and my journey from indie to AAA to military simulation be sure to say hi!

See you there!

[Käy Vriend 🌱 @KayVriend]

@8BitDo Looks great! But, in one of the button sets in my order I got 2 of the same C buttons! How can I get the right part without having to re-order?

[Käy Vriend 🌱 @KayVriend]

Some more @Substance3D Designer SDF experimentation to wrap my head around SDF modeling/design. Of course it had to be donuts! (Next up is sprinkles, "hagelslag" as we say in NL, then a coffee cup and maybe some plates, and scatter it all around.

[Käy Vriend 🌱 @KayVriend]

Just bubbled up in my brain, as I’m somehow randomly covered in glitter: “Ah right, I have daughters.” 😂

[Käy Vriend 🌱 @KayVriend]

@spigen Yes.

[Käy Vriend 🌱 @KayVriend]

@josefprusa Microplastic.

[Käy Vriend 🌱 @KayVriend]

@starbi_dev Shadow lasagna? 🤔🧐🤨
(Typo? Or did I just learn something new haha)

[Käy Vriend 🌱 @KayVriend]

@TripleGWorkshop @reprinted3D 😤

[Käy Vriend 🌱 @KayVriend]

@Substance3D Made a small @ArtStationHQ blog about using the SDF nodes, tesselation and the ground plane:
https://t.co/mF6suwp0ew

[Käy Vriend 🌱 @KayVriend]

The new @Substance3D #Substance3dDesigner SDF nodes take some getting used to and are tons of fun to explore and play with. Things in the past could be a bit finicky to get right are a breeze now, like this 5-min chain-maille doodle.

[Käy Vriend 🌱 @KayVriend]

@Substance3D I found the Tesselation option! It's now a handy button on the left of the 3d view, and there's evenm a ground plane option! :D

[Käy Vriend 🌱 @KayVriend]

@Mrdodobird It does seem to flip the input sometimes tho like here: (1st shot is array turned off, 2nd shot is array turned on. I might be missing something, still learning blender haha)

[GamesFound @NextGameFound]

Everything feels like a normal fishing game… until every fish you catch becomes a painting.

- Reel in fish that reveal canvas art
- Narration reacts to your behaviour
- Small choices change the ending

It’s called Missing The Point. Would you play this?

@InTheKeep

[Käy Vriend 🌱 @KayVriend]

@DamianKijowski @WillFaucherVFX Lovely results!

[Käy Vriend 🌱 @KayVriend]

@AGONbyAOC That’d be sweet!

[Käy Vriend 🌱 @KayVriend]

Playing around in @Substance3D Designer, inspired by Ghibli and stone pavers shaped like leaves. Such WIP, Many fun.

[Käy Vriend 🌱 @KayVriend]

@ty_brannan

[Tyler Brannan @ty_brannan]

In November 2025 I painted a stick figure in a boat...

On April 9th 2026... I'm shipping #MissingThePoint!

You never know where your ideas will take you...