YEARS

Ellis Benjamin B. - Portfolio

MAIN PORTFOLIO CONTAINS MY BEST WORK, SORTED BY YEAR. CHECK THE SIDEBAR TO SEE MY FINE ART, A-LEVEL WORK AND SKETCHBOOKS! CLICK ON THE IMAGES TO SEE FULL SIZE.

✦ 2024 ✦

A digital illustration in a stylized papercut style, in blue and purple colours. The illustration shows GoodTimeswithScar being held in the hands of the Secret Keeper, with lyrics 'And the earth looked at me and said 'Wasn't that fun?'/and I replied 'I'm sorry if I hurt anyone'

EXPERIMENTING WITH NEW DIGITAL STYLES, TRYING TO REPLICATE ANALOGUE PAPERCUT WORK IN PHOTOSHOP. SECRET LIFE FINALE FANART, REALLY ENJOYED PUTTING THIS TOGETHER!

2023

Digital illustration inspired by the Limited Life finale, formatted like a comic page. The top panel shows PearlescentMoon standing in a burnt building at night in a warm blue colour scheme. The centre panel shows SMajor1996 stabbing Pearlescentmoon underwater, surrounded by frothing water with a bright red starburst around the sword as a focal point. The bottom panel, in pale warm tones, shows Smajor1995 standing in front of an explosion.

CONTRIBUTION FOR THE LIMITED LIFE FANZINE (TRAFFIC ZINE ISSUE 4.) ENJOYED WORKING ON THIS, SPENT A LONG TIME TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE COLOURS... COULD'VE MAYBE LANDED THE IMPACT BETTER, BUT PEOPLE SEEMED TO REALLY LIKE IT!

A digital comic inspired by Hermitcraft season 9, with harmonious coloured panels showing views and bases from all around the server, with cool-tone drawings of FalseSymmetry flying over the server overlaid. With lyrics from Sufjan Stevens's The Hidden River of my Life.

PAGE 1 OF A 3-PAGE COMIC FOR HERMITZINE 8, EXPLORING CREATIVITY AND BUILDS AROUND SEASON 9. PART OF MY ONGOING QUEST TO COLOUR MY ART BETTER.

A digital magazine layout, with an illustration of a sci-fi environment with a person looking up at a massive humanoid wreckage, made of layered paper, in a green, teal, yellow and pink colour scheme.

MY FIRST ILLUSTRATION ASSIGNMENT AT UNIVERSITY, TO CREATE A MAGAZINE DOUBLE SPREAD ABOUT ILLUSTRATION. I CREATED A PAPERCUT ILLUSTRATION USING THE LASER-CUTTERS AT UNIVERSITY, AND I LOVED THE EFFECT.

A digital comic double spread, in various harmonious colours, showing players and scenes from Hermitcraft season 9, overlaid with lyrics from Sufjan Stevens's The Hidden River of my Life.

PAGES 2-3 OF MY PIECE FOR HERMITZINE 8! SPENT A LONG TIME ON THIS, MAINLY POLISHING UP THE COLOURS - I DON'T KNOW HOW SUPER HAPPY WITH IT I AM, BUT IT WAS GOOD PRACTISE AND FUN TO MAKE.

BLASEBALL FANART TO CELEBRATE MY FAVOURITE PLAYER, STU TROLOLOL, JOINING THE YELLOWSTONE MAGIC. FLOWERS ARE MOUNTAIN SORREL AND SILVERY LUPINE, NATIVE TO YELLOWSTONE.

A full colour digital illustration of FalseSymmetry's Hermitcraft season 9 base, a grey castle with purple and blue roofs in the snow, in three-point perspective looking down. It's surrounded by white and yellow fluffy clouds, and False is flying in front of it, leaving a trail of clouds.

WATCHING HERMITCRAFT SEASON 9 HAS BEEN GETTING ME TO DRAW MORE PERSPECTIVE FOR MY FAVOURITE BUILDS, SO THIS IS FALSESYMMETRY'S BASE.

A smooth digital illustration of a woman, in black and white, sitting and drinking a coffee in front of a bright warm simplistic landscape of sun, sky and pink clouds.

TOTE BAG DESIGN FOR THE FIELDS BENEATH, TO ACCOMPANY THE MURAL I COMPLETED FOR THEM.

A digital illustration in black on white, of Hangman Adam Page looking into a shattered mirror. The right side of the mirror is in large shards, each showing a different scene from the 2020 Hangman Adam Page and Kenny Omega feud. The centre of the mirror is striking, red blood.

ILLUSTRATION FOR MOONSAULT, A PRO WRESTLING FANZINE I RAN THIS YEAR! MY OWN PIECE WAS INSPIRED BY THE HANGMAN ADAM PAGE - KENNY OMEGA FEUD.

A black and white digital illustration of a fossil velociraptor in its death position with a crow perching on one wing. Around the two animals are stars and a ribbon with the text 'I am going to make it through this year if it kills me.' on.

RISOPRINT INSPIRED BY EVOLUTION, SURVIVAL AND CHANGE FEATURING THE NEW CALEDONIAN CROW AND VELOCIRAPTOR MONGOLIENSIS. LYRICS FROM 'THIS YEAR' BY THE MOUNTAIN GOATS.

A full-body digital illustration of a Dungeons & Dragons half-orc paladin wearing heavy dark armour and holding a large sword with glowing turquiose celtic knot patterns.

DUNGEONS & DRAGONS CHARACTER DESIGN AND FULLBODY OF A HALF-ORC OATH OF VENGEANCE PALADIN, COMMISSIONED BY A FRIEND.

bust digital illustration of a White man in three-quarter view, full coloured, dramatically lit. The bottom of his face is covered in blood and he's wearing a collar with a timer on, held back by a chain.

FANART OF MARTYN 'INTHELITTLEWOOD' BASED ON THE FINALE OF LIMITED LIFE, A MINECRAFT SERIES ON YOUTUBE. I LOVE UNUSUAL AND UNIQUE FORMS OF STORYTELLING, INCLUDING MINECRAFT DEATH GAMES.

A neon pink on white line-only digital illustration of three pairs of lesbian couples cuddling, and one alone with a cat, all in a big pile of patterned blankets and cushions in a square frame. The characters have a variety of body types and features. Bubble text at the top says 'Lesbians!' and at the bottom, 'Unite in armed snuggle.'

ILLUSTRATION INSPIRED BY A BADGE FROM THE LHA BUTTON ARCHIVE, TO SHARE AND CELEBRATE QUEER JOY.

A digitally illustrated cover for '17776: What Football Will Look Like in the Future' by Jon Bois. The title 17776 is written vertically over a football which a pair of dark-skinned hands is holding out, and the overlap of the numbers and football is colored in swirling blue with red, green, and yellow accents. Above the hands float the satellite forms of Nine, Ten, and Juice in space.

INSPIRED BY REREADING 17776 BY JON BOIS WITH AN ONLINE BOOK GROUP, I WANTED TO TRY AND ILLUSTRATE A COVER FOR IT INSPIRED BY THE WEBFICTION'S UNIQUE FORMATTING.

A full-body digital illustration of a young White woman in traditional Eastern European-inspired folk dress in blue and an oversized brown jacket. Behind her is a arch frame full of blue clouds, with details of stars and flowers on the edge of the frame. In the other half of the image, there's the same frame, full of text explaining her backstory.

CHARACTER DESIGN FINAL OUTCOME FOR MY ART FOUNDATION FINAL MAJOR PROJECT, ONE OF A TRIO OF CHARACTERS EXPLORING TRANSITIONAL STAGES AND YOUNG ADULTS.

A full-body digital illustration of a young Black person in warm-coloured baggy clothes with African-inspired wax patterns on and a red waistcoat. Behind them is a frame with three arches full of orange clouds against a blue-grey background, with moons and stars outside the frame. In the other half of the image, there's the same frame, full of text explaining their backstory.

CHARACTER DESIGN FINAL OUTCOME FOR MY ART FOUNDATION FINAL MAJOR PROJECT, ONE OF A TRIO OF CHARACTERS EXPLORING TRANSITIONAL STAGES AND YOUNG ADULTS.>

A full-body digital illustration of a young Brown woman in dark work clothes with a green shawl with gold celestial-inspired patterns around her neck. Behind her is a triangular-ended frame full of nacreous clouds against a dark background, with shooting star details outside the frame. In the other half of the image, there's the same frame, full of text explaining her backstory.

CHARACTER DESIGN FINAL OUTCOME FOR MY ART FOUNDATION FINAL MAJOR PROJECT, ONE OF A TRIO OF CHARACTERS EXPLORING TRANSITIONAL STAGES AND YOUNG ADULTS.

COMIC PAGES FOR MY ART FOUNDATION FINAL MAJOR PROJECT, INKED ON PAPER AND COLOURED DIGITALLY.

✦ 2022 ✦

Colourful fanart of Hylics 2 by Mason Lindroth, with Somsnosa riding a Juice Bug, Dedusmuln feeding it juice, and Pongorma and Wayne petting the bug.

FANART FOR 'HYLICS', A VIDEO GAME BY MASON LINDROTH. I WAS INSPIRED BY THE GAME'S UNIQUE COLOUR SCHEME AND STYLE TO EXPERIMENT WITH MY OWN STYLE.

Fanart in yellow and peach-brown of two wrestlers exchanging bows. Text around them in a circle says 'A KISS WITH A FIST IS BETTER THAN NONE' and the drawing is surrounded by a noose, stars and various flower patterns.

WRESTLING FANART, REFERENCED FROM HANGMAN ADAM PAGE VS KENNY OMEGA, AEW FULL GEAR 2021.

Two shooting stars, each with a heart at the centre, one black, one white, with comet trails of the trans and philadelphia rainbow flag respectively, surrounded by a purple nebula.

STICKER DRAWN TO SELL AT A LOCAL STREET FAIR FOR PRIDE MONTH.

A Chinese teenage girl floats in zero gravity while playing a guitar, against a background of stars and nebulae, with a purple and blue colour palette

PRINT DRAWN TO SELL AT A LOCAL STREET FAIR.

Three risograph prints of the same design, the words 'ANNIHILATION! ANNIHILATION! surrounded by plants, clouds, stars and spores, all coloured in halftone. The designs have been printed in pink on white, red on orange and purle on blue.

MY FIRST TIME RISOPRINTING AT COLLEGE! THE DESIGN WAS DRAWN DIGITALLY, INSPIRED BY JEFF VANDERMEER'S ANNIHILATION.

A drawing of a young Punjabi Indian woman with limb differences. She has one arm, the other ending in a small nub, and no legs before her knees. She is wearing prosthetic running blades, a green jumpsuit wrapped around her waist and a white tank top. She has sci-fi style implants on her chest and the back of her neck, and black hair with shaved sides and grown out green dye.

ART OF MY LANCER (MECH COMBAT TABLETOP ROLEPLAY GAME) CHARACTER, DIZIET SANGHA.

A shoulders up icon of a white teenage girl with brown hair partially bleached and green eye makeup, surrounded by sparkles.

CHRISTMAS PRESENT I DID FOR MY LITTLE SISTER, AND EXAMPLE OF ICON COMMISSIONS I DO.

✦ 2021 ✦

SPORTS TRADING CARD INSPIRED ILLUSTRATION FOR BLASEBALL CARES'S TLOPPS V2. CHARACTER FROM BLASEBALL, LOGO BY NOT_DAREDEVIL ON TWITTER, CARD DESIGN BY SHENANIGLENN ON TWITTER

A pin-up image of a white, ginger werewolf woman covered in freckles, with glowing yellow eyes, dressed in lacy lingerie with a cloud pattern, posing with her arms above her head surrounded by veils against a purple moon background.

PIN-UP STYLE DRAWING OF A WEREWOLF CHARACTER INSPIRED BY SUBVERTING TRADITIONAL EXPECTATIONS OF WHITE FEMINITY. ALSO, I JUST LIKE IT WHEN WOMEN KILL.

Two characters, a Black vampire woman in an elegant red suit holding a wine-glass of blood, and a taller white ginger woman in a shiny white dress and ripped white tights.

CHARACTER DESIGN EXPERIMENT INSPIRED BY JUDITH BUTLER'S IDEAS ABOUT HOW LESBIANISM OSTRACISES WOMEN FROM TRADITIONAL FEMINITY, AND VAMPIRE AND WEREWOLF NARRATIVES FOCUSING AROUND OUTCASTS AND CREATING THEIR OWN COMMUNITY.

A toaster with 'BREAD DEAD REDEMPTION' written on it, with three pieces of toast with 'B D R' written on them on in red jam jumping out of the toaster, against a blue background.

COMMISSION FOR COMBAT ROBOTICS TEAM TEAM MANUVA FOR A LOGO DESIGN FOR FEATHERWEIGHT ROBOT BREAD DEAD REDEMPTION.

Three full-body portraits. One is of a Black woman with an afro with the sides shaved, wearing pastel, casual clothes, hugging a blonde pale-skinned jewish woman wearing a dark green suit with pale pink flowers on, and they're both holding swords. The other is of a white woman with blue hair, posing away from the camera, with a red fireaxe over her shoulder, and wearing a brown baseball jersey with Chicago on the back, and red booty shorts that say 'WAFC' with a fire pattern on the back.

ILLUSTRATIONS FOR BLASEBALL CARES'S FIRST ANNIVERSARY ZINE VLOGUE. I WORKED WITH ANOTHER ARTIST TO CREATE A DOUBLE SPREAD, INCLUDING WRITING AND OUTFIT CONCEPTS, USING CLOTHES FROM THE SITE AND OUR OWN IDEAS, THEMED AROUND 'SWORD CASUAL.'

A mock-up of a printed magazine, with 3 of the above illustrations, and 3 other detailed fashion illustrations of women holding swords.

FINAL LAYOUT FOR OUR VLOGUE SPREAD. OTHER ILLUSTRATIONS BY @VALIDTINE ON TWITTER/LAUNCELOT ON NEOCITIES, LAYOUT BY JASMINE RAE FRIEDRICH

A stylised illustration of a blonde, jewish pale-skinned woman holding a baseball bat over one shoulder, wearing blue and yellow baseball gear with a trans flag patch on one shoulder. Behind her head, there is an outline of a baseball base with 'STU STEALS HOME' written on it.

STICKER FOR THE CHARLESTON SHOE THIEVES STICKER COLLECTION ON BLASEBALL CARES.

A stylised illustration of a pair of blue, glowing cat-ear headphones dripping with water, with 'GA(Y)MER' wriiten in pink text inside them.

STICKER FOR THE CHICAGO FIREFIGHTERS STICKER COLLECTION ON BLASEBALL CARES.