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Ben Marchál
@dropnova.bsky.social
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Having done illustration work for over 20 years now, I've professionally illustrated 70+ published books, I currently do freelance book illustrations for a number of publishers, and I produce my own comic "DropNova" and cartoon series "Outrageous Outback."
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Bristle evolves into Steguaro at level 25!
#pokemon #marchal #pokemonart #Pokémon #fakemon #illustrationart #illustration #characterart #conceptart #characterdesign #digitalart #digitalillustration #cartoonist #videogames #videogameart #nintendo #gamefreak #manga #anime #justdraw
November 13, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Meet Bristle. He's a cactus stegosaurus and loves sunshine. #pokemon #pokemonart #fakemon #pokémon #fanart #pocketmonsters #illustrationart #illustration #cartoonist #characterdesign #conceptart #art #digitalart #digitalillustration #manga #anime #nintendo #videogames #cactus #stegosaurus #dinosaur
November 13, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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##croconaw #pokemon #Nintendo #gamefreak #illustration #illustrationart #characterart #characterdesign #animalart #digitalart #digitalillustration
November 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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115. Kangaskhan
#pokemon #kangaskhan #Nintendo #pokemoncommunity #pocketmonsters #manga #anime #characterart #characterdesign #conceptart #art #illustrationart #illustrationartist #illustration #traditionalart #digitalart #digitalillustration #procreate #scbwi #childrensbooks #animalart #animals
October 17, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Gillman (The Creature from the Black Lagoon) 🪴
A request for Inktober!
#creature #creaturefromtheblacklagoon #universalmonsters #gillman #classichorror #illustrationart #illustration #Halloween #halloweenart #art #scbwi #bookillustration #bookillustrator #bookart #fyp
October 14, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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#artober #bodyplanterboy #spookyart #scbwi #cartoonist #illustrationart #illustration #Halloween #Halloweenart #inktober #inktober2025 #marchal #art #darkart #spirit #storytelling #bookart #childrensbooks #traditionalart #digitalart #digitalillustration #shortstories
October 5, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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Welcome to October! It's been too long 🎃
#artober #oingoboingo #deadmansparty #spookyart #scbwi #cartoonist #illustrationart #illustration #Halloween #Halloweenart #welcome #inktober #inktober2025 #marchal
October 4, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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#marchal #art #wildlife #illustrationart #illustration #worldculture #worldcultures #culture #humanity #peace #childrensbooks #bookart #characterart #conceptart #characterdesign #animalart #animals #learn #teach #procreate #earth #scbwi
September 26, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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#twentyonepilots #Clancy #breach #music #art #vessel #illustrationart #illustration #characterart #stayalive #stayaliveforme #skeletonclique #fyp #foryou #instaart #artist #digitalart #traditionalart
September 19, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Smeargle was an instant favorite of mine way back when the Johto region was revealed in Pokémon. I mean how can you not love this goofy looking dog Pokemon that draws and paints on everything??
#smeargle #pokemon #artist #Nintendo #characterart #anime #illustrationart #illustration #cartoonist #art
September 18, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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Don't we all just wanna float sometimes? I know I do. But what to evolve to? What better version of ourselves do we need to become?
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#dropnova #marchal #art #illustrationart #illustration #comicart #conceptart #characterart #comicbooks #comiccon
September 11, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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#bodyplanterboy #halloween #halloweenart #marchal #comicart #comicartist #spooky #creepy #oingoboingo #characterdesign #conceptart #illustration #illustrationart #scbwi ##bookillustrator #bookart #bookillustration #digitalart #digitalillustration #procreate #procreateart
August 24, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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A working concept

#dropnova #Marchal #comicart #comicartist #characterdesign #conceptart #illustration #illustrationart #scbwi ##bookillustrator
July 28, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Thought I'd participate in the @scbwi Draw This for July/August, so here's my entry! The theme is "mismatched" 🦘
#marchal #scbwi #scbwidrawthis #drawthis #kangaroo #childrensbookillustration #cartooning #cartoonist #illustration #illustrationart #bookillustration #bookillustrator #childrensbooks
July 17, 2025 at 5:48 AM
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Concept work for DropNova
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#dropnova #illustration #illustrationart #digitalart #comicart #comics #art #digitalart #procreate
June 19, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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Burning away.
#dropnova #marchal #illustration #art #illustrationart #procreate #comicart #comics #illustrationartist #traditionalart #digitalart #digitalillustration #characterart #bookart #bookillustration #time #fyp #foryoupage
February 12, 2025 at 3:57 AM
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#outrageousoutback #marchal #illustration #art #illustrationart #cartooning #animals #inspiration
January 28, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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There are only two things on this planet that can fall asleep bouncing; a kangaroo and our baby daughter. Thus, this image came into being 🔆
January 21, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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Some dog sketches🐕
#dogs #characterart #characterdesign #cartoon #digitalart #digitalillustration #illustration #traditionalart #illustrationart #characterart #animals #animalart
January 19, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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"The Last Battle of Narnia" 🌠 A commission piece I did based off of the book "The Last Battle" from the Chronicles of Narnia book series.

#thechroniclesofnarnia #narnia #thelastbattle #lastbattle #illustration #art #marchal #illustrationart #bookillustration #bookillustrator #childrensbooks
December 27, 2024 at 5:24 AM
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Other than his Halloween night antics and pranks, 364 days out of the year you can find Body Planter Boy lost somewhere in his garden.
#marchal #illustration #bodyplanterboy #art #bookart #bookillustration #comicart
November 7, 2024 at 10:57 PM
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Body Planter Boy aka the Garden Center Thief!
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#marchal #bodyplanterboy #illustration #art #darkart #halloween #plants
November 5, 2024 at 8:29 AM
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Body Planter Boy Steals a Horse

"There's only enough room for one pumpkin-headed weirdo around here!"

#marchal #bodyplanterboy #originalcharacter #halloween #darkart #cartoonist #illustration #illustrationart
October 28, 2024 at 7:36 PM
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One of my favorite original characters; Body Planter Boy!
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#Marchal #bodyplanterboy #Halloween #illustration #traditionalart #digitalart #digitalillustration #characterart #illustrationart #illustrationartists #darkart #halloweenart
October 2, 2024 at 1:42 AM
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A scene from a future issue of DropNova 🌟
#dropnova #marchal #illustration #illustrationart #traditionalart #digitalart #digitalillustration
July 10, 2024 at 12:19 AM