Master your craft. Ship real products. Sharpen your edge.
Join a community where creativity meets execution and mastery grows through meaningful contribution.
Welcome to The Smithy
The Smithy is a community platform for collaboration, communication, and contribution. Whether you're an aspiring artist, a driven developer, a skilled storyteller, or an earnest educator, The Smithy provides:
Just-in-time tools and training
Advance your practice with resources when you need them
Active projects to apply your skills
Put what you learn into practice with real work that ships
A supportive community
Where mistakes become learnings that fuel growth
Featured Projects
These are our flagship projects—each one pushing the boundaries of creativity, education, and technology.
The Smithy
Creator tools and community for building real-world projects
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Diverse Expertise, Shared Purpose
From artists to developers, musicians to storytellers—see how our community contributes
Rihards Kurts
Visual ArtistCreating Worlds
Erick Alcántara
Sound DesignerComposing Soundscapes
Michael Hamilton
Game DeveloperBuilding Grit
"I'm learning game development while deepening my psychology expertise. The Smithy gives me space to experiment with emotional frameworks for NPCs. I'm building systems that help young players navigate complex feelings. The practice is real, even when the characters aren't."
— Anna Mikeda, Developmental Psychologist
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Whether you're just starting out or refining your expertise, The Smithy gives you the space to grow through meaningful work.
Your craft. Your community. Your mastery.