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Ben Bender @benbender.bsky.social · 05/10/2023

Some new Daily Drawings from so far this week.

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Ben Bender @benbender.bsky.social · 28/09/2023

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.

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Ben Bender @benbender.bsky.social · 20/09/2023

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.

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Ben Bender @benbender.bsky.social · 20/09/2023

Spider-Man Daily Drawing 8.5x11 ink and white paint on bristol Original art will be available on Friday!

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Ben Bender @benbender.bsky.social · 19/09/2023

Harry Potter and Hedwig Daily Drawing

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Ben Bender @benbender.bsky.social · 19/09/2023

Hiccup and Toothless commission

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Ben Bender @benbender.bsky.social · 19/09/2023

Usagi Yojimbo Daily Drawing (commission)

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Ben Bender @benbender.bsky.social · 04/09/2023

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...

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Ben Bender @benbender.bsky.social · 30/08/2023

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!

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Ben Bender @benbender.bsky.social · 29/08/2023

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 :)

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Ben Bender @benbender.bsky.social · 29/08/2023

Please subscribe to my YouTube channel! It would really help me out :) www.youtube.com/bendercomics... I only need FOUR more subscribers to get my YouTube channel to 200. That's pretty awesome! I'll be actively working on bringing up the production value and content over there.

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Ben Bender @benbender.bsky.social · 26/08/2023

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.

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Ben Bender @benbender.bsky.social · 23/08/2023

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 ;)

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Ben Bender @benbender.bsky.social · 23/08/2023

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.

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Ben Bender @benbender.bsky.social · 21/08/2023

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!

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Ben Bender @benbender.bsky.social · 15/08/2023

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.

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Ben Bender @benbender.bsky.social · 12/08/2023

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!

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Ben Bender @benbender.bsky.social · 11/08/2023

Lips and Zoot Daily Drawings. 4x6 ink and whiteout/paint on bristol.

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Ben Bender @benbender.bsky.social · 10/08/2023

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!

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Ben Bender @benbender.bsky.social · 08/08/2023

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.

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Ben Bender @benbender.bsky.social · 08/08/2023

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.

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Oeming @oeming.bsky.social · 08/08/2023

How to make comics

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Ben Bender @benbender.bsky.social · 07/08/2023

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 :)

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Ben Bender @benbender.bsky.social · 07/08/2023

Calvin and Hobbes Daily Drawing. 4x6 ink on bristol. Warming up the inking before starting commissions. I really like just playing around with the shapes for Calvin and Hobbes. They're so "simply" iconic, it's fun to see how much you can stray and still get the aesthetic right.

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Cab @cabfolio.com · 04/08/2023

If I lived in a fantastical world, I'd be a brash duelist with really great hair. I'd travel with a flying raccoon familiar and my trusty bard, who would announce my every appearance with a sick banjo riff.

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Ben Bender @benbender.bsky.social · 04/08/2023

Usagi Yojimbo Daily Drawing. 4x6 ink and dip pen w/ white out on bristol. I usually love drawing Usagi with a smoother line to add to a more cartoon feel. But I love drawing with my dip pen. The scratchiness of the lines is so much fun. Here's a video. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpIVmPQ874A

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Ben Bender @benbender.bsky.social · 02/08/2023

Spongebob. 4x6 ink and dip pen on bristol.

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Ben Bender @benbender.bsky.social · 01/08/2023

Batman. 4x6. Sort of a warmup. Feeling rusty. I like to get my confidence up before working on commissions. Next time, I want to play with the shapes even more. Feeling inspired lately! Getting through commissions feels good. But now it's time to take the kiddo for a walk :)

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Ben Bender @benbender.bsky.social · 21/07/2023

Happy Fitz Friday, folks! hehehe. Maybe I'll try to make that an actual thing :) The scramble for time has been in full swing today, for sure. I'm trying to keep some perspective myself.

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Ben Bender @benbender.bsky.social · 20/07/2023

Fitz & Brutus. I Know New timelapse video is also up, if you're into that sort of thing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKzPGPmCou8

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Ben Bender @benbender.bsky.social · 18/07/2023

Fitz and Brutus. Open. We could all use a little more magic these days.

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Ben Bender @benbender.bsky.social · 17/07/2023

Commission. Totoro and Usagi Yojimbo.

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