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Benj Carter

@xauyho.bsky.social
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Founder @meshriftstudios.bsky.social 🌪️ Material & Environment Artist 🎨 Portfolio: www.artstation.com/benjcarter LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/benj-carter-159…

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Benj Carter @xauyho.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Our first sale of many to come! #gameart #freelance #materials
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Benj Carter @xauyho.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Here's a commission project the MeshRift team worked on throughout the beginning of this year. Feel free to check out the breakdown attached! #gamedev #gameart
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Benj Carter @xauyho.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Here's a side project I've been working on recently with a great team! So excited to show what we've been up to! www.meshriftstudios.com #gameart #art #gamedev #indie
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Alex from LWS Studio @longwintershadows.com · 05/07/2026
The Steam page for Distant Light Prologue is up! In stealth mode... For now... store.steampowered.com/app/4785580/... #indiedev #gamedev #FPS #horror #godot
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Benj Carter @xauyho.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Super excited for this announcement! Already added to my wishlist. Was thinking of doing another #Alien inspired artwork for a new personal project - but check out my previous ones! www.artstation.com/artwork/qJXOyD www.artstation.com/artwork/a09XL8 #gameart #art #materials
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MeshRift Studios @meshriftstudios.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
MeshRift does #Mayterials ! Days 13-14: Desolate 🌑 4.67 billion miles away, the desolate (ex-)member of our solar system - Pluto. Recreated procedurally with stylised twist. Created in #substancedesigner and rendered in #ue5. Created by Benj ( @xauyho.bsky.social )
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MeshRift Studios @meshriftstudios.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
MeshRift does #Mayterials ! Days 11-12: Opulent ✨ An ornamental fabric study inspired by sequins, beadwork and embroidery. Created in #substancedesigner and rendered in #ue5. Created by Becca (@beccastobbsskinner.bsky.social)
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MeshRift Studios @meshriftstudios.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
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MeshRift Studios @meshriftstudios.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
MeshRift does #Mayterials ! Days 9-10: Marine 🐟 Fish! Inspired by a combination of Comet Goldfish, White Sands Pupfish and Killifish. Created in #substancedesigner and rendered in #ue5. Created by Nora (@Nora)
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Benj Carter @xauyho.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
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MeshRift Studios @meshriftstudios.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
MeshRift does #mayterials ! Days 5-6: Terrestrial 🪨 A fractured volcanic glass material inspired by obsidian formations and conchoidal patterns. Created in #substancedesigner and rendered in #ue5 Created by Becca (@beccastobbsskinner.bsky.social )
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MeshRift Studios @meshriftstudios.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
MeshRift does #Mayterials ! Days 3-4: Condemned ⛓️‍💥 "Condemned to hell" A hell's floor inspired piece, cracked rock with flowing magma. Created in #substancedesigner and rendered in #ue5. Created by Nora (@erenitoka)
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MeshRift Studios @meshriftstudios.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
MeshRift does #Mayterials ! Day 1-2: Industrial 🏭 A recreation of a cleanroom / factory conveyor with slight surface damage and minimal grunge. Created in #substancedesigner and rendered in #ue5 . Created by Benj (@xauyho.bsky.social)
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Alex from LWS Studio @longwintershadows.com · 24/04/2026
Show off your indie game, the 3 games that inspired it, and link to your game! Demo for my game is coming soon... #solodev #indiedev #godot #fps
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Benj Carter @xauyho.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
#PortfolioDay ! I'm Benj, a 3D Materials and Environment artist from the UK. Starting out freelancing and open for more opportunities. 😄 www.artstation.com/benjcarter/ Also check out what I have on sale!: www.artstation.com/benjcarter/s... #materials #environment #gameart #art #indie
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Benj Carter @xauyho.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
I finished Death Stranding 2 for the first time the other day and haven’t had the heart to put down the game since. Such a brilliant story with amazing execution. Also spent may too much time in photo mode too #DS2 #VirtualPhotography
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Benj Carter @xauyho.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
#textures #substancedesigner #materials #gameart #art #freelance
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Benj Carter @xauyho.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
New Cathedral Floor Substance Material available for purchase! www.artstation.com/a/54000754 Created in Substance Designer. #materials #gameart #art #freelance #indie #textures #substancedesigner #substance
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Benj Carter @xauyho.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
#procedural #materials #substancedesigner #alien Alien Inspired Lockers Timelapse
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Catsuka @catsuka.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Long live 2D animation (& practical effects).
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Benj Carter @xauyho.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
‘Hexed: Building a Horror Environment in VR’ Alongside two of my team members, we were asked to write a project breakdown for TheRookies. Covering from initial inspiration to development and achieving Finalist. Be sure to read it here! : discover.therookies.co/2026/02/27/h... #indie #gameart #art
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Hexed: Building a Horror Environment in VR
From concept to engine, a breakdown of constructing the VR environment 'Hexed' written by team members Benj Carter, Kleo Vigh and Natasha Frazer.
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Benj Carter @xauyho.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
#procedural #substancedesigner #art #gameart
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Benj Carter @xauyho.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Stylised Materials www.artstation.com/artwork/kQkV6x www.artstation.com/artwork/Ov4Q8k #substancedesigner #materials #gameart #stylised #art #textures
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Benj Carter @xauyho.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
nephilim_acuity.mp4 Render: tinyurl.com/nephilimacuity Breakdown: tinyurl.com/53w4uv9w #blender #blender3d #art #gameart #indie #substancedesigner #retro #horror #psx #pixel
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Benj Carter @xauyho.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Stone Tiles Substance Breakdown: tinyurl.com/ytmvrbz8 #substancedesigner #materials #gameart #art #pbr #ue5 #gamedev #indie #procedural
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Benj Carter @xauyho.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
garfield static cleaning team Render: tinyurl.com/yev8h9eu Breakdown: tinyurl.com/2sx3e4f5 #blender #indie #art #gameart #blender3d #substancedesigner #viewport #garfield
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Benj Carter @xauyho.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Materials from 'Hexed'. tinyurl.com/4t5jnyyn #substancedesigner #materials #gameart #art
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MeshRift Studios @meshriftstudios.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Launching soon! A new 3D art studio, building with indie developers in mind, creating easy-to-use, bespoke art! We’ll be sharing our process on Instagram as our first projects come to life. Sounds interesting? Feel free to follow at: 🚨@meshriftstudios 🚨 www.instagram.com/meshriftstud...
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Benj Carter @xauyho.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Been a bit quiet on BlueSky recently. I've recently finished my Retro-Futuristic trim sheet #material made procedurally in #substancedesigner. Renders and breakdowns can be found here! - www.artstation.com/artwork/qJXOyD. #ue5 #textures #indie #fma #alien #photoshop #marmoset #artstation #unreal
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Benj Carter @xauyho.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
I’ve recently gotten around to posting my updated biomechanical environment project to #TheRookies! I’ve worked on the resolution of the textures, balancing the UVs of trims and fixing lighting. Check out the entry here - www.therookies.co/entries/38390 #indie #gameart #materials #textures #ue5
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Benj Carter @xauyho.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
Finally got round to posting the work I did on my most recent uni team project! Empyrean - Materials www.artstation.com/artwork/6LDGZr Empyrean - Trim Sheets www.artstation.com/artwork/BkDLO6 #screenshotsaturday #gameart #gameedev #indie #materials #substancedesigner #ue5 #unrealengine #indie
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Benj Carter @xauyho.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
I’ve recently participated in a #LOTR themed monthly challenge held by #FMA. I tasked myself with creating the Arkenstone on dwarven treasure. Learnt a lot from this project! Using Subsurface Profile and properly using the Atlas Scatter node. #substancedesigner #gameart #art #ue5
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Benj Carter @xauyho.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Happy #PortfolioDay ! I’m Benj from the UK and I’m a 3D material and environment artist graduating this June! I love working in Substance Designer and creating real-time environments in UE5. #materials #gameart #environment Portfolio - www.artstation.com/benjcarter
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Benj Carter @xauyho.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
For my final 3rd-Year uni project, I am making a game demo set on Mount Olympus. As one of the team's material artists, I've been creating natural materials like moss and rock alongside some trim sheets. Here are some wips! #substancedesigner #gameart #materials #textures #environments
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Benj Carter @xauyho.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
For #screenshotsaturday, I uploaded my entry into FMA's WW2 weekly challenge. You can check out the breakdowns here! - www.artstation.com/artwork/oJ8Y2J Procedurally created and fully rendered in #substancedesigner #materials #gameart #fma #textures #gamedev #indie #ue5 #environmentart
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Benj Carter @xauyho.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
I've been revamping my old Borderlands-inspired material ArtStation post - www.artstation.com/artwork/kQkV6x . This includes a closer look at the procedural outline breakdown and better renders! #substancedesigner #materials #textures #gameart #gamedev #borderlands #stylistic #portfolio #ue5
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Benj Carter @xauyho.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
I've posted the material work I did for my university VR team project, "Hexed". My team and I were extremely pleased with how the project turned out within the 12 weeks! You can check out the breakdown here! - www.artstation.com/artwork/lGy06V #art #gameart #substancedesigner #materials #gamedev
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Benj Carter @xauyho.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
I've been playing around with the #ue5 Nanite Displacement channel over the past few days. Here's a quick render of my most recent material displacing the landscape! ⛰️ #materials #substancedesigner #gameart #gamedev #art #nanite #unrealengine
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Benj Carter @xauyho.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
I've recently completed my Advanced Specialism course in Materials where I created a custom environment inspired by the works of H.R. Giger and the #Alien franchise. You can check out the Artstation post here! - www.artstation.com/artwork/a09XL8 Using #substancedesigner. #ue5 . #maya and #zbrush
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Benj Carter @xauyho.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
Happy Holidays ! ❄️🎄🎉 Thought i’d share some gingerbread #substancedesigner material renders for the festive season. #gameart #gamedev #materials #textures #christmas #indie
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Benj Carter @xauyho.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
#ArtStationRecap2024 🎉 Glad with the progress I made this year! Bring on 2025 💪🏼😄 You can see my ArtStation here www.artstation.com/benjcarter #Portfolio #GameArt #SubstanceDesigner #Indie #Materials #Props #Environments
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Benj Carter @xauyho.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
As promised, you can find the material breakdown on Artstation here: www.artstation.com/artwork/eRx5WZ . In addition to this, I’m please to say that my material got featured by #FutureMaterialArtists in the form of a deeper breakdown, found here www.linkedin.com/posts/ezequi... #gameart #materials
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Kintsugi Material - Substance Designer, Benj Carter
Kintsugi is the ancient Japanese art of repairing broken pottery or ceramic with different materials like gold, silver or glass. For a weekly challenge I participated in, I created this procedural mat...
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Benj Carter @xauyho.bsky.social · 07/12/2024
Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken ceramic with gold. As part of a weekly challenge, I created a procedural Kintsugi material in #substancedesigner and rendered it in #ue5. I'm extremely pleased with how these turned out! #gameart #materials #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #kintsugi
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Benj Carter @xauyho.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Here are some recent work-in-progress cloth assets and textures made over the past week. 🧣🍃 #gameart #substancedesigner #blender #materials #clothsim #textures #props #maya
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Wayne Haag @ankaris.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
For all matte painters and concept artists. These are scans of the original b/w line artwork created for the brass etched silhouettes used in BLADE RUNNER. They were scanned whilst we were working on THE FIFTH ELEMENT These are a free download Enjoy! ankaris.gumroad.com/l/EpePN
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Original Blade Runner Textures
When I was working on The Fifth Element at Digital Domain in 1996, we had access to the original black line art that was used to create the brass etched pieces for the miniatures. The line work was cr...
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Benj Carter @xauyho.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
Thought i’d also share some props i’ve created over the past year to here 🤘🏼. You can see more renders and background info on my Artstation here - www.artstation.com/benjcarter #gameart #props #gamedev #substancepainter #ue5 #maya #blender
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Benj Carter @xauyho.bsky.social · 09/11/2024
#screenshotsaturday Here are some of the modular materials i’ve been making over the past week for a short horror game i’ve been developing with friends in #ue5🤘🏼👻 #gameart #art #substancedesigner #materials #gamedev #horror #indiegame
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Benj Carter @xauyho.bsky.social · 03/11/2024
I made a stylistic herringbone floor material to try out #instaMAT Studio. It is effortless to use and includes so many features to explore. Rendered in Unreal Engine 5. #gameart #art #materials #textures #ue5 #substancedesigner
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Daniel Dehne | Open for work @dehnda.bsky.social · 28/10/2024
Something I found out yesterday. If you have multiple output sets in #SubstanceDesigner you set the `Group` Label and then select the group in the export window. Super useful :D #gameart #procedural
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Benj Carter @xauyho.bsky.social · 01/11/2024
Sorry if you’re squeamish! Here’s a modular gore material i’ve been working on in #substancedesigner for my uni #VR team project recently. It’s been really fun to create horror assets during October 👻 #gamedev #gameart #materials #texturing #horror #horrorgame #ue5
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