Ben Rische

Hey all! So I am going to be doing my very first livestream on Sunday for LightBox Online with @steamrollerstudios. Stream starts at 11am PT, I will be animating a shot with one of Spice Frontier’s characters! Would love to see you there! @lightboxexpo #lbx2020 #lbxonline2020 #lightboxexpo #animation #2danimation #spicefrontier #livestream https://www.instagram.com/p/CFA1SI9DCLE/?igshid=jdsa6ifkgpx7

Did this for @steamrollerstudios draw this in your style! It is Kent from Spice Frontier, feel free to join in I would love to see everyone’s style! #characterdesign #steamrollerstudios #dtiyslbxspicefrontier #dtiyschallenge #lbxonline2020 #spicefrontier #dtyis #space https://www.instagram.com/p/CFAz4FTjlkM/?igshid=mp31hk90z4ca

Doing some design exploration and some traditional inking practice for something my friend and I are cooking up ☺️ Sorry I have been so radio silent these past months it has been interesting transitioning into freelance! Hope to post more soon! #ink #inkingcomics #sketch #sketchbook #characterdesign #characterart #king #oldman #penandink #gpen #brush #exploration #instaart #instaartist #wednesday #doodle #traditionalart https://www.instagram.com/p/CEXx3jmDiPF/?igshid=xzppqzedjjmr

I didn’t realize it but I had finished some other character poses for Ged and had never posted them! Here is Ged staring off thinking about all he has done and what he will do about his Shadow. Hope you all have been safe out there I have been crazy busy with working from home! • • • • • #ged #earthsea #wizardofearthsea #hero #fantasy #artoftheday #artsy #conceptart #characterdesign #instaartist #drawing #sketch #illustration #digitalpainting #instapaint #digitalart #instasketch #visdev #sketchbook #thursday #instaart #artofdrawing #fanart #character #animation #procreate #artistsoninstagram #magic https://www.instagram.com/p/B-e74AbDSz1/?igshid=1pa3k5atyl4zt

Hey everyone! So this is Covid stuff is getting crazy and I have been getting the itch to do some 2D animation on paper, so I bought a batch scanner! The first stuff I scanned was some old drawings that I have been meaning to post. These are from It’s A Wonderful Life back at Christmas time and some random sketches including Bekah’s hospital room when we had Eleanor last year. Hope everyone is staying safe and go be with the ones you love in this time! • • • • • #itsawonderfullife #doodles #gesture #drawn #sketches #drawing #forfun #sketchbook #art #artoftheday #illustration #instaart #instaartist #sketch #characterdesign #scanner #pencil #pregnant #christmas #character #tuesday #traditional #shelterinplace #art #jamesstewart https://www.instagram.com/p/B-IUx43DHHe/?igshid=10gphu11o90ch

Been playing the Final Fantasy 7 demo and I am SO STOKED for next month! The game looks so good and plays so well I am going to be binging on it for sure. Gonna try to clean this one up at some point in the future to try a new rendering style! Happy Friday everyone! 😎 • • • • • #finalfantasy #ff7 #finalfantasy7remake #cloudstrife #hype #drawn #sketches #drawing #forfun #sketchbook #art #artoftheday #illustration #instaart #instaartist #sketch #characterdesign #digitalart #concept #bustersword #character #animationart #friday #clipstudiopaint #illustration #fantasy #pencil #fanart https://www.instagram.com/p/B9ZroZUjyAe/?igshid=1evw1tzm7gbrj

Most don’t know but I am in my last 2 weeks working for Brazen Animation and will be leaving March 13th. It has been a fun time and I have learned so much that I would not have at any other studio. From being pushed in my animation ability, to learning how to storyboard and character design, Brazen has been a crucial part of my journey as an artist and as a person. I am being called to move on and start a new chapter in my life starting in freelance and I am excited to see where it takes my family and I! Haven’t made a reel in a long time so hope you all enjoy! All song credit and copyright goes to Kalevala & Midliife - Closer • • • • • #reel #demoreel #animationreel #fishyrische #showreel #artwork #art #cartoon #2d #celanimation #animation #artoninsta #sunday #instaart #animationart #2DAnimation #clipstudiopaint #toonboomharmony #maya #brazenanimation #cganimation https://www.instagram.com/p/B9M2hKbjkyS/?igshid=1auo45mzw7lcx

FINALLY finished this puppy this past weekend after working after hours on this for months. There are a lot of things In have learned from it and things I would change now but I gotta move on. This is a scene from Earthsea when the dragon, Yevaud, is talking to Ged and getting angry with him. Hope you all like it! Oh and this was animated in Clip Studio EX in case someone asks! • • • • • #yevaud #earthsea #wizardofearthsea #dragon #dragonofpendor #artwork #art #linetest #penciltest #cartoon #characterdesign #2d #celanimation #animation #rough #tiedown #artoninsta #thursday #instaart #fanart #animationart #2DAnimation #clipstudiopaint https://www.instagram.com/p/B8yzTIQDM6A/?igshid=4lrz5m1o1z0i

Hey everyone! Sorry it has been so long since I last posted I have been hard at work on a huge shot for one of my characters (which I hopefully will finish soon) so I had to post something. Just went to PAX South this weekend and had a lot of fun drawing people around here! Hope you all have a good week and I will post soon! 😊 • • • • • #paxsouth #pax #people #gesturedrawing #artsy #creativewriting #characterdesign #instaartist #drawing #sketch #illustration #pennyarcade #instadraw #digitalart #instasketch #visdev #sketchbook #sunday #instaart #artofdrawing #gaming #character #animation #clipstudiopaint #artistsoninstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B7gRS4zDpWQ/?igshid=ew4hm55gwa5x

Finally finished up this paint of Vetch! I really have begun to like him a lot I am going to try and do some expressions with him later on. I am going to be working on my Yevaud dragon shot over the Christmas break so hopefully I will have some animation to show soon! Happy Thursday! • • • • • #vetch #earthsea #wizardofearthsea #wizard #drawn #sketches #drawing #forfun #sketchbook #art #artoftheday #illustration #instaart #instaartist #sketch #characterdesign #digitalart #animation #concept #bestfriend #character #animationart #previs #clipstudiopaint #illustration #thrusday #fantasy https://www.instagram.com/p/B6QcR4Rg7Oc/?igshid=182z6ceshen82

Hey everyone! So this is Serret from Earthsea. She is kind of a villainess in the story and she is always looking out for her own interests and doesn’t really care about anyone else if they unless they work with her plans. She was super fun to design hope you all have a good Wednesday! * * * * * #serret #earthsea #wizardofearthsea #villianess #fantasy #artoftheday #artsy #conceptart #characterdesign #instaartist #drawing #sketch #illustration #digitalpainting #instapaint #digitalart #instasketch #visdev #sketchbook #wednesday #instaart #artofdrawing #fanart #character #animation #clipstudiopaint #artistsoninstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B5782o2DbZW/?igshid=183440z102die

Happy Thursday everyone! So I have been working Yevaud for a bit and I am pretty happy with how he turned out. I am preparing to animate some scenes from the Dragon of Pendor chapter in Earthsea and am super excited to start moving this guy. I am going to try and finish up my other character designs first before then so stay tuned! 

I have been meaning to post for a while but I have been wanting to finish the designs with color but I decided I would just post the line art for now! This is Vetch from Earthsea he is Ged’s best friend. Hope to get a lot in during Thanksgiving! #vetch #earthsea #wizardofearthsea #wizard #drawn #sketches #drawing #forfun #sketchbook #art #artoftheday #illustration #instaart #instaartist #sketch #characterdesign #digitalart #lineart #animation #concept #bestfriend https://www.instagram.com/p/B5T09oqgQ8_/?igshid=1aez3hkfbovjx

Sketching some peeps and testing some brushes in Clip Studio while watch some tv with the wife. #songland #forrestwhitaker #sketch #sketchbook #clipstudiopaint #drawing #gesture #characterdesign #peeps #art #digitalart #instart #instartist #fishyrische #artoftheday https://www.instagram.com/p/B4WMLp1AkUw/?igshid=168nwdaonvwr7

Happy Tuesday everyone! I am excited to post this drawing because the chase scene of Ged was one of my favorites scenes in the book. I felt the adrenaline pumping and the suspense all the way up until Ged goes unconscious. This is one of the many scenes from this book I can hope to animate someday but that will come after I design everything for these scenes haha. Have a great day everyone! #ged #earthsea #wizardofearthsea #wizard #sparrowhawk #artwork #art #artist #artistsofinstagram #artistsoninstagram #characterdesign #drawing #sketch #illustration #painting #instapaint #digitalart #instasketch #visdev #sketchbook #tuesday #instaart #artofdrawing #fanart #painter #animationart https://www.instagram.com/p/B4NdtJ8gw8_/?igshid=1aixf27ls3mqr

Hey everyone! Hope your Wednesday has been going well! Here is the second pose of the moment with Hoeg when Ged find him dead in the snow. I always imagined Ged would get choked up about this before he got angry at the monsters coming to attack him. I really want to animate this scene! #ged #earthsea #wizardofearthsea #wizard #familiar #sparrowhawk #sadness #drawn #sketches #drawing #forfun #sketchbook #art #artoftheday #illustration #instaart #instaartist #sketch #characterdesign #digitalart https://www.instagram.com/p/B399c1bgR85/?igshid=1se0mgju7uqej