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Ben Drawin'

@bendrawin.bsky.social

I’m honored that @alfonsoibato.com agreed to collaborate & sent me this fantastic pose. What’s not to love? The casual confidence, the foreshortening challenge, the giant…hands. Te aprecio, amigo!

#lifedrawing #figuredrawing #figurativeart #malenudeart #gayartist #procreateart

July 20, 2025 at 7:49 PM

Ben Drawin'

@bendrawin.bsky.social

A couple warm-up sketches of the alluring @jamesontaylor.bsky.social + a longer sketch in repose. Always enjoyable spending a Sunday afternoon at @tomoffinland.org

#lifedrawing #figuredrawing #figurativeart #nakedman #nudemaledrawing #malenudeart #gayartist #gayart #maleart #artistsonbluesky

July 14, 2025 at 12:12 AM

Ben Drawin'

@bendrawin.bsky.social

Procreate drawing inspired by the impressively flexible @thatyogafvcker.bsky.social

#lifedrawing #figuredrawing #figurativeart #nudemaledrawing #malenudeart #gayartist #gayart #maleart #artistsonbluesky #procreateart #digitalillustration

June 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM

Ben Drawin'

@bendrawin.bsky.social

From the sketchbook. “Measuring Up” (I hope he does….)
#graphite #lifedrawing #figuredrawing #figurativeart #nudemale #nakedman #nudemaledrawing #malenudeart #drawing #pencildrawing #gayartist #gayart #maleart #artistsonbluesky #artonpaper #losangelesartist

May 26, 2025 at 9:13 PM

Ben Drawin'

@bendrawin.bsky.social

"Paris" inspired by the stunning @petarious.bsky.social who looks like a living Michelangelean ignudo. I've always thought Paris made the dumbest choice, even without causing the Trojan War, but then again I never saw Helen.
#charcoaldrawing #lifedrawing #figurativeart #nudemale #malenudeart

Charcoal drawing on tinted paper of a naked man contemplating an apple in his right hand, representing Paris from Greek mythology

April 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM

Ben Drawin'

@bendrawin.bsky.social

A couple recent sketchbook experiments with ballpoint. A bit unforgiving for my chaotic style but it’s been fun & educational.

#lifedrawing #figuredrawing #figurativeart #nudemale #nakedman #nudemaledrawing #malenudeart #drawing #gayartist #gayart #maleart #artistsonbluesky #artonpaper

March 14, 2025 at 12:45 AM

Ben Drawin'

@bendrawin.bsky.social

From the sketchbook.

#lifedrawing #figuredrawing #figurativeart #nudemale #nakedman #nudemaledrawing #malenudeart #drawing #gayartist #gayart #maleart #artistsonbluesky #artonpaper #losangelesartist

January 26, 2025 at 6:12 PM

Ben Drawin'

@bendrawin.bsky.social

Shitty quality but…

January 15, 2025 at 10:14 PM

Ben Drawin'

@bendrawin.bsky.social

Narcissus, 2025
I put this sketch (below) in Procreate to play around with it some more. As usual, my mind went to Greek mythology. (It’s either that or The Simpsons 90% of the time.)

#procreateart #digitalart #digitalillustration #figurativeart #nudemaledrawing #malenudeart

January 12, 2025 at 3:58 PM

Ben Drawin'

@bendrawin.bsky.social

Diving into Alan Moore’s massive Moon & Serpent Bumper Book of Magic. So far, a bit 101 level, but I knew that going in. If nothing else it’ll be a good addition to the stack holding up my laptop.

The Moon and Serpent Bumper Book of Magic by Alan Moore and Steve Moore

January 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM

Ben Drawin'

@bendrawin.bsky.social

Recent page from the sketchbook. I feel like I can do more with this pose on the right. I’ll put it in Procreate & see what we can do.

#lifedrawing #figuredrawing #figurativeart #nudemale #nakedman #nudemaledrawing #malenudeart #drawing #gayartist #gayart #maleart #artistsonbluesky #artonpaper

2 pages of sketchbook showing pencil drawings of men from the back.

January 5, 2025 at 7:16 PM

Ben Drawin'

@bendrawin.bsky.social

From a few years ago. Anyone else get distracted by tattoos when drawing? I have plenty myself but this guy has such a collection that I couldn’t focus on much else.

#lifedrawing #figuredrawing #figurativeart #art #drawing #gayartist #maleart #artistsonbluesky #artonpaper #losangelesartist

December 28, 2024 at 2:54 PM

Ben Drawin'

@bendrawin.bsky.social

The best friends are the friends who drop trou & let you draw them.

#lifedrawing #figuredrawing #figurativeart #nudemale #nakedman #nudemaledrawing #malenudeart #art #drawing #gayartist #artistsonbluesky #artonpaper #losangelesartist

December 10, 2024 at 10:52 PM

Ben Drawin'

@bendrawin.bsky.social

If you see a dragon, post a dragon!

Alas I have no dragon drawing, let alone one as cool as this…but I do have a dragon tattoo! (Forearm)

December 7, 2024 at 2:37 PM

Ben Drawin'

@bendrawin.bsky.social

A rare online modeling session that resulted in something passably good. I eventually stopped trying…hopefully that was my last pandemic.

#lifedrawing #figuredrawing #figurativeart #nudemale #nakedman #nudemaledrawing #malenudeart #art #drawing #gayartist #artistsonbluesky

December 3, 2024 at 11:03 PM

Ben Drawin'

@bendrawin.bsky.social

Page from the sketchbook. Not consciously planned but I like how the statue on the right seems to admiring the view.

#lifedrawing #figuredrawing #figurativeart #nudemale #nakedman #nudemaledrawing #malenudeart #drawing #gayartist #artistsonbluesky #artonpaper #losangelesartist #contemporaryart

December 1, 2024 at 12:19 AM

Ben Drawin'

@bendrawin.bsky.social

The orig sketch if anyone’s interested…

November 28, 2024 at 1:27 AM

Ben Drawin'

@bendrawin.bsky.social

One of the fun things about occasionally drawing at @tomsfoundation.bsky.social is you might stumble across a forgotten sketch from live models that looks like this. I traced it to get some practice in Procreate.
#lifedrawing #figuredrawing #nudemaledrawing #malenudeart #gayartist #procreateart