Ben Towle

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Amelia Earhart GN Original Art Exhibit

I saw this turn up on Smitty’s Notes, the local Winston-Salem events newsletter/website, so I guess the press release has officially gone out: Amelia Earhart: Drawing from History – by Ben Towle 9/4/2009 – 9/29/2009 7:00 PM, at Artists On Liberty Building – The Main Gallery 521 North Liberty Street, Winston Salem Amelia Earhart: Drawing …

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Oyster War Splash Page – Colored

So here’s the final iteration of the splash page from Oyster War I’ve been posting periodically.  Despite having a fairly subdued, moody color palette (as mentioned last post) I found the urge to use bright pastel colors just irresistible.  I think it’s something about the beach environment depicted that seemed to call for the sun-drenched, …

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Christophe Blain’s Colorists: An Appreciation

I’m about to start coloring the introductory pages of Oyster War.  I generally don’t work in color, but when I do, I usually start by seeking inspiration from other comics that have color that I find especially nicely-done.  These days the very top of my list of beautifully-colored comics are those of the French cartoonist …

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International Michael Jackson Tribute Exhibit

If you happen to be in Bucharest, Romania (by all accounts a pretty amazing city) next Friday, the 28th of August, be sure to check out the Michael Jackson International Tribute Exhibition (details on the poster below).  The exhibit showcases 49 pieces of artwork from 33 artists spanning 17 countries.  Holding down the fort for …

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Oyster War Inked Pages

In the second part of my series, “Excuses for why I’m not posting stuff more regularly to my blog,” here’s a shot of the now-inked introductory section of Oyster War. I’m still not 100% happy with my hatching technique, but what I’ve got is passable–and I’m certainly more confident than when I first started inking.  …

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