Jake Benbow
@jakebenbow.bsky.social
3D Artist @ Futurlab
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I’m incredibly excited to be starting a new position as a 3D Artist at @futurlab.co.uk this week! 🥳
It's another step in my journey and one I'm really looking forward to, with some fun projects on the horizon and a super friendly and welcoming team!
It's another step in my journey and one I'm really looking forward to, with some fun projects on the horizon and a super friendly and welcoming team!
August 12, 2025 at 9:32 AM
I’m incredibly excited to be starting a new position as a 3D Artist at @futurlab.co.uk this week! 🥳
It's another step in my journey and one I'm really looking forward to, with some fun projects on the horizon and a super friendly and welcoming team!
It's another step in my journey and one I'm really looking forward to, with some fun projects on the horizon and a super friendly and welcoming team!
Process breakdown for the rocks in my current personal project. Sculpted in ZBrush, processed in Houdini, rendered in Unreal.
June 3, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Process breakdown for the rocks in my current personal project. Sculpted in ZBrush, processed in Houdini, rendered in Unreal.
Been learning a bit of speedtree for a personal project I'm working up. Very out of my wheelhouse but happy with the results, might revisit them again later to make a few tweaks.
Shoutout to @artofdape.bsky.social, would recommend his excellent vegetation course to anyone starting out with trees.
Shoutout to @artofdape.bsky.social, would recommend his excellent vegetation course to anyone starting out with trees.
May 16, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Been learning a bit of speedtree for a personal project I'm working up. Very out of my wheelhouse but happy with the results, might revisit them again later to make a few tweaks.
Shoutout to @artofdape.bsky.social, would recommend his excellent vegetation course to anyone starting out with trees.
Shoutout to @artofdape.bsky.social, would recommend his excellent vegetation course to anyone starting out with trees.
#01 - Overgrown
Would it even be a monthly challenge if I didn't immediately fall behind schedule...
Definitely need to improve my speed and try to not get bogged down in the weeds, but I do think this turned out really nice!
#Mayterials2025 #Mayterials @theclubdiscord.bsky.social
Would it even be a monthly challenge if I didn't immediately fall behind schedule...
Definitely need to improve my speed and try to not get bogged down in the weeds, but I do think this turned out really nice!
#Mayterials2025 #Mayterials @theclubdiscord.bsky.social
May 4, 2025 at 3:25 PM
#01 - Overgrown
Would it even be a monthly challenge if I didn't immediately fall behind schedule...
Definitely need to improve my speed and try to not get bogged down in the weeds, but I do think this turned out really nice!
#Mayterials2025 #Mayterials @theclubdiscord.bsky.social
Would it even be a monthly challenge if I didn't immediately fall behind schedule...
Definitely need to improve my speed and try to not get bogged down in the weeds, but I do think this turned out really nice!
#Mayterials2025 #Mayterials @theclubdiscord.bsky.social
Something in the works...
March 2, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Something in the works...
Wood plank sculpt practice in ZBrush
February 20, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Wood plank sculpt practice in ZBrush
Need to get back into this project and wrap it up
January 24, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Need to get back into this project and wrap it up
Got one more project that I wanted to get finished before the end of 2024, but it's still been a good year. Excited to move on to even bigger and better things in 2025!
#ArtStationRecap2024
#ArtStationRecap2024
December 16, 2024 at 8:38 PM
Got one more project that I wanted to get finished before the end of 2024, but it's still been a good year. Excited to move on to even bigger and better things in 2025!
#ArtStationRecap2024
#ArtStationRecap2024
I'm really happy with the way this turned out, and how it straddles the line between realism and stylisation. The materials read well but they've still got that sketchiness that I love
more renders on Artstation too: www.artstation.com/artwork/1Nwk63
more renders on Artstation too: www.artstation.com/artwork/1Nwk63
November 26, 2024 at 1:00 PM
I'm really happy with the way this turned out, and how it straddles the line between realism and stylisation. The materials read well but they've still got that sketchiness that I love
more renders on Artstation too: www.artstation.com/artwork/1Nwk63
more renders on Artstation too: www.artstation.com/artwork/1Nwk63
Another material study from this year, a thick and chunky rockface. This was one of the jumping off points for that underground base environment that I've still yet to finish, which I will *definitely* return to finish before the year is out...
November 21, 2024 at 10:14 AM
Another material study from this year, a thick and chunky rockface. This was one of the jumping off points for that underground base environment that I've still yet to finish, which I will *definitely* return to finish before the year is out...
Some more old work, this time based on a concept by Brian Sum from his AFTRMRKT art book.
November 19, 2024 at 7:16 PM
Some more old work, this time based on a concept by Brian Sum from his AFTRMRKT art book.
A procedural approach to hand painted normal cracks in Substance Painter. I just paint in a single mask and then some slope blur and anchor point tricks give me both the light and shadow faces of the crack without having to paint them independently.
November 14, 2024 at 8:59 PM
A procedural approach to hand painted normal cracks in Substance Painter. I just paint in a single mask and then some slope blur and anchor point tricks give me both the light and shadow faces of the crack without having to paint them independently.
Some more old work, a bamboo wall material study from back in the summer.
November 14, 2024 at 9:49 AM
Some more old work, a bamboo wall material study from back in the summer.
Some more old work from a few years back, where I made a little run of daily hard surface studies. Very fun, and a very valuable exercise. These sorts of renders were what really got the ball rolling for me in terms of building a presence online, so I have fond memories of them.
November 4, 2024 at 9:04 PM
Some more old work from a few years back, where I made a little run of daily hard surface studies. Very fun, and a very valuable exercise. These sorts of renders were what really got the ball rolling for me in terms of building a presence online, so I have fond memories of them.
The first of a series of material studies I did back in the summer to get a bit more familiar with Substance Designer.
The second render is my favourite, where I've just plugged a different tile generator into the graph - shows off the power of a good procedural setup.
The second render is my favourite, where I've just plugged a different tile generator into the graph - shows off the power of a good procedural setup.
October 28, 2024 at 11:03 PM
The first of a series of material studies I did back in the summer to get a bit more familiar with Substance Designer.
The second render is my favourite, where I've just plugged a different tile generator into the graph - shows off the power of a good procedural setup.
The second render is my favourite, where I've just plugged a different tile generator into the graph - shows off the power of a good procedural setup.
A good ZBrush project is like an onion... it has layers 🤌
October 25, 2024 at 9:40 PM
A good ZBrush project is like an onion... it has layers 🤌
Nasty decal stretching
October 25, 2024 at 4:31 PM
Nasty decal stretching
People liked this video back when I posted it on Twitter, so I'll repost it on here for fresh eyes 👀
This is a way of creating masks out of painterly textures and using those to quickly lay down interesting shapes and strokes early on for some nice stylized colour and roughness variation!
This is a way of creating masks out of painterly textures and using those to quickly lay down interesting shapes and strokes early on for some nice stylized colour and roughness variation!
October 24, 2024 at 12:34 PM
People liked this video back when I posted it on Twitter, so I'll repost it on here for fresh eyes 👀
This is a way of creating masks out of painterly textures and using those to quickly lay down interesting shapes and strokes early on for some nice stylized colour and roughness variation!
This is a way of creating masks out of painterly textures and using those to quickly lay down interesting shapes and strokes early on for some nice stylized colour and roughness variation!
Started the sculpting on this, getting back into the ZBrush headspace. I also binned off the braided handle in favour of a more makeshift wrap, gives the handle a more interesting shape and it'll also expose the wood underneath for some material breakup
October 21, 2024 at 6:17 PM
Started the sculpting on this, getting back into the ZBrush headspace. I also binned off the braided handle in favour of a more makeshift wrap, gives the handle a more interesting shape and it'll also expose the wood underneath for some material breakup
4 of my favourite games 🎮
One of these things is not like the other
One of these things is not like the other
October 21, 2024 at 5:33 PM
4 of my favourite games 🎮
One of these things is not like the other
One of these things is not like the other
Let's post some more old stuff - these props from last year were some of the first I made in my move into more NPR art.
I remember getting so caught up in trying to find the "right answers" at the time, and now a year on there's lots I'd do differently. There's no substitute for time and practice.
I remember getting so caught up in trying to find the "right answers" at the time, and now a year on there's lots I'd do differently. There's no substitute for time and practice.
October 21, 2024 at 12:21 PM
Let's post some more old stuff - these props from last year were some of the first I made in my move into more NPR art.
I remember getting so caught up in trying to find the "right answers" at the time, and now a year on there's lots I'd do differently. There's no substitute for time and practice.
I remember getting so caught up in trying to find the "right answers" at the time, and now a year on there's lots I'd do differently. There's no substitute for time and practice.
Bluesky's open, quite one art to promote yourself!
October 18, 2024 at 8:19 AM
Bluesky's open, quite one art to promote yourself!
Going to post here more often going forward, starting with some work I've done over the past year since I last posted on here.
Club Backrooms, created in Unreal Engine. I experimented a lot with new workflows in this one, and it all came together pretty well.
www.artstation.com/artwork/m8VKLv
Club Backrooms, created in Unreal Engine. I experimented a lot with new workflows in this one, and it all came together pretty well.
www.artstation.com/artwork/m8VKLv
October 17, 2024 at 8:01 AM
Going to post here more often going forward, starting with some work I've done over the past year since I last posted on here.
Club Backrooms, created in Unreal Engine. I experimented a lot with new workflows in this one, and it all came together pretty well.
www.artstation.com/artwork/m8VKLv
Club Backrooms, created in Unreal Engine. I experimented a lot with new workflows in this one, and it all came together pretty well.
www.artstation.com/artwork/m8VKLv
Been doing lots of little bits and bobs here and there for the cafe scene, it's coming together nicely
October 17, 2023 at 1:38 PM
Been doing lots of little bits and bobs here and there for the cafe scene, it's coming together nicely