Hey,I'm Ben π
I'm an π¨ illustrator, π¨βπ» developer, π€ podcast host , co-founder of Dria, β‘οΈ chaser of 'aha' moments and I love sharing my process and findings online.
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Welcome to the home of my notes, resources, experiments, findingings and tutorials as I navigate art ,learning and building a following & business online
Painting and drawing
βοΈ Drawing, painting and sculpting concepts
A collection of notes, thoughts and ideas on painting and drawing

Notes on Stylized Character Design
Character design comes in many different shapes, sizes and styles. here are some notes on what I've learnt so far.

Why should you learn 3D as a 2D artist?
Why you should be excited to learn about 3D as a 2D artist

Frustration as an Artist, and what to do about it
I often get frustrated when I'm trying to get better at things, this is true with art as well. These are my thoughts on how I would have (and try to) tackle frustration as I'm building my art skills
The business of creative
π Building a following and business online
Taking you along for the ride as I navigate building a brand, following and business online
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Get curated drawing, painting and content creation resources I've found helful and share-worthy. And be the first to know about latest blog posts and upcoming tutorials/course drops.
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Learn my process for stylized digital art
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This is a 7+ hour real-time walk-through filled with actionable, in-context explanations of my thoughts and techniques.