Ben Bender
@benbender.bsky.social
Reuben Award winning creator of Beorn: The Littlest Viking Saga
Married to a good witch
Father to a gremlin
Married to a good witch
Father to a gremlin
Some new Daily Drawings from so far this week.
October 5, 2023 at 3:39 PM
Some new Daily Drawings from so far this week.
Maybe, possibly, for a little comic I MIGHT do.
In all seriousness, I've thought for so long about doing a slice of life comic about my little family.
In all seriousness, I've thought for so long about doing a slice of life comic about my little family.
September 28, 2023 at 4:50 PM
Maybe, possibly, for a little comic I MIGHT do.
In all seriousness, I've thought for so long about doing a slice of life comic about my little family.
In all seriousness, I've thought for so long about doing a slice of life comic about my little family.
Fitz & Brutus. A Moment
Remember to take time for yourself, folks. Especially when you feel like you can't afford to. That's when we need it the most.
Remember to take time for yourself, folks. Especially when you feel like you can't afford to. That's when we need it the most.
September 20, 2023 at 7:19 PM
Fitz & Brutus. A Moment
Remember to take time for yourself, folks. Especially when you feel like you can't afford to. That's when we need it the most.
Remember to take time for yourself, folks. Especially when you feel like you can't afford to. That's when we need it the most.
Spider-Man Daily Drawing
8.5x11 ink and white paint on bristol
Original art will be available on Friday!
8.5x11 ink and white paint on bristol
Original art will be available on Friday!
September 20, 2023 at 3:29 PM
Spider-Man Daily Drawing
8.5x11 ink and white paint on bristol
Original art will be available on Friday!
8.5x11 ink and white paint on bristol
Original art will be available on Friday!
Harry Potter and Hedwig Daily Drawing
September 19, 2023 at 4:25 PM
Harry Potter and Hedwig Daily Drawing
Hiccup and Toothless commission
September 19, 2023 at 4:25 PM
Hiccup and Toothless commission
Some older Daily Drawings.
September 19, 2023 at 10:57 AM
Some older Daily Drawings.
Groo Daily Drawing.
September 19, 2023 at 10:56 AM
Groo Daily Drawing.
Fitz & Brutus. Thirsty.
September 19, 2023 at 10:56 AM
Fitz & Brutus. Thirsty.
Usagi Yojimbo Daily Drawing (commission)
September 19, 2023 at 10:55 AM
Usagi Yojimbo Daily Drawing (commission)
Ludo Daily Drawing.
September 19, 2023 at 10:55 AM
Ludo Daily Drawing.
No-Face Daily Drawing
Check out my recent studio hangout. I ink this fella and talk about transformational discipline. Are you growing as a person or just gaining skill?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Flli...
Check out my recent studio hangout. I ink this fella and talk about transformational discipline. Are you growing as a person or just gaining skill?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Flli...
September 4, 2023 at 4:33 PM
No-Face Daily Drawing
Check out my recent studio hangout. I ink this fella and talk about transformational discipline. Are you growing as a person or just gaining skill?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Flli...
Check out my recent studio hangout. I ink this fella and talk about transformational discipline. Are you growing as a person or just gaining skill?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Flli...
Kamaji Daily Drawing
6x9 ink and whiteout/paint on bristol
The Boiler Man is one of my absolute favorite characters in Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away. Such an awesome design and fun character!
6x9 ink and whiteout/paint on bristol
The Boiler Man is one of my absolute favorite characters in Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away. Such an awesome design and fun character!
August 30, 2023 at 5:34 PM
Kamaji Daily Drawing
6x9 ink and whiteout/paint on bristol
The Boiler Man is one of my absolute favorite characters in Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away. Such an awesome design and fun character!
6x9 ink and whiteout/paint on bristol
The Boiler Man is one of my absolute favorite characters in Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away. Such an awesome design and fun character!
Totoro Daily Drawing
6x9 ink and whiteout/paint on bristol
Oh, this big lug. I love the feeling of Miyazaki's "cozy adventure" movies. I think I appreciate them much more as I'm getting older, for sure :)
6x9 ink and whiteout/paint on bristol
Oh, this big lug. I love the feeling of Miyazaki's "cozy adventure" movies. I think I appreciate them much more as I'm getting older, for sure :)
August 29, 2023 at 6:44 PM
Totoro Daily Drawing
6x9 ink and whiteout/paint on bristol
Oh, this big lug. I love the feeling of Miyazaki's "cozy adventure" movies. I think I appreciate them much more as I'm getting older, for sure :)
6x9 ink and whiteout/paint on bristol
Oh, this big lug. I love the feeling of Miyazaki's "cozy adventure" movies. I think I appreciate them much more as I'm getting older, for sure :)
TMNT Daily Drawings
6x9 ink and white paint on bristol
Loved working on these. Next up, I'm gonna slap some color on them and consider some prints. I stopped making prints a long while back, but I've had some folks ask here and there lately, so I'm thinking about it again.
6x9 ink and white paint on bristol
Loved working on these. Next up, I'm gonna slap some color on them and consider some prints. I stopped making prints a long while back, but I've had some folks ask here and there lately, so I'm thinking about it again.
August 26, 2023 at 6:29 PM
TMNT Daily Drawings
6x9 ink and white paint on bristol
Loved working on these. Next up, I'm gonna slap some color on them and consider some prints. I stopped making prints a long while back, but I've had some folks ask here and there lately, so I'm thinking about it again.
6x9 ink and white paint on bristol
Loved working on these. Next up, I'm gonna slap some color on them and consider some prints. I stopped making prints a long while back, but I've had some folks ask here and there lately, so I'm thinking about it again.
Raph Daily Drawing
6x9 ink on bristol
Working at 6x9 is way nicer than 4x6. The small size doesn't allow me to play around as much. Also, not sure I actually want to paint these. Maybe digital color and make a print set...after the other two are done, of course ;)
6x9 ink on bristol
Working at 6x9 is way nicer than 4x6. The small size doesn't allow me to play around as much. Also, not sure I actually want to paint these. Maybe digital color and make a print set...after the other two are done, of course ;)
August 23, 2023 at 6:12 PM
Raph Daily Drawing
6x9 ink on bristol
Working at 6x9 is way nicer than 4x6. The small size doesn't allow me to play around as much. Also, not sure I actually want to paint these. Maybe digital color and make a print set...after the other two are done, of course ;)
6x9 ink on bristol
Working at 6x9 is way nicer than 4x6. The small size doesn't allow me to play around as much. Also, not sure I actually want to paint these. Maybe digital color and make a print set...after the other two are done, of course ;)
Leo Daily Drawing
6x9 ink on bristol
Didn't feel like I did my own thing enough with the first Leo picture, so I sketched up a new one. Used my brush pen this time, and made sure to be a bit looser. Gonna paint this fella up in a little bit.
6x9 ink on bristol
Didn't feel like I did my own thing enough with the first Leo picture, so I sketched up a new one. Used my brush pen this time, and made sure to be a bit looser. Gonna paint this fella up in a little bit.
August 23, 2023 at 6:11 PM
Leo Daily Drawing
6x9 ink on bristol
Didn't feel like I did my own thing enough with the first Leo picture, so I sketched up a new one. Used my brush pen this time, and made sure to be a bit looser. Gonna paint this fella up in a little bit.
6x9 ink on bristol
Didn't feel like I did my own thing enough with the first Leo picture, so I sketched up a new one. Used my brush pen this time, and made sure to be a bit looser. Gonna paint this fella up in a little bit.
Twig Daily Drawing
8.5x11 ink and whiteout/paint on bristol
I love this comic. I started reading it to my kiddo. It's cool to see her getting into it. She has great questions, too! Stuff I don't know the answer to, but gives little insights to her imagination. Thanks comics!
8.5x11 ink and whiteout/paint on bristol
I love this comic. I started reading it to my kiddo. It's cool to see her getting into it. She has great questions, too! Stuff I don't know the answer to, but gives little insights to her imagination. Thanks comics!
August 21, 2023 at 10:51 PM
Twig Daily Drawing
8.5x11 ink and whiteout/paint on bristol
I love this comic. I started reading it to my kiddo. It's cool to see her getting into it. She has great questions, too! Stuff I don't know the answer to, but gives little insights to her imagination. Thanks comics!
8.5x11 ink and whiteout/paint on bristol
I love this comic. I started reading it to my kiddo. It's cool to see her getting into it. She has great questions, too! Stuff I don't know the answer to, but gives little insights to her imagination. Thanks comics!
Getting back to painting so I can knock the dust off my watercolors and gear up to paint some commissions. These were 4x6 Dailies I knocked out today.
August 15, 2023 at 12:41 AM
Getting back to painting so I can knock the dust off my watercolors and gear up to paint some commissions. These were 4x6 Dailies I knocked out today.
Electric Mayhem Daily Drawings Collected Each is 4x6. Originals will go up for sale sometime next week. First dibs on original art always goes to P@trons (check my pinned tweet for info). And they'll get to vote on my next Daily Drawings set. Thanks so much for all the love!
August 12, 2023 at 2:03 AM
Electric Mayhem Daily Drawings Collected Each is 4x6. Originals will go up for sale sometime next week. First dibs on original art always goes to P@trons (check my pinned tweet for info). And they'll get to vote on my next Daily Drawings set. Thanks so much for all the love!
Lips and Zoot Daily Drawings.
4x6 ink and whiteout/paint on bristol.
4x6 ink and whiteout/paint on bristol.
August 11, 2023 at 3:07 PM
Lips and Zoot Daily Drawings.
4x6 ink and whiteout/paint on bristol.
4x6 ink and whiteout/paint on bristol.
Snoopy, Flying Ace Daily Drawing.
4x6 ink on bristol.
Kiddo is getting up earlier so we can get her ready for the early school mornings. Means I have less time to draw before she wakes up. Now we're heading out for a little walk in the pre-hellish Texas heat.
More to come!
4x6 ink on bristol.
Kiddo is getting up earlier so we can get her ready for the early school mornings. Means I have less time to draw before she wakes up. Now we're heading out for a little walk in the pre-hellish Texas heat.
More to come!
August 10, 2023 at 2:46 PM
Snoopy, Flying Ace Daily Drawing.
4x6 ink on bristol.
Kiddo is getting up earlier so we can get her ready for the early school mornings. Means I have less time to draw before she wakes up. Now we're heading out for a little walk in the pre-hellish Texas heat.
More to come!
4x6 ink on bristol.
Kiddo is getting up earlier so we can get her ready for the early school mornings. Means I have less time to draw before she wakes up. Now we're heading out for a little walk in the pre-hellish Texas heat.
More to come!
Roger Rabbit Daily Drawing.
4x6 ink on bristol with some whiteout and white paint.
This was fun, but I want to do another Roger to play around with the shapes and focus more on him. I have an idea, but we'll see when I get back around to it. Maybe I'll push for that one tmrw.
4x6 ink on bristol with some whiteout and white paint.
This was fun, but I want to do another Roger to play around with the shapes and focus more on him. I have an idea, but we'll see when I get back around to it. Maybe I'll push for that one tmrw.
August 8, 2023 at 6:20 PM
Roger Rabbit Daily Drawing.
4x6 ink on bristol with some whiteout and white paint.
This was fun, but I want to do another Roger to play around with the shapes and focus more on him. I have an idea, but we'll see when I get back around to it. Maybe I'll push for that one tmrw.
4x6 ink on bristol with some whiteout and white paint.
This was fun, but I want to do another Roger to play around with the shapes and focus more on him. I have an idea, but we'll see when I get back around to it. Maybe I'll push for that one tmrw.
Animal Daily Drawing.
4x6 ink on bristol. Definitely a lot of fun.
One thing I noticed. These are kind of a warmup to get back into inking before working on commissions, but I'm not really inking the same between those tasks. I'm much more loose with these. And I kinda love it.
4x6 ink on bristol. Definitely a lot of fun.
One thing I noticed. These are kind of a warmup to get back into inking before working on commissions, but I'm not really inking the same between those tasks. I'm much more loose with these. And I kinda love it.
August 8, 2023 at 6:08 PM
Animal Daily Drawing.
4x6 ink on bristol. Definitely a lot of fun.
One thing I noticed. These are kind of a warmup to get back into inking before working on commissions, but I'm not really inking the same between those tasks. I'm much more loose with these. And I kinda love it.
4x6 ink on bristol. Definitely a lot of fun.
One thing I noticed. These are kind of a warmup to get back into inking before working on commissions, but I'm not really inking the same between those tasks. I'm much more loose with these. And I kinda love it.
Dr Teeth Daily Drawing.
4x6 ink on bristol. I opted to do a second picture this morning instead of editing a video. I'm always scared to draw Muppets (and always REALLY want to) because drawing something with such a textural aesthetic is intimidating. But I always have fun :)
4x6 ink on bristol. I opted to do a second picture this morning instead of editing a video. I'm always scared to draw Muppets (and always REALLY want to) because drawing something with such a textural aesthetic is intimidating. But I always have fun :)
August 7, 2023 at 6:42 PM
Dr Teeth Daily Drawing.
4x6 ink on bristol. I opted to do a second picture this morning instead of editing a video. I'm always scared to draw Muppets (and always REALLY want to) because drawing something with such a textural aesthetic is intimidating. But I always have fun :)
4x6 ink on bristol. I opted to do a second picture this morning instead of editing a video. I'm always scared to draw Muppets (and always REALLY want to) because drawing something with such a textural aesthetic is intimidating. But I always have fun :)