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Show Class Mag: Issue 5 is DONE.... and FOR SALE...

2012-01-30T06:03:00.000-08:00

Show Class Mag: Issue 5 is DONE.... and FOR SALE...: Packed with GOOD stuff...... INNER View with Diamond Dave Polgreen, Interview with Irish Rich, SPECIAL79 project, tons of rad bikes, how-to ...

Cover art for Show Class Magazine #5!

2011-12-31T14:26:00.001-08:00

Check out the cover I did for the upcoming issue of Show Class Magazine!
http://www.showclassmag.com/2011/12/so-issue-5-and-born-free-and-vikings-on.html

Benjamin Savage on Canadian Kid's Show "In Real Life"

2010-12-28T11:20:00.000-08:00

On November 22nd on I was on Canadian television kid's show In Real Life.

Drawing for the show was quite a challenge as I had to draw on the spot based on a string of descriptions run off, on the spot, by the young contestants on the show, while both the kids and I were simultaneously timed! I have never drawn like that before and it was a challenge and a fun one at that.

Growing up I had read that Sergio Aragones was this incredibly fast drawer, and since I loved his art in Mad Magazine, and Groo comics I always aspired to be the fastest artist I could be. Being with the kids in the game-show-like atmosphere and having to draw so rapidly to the real-time-stream of consciousness descriptions while being recorded for TV was exhilarating and reminded me of my childhood love of Aragones' art and how as a kid I imagined he created.

I am proud to say that; although the drawings on the show are not anywhere near my usual quality, (definitely not the kind of drawings I would want to showcase on television) that I stepped up the the challenge having been asked to do this like, the night before.

The kids, and everyone working on the show were great people! Thanks for a fun time!

And if anyone can find me a viewable video of the episode, let me know! All I can find online is the episode 8 trailer on this page.

Tournament of Legends

2010-07-08T06:26:00.000-07:00

Here's a promotional image I did for High Voltage Software's latest release Tournament of Legends. The Logo was done by Bob Nelson, the characters were modeled by Roland Herran and Cliff Westfall. I concepted the Medusa, and Skeleton characters on the far left and right sides as well.

Frankenstein

2009-07-23T07:18:00.001-07:00

Old Conduit Magazine Cover

2009-07-23T06:50:00.000-07:00

So this is a game magazine cover I did for The Conduit, I think it may have gotten used on some European magazine, like in Spain, but I never saw it in print. Anyway, there were changes to Ford's glasses later in production so he looks different on the final box art. I really hated this pose, but it was kind of forced on me. Its like his weapon is limp.

Sketches: some old, some new.

2009-07-23T04:29:00.000-07:00

Drew this in my sketch book the other day, haven't drawn in a while, felt that I really should. I so want to add some bright colors to this, tighten it up a bit, and add some multicolored lighting, ala Basil Gogos, to the skull.

Drew this the other day real small, probably like 1.5 inches tall, in the corner of a piece of paper while I was taking notes at work. I want to add some bright crazy colors, maybe even get it or something like it tattooed on me. Always a fan of melting heads!

This is a robot I drew in 2007 I think. Right around the time we were starting The Conduit at HVS. I've been meaning to put it up somewhere, but haven't until now.

This was done in 2007 for a Turtle Wax promo shirt. Not sure what the company ever did with it. If I find the final printed version I will post it. I think it may be lost forever, eaten by yet another crappy hard drive.

*UPDATE: I found the final version of the Turtle!

Hot Rod Monsters

2009-05-05T11:01:00.001-07:00

Kuma's Drawing in Color

2009-04-24T10:44:00.001-07:00

Here's a crappy pic of the fully colored image that now hangs in the bar.

Kuma's Corner Shirt

2009-04-24T08:48:00.000-07:00

Shirt design for The best place in the universe; Kuma's Corner.

2007-02-15T08:04:00.000-08:00

T-shirt design for HVS.