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Digital design, virtual fashion, game art, and vibe coding by Stella Achenbach. Exploring creativity at the intersection of art and cutting-edge technology.
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Journaling | 2026 in 7 Articles
Seven articles, six months, and the structural pivots I'm making for the rest of 2026. A quick catch-up and a survey as we hit the heat of July. We a...
Resources | ComfyUI vs Substance for 3D Textures
Did you ever run into this situation where you just needed a quick PBR texture to finish your scene? A background mosaic, a piece of simple concrete, ...
Gaming | The Look & Feel of Infinity Nikki
At this point, I have played Infinity Nikki for over 250 hours of my lifetime. Some of you may ask why I am spending all that time on something like a...
Journaling | My Virtual Me
I've been thinking a lot about what it means to exist digitally. The first time that topic piqued my interest was in 2019, when I created ALANA withi...
BTS | A Vibe Coding Prompt Strategy
I vibe coded a website, it all started with the recent dog I adopted here in Lima, Neptuna. When I went through the adoption process with her, I got c...
Journaling | From Zero To Three
Just last week, I told fellow creator [**Vesna Stawa**](https://www.linkedin.com/in/vesnastawa/), aka Orchidea3D, that it had been a slow start this y...
BTS | Traveling Patronage Chapter I
**This is the beginning of the story of how a ginormous metal flower in Buenos Aires and a stickered lamppost in Mexico City became my favorite travel...
Resources | Stop Guessing Your Rates
There's a moment every January when the timeline for creators like us splits in two. Half of us are manifesting "six figures, dream clients, soft life...
Journaling | A Fashion Discovery
Looking back, 2017 was a year of personal and professional changes for me. One of them was that I followed my partner's professional calling, and we r...
Gaming | What Is Infinity Nikki
Infinity Nikki is one of the most misunderstood games on Steam right now, all while it might be the best onboarding ramp into open‑world RPGs for cozy...
Event | United Nations Science Summit x Women of Web3
Finally, I am back from [**Devconnect**](https://devconnect.org/), but before I share about the amazing week I had there, I would like to do some catc...
Review | Art That Moves
> **"_Creativity includes an element of discovery and an element of control. Thus it is neither the production of what was familiar, nor simply the di...
Journaling | My Paragraph Wishlist
Before I get started, let me put this article into some context. [Paragraph](https://paragraph.com/), the platform you are reading this article on ke...
Event | Ethereum Bolivia 2025
As some of you know, we recently moved in [Unlock Protocol](https://unlock-protocol.com/) DAO from a more centralized model of leadership (Lead Stewar...
Gaming | Witcher 3 Character Design
What makes The Witcher 3’s characters unforgettable isn't magic; in fact, it is psychology and a trained eye for the craft. In the most recent review...
Gaming | Crafting The Continent
This is the second article in the new "GAMING" vertical on my blog. For those of you who are curious as to why I added a new vertical and why it is ab...
Gaming | Why The Witcher 3 Still Rules
▼**Background Story Of The New Gaming Vertical** For those of you who don’t know, I’ve basically been gaming since Lara Croft first clambered onto my...
Behind The Scenes | Sea Breeze No. 2
Many of you loved the first BTS article about Sea Breeze; here comes edition two. Thank you guys for waiting for the second part of the BTS Sea Breeze...
Journaling | The Art of Excess
Life isn't easy! For no one. At the beginning, it feels like a never-ending quest, in the middle like the software got stuck, and I want to assume tha...
Resources | The Creator’s Guide to Transitioning from Web2 to Web3
_Updated on the 3rd of March 2026_ * * * **_As a creator, your content is your livelihood, but on Web2 platforms, you often don’t own your audience,...
Event | Decentraland's MFW '25
During last week's [Fashion Tech Tuesday's X space,](https://x.com/janeyparkxyz/status/1909622790874865883) run by the fabulous [Janey Park](https://x...
Event | Threads of Trust
Today, I had the honor of giving a talk hosted by [Anupa Dasgupta](https://www.linkedin.com/in/anupadasgupta/) from [Rolemodel Rebels](https://www.lin...
Behind The Scenes | Making NOVA No1
Background Story ---------------- With the internet in the hands of a few holders, I recently decided to create my own Metahuman avatar. The idea is ...
Update | #001
**Dear Fellow Creative,** I am excited to announce some positive changes to enhance your membership experience and protect our shared creative journe...
Resources | UE5 Course by Bad Decisions Studio
Background Story ---------------- Gaming has been a true passion of mine for many years. I keep telling the story of the first [Tomb Raider](https://...
Behind the Scenes | Sea Breeze No1
One day, I found myself doom-scrolling on Instagram, trying to figure out how to create a good portfolio piece showing off my Substance Designer skill...