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Alex Ries is a concept artist from Melbourne, Australia. He did not work for Unknown Worlds Entertainment during the development of the first Subnautica, but was employed after commenters on his Deviantart page said that his art looked like it would fit in Subnautica. After contacting Unknown Worlds he was hired to work on the game in the role of creature design.
Alex Ries is a concept artist from Melbourne, Australia. He did not work for ''Unknown Worlds Entertainment'' during the development of the first ''Subnautica'', but was employed after commenters on his DeviantArt page said that his art looked like it would fit in Subnautica. After contacting ''Unknown Worlds Entertainment'' he was hired to work on the game in the role of creature design. He made a majority of the designs for the creatures in [[Subnautica: Below Zero|''Below Zero'']].


Notable amongst Alex Ries' art is his fictional species of alien creatures; [https://www.deviantart.com/abiogenisis/gallery/53818589/Birrin-World the Birrin] as well as detailed descriptions of their planet and the local fauna.
Notable among Alex Ries' art is his fictional species of alien creatures; [https://www.deviantart.com/abiogenisis/gallery/53818589/Birrin-World the Birrin] as well as detailed descriptions of their planet and the local fauna.


Alex is also keen on paleo-art and natural history, artwork of this type can be found [https://www.alexries.com/non-fiction/ here].
Alex is also keen on paleo-art and natural history, artwork of this type can be found [https://www.alexries.com/non-fiction/ here].


Alex confirmed on Twitter that he has returned to work on [[Subnautica 2]]<ref>https://twitter.com/alexriesart/status/1735718765416026241</ref>.
Alex confirmed on Twitter that he has returned to work on [[Subnautica 2|''Subnautica 2'']]<ref>https://twitter.com/alexriesart/status/1735718765416026241</ref>.


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==

* Alex has been interviewed about his work on ''Below Zero'' by YouTubers on multiple occasions.
** YouTuber ''[https://www.youtube.com/@1UpNerdcore 1 Up Nerdcore]'' interviewed Alex over general details about his work on the game, and his life. The interview can be found [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTb-CR5K264 here].
** YouTube ''[https://www.youtube.com/@CuriousArchive Curious Archive]'' interviewed Alex, specifically over many of the creature designs that were ultimately scrapped from the game. This interview can be found [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpriXP451ys here].


==Artwork==
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</image> <label>Role</label> <label>Website(s)</label> <label>Twitter</label> <label>Twitch</label> <label>Artstation</label> <label>Youtube</label> <label>IMDb</label> <label>Joined</label> <label>Has Also Worked On</label> </infobox> Alex Ries is a concept artist from Melbourne, Australia. He did not work for Unknown Worlds Entertainment during the development of the first Subnautica, but was employed after commenters on his DeviantArt page said that his art looked like it would fit in Subnautica. After contacting Unknown Worlds Entertainment he was hired to work on the game in the role of creature design. He made a majority of the designs for the creatures in Below Zero. Notable among Alex Ries' art is his fictional species of alien creatures; the Birrin as well as detailed descriptions of their planet and the local fauna. Alex is also keen on paleo-art and natural history, artwork of this type can be found here. Alex confirmed on Twitter that he has returned to work on Subnautica 2[1].

Trivia

  • Alex has been interviewed about his work on Below Zero by YouTubers on multiple occasions.
    • YouTuber 1 Up Nerdcore interviewed Alex over general details about his work on the game, and his life. The interview can be found here.
    • YouTube Curious Archive interviewed Alex, specifically over many of the creature designs that were ultimately scrapped from the game. This interview can be found here.

Artwork

  • Pengwing (Final design)

    Pengwing (Final design)

  • "Alien Penguin Foot Detail"

    "Alien Penguin Foot Detail"

  • Pengling variants

    Pengling variants

  • "Alien Penguin Variants"

    "Alien Penguin Variants"

  • "Alien Penguin"

    "Alien Penguin"

  • Early "Alien Penguin"

    Early "Alien Penguin"

  • Early "Alien Penguin"

    Early "Alien Penguin"

  • Squidshark 06 (Final)

    Squidshark 06 (Final)

  • Squidshark (Early)

    Squidshark (Early)

  • Squidshark design (Early)

    Squidshark design (Early)

  • Early Bruteshark

    Early Bruteshark

  • "Titan Holefish Symbiote 3" (Final design)

    "Titan Holefish Symbiote 3" (Final design)

  • Unknown Fauna

    Unknown Fauna

  • Pinnicarid close-up

    Pinnicarid close-up

  • "Pinnicarid Info Sheet" (Final design)

    "Pinnicarid Info Sheet" (Final design)

  • "Pinnicarid"

    "Pinnicarid"

  • Color variants of Pinnicarid C

    Color variants of Pinnicarid C

  • Early Pinnicarid sketch

    Early Pinnicarid sketch

  • Later Pinnicarid sketch

    Later Pinnicarid sketch

  • Final Snowstalker

    Final Snowstalker

  • Early Snowstalker

    Early Snowstalker

  • Snowstalker A

    Snowstalker A

  • Snowstalker C

    Snowstalker C

  • A later Snowstalker design

    A later Snowstalker design

  • Ice Peeper final design

    Ice Peeper final design

  • Unused variants #1

    Unused variants #1

  • Unused variants #2

    Unused variants #2

  • Unused variants #3

    Unused variants #3

  • Unused variants #4

    Unused variants #4

  • Earlier Ice Peeper design

    Earlier Ice Peeper design

  • Final concept art

    Final concept art

  • Initial design, prior to being elevated to Leviathan status

    Initial design, prior to being elevated to Leviathan status

  • Mouth details

    Mouth details

  • Early design for the Void Chelicerate

    Early design for the Void Chelicerate

  • Ventgarden concept art

    Ventgarden concept art

  • Ventgarden Body Details

    Ventgarden Body Details

  • Ventgarden Interior Biosphere

    Ventgarden Interior Biosphere

  • Ventgarden "Central Plant" Details

    Ventgarden "Central Plant" Details

  • Ventgarden Apical Organ

    Ventgarden Apical Organ

  • Ventgarden Foot Details

    Ventgarden Foot Details

  • Early Ventgarden Sketch

    Early Ventgarden Sketch

  • Shadow Leviathan final concept

    Shadow Leviathan final concept

  • Front view

    Front view

  • Near-final concept

    Near-final concept

  • Earlier version of final

    Earlier version of final

  • Earlier version

    Earlier version

  • Alternate mouth designs

    Alternate mouth designs

  • Intermediary design

    Intermediary design

  • Ditto, mouth open

    Ditto, mouth open

  • Scrapped alternate design choice

    Scrapped alternate design choice

  • Head shots of scrapped design

    Head shots of scrapped design

  • Ditto

    Ditto

  • Older concept

    Older concept

  • Early sketches

    Early sketches

  • Early sketches

    Early sketches

  • First Shadow Leviathan concept

    First Shadow Leviathan concept

  • Ice Worm final design head-shot

    Ice Worm final design head-shot

  • Final body design

    Final body design

  • Ice Worm final head variants

    Ice Worm final head variants

  • Earlier Ice Worm design

    Earlier Ice Worm design

  • Earlier still

    Earlier still

  • Ice Dragon A

    Ice Dragon A

  • Ice Dragon 11A

    Ice Dragon 11A

  • Frontal art of the Ice Dragon

    Frontal art of the Ice Dragon

  • Ice Dragon eye concept

    Ice Dragon eye concept

  • Attack concepts

    Attack concepts

  • Alternate attack concepts

    Alternate attack concepts

  • Ice Dragon early sketch

    Ice Dragon early sketch

  • "Pygmy Crabsquid" (unused)

    "Pygmy Crabsquid" (unused)

  • Earlier Sea Monkey head design

    Earlier Sea Monkey head design

  • "Cheeky Creature Variants" #1 (unused)

    "Cheeky Creature Variants" #1 (unused)

  • "Cheeky Creature Variants" #2 (unused)

    "Cheeky Creature Variants" #2 (unused)

  • "Triops"

    "Triops"

  • Triops variants

    Triops variants

  • Trivavle variants

    Trivavle variants

  • "Globefish" (Adapted into Trivalve)

    "Globefish" (Adapted into Trivalve)

  • "Small fish 6" (Unused)

    "Small fish 6" (Unused)

  • "Small fish 7" (Unused)

    "Small fish 7" (Unused)

  • Final Discus concept art

    Final Discus concept art

  • Discus alternate designs

    Discus alternate designs

  • Brinewing infosheet

    Brinewing infosheet

  • Brinewing details

    Brinewing details

  • "Small Fish 4" (Partially unused)

    "Small Fish 4" (Partially unused)

  • Cryptosuchus final concept

    Cryptosuchus final concept

  • Crypotsuchus alternate designs

    Crypotsuchus alternate designs

  • "Predators" (partially unused)

    "Predators" (partially unused)

  • "Bulldog Trapjaw" (unused)

    "Bulldog Trapjaw" (unused)

  • Bulldog Trapjaw mouth details

    Bulldog Trapjaw mouth details

  • Arrow Ray variants

    Arrow Ray variants

  • Several small fauna species (unused)

    Several small fauna species (unused)

  • "Rainbow Fish 2"

    "Rainbow Fish 2"

  • Rainbow Bug (unused)

    Rainbow Bug (unused)

  • Alternate design for the Kitewing

    Alternate design for the Kitewing

  • Kitewing behavior

    Kitewing behavior

  • Alternate Kitewing behavior

    Alternate Kitewing behavior

  • "Subnautica Small Fish 3" (unused)

    "Subnautica Small Fish 3" (unused)

  • "Crested Reaper" (unused)

    "Crested Reaper" (unused)

  • "Shard 01" (unused)

    "Shard 01" (unused)

  • "Ice Breaker" (unused)

    "Ice Breaker" (unused)

  • "Thalassacean" (unused)

    "Thalassacean" (unused)

  • "Shardrunner" (unused)

    "Shardrunner" (unused)

  • "Lightspinner" (unused)

    "Lightspinner" (unused)

  • "Electrogami" (unused)

    "Electrogami" (unused)

  • "Shockstar" (unused)

    "Shockstar" (unused)

  • Predators A (unused)

    Predators A (unused)

  • "Painted Jellywing" (unused)

    "Painted Jellywing" (unused)

  • "Predators Various" (unused)

    "Predators Various" (unused)

  • "Small fish 02" (unused)

    "Small fish 02" (unused)

  • "Ascender Worm" (unused)

    "Ascender Worm" (unused)

  • "Gardener Eel" (unused)

    "Gardener Eel" (unused)

  • "Ventspider" (unused)

    "Ventspider" (unused)

  • "Sand Spear" (unused)

    "Sand Spear" (unused)

References

  1. ↑ https://twitter.com/alexriesart/status/1735718765416026241

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