Ben Leary

hard surfaces and all that!

I'll be at DICE Wed and Thur (for the first time). Say hi!

this dude sitting near me at the restaurant is a dead ringer for John Carmack. Had to look up a photo to be sure

‘It’s the underground Met Gala of concrete murderzone design’: welcome to the Quake Brutalist Game Jam Quake Brutalist Jam began as a celebration of old-fashioned shooter level design, but its latest version is one step away from being a game in its own right

‘It’s the underground Met Gala of concrete murderzone design’: welcome to the Quake Brutalist Game Jam

Check out the first of our open dev stuff! We will be showing as much as we can as we start to build out our first level after completing our proof of concept prototype. More cool stuff in the works to, including a glimpse of that prototype!

Work I did for the Paladin vehicle for Borderlands 4

Flying machines collection.
How about yours?

Flying machines collection.
How about yours?

today's study~

The image depicts a man in a suit in stylized, bright graphics. The figure is rendered in rigid geometric shapes, with a predominance of yellow-green and dark orange tones creating a sharp contrast. The character wears a dark jacket with a bow tie and a shirt with vertical stripes. He wears round glasses. In his hand, he holds a glass with a clear drink and straws, which gives the scene the atmosphere of an evening or social conversation. Large palm leaves are visible in the background.

Artist! Quote with your yellow art! 💛

What a remarkable human, and what a remarkable thing to know that she passed bemused at reading her own eulogies.

Rest in peace, Rebecca. Thank you for everything.

get crunchied NOW

post from Renan Porto's twitter, the post says "É Brasiiiiil 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷 Nem nos meus sonhos mais malucos eu imaginei que um dia faria uma pintura do Bowser gostosão para um material oficial, anunciado pelo Miyamoto em pessoa. 😭 Eu ri tanto de descrença enquanto pintava, vcs nao tem idea kkkk" attached to the post is a screencap from the Super Mario Galaxy Movie trailer of Bowser holding a painting of Buff Bowser with Princess Peach

"Not even in my wildest dreams did I imagine that one day I would paint a picture of hot Bowser for official material, announced by Miyamoto himself. 😭 I laughed so hard in disbelief while painting, you have no idea lol"

#dailyart 62 : a car

Quake Brutalist Jam has been extended to Nov 30th.

if you feel like you found out too late or didn't have the time, now's your chance!

Many full time creatives have “invisible safety nets” like bread-winning partners, trust funds, external support, etc. No shame on anyone, but it creates a false vision of success. The cost of going to cons alone on top of hoping to eat as a freelancer are untenable, IMO.

Starting to make my way through rendering the work I did for Starlight Re:Volver :) First up is our NPC Flora! www.artstation.com/artwork/Zl1XbN

its been a long time coming. happy the mask is off, at least

i think im done futzing around with the high poly on this guy

The Mysterious Guylophone!
Part xylophone, part guy! This menacing marimba mercenary donks out the most damaging tones anyone's ever heard! Able to execute melodies from any angle with his mallets, The Guylophone silently stalks his foes before unleashing the glockenspiel!
#0620

Now that’s what I call Pringling

Pre-order your copy of @ABRAMSbooks’ The Art of Star Wars: Andor (The Complete Series) today! Featuring artwork from all 24 episodes, plus extensive interviews with creator Tony Gilroy, star Diego Luna, Emmy-winning production designer Luke Hull, and many more! (May 19, 2026)

Unscheduled all-hands meeting.

How I imagine you sickos

I had the pleasure of designing this little horror for Alien Earth :)

Another bone-spacecraft. I may redo it but, as usual, that will be some other time and place, so I don't get stuck on the same idea.

Looks like my calendar is free from November onward. Available for concept deign jobs for hard surface/sci fi work! Re shares appreciated!

woof!

Hi! I was laid off from Firaxis this morning. I wrote leaders and civs for Civilization VII (NDA for now) and Deadpool and Storm for Marvel's Midnight Suns. I also wrote the award-nominated Hindsight.

I'm available for full time, remote work starting ASAP. DMs are open:

emmkid.info

I got laid off from Firaxis today. I helped ship Marvel's Midnight Suns DLC and Civilization VII, and would love to talk to you about mid level Producer roles.