Liam Neeson by Ben Dale

Liam Neeson just has a great face, so I decide to just work up a study. Fun exercise, and I like how it turned out.

Stephen King by Ben Dale

The Mist is a good movie and Toby Jones is awesome. No time to do a layout so I just drew a photo I liked.

X-Men by Ben Dale

X-Statics was one of my favorite X-titles ever! Possibly one of my favorite runs of all time.

Old School Video Game by Ben Dale

Bald Bull. Sorry for being a one trick pony lately, but I had to do this quick, but I'm still happy with it.

Arnold Schwarzenegger by Ben Dale

Arnold Schwarzenegger is watching you poop. 

Breaking Bad by Ben Dale

It was hard to pick a favorite character to draw because there's so many awesome ones. I just really wanted to draw Mike and Gale. Almost put Saul in too but it took me a while to get the likenesses right.

Literature by Ben Dale

I drew Hiro Protagonist from Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson. It's probably my favorite cyberpunk book.

Green By Ben Dale

Only a huge dick like me would draw a picture without a trace of the topic color. FUN FACT: Godzilla is called Gojira in japan which means Gorilla Fish! REGULAR FACT: I love gorillas! 

Aliens By Ben Dale

GAME OVER MAN! (get it?)

Pixar by Ben Dale

I'll be honest, I just really wanted to draw her hair. It was all I thought it could be. Plus I'll use any reason to re-watch this awesome trailer.

Mad Men by Ben Dale

“I’ve heard men talk with dark permanence of those years.” - Lane Pryce

Avengers by Ben Dale

So glad to be back with the rest of the Omega Sketchers. I had to let this sketch go, I could have really painted it up all the way, but I don't have time. But I am happy with my Agent Coulson.  Hooray for nerding out.

Legion by Ben Dale

I really thought that Lobo had something to do with Legion. I found this website that had all these covers for L.E.G.I.O.N. that had him on it, so I thought it would work. I swear I wasn't trying the old "Picard-in-a-Batman-Costume" routine.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles by Ben Dale

Leonardo leads. He's a nerd and a goody two shoes, but he's also bad ass.

Assassins by Ben Dale

Confession time: I've always preferred US "The Professional" version because I don't like the weird romantic aspect of the "Leon: The Professional" international edit. Just saying. Also I wish I could have fit in Gary Oldman. "EVERYONE!"

Sean Connery by Ben Dale

How do you pick only one Connery to draw? I couldn't. You're the man now dog!

Frank Frazetta by Ben Dale (after Frank Frazetta)

I recreated one of my favorite Frazetta paintings for this sketch. I didn't spend time making sure it was exactly like the original in every way, but spending a few hours with a masters painting can teach you so much about someone else's drawing theory, color palette, and technique. You can see the original painting here.

Flying by Ben Dale

I am a really big fan of this weeks topic. I was excited at such a broad topic that allows lots of different ideas from one word. Inspired by a few of my favorite artists I wanted to draw a plane. It took me a half dozen sketches before I felt like I was even drawing planes decently but I liked the challenge and I feel like I learned something!

Muppets By Ben Dale

Inside joke. Still funny. Happy New Year!

Star Trek by Ben Dale

Just a quick sketch. I had an elaborate and funny idea that maybe I will do down the road, but time constraints have made this is all I can do this week. Data is my favorite character of all Trek. If you know what I like out of characters he fits it pretty well. He's pretty bad ass, but he's also adorable and hilarious in a Chaplin-esque way.