Thursday, August 31, 2006
Hi! I'm currently a storyboard artist and character designer at Disney TV working on Wander Over Yonder! I just finished a 6 year run as a story artist at DreamWorks were I boarded on How To Train Your Dragon among other movies. I'm an Emmy Award winner for my character designs on "Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends". I've worked as a storyboard artist and character designer at Nickelodeon on Danny Phantom, and a character designer at Disney TV for too many projects to list. I've been nominated for 7 Annie Awards and have recently self published my first graphic novel: "Seaweed, and the Cure for Mildew." All work is is a copyright of me unless it's for some studio I'm working for.
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36 Comments:
You are right those are very random. Lets see, is that a manatee, an alien and a football helmet all on the same page. Great post hope you do more like this.
Misheard lyric from a Bob Dylan song: "My sensitive manatee has gone down the dra-aiiin..."
Truly random but awesome. Excuse my ignorance, but what is a Cintiq? Some kind of tablet for drawing on the computer?
On another note, please release a sketchbook someday!!
nice variety... Wow a cintiq... I want one of those when I grow up... too bad i'm already grwon.
hah i like how admiral akbar slipped in. sketchbook or photoshop?
Some terrific stuff here. But I really really like the Loch Ness Monster below. Och! (or whatever they say in Scotland)
your fishs look wonderful!
great drawings once again!
cintiq is such an awesome tool...
Amazing sketches, I love your works!
Beautiful Ben. I wish my doodles looked like that.
Nice update. I just watched "identity crisis" and its cool not so much a spoiler, to see the final product. Real nice work of they stuck to the script in regards to the shots set up.
Looks like you haven't lost a step with the jump to digital Cintiq goodness. Really awesome doodles!
Gotta love the manatee, great stuff dude and good luck with your new job bro!!
You're too good!!!
Aawesome.
Cheers,
Milenko
Wow, Ben !
Your "lamantin" isn't "lamentable" :o)
Rush for your dictionnary, now !
bored!!!!!! you have a comic book to finsh. Now get crackin.
What a great page, especially the manatee!
ben you are awesome !!! all your draws are cool !!! you are incredible...
ciao
roby
That's one beautiful cock my friend. Beautiful indeed.
MAC
ah, don't quote me.
Amazing stuff! That Ackbar is hilarious.
love the akbar. tell me those weren't done in a day,
maybe i'm outta the WI loop, but i had to share this with you...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DBLkwWZduw&NR
awesome... eh? dere?
really great designs, love the blog keep up the good work
great faces
great work Ben! I love your style,
Chris
SON FANTÁSTICOS TUS DIBUJOS!! POR AUQÍ SEGUIRÉ PASANDO.
UN ABRAZO!
love the manatee and everyone loves a pint of guinness
WOW!! THese are super awesome drawings!! Great design!!
Great personality in all of them!
I was goin to say I loved the French Fish best... But then I sa the Guiness... and it made me want one.
Man your works just blowing me away:) that´s too cool.
your lines are sooo crisp!!! ahhh soo much character to your pieces
Wow. Great post, 17 drawins for the price of one. Remember Mort Ducker? The guy whu usually did (or still does I dunno) most of the film spoofs for mMad magazine? He used too draw a lot of random stuff and crazy characters among the extras in the background, this sort of reminds me of them, only with a modern touch. It was a treat.
manatees are hilarious, I like your depiction
Fab sketches. By the way, old Nessieis supurb.
Thanks every one!! You all kno whow to make a guy feel swell!!!
Tom- A Cintiq is a computer screen that you draw directly on the screen. They are pretty incrdible. Check them out on Wacom.com No plans to release a sketchbook, but my comic should be done by next summer.
geebee-Hey, aren't you French? How is your English better than mine?
silver-it's crackin'
mark-thanks, but no worries, I'm not quoteing you.
blecha!-You becha'! Dat's a geat ad der. Makes me want a brat!
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