harley b; artist, writer, designer, developer
hrmbcarts@gmail.com | itch.io (gamedev) | casting call (voice work)
I am an Australian freelance creative born and raised in Melbourne, and currently living in rural New South Wales. Having a passion for music, media and art, I love combining everything that excites me to both illustrate and write my projects. While I pride myself on exploring new creative styles and pursuits some of my passions include; fancy rats, 90s FMV games, classic films and many genres of metal music.
As a writer I enjoy exploring narrative depth, emotional and nuanced characters, and constructing immersive worlds that span across many genres. Whilst I don’t limit myself, I do play favourites with a few genres such as mystery, supernatural, post-apocalyptic, horror, suspense, noir, western and retrofuturism. Key points of my writing focuses on complexity and atmosphere.
As an artist my works reflect my influences from music, film and games. I often draw to appreciate these creations. My main influence stem from rock, gothic and heavy metal subcultures, as well as popculture. The duality of light and dark intrigues me and is often present in my work.
In my experience and study I have worked in multiple fields over the years including IT, web design, digital media and game development. Over the years I have studied creative writing, previously run my own writers group, and am currently working as a freelance scriptwriter for indie projects. More recently I met a group of wonderful people during Women Game Jam 2021 and together we created Dream Team, a small games development team. We’ve released 7 titles so far, details of which can be seen on my works page.
If you are in search of creative services, I am always available to network! I am currently available for remote, freelance work and have flexible hours despite the Aussie timezone.
What I’ve Been Up To…
2023
1st published title was released (Protodroid DeLTA), credited as script editor.
Attended PAXAUS2023 as an Enforcer.
Joined MM Games as an Associate Writer.
Released my 7th game as writer.