Ben 🌿
@thoughtsfromben.co.uk
Artist, yapper on YouTube. Studying with Radiorunner's curriculum!
Made this for a secret Santa a while back using Clip Studio Paint for the first time. It was interesting using a tablet, but I can really get behind it.
December 26, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Made this for a secret Santa a while back using Clip Studio Paint for the first time. It was interesting using a tablet, but I can really get behind it.
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It's my birthday 🤗 As per tradition, I'm humbly asking for some reposts of this or any other of my art today ❤️
June 2, 2025 at 6:45 AM
It's my birthday 🤗 As per tradition, I'm humbly asking for some reposts of this or any other of my art today ❤️
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XII.XII.MMXXV on Netflix. More to come…
June 1, 2025 at 12:37 AM
XII.XII.MMXXV on Netflix. More to come…
I... I think I just saw a major spoiler of Expedition 33 on Instagram and now I don't know what to do with myself 😵💫
May 31, 2025 at 7:35 PM
I... I think I just saw a major spoiler of Expedition 33 on Instagram and now I don't know what to do with myself 😵💫
Phew. Actually did it and announced my intentions of doing art and other stuff in public. Can't put the genie back in the bottle now!
May 28, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Phew. Actually did it and announced my intentions of doing art and other stuff in public. Can't put the genie back in the bottle now!
I've done a fun little thing and started a podcast with a couple friends!
We talk about all things life, art, gaming and more!
We talk about all things life, art, gaming and more!
ROLL FOR CONVERSATION
Podcast · Ben, Mark & Iain. · Three folks taking on "fun" topics, one dice roll at a time.Come join us for group therapy, shared despair and holistic screaming into the void as each week we tackle cur...
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May 23, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I've done a fun little thing and started a podcast with a couple friends!
We talk about all things life, art, gaming and more!
We talk about all things life, art, gaming and more!
saving to read later!
If you’re thinking abt art school, check the quotes and comments in the below post to hear some great insights! 👇
Art School Discourse is happening again, so I wanna see something.
🎨 If you went to/graduated from an art school/art college/art major:
1. What was your most valuable takeaway(s) from your experience?
2. In hindsight, was it all worth it for those main takeaways?
🎨 If you went to/graduated from an art school/art college/art major:
1. What was your most valuable takeaway(s) from your experience?
2. In hindsight, was it all worth it for those main takeaways?
May 18, 2025 at 7:12 PM
saving to read later!
Wait this sounds sick I wanna play it
Step into Maelle’s world on the eve of her departure with Expedition 33, 67 years after their world shattered in the Fracture, and Lumière was launched into the sea.
Expedition 33 comes to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Steam and the Epic Games Store on April 24th.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNKd...
Expedition 33 comes to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Steam and the Epic Games Store on April 24th.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNKd...
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 | Lore Trailer
YouTube video by Sandfall Interactive
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April 23, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Wait this sounds sick I wanna play it
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February 3, 2025 at 8:52 AM
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oh this is a long post but it's so worth your time. my initial reaction was a bit kneejerk-- "not all cozy games are made the same!" (and they're not) but ultimately this is about seeking and demanding comfort as a consumer in the face of fascists that want the same-- minus you. some choice excerpts
December 21, 2024 at 7:54 PM
oh this is a long post but it's so worth your time. my initial reaction was a bit kneejerk-- "not all cozy games are made the same!" (and they're not) but ultimately this is about seeking and demanding comfort as a consumer in the face of fascists that want the same-- minus you. some choice excerpts
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Hey #GameDev friends - how would you like 1200 font styles in one pack, full commercial use, for under twenty bucks? Sure you would! You can get every font we've ever released until now in one handy zip folder at a ridiculously low price until December 31st - ENJOY! ci.itch.io/all-fonts-pack
December 3, 2024 at 11:04 AM
Hey #GameDev friends - how would you like 1200 font styles in one pack, full commercial use, for under twenty bucks? Sure you would! You can get every font we've ever released until now in one handy zip folder at a ridiculously low price until December 31st - ENJOY! ci.itch.io/all-fonts-pack
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Instead of using Ai to launder artists stolen art to accompany an article or blog post, why not look for something here!
The Smithsonian museum released over three million digital items from their collection on an open access license.
You can use their assets to create all sorts of art. I recommend browsing and thinking about what you could make. www.si.edu/OpenAccess
You can use their assets to create all sorts of art. I recommend browsing and thinking about what you could make. www.si.edu/OpenAccess
Smithsonian Open Access | Smithsonian Institution
Learn more about Smithsonian Open Access
www.si.edu
November 30, 2024 at 2:17 PM
Instead of using Ai to launder artists stolen art to accompany an article or blog post, why not look for something here!
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Make art that you think is fuckin sick as hell. Make the shit you never thought you could that you always wanted to see. Beat your insecurity to death and fight to become your own favorite artist.
November 26, 2024 at 5:18 AM
Make art that you think is fuckin sick as hell. Make the shit you never thought you could that you always wanted to see. Beat your insecurity to death and fight to become your own favorite artist.
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*sigh*
Anyway, just create. Write shit, draw shit, build whatever you want, that's the important part.
There's no be-all end-all formula for the Perfect Work.
Just be YOU. No one can ever create what YOU create b/c it's you making it, and you are the only you.
Anyway, just create. Write shit, draw shit, build whatever you want, that's the important part.
There's no be-all end-all formula for the Perfect Work.
Just be YOU. No one can ever create what YOU create b/c it's you making it, and you are the only you.
November 28, 2024 at 3:42 AM
*sigh*
Anyway, just create. Write shit, draw shit, build whatever you want, that's the important part.
There's no be-all end-all formula for the Perfect Work.
Just be YOU. No one can ever create what YOU create b/c it's you making it, and you are the only you.
Anyway, just create. Write shit, draw shit, build whatever you want, that's the important part.
There's no be-all end-all formula for the Perfect Work.
Just be YOU. No one can ever create what YOU create b/c it's you making it, and you are the only you.
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2000s web was the golden era. there's still a lot of indie web out there but it's buried beneath the corporate slop web, and our search engines are not built to actually search the web anymore, they're just answer engines now.
checkout marginalia: search.marginalia.nu
checkout marginalia: search.marginalia.nu
Marginalia Search
search.marginalia.nu is a small independent do-it-yourself search engine for surprising but content-rich websites that never ask you to accept cookies or subscribe to newsletters. The goal is to bring...
search.marginalia.nu
November 27, 2024 at 7:53 PM
2000s web was the golden era. there's still a lot of indie web out there but it's buried beneath the corporate slop web, and our search engines are not built to actually search the web anymore, they're just answer engines now.
checkout marginalia: search.marginalia.nu
checkout marginalia: search.marginalia.nu
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I feel like I haven't shouted about #CrystalHeart in a while.
If you like #ttrpg, action-adventure, unique settings, and bringing down the system from within - all with a generous dab of humour and shenanigans - then I think you'll enjoy it. It's all available to read online riiiiiight here 👇🏻
If you like #ttrpg, action-adventure, unique settings, and bringing down the system from within - all with a generous dab of humour and shenanigans - then I think you'll enjoy it. It's all available to read online riiiiiight here 👇🏻
November 25, 2024 at 9:26 PM
I feel like I haven't shouted about #CrystalHeart in a while.
If you like #ttrpg, action-adventure, unique settings, and bringing down the system from within - all with a generous dab of humour and shenanigans - then I think you'll enjoy it. It's all available to read online riiiiiight here 👇🏻
If you like #ttrpg, action-adventure, unique settings, and bringing down the system from within - all with a generous dab of humour and shenanigans - then I think you'll enjoy it. It's all available to read online riiiiiight here 👇🏻
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Just before things started to nosedive on twitter, I posted a thread that walked through the massive body of work I did over the last three years (on an inspiring team) on the cancelled Project Dragon aka Everhaven.
For posterity I reckon I'll repost that thread, piece by piece, over here ✨
For posterity I reckon I'll repost that thread, piece by piece, over here ✨
November 25, 2024 at 8:39 PM
Just before things started to nosedive on twitter, I posted a thread that walked through the massive body of work I did over the last three years (on an inspiring team) on the cancelled Project Dragon aka Everhaven.
For posterity I reckon I'll repost that thread, piece by piece, over here ✨
For posterity I reckon I'll repost that thread, piece by piece, over here ✨
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Part 2
COVER REVEAL FOR THE CITY BENEATH HER FEET #2 by @jamesthefourth.bsky.social , Elsa Charretier, Jordie Bellaire & @adityab.net!
Cover D: @casparw.bsky.social
Cover E: Dani
COVER REVEAL FOR THE CITY BENEATH HER FEET #2 by @jamesthefourth.bsky.social , Elsa Charretier, Jordie Bellaire & @adityab.net!
Cover D: @casparw.bsky.social
Cover E: Dani
November 25, 2024 at 8:44 PM
Part 2
COVER REVEAL FOR THE CITY BENEATH HER FEET #2 by @jamesthefourth.bsky.social , Elsa Charretier, Jordie Bellaire & @adityab.net!
Cover D: @casparw.bsky.social
Cover E: Dani
COVER REVEAL FOR THE CITY BENEATH HER FEET #2 by @jamesthefourth.bsky.social , Elsa Charretier, Jordie Bellaire & @adityab.net!
Cover D: @casparw.bsky.social
Cover E: Dani
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I really need to post this one as a reminder to move my butt and do more in this style.
November 19, 2024 at 3:22 AM
I really need to post this one as a reminder to move my butt and do more in this style.
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absolutely wild and heartbreaking that a city with the literary history of San Francisco is to be run as a side project for the man responsible for degrading the meaning of human language and likely immiserating a generation of writers and artists
So is being a weird billionaire now the precondition for *any* role in government? techcrunch.com/2024/11/18/s...
Sam Altman will co-chair San Francisco mayor-elect Daniel Lurie's transition team | TechCrunch
San Francisco's mayor-elect, Daniel Lurie, has tapped OpenAI CEO Sam Altman to help run his transition team, the campaign announced on Monday, as part of
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November 19, 2024 at 2:42 AM
absolutely wild and heartbreaking that a city with the literary history of San Francisco is to be run as a side project for the man responsible for degrading the meaning of human language and likely immiserating a generation of writers and artists
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B L U E S K I E S
November 18, 2024 at 9:43 AM
B L U E S K I E S
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I made a comics teachers starter pack! Cartoonists who teach and people who teach comics! Comics teachers I missed, let me know if you're one! of! us! one! of! us! go.bsky.app/GErh5eD
November 15, 2024 at 4:03 PM
I made a comics teachers starter pack! Cartoonists who teach and people who teach comics! Comics teachers I missed, let me know if you're one! of! us! one! of! us! go.bsky.app/GErh5eD
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What Arcane has shown me is Zaun has the capacity to be lush and verdant and actually support a population of people if it weren't for Piltover's constant pollution of their environments. Going as far to demonstrate the ecological benefit as long as there are people around to maintain it.
November 17, 2024 at 9:52 PM
What Arcane has shown me is Zaun has the capacity to be lush and verdant and actually support a population of people if it weren't for Piltover's constant pollution of their environments. Going as far to demonstrate the ecological benefit as long as there are people around to maintain it.