Gobbieworks

LITERALLY WHO

About Me

Hi, I’m NAME! In the midway of this our mortal life,
I found me in a gloomy wood, astray
Gone from the path direct: and e’en to tell
It were no easy task, how savage wild
That forest, how robust and rough its growth,
Which to remember only, my dismay
Renews, in bitterness not far from death.
Yet to discourse of what there good befell,
All else will I relate discover’d there.
How first I enter’d it I scarce can say,
Such sleepy dullness in that instant weigh’d
My senses down, when the true path I left,
But when a mountain’s foot I reach’d, where clos’d
The valley, that had pierc’d my heart with dread,
I look’d aloft, and saw his shoulders broad
Already vested with that planet’s beam,
Who leads all wanderers safe through every way.

I can do things

Skills

3D Graphics

Hard and soft body modeling, topology, UV, texture painting, stylized/NPR, basics of rigging and animation.

  • I like turning 2D concepts into 3D objects and scenes! I started my journey into 3D modeling by interpreting pixel art dragons and skeletal schematics of dinosaurs.
  • I’ve found I’m very nitpicky about having as optimized topology as possible, even when it’s not needed. I’m currently challenging myself by creating static scenes where the models are allowed to be messy because they’re intended to be viewed from a set angle.
  • I have some hobby background in making patterns for crafts, so figuring out how UV mapping works came naturally.
  • Painting textures by hand is probably my favourite part! I can also create procedural materials, but haven’t quite yet managed to bake them.
  • I love wild, stylized, “non-traditional” shaders and I’m eager to learn more about making and utilizing them!
  • I have the basics and theory of rigging and animation well internalized, but I’m not yet adept at getting the weights right or building controllers.

Illustration

Both digital and traditional media, character and environment design, commission work, and photo editing.

Software

Blender, Clip Studio Paint, Procreate, Adobe Photoshop, Aseprite, Microsoft Office, Notion, PureRef, Trello and more.

Soft Skills

Creativity, communication, critical thinking, adaptability, personal development, mentoring and more!

Minor/Misc. Skills

HTML/CSS, basics of Python, worldbuilding, textilework, drive to learn and seek knowledge

  • I can confidently say that I’m an HTML/CSS oldhead. I used to have elaborate homepages for my Neopets in the merry old early-to-mid 2000s and I made dozens of nonsense websites for fun.
  • With my previous knowledge, getting a hang of WordPress turned out to be surprisingly smooth. I really appreciate how my old knowhow isn’t obsolete but an asset.
  • I took a brief look at Python a couple of years back. I can read and understand most of what I see, but I currently lack productive skills. Given time, I’m sure I could learn it better.
  • I love building fictional worlds, creatures, societies, scenarios, histories, religions, so on and so forth, and I get in there deep. I start with something small and next thing I know there’s an entire mycelium of aspects around it while I’m doing a wiki dive on the prominent families of 14th century Florentine Republic.
  • I took an interest in textiles during my employment at Kierrätyskeskus. We weren’t expected to study the materials, per se, but in my mind it was odd of me to try and sell things I didn’t know anything about. So I started reading and learning about different fabrics, leathers, yarns and tools, and ended up being the unofficial embroidery specialist in our team. I’m proud to say that my coworkers and our team leader came to me for questions about different materials because there was a high chance I either had the knowledge or would have it in a few minutes.
  • I love learning new things, I have a strong internal drive to it. Even if it’s just obscure trivia with no practical use, I can have it as a mental bookmark from where to reach for something else, or I can pepper it in a conversation for fun.

Pursuits

Copywriting, Substance Painter, video editing, game development, typography

YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

My Resume

2009 – 2020

Education

EL

Estonian University of Life Sciences (2016 – 2020)

In the midway of this our mortal life,
I found me in a gloomy wood, astray

Lukio

Lukio lmao (2009 – 2014)

That forest, how robust and rough its growth,
Which to remember only, my dismay

2016 -2026

Job Experience

Independent Artist

Freelancer (2016 – ongoing)

Gone from the path direct: and e’en to tell
It were no easy task, how savage wild

Recyclist Fella

Pääkaupunkiseudun Kierrätyskeskus Oy (2024 – 2025)

Renews, in bitterness not far from death.
Yet to discourse of what there good befell,

Other Relevant Experience

“Chief Financial Monkey”

Free Company, Final Fantasy XIV Online (2022 – ongoing)

Oversee the FC’s housing and workshop projects, keep record of shared funds and storage, run Subaquatic Voyages

It’s MY webbed site and I decide what’s in it

Some Gorbage