A New Book About Fashion for Boys and Girls, Gnats in a Hat
Gnats in a Hat is Ben Walker-Storey's new picture-book about clothes, fashion history and bugs. It's a Fashion Writer’s journal of stylish bugs : Fashion History for Boys and Girls. Grade-school and middle-school kids will get a kick out of reading about everything from bedbugs in Uggs to skippers (moths) in zippers (biker jackets). This ebook will be available for just $1 during preorder! Once live, it will be $2.99. So sign up for Ben's mailing list to get updates on this ebook and preorder: http://benwalkerart.com And please tell all your friends and family who have children and want a fun, new way to get into the subject of clothing, style, and having pride in how you dress and present yourself to the world!
Learn T-shirt Design With Me on Skillshare
Do you like to draw but are not sure how to turn your artwork into T-shirt designs? I’ve just released my first video class on Skillshare.com! This one will show you my process, using Clip Studio Paint (an inexpensive comic book creation app that also has a FREE trial) to make a vintage-style apparel graphic.
Click Here to get your first two months FREE on Skillshare and check out this class!
Ben Walker-Storey and his 30’s inspired funky rollerskating cat Tee
Let's Draw Goths! Man with Cutout of David Bowie
This week on Let’s Draw Goths, I talk about how artists can stop being a slave to reference photos and start incorporating the mysterious magic of the universe. Pulling inspiration from Stephen King's book, On Writing and expanding on it while I draw a goth man holding a large cardboard cutout David Bowie / Ziggy Stardust.
Let's Draw Goths is an ongoing series of meditative sketches of people with dark, alternative style. Artist Ben Walker chats about life, art, and gothic / Industrial culture.
Reference photo curtesy of Vince Raven. Follow him on Instagram: @spiderpunk222
Watch me draw this piece below-
Happy World Goth Day! Watch Me Draw Goth Elizabeth Hurley
Did you know A-list actress, Elizabeth Hurley had a goth phase? Let's draw it! I show how to take the pressure off making art by ruining it right away. Plus I reflect on ways to maintain a dark personal style as you get older.
Let's draw goths is an ongoing series relaxing, meditative sketches and digital art. Learn about drawing, painting, the illustration industry while hanging out and talking about life, Gothic, Industrial, Darkwave and alternative cultures.
Let's Draw Goths
Lately, when I get a moment alone, I’ve been sitting down to draw goths. It reminds me of some of the good times and life lessons I’ve learned around goths, their music fashion and culture. Now, you can see a quick time-lapse of each drawing and hear a short “gothic tale” every Wednesday and Saturday. Follow me on Instagram (IGTV) and/or Subscribe on Youtube.
New Coloring Book Brings the Funk
Monster Funk - A Coloring book with stank
There’s a lot out there in movies, literature and comics about monsters. But no one is addressing something that should be obvious. Monsters smell very bad.
In Monster Funk, the new coloring book for grown-ups, young adults (and cool kids 9-12) Ben Walker-Storey explores all the foul odors that affect many of your favorite creatures from pop culture, all illustrated with Ben’s unique twist. Each monster comes with it’s own humorous story page too.
Whether you are a fan of classic horror movies, dumb, gross jokes (Think Mad Magazine meets Famous Monsters) or just love to color for relaxation, you will want to pick up a copy of Monster Funk,
A New Web Store for Cheap chills on Amazon
Exciting news! I’ve got a new web store for my Cheap Chills brand apparel (and PopsSockets!). Everything we’re currently selling is available at Amazon.com/CheapChills. Yes, that Amazon. That means FREE shipping for Prime members and all the assurances of quality and service that come with ordering from the largest on-line retailer in the world.
Check out those categories! We’ve got the hoodies, sweatshirts, PopSockets and now, a couple notebooks (more books to come in the new year!).
You have to do some last-minute shopping anyway, why not at the Cheap Chills store?
Current Mood
I’m excited to announce that just in time for the Christmas holiday, Cheap Chills has collaborated with Amazon.com and Youtube smasher, Shane Dawson to create some weird, monstrous merch! Just like everything we do, these designs are inspired by classic monsters, skater-punk artwork and are also kinda ridiculous.
Hoodies and sweatshirt versions also available!
Current Mood! Get the hoodie or sweatshirt
This is Me! Get the hoodie or sweatshirt
Prepare for Something Amazing!
Ben Walker Storey (AKA Cheap Chills) partners with Amazon.com and Impractical Jokers
X Man, inspired by the episode where Q has to paint an X through kids' artwork.
I'm so excited to announce that I have partnered up with Amazon.com and a few beloved brands, including TruTV's Impractical Jokers! I'm such a huge fan of this show. I love comedy and all but how often do I laugh so hard I actually cry? I do with these guys. X Man is just the first so stay tuned!
Get it on Amazon.com
An Illustrator Shows Cult Movie Clips To His Wife - A New Podcast
The Cheap Chills Show - A new podcast from Ben & Amanda Walker Storey
I have been trying to pick out a good movie to watch with my wife for 7 and a half years. I scroll through the options on streaming sites like Amazon Prime, Netflix, and Hoopla while Amanda gets sleepy.
My favorite are the spooky, old movies from the 70s and 80s. Event though obscure genre films aren't really Amanda's jam, she always gives them a shot with an open mind. But she does say what she feels and she has a wit sharper than Michael Myers' butcher knife.
That sounds like a podcast to me! And so it is. The Cheap Chills Show.
Having a monster-ific podcast is a great excuse to make original art for T-shirts and such. So we do! And they're available on Amazon.com. That means if you're a Prime member you don't even pay shipping. Rad.
Listen to Ben and Amanda watch trailers and clips then launch into discussion, pondering on things like movie titles, posters and VHS boxes, childhood fears, are you still reading this? It's free. Just listen.
Go to CheapChillsFanClub.com for new episodes, or however you get podcasts, through iTunes, Stitcher, Soundcloud. If you like what you hear, please share the show with your friends!
Oh, also Ben and Amanda lived in San Francisco for 7 years and have amassed an amazing set of friends; artists, comedians, and other notable weirdos who you've totally heard of. These people will eventually be talked into coming onto the show to share weird and scary clips.
If you are one of those friends (from the past or future) who would like to guest on the show and tell us about a scary or weird movie from your childhood, send me a message!
-Ben