Ben Herrera

Shack

2012-02-03T20:58:00.001-08:00

A fun speedpaint.

The Avengers

2011-08-08T15:21:00.001-07:00

Draenel Paladin digital illustration

2011-08-02T09:14:00.000-07:00

Some WOW character illustration I had fun painting.

Superman

2011-07-27T17:07:00.001-07:00

Thor page

2011-07-25T17:19:00.000-07:00

Something I did for Comicon. Thor is awesome.

Ult. WWII Captain America commission

2011-07-18T18:56:00.001-07:00

More Upperdeck Marvel Masterpieces cards

2011-07-16T12:39:00.001-07:00

Some older Upperdeck Marvel Masterpiece cards

2011-07-16T12:27:00.000-07:00

Captain America AP cards

2011-07-16T12:19:00.000-07:00

Upperdeck Captain America AP cards

Marvel Beginnings AP cards

2011-07-16T12:09:00.000-07:00

Some Upperdeck Marvel Beginnings AP cards I recently did.

Wolverine commission digitally painted version

2011-07-08T12:03:00.000-07:00

The painted version of the b&w image.

Wolverine commission

2011-07-08T12:01:00.000-07:00

Another commission from the same friend. It was given as a gift to someone he knows. Wolverine is always fun to draw.

300 Movie Illustration #3

2011-07-08T12:00:00.000-07:00

The 3rd and final 300 illustration of the series. I wish I was still working on them...

300 Movie illustration #2

2011-07-08T11:58:00.000-07:00

The 2nd 300 illustration of the series.

300 Movie illustration #1

2011-07-08T11:56:00.000-07:00

The 1st of 3 illustrations from the movie 300. More commissions...

Ironman commission

2011-07-08T11:55:00.000-07:00

This was a commission for a friend. This was the 1st time doing an illo of Ironman...he's not an easy hero to draw...

Willpower

2011-03-06T02:08:00.001-08:00

A commission piece for a friends comic called Willpower. Fun character to work on. I did pencils, inks, and colors. Gotta do more stuff like this...

Birth Of Christ

2011-03-06T02:04:00.001-08:00

I did this live on my laptop projected onto this wall in a cafe. It was during this cool church event called Canvas. We had great live music and art going on that night. Fun times. Anyway, I'm starting to do a lot more live digital art now.

Batman pg3!

2011-02-26T17:18:00.000-08:00

Here is the final page to my short Batman series.

Batman page 1

2011-02-22T08:39:00.001-08:00

Page 1 of a 3 page Batman sample series. I think I might do an illustration once I finish pg3.

Batman pg2

2011-02-22T08:37:00.001-08:00

Page 2 of a 3 page Batman sample I'm working on. I don't draw Batman much so this was fun to work on.

Wolverine and Capt America 1

2011-01-31T16:42:00.001-08:00

Pg1 of a sample page I did. It was fun getting back into doing this again. 3D is cool but nothing is like working on a comic! ;-]

Wolverine and Captain America pg 12

2011-01-31T16:38:00.000-08:00

Sample pg2!

Dr. Solar

2011-01-19T18:09:00.001-08:00

This was a cover sample request I worked. I don't know very much about this character but it was fun to work on.

Wolverine vs Sabertooth

2011-01-17T21:16:00.000-08:00

Here is the final image I decided to go with. Now, onto the next one!

Wolverine & Sabertooth rough reject

2011-01-14T10:48:00.001-08:00

This is my 1st draft of a cover sample I was doing. With the help of some friends I rejectd it for a more dynamic image. I'll post the one I ended up doing later.

I Am Barabbas

2010-05-24T15:57:00.000-07:00

This is a painting of Barabbas, the 1st person Jesus took the place of before He went to the cross. The people chose a murderer and political criminal to release over Christ. Crazy. But, if they hadn't there would be no hope for the rest of us. We are all Barabbas. Enjoy.

Just some sketches and a study of a master!

2009-02-27T08:01:00.000-08:00

Some older quick sketches as well as a small study of a Sargent painting.

Study progress and quick design

2009-01-30T07:47:00.000-08:00

More progress on my Frank Frazetts study as well as a very fast character concept.

Last of the cards

2009-01-12T23:28:00.000-08:00

Here is that last of my Marvel Masterpeice cards. I had a lot of fun working on all of these. Maybe someday I'll get a chance to do more...

Quick stuff

2009-01-09T08:01:00.000-08:00

More studies and qucik sketches. Xmas was too busy to do any more.

Studies galore

2008-12-12T07:43:00.001-08:00

Work is way busy so only time for quick studies. Got some ZB WIP's in there too.

Hulk movie and faces

2008-12-05T07:41:00.000-08:00

Studies from the Hulk movie and initial color face tests for my Xander character.

Cyclops sketch

2008-11-19T23:31:00.000-08:00

Quick pencil and marker sketch. Cyclops is cool.

Another study

2008-11-14T07:16:00.001-08:00

A study from a Hellboy 2 pic.

Study time!

2008-10-31T07:27:00.000-07:00

I'm back to my ever lovin' studies. Great way to learn from some of the greats. This time instead of Frank Frazetta I'm taking some visual cues from Nydia Lozano and a movie still from the movies Wanted and Watchmen.

Redeye

2008-09-29T22:37:00.001-07:00

Another speedsketch to warm up.

More cards

2008-09-24T21:59:00.001-07:00

The 3rd and final Marvel Masterpiece Cardset. Too bad cuz I had a blast working on all of these. I have a few more comp cards that I'll be posting as well.

Pantera warm up speed sketch

2008-09-12T11:45:00.000-07:00

I was feeling stiff this morning so I thought I would loosen up...60 min speed sketch.

Street Sk8r 2!

2008-08-29T11:07:00.000-07:00

Who doesn't love skateboarding games? ;-) Some concepts for this old game.

Rockstar Presents: Table Tennis models

2008-08-29T11:01:00.000-07:00

These are some of the models I helped work on for Table Tennis. I enjoyed being on the character team for this game. Character models are a little more fun for me to work on than environments but, hey, I love 3d so anything is cool.

MTG: B again! ;-)

2008-08-29T10:51:00.000-07:00

More MTG: Battlegrounds

2008-08-29T10:39:00.001-07:00

Magic the Gathering: Battlegrounds concepts

2008-08-29T10:30:00.000-07:00

I guess I'm having fun finding old concepts from Magic the Gathering: Battlegrounds. This was my 1st XBOX game. Fantasy games are great to concept because of all of the different subject matter.

Some old covers and pin-ups

2008-08-27T21:26:00.000-07:00

Marvel covers and Anachronox pin-ups...

More blasts from the past

2008-08-27T21:02:00.000-07:00

I was digging thru my old concepts and found some early designs I did for Anachronox. These pages were from an old html portfolio. I know I said it before but I had a blast working on this sci-fi rpg. It was very challenging and also...who doesn't like to draw weird looking aliens? ;-)

Look what I found...

2008-08-21T21:52:00.000-07:00

I almost forgot I had these model pix. These are from a game called Magic The Gathering: Battlegrounds. I was the concept artist for this game. It's always fun to see the things you design modeled into 3D and in the game. Ah, memories...;-)

Something for a friend

2008-07-02T23:19:00.000-07:00

I did this as a gift for a friend of mine named Mike Christian. This is his famous character Podboy. The kid with the beans in his head! He doesn't actually wear a costume but that was my little adition. ;-) Adventures await...

Iron Man study

2008-06-24T22:43:00.001-07:00

I try to do these as often as possible. Plus, the Iron Man movie rocked!

Fallen Son for a friend

2008-06-24T22:39:00.000-07:00

This was something fun I did for a good friend of mine. Anytime I have a chance to draw Marvel characters for my amigo's I take it! ;-) Hawkeye is one of my favorite superheros.

300 Study

2008-06-15T00:58:00.000-07:00

I did this a little while ago. I enjoy these kinds of studies because I learn a lot.

Alien WIP

2008-06-11T01:42:00.000-07:00

A ZB sketch for fun. Just practicing and experimenting with the features.

Transparent

2008-06-05T21:26:00.000-07:00

Yes, one of these days soon I'll have more iamges than just sketches! But, in the meantime...

Sad Boy

2008-06-03T21:52:00.000-07:00

This was just a fast warm up. Nuthin' in mind but putting some colors on the paper, er...screen. ;-)

Quick and dirty

2008-06-03T00:25:00.000-07:00

It's been a little while. Busy working on some designs that I don't wanna show yet. In the meantime something quick and dirty.

Ultimate Wolverine and, uh...

2008-05-10T14:19:00.000-07:00

Ultimate Wolverine is just cool. I don't know who he's fighting but it was fun to work on. Yes, fanboy but whatevah! ;-)

Marvel Masterpiece Cards

2008-05-06T23:19:00.001-07:00

These were a lot of fun to work on. I was able to work on a lot of my favorites.

Yes, another head...

2008-04-05T18:02:00.000-07:00

What can I say? Easy and quick.

Artrage baby!

2008-04-01T21:47:00.000-07:00

Ok, this isn't exactly Picasso but Artrage is cool. Can't wait to "paint" more stuff!

Doodles

2008-03-18T21:48:00.000-07:00

2-5 minute doodles. Hey...this is quick content for my blog when I'm lazy! ;-) Nah, these are fun too.

Taurus head

2008-03-11T22:20:00.000-07:00

Another fast ZB sketch. This program is fun. I can't wait to put more time into this again. More sculpts on the way!

Black Suit

2008-03-08T21:36:00.000-08:00

I've been into speed sketches lately. I've been feeling the need to speed up my workflow and learn to be loose and intuitive. This one was about an hour. These are pretty fun.

Creature Head

2008-03-06T00:46:00.000-08:00

I just felt like painting a quick monster head. A little speed test for me.

Headblast!

2008-02-17T13:00:00.000-08:00

Fast fun sketch.

War Golem

2008-02-13T21:52:00.000-08:00

Another old concept from Magic the Gathering: Battlegrounds.

Another old cover.

2008-01-28T21:29:00.000-08:00

Bad guys are cool. Man, this brings back memories... I love Marvel characters! The book was a reprint of an older X-Men issue that Marc Silvestri drew waaaayyy before Jim Lee got on the book. His art was cool then and it still is.

The Priest

2008-01-28T21:14:00.000-08:00

I did late last night after looking at some pics of some aliens. I'll color it sometime. But, until then, here's the linework.

Something fun

2008-01-23T23:06:00.001-08:00

This was a quick sketch I did for a friend. I wanted to see what I could do with a little more cartoony of a style. Plus, who wouldn't wanna draw Granny Space Ranger? My kinda hero! ;-)

Ebonyblade

2008-01-22T23:06:00.000-08:00

And yes...yet another MTG: Battlegrounds concept. New stuff will be coming shortly though...promise.

Arkon

2008-01-22T23:05:00.001-08:00

This was another concept sketch done for Magic the Gathering: Battlegrounds.

Eddie

2008-01-22T23:01:00.000-08:00

This was a quick concept I did for myself a long while ago. It was small personal project. I turned it into a 3d model...but I can't seem to find the mesh anywhere...hmmm...I'll post it as soon as I figure out where in the heck it is. :-p

The Commons

2008-01-21T23:08:00.000-08:00

This was a b&w concept done for the rpg game Anachronox by ION Storm. It was called The Commons. And yes, this game was made awhile ago but it was still cool! ;-) I had a blast working on all of the character and environment designs.

Sluggy Crip

2008-01-21T22:41:00.000-08:00

A quick character concept I did for the game Magic the Gathering:Battlegrounds. This had some fun creatures and characters to work on.

Some early work

2008-01-21T22:26:00.001-08:00

I found some of my old comic book work from back in the day(man, that day seems like awhile ago...;-) . This was one of my favorites. It was fun to work on plus I was able to have it inked by a good friend of mine...Mike Miller. Good artist too.

Future City Color

2008-01-21T22:16:00.000-08:00

Here it is. Adding color to a value image was a fun experiment but next time I would like to go back to starting with color.

Study 3

2008-01-21T11:40:00.001-08:00

I loved the action and lighting on this photo. Great stufy for both.

Study 2

2008-01-21T11:39:00.001-08:00

Another study.

body builder study

2008-01-21T11:34:00.000-08:00

Just a quick study. I love these kinds of sketches because they're fun to do and I learn a lot. More to follow.

future city

2008-01-21T11:23:00.000-08:00

I did this futuristic city concept as a fun test to see what I could do with this kind of painting process. Just laying down the values 1st and the color later. I learned a lot. The color version is coming soon.