Ben Towle

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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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Sketchbook 8/12

Of the potential “rogues gallery” sketches from my last post, the only one that seemed to hold much potential was the lanky knife guy, so I had another go at him and refined him a bit:

Sketchbook 8/5

At some point in Oyster War, I’m gonna have to have a crew of “bad guys,” so I’ve been working a little on that in my sketchbook.  I don’t think any of these designs are particularly inspired, but you gotta start somewhere…

Oyster War Splash Page – Inked

Hand… cramping.  Must… finish… hatching. Yeah, it’s been a while since I’ve used dip pens rather than brushes for inking, and all the hatching is really running my arm through the wringer.  (I pretended today that my worn out arm was the reason I played squash so horribly, but I guess that’s probably not really …

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