Things You Were Too Afraid to Ask: Ben 'mantegra' Davis

(badman) #1

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Character Artist Ben ‘mantegra’ Davies is the latest and most unsuspecting-est subject of our tireless series of staff interviews. We originally imported (or is that re-imported?) Ben from Australia many years ago to work on Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars and he’s now part of the team behind the characters in Brink.
To find out more about Ben, how he got his start in 3D modeling, his tips for aspiring artists, and why replacing n’s with r’s always results in cool nicknames, slip your shrimp/eyeballs on the barbie/full interview in his profile.

(S14Y3R) #2

He has admitted to riding ostriches and pigs and eating kangaroo, although almost always after they’re dead. No, he doesn’t ride the ostriches and pigs after they’re, no, that’s right, yes, no, yes, yes, the kangaroos are dead and yes, that’s right. Good, glad we cleared that up.

Haha! That cracked me up! I have to read more of these interviews. Keep up the Great modelling Ben! :stroggtapir:

(Sabayon) #3

GDF characters do look bad ass in etqw :smiley: He did a great job on them. Specially for a first project. Not even finishing second year :smiley: Nice! :smiley:

(KeiraU) #4

Ben has been in his second year at the Academy of Interactive Entertainment in Canberra, but threw the whole thing in to drink deep and sweet from the foaming brew that is the Damage that is Splash.
Ben’s hobbies include drawing, painting, rock climbing, climb drawing, cave painting, rocking and panting, rocking and rolling and pawing. He has admitted to riding ostriches and pigs and eating kangaroo, although almost always after they’re dead. No, he doesn’t ride the ostriches and pigs after they’re, no, that’s right, yes, no, yes, yes, the kangaroos are dead and yes, that’s right. Good, glad we cleared that up. Ben is hundreds of miles long, heavily sediment and has worked as a stunt double for the Orinoco and Darling Rivers. I think he doesn’t need any instant cash.

(Loffy) #5

Hi! Great work on GDF. Did you leave your country and moved to London? Must have been a big step. In ETQW, the overheat animation for the hyperblaster is funny - I appreciated it. Will we see similar animations, with touches of humour in them, in BRINK?

(DarkangelUK) #6

He looks relatively normal for SD, what’s the catch?

(Nail) #7

He forgot his hat

(Exedore) #8

Appearances can be deceiving.

(.FROST.) #9

Wow, just saw this http://www.cgsociety.org/index.php/CGSFeatures/CGSFeatureSpecial/armed_dangerous_winners , the guy is amazing, love it.

(Loffy) #10

I wouldn’t want to meet that monster!!

(.FROST.) #11

Actually I meant Ben Davis is an amazing artist, but I think it works both ways. :slight_smile: