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Artist and designer Ben Krefta creates character artwork and illustrations which are colourful, glossy and vibrant, drawing influences from comics, manga, video games and tattoos. His designs are primarily targeted at edgy, tech-savvy, video game playing, manga reading, anime watching teens and young adults. He’s published a several ‘How to Draw’ books, spent a number of years working as a web and graphic designer as well as working as a part-time tattoo artist for several years
2023-11-26 16:34
What is Berserk? Berserk, crafted by the late Kentaro Miura, is a masterpiece that plunges readers into a nightmarish medieval-inspired world. At its heart is Guts, the “Black Swords… Read More
2023-07-09 13:48
I’m doing another tidy-up of my gallery It’s never an easy task deciding which artworks stay and which ones leave the gallery. There’s usually at least one thing I still li… Read More
2022-05-12 21:30
  Creating Kaleidoscopes After completing my Unicorns Colouring Book, I was asked to work on some sample pages for a potential, new Mandala / Kaleidoscope Colouring Book. Pattern work… Read More
2022-02-28 21:43
   4 Months later Continuing on from my previous post, I’ve continued work on my new card game Total Blast. It’s a 2-player, duelling, lane-battler strategy game which… Read More
2021-10-26 13:34
  I’ve come back to the ‘Artist’s Alley’ It had been a while since exhibiting at a convention due to the whole pandemic situation. I booked a table for London&rs&hell…Read More
2021-10-13 12:01
   Where am I at? Continuing on from my previous post, I’ve continued work on my new card game Total Blast. The rules have been tweaked to the point where they’re prett… Read More
Total Blast – Development Diary #2
2021-09-13 14:41
Where am I at? Continuing on from my previous post, I’ve further refined the rules for my new card game Total Blast. I’ve created some card art mock ups, and even gone on to fin… Read More
2021-08-26 18:24
Board games Over recent years I’ve broken away from video gaming and have found myself more regularly playing table top games (TTG). I was always a fan of Scrabble, Boggle and Piction… Read More
Art Theft: The Battle Continues
2021-07-08 11:26
My Art theft experience It’s still happening. Every month dozens of new products spring up on the internet featuring my artwork. Art which I’d not given permission to use. I&rsq&helli…Read More
2021-06-25 14:36
It was about time I created some new artwork. This time, an anime style school girl; A design I thought might work well as on a T-shirt or Art print with appeal to fans of Japanese anime a… Read More
Creating Monster Art
2021-02-04 02:01
Draw and Chill Growing up as a kid I’d always be creating my own monsters, mutants and robot characters. Now, as an adult, whenever I have a few free hours to draw something, I often… Read More
I Updated My Etsy Store
2021-01-15 15:51
Thoughts about Etsy (as a seller) I’ve had my Etsy store online for a few years now. Etsy being an online marketplace built to house arts, crafts and creations by original content cre… Read More
Art Questions And Answers #9
2020-12-23 15:16
What digital drawing software would you recommend for a beginner, other than Adobe Photoshop? I can’t say I have a great answer for this one since it’s been years since I use… Read More
Sugar Skull Girl Frogs And Flowers
2020-05-12 18:32
Enhancing Art I decided to amend and update my previous frog girl illustration to give it a Sugar Skull twist. It matches some of the other artwork in my gallery a little better and people… Read More
Art Q And A #8
2020-05-04 23:56
Do you do tutorials?? Any tips?? Best thing would be to check out one or more of my How-to-draw books. Lots of advice and tips in those The Artist’s Guide to Drawing Manga is always… Read More
Creating All Might From My Hero Academia
2020-04-06 16:07
I’d recently finished binge-watching the first 4 seasons of super-hero anime ‘My Hero Academia’. Despite initial reservations after the first episode, I ended up getting i… Read More
Art Status Update
2019-11-21 03:28
  Prints for sale Print sales both online and at comic conventions have increased this year, which is a definite bonus. I’ve always been a commission artist; taking on projects f… Read More
Art Q And A #7
2019-08-02 08:05
How can I become a professional fine art painter? I would love to be an fine art painter. I have a passion in art. I have many people that buy my art for charity and I would love to do f… Read More
Art Q And A #6
2019-06-03 22:36
How and where did you find your first freelance work opportunities? The first paid jobs I did were for friends or people who knew me- just inexpensive commissions to paint a pet portrait… Read More
2019-03-19 20:33
Some anime inspired prints are listed in the site’s shop including: Mokoto and friends from Ghost in the Shell, Tattooed Goku and Kitty anime girl along with other artwork creati… Read More
Art Q And A #5
2019-01-12 21:58
  What do you listen to while you draw? For me personally it depends on my concentration level. For maximum concentration when working on challenging artwork, silence is best. When thi… Read More
Art Q And A #4
2018-12-29 14:07
How do you become an actual artist? Becoming any kind of pro (proficient) basically means you’ve worked your arse off to a level where you can either impress a substantial amount of… Read More
A Look Back Art Some Of My Artwork
2018-12-22 18:28
Here’s a cropped and grouped collection of some of my digital art. Some bits dating back to as early as 2001 and others I’d done over recent years. Kind of interesting to see the… Read More
Art Q And A #3
2018-12-08 13:52
  How should I handle criticisms of my design? Every artist will get criticised at some point- it’s to be expected. And it’s common for clients to not be satisfied with you… Read More
Drawing Ghost In The Shell Art
2018-11-24 20:35
Any Ghost in the Shell fans? I started working on a new bit of fanart a while back and thought it was about time I added some progress shots to my blog. I’ve been a fan of Shirow&rsquo&hell…Read More
Art Q And A #2
2018-11-10 12:55
Getting paid to draw in Manga style? Since you’re a freelance, is it difficult for you to find companies in the UK interested in manga drawings and style? Answer: Its harder to find… Read More
Art Q And A #1
2018-10-27 06:01
I often get asked art questions from aspiring artists, so thought I’d share some answers from time to time. Let me know if you have any questions and I’ll answer them on the nex… Read More
Art Theft: The Story Continues
2018-10-19 20:19
Following on from my posts: ‘Art theft and stealing images online‘ and ‘Art theft and further criticism of pod sites‘, I’m raising awareness of online art thef… Read More
New Artwork Added To The Shop
2018-06-07 13:41
Someone on social media asked how the could buy me a coffee (donate) to support what I do. Like any artist, I really appreciate any support from those who like what I do. The best way to s… Read More
Adding New Art
2018-03-15 03:24
Sometimes I’ll create a sketch or two, other times more finished artworks, but most of the time I don’t add these to my main gallery. I’m trying to reserve the gallery for… Read More
Art Dump 3: Old Stuff
2018-03-04 15:06
Here’s another selection of some of my older manga, game or anime inspired artworks (originally posted on my Instagram and cropped). Let me know if you have a favourite out of these C… Read More
Photo Gallery: Sunsets
2018-02-23 17:39
Thought I’d share a little gallery of photos I’d previously taken and posted on Instagram. I usually just post art on Instagram, but sometimes you just come across something inte… Read More
Re-organising Art Portfolio
2017-12-22 13:54
From time to time I like to tidy up my portfolio. Never an easy task to decide which works stay and which ones go and there’s usually at least one thing I like about every image I crea… Read More
FAQ
2017-12-21 14:54
Frequently Asked questions… Sometimes it can get tiring re-writing the same answers to the same questions week after week despite answering on social media so often and the fact they… Read More
My Work Space / Desktop Area
2017-09-01 13:16
Thought I’d share a few pics of my current work space at my studio. It looks a little something like this. I’ve got my trusty Lenovo Laptop to the left, and a Wacom Cintiq graphi… Read More
Creating Some Fresh Dirty Art!
2017-08-18 15:50
This one was a commission of hip-hop mascot ‘Dirteee’. Although pretty basic, I had an original reference design to work from, and the brief was basically to draw it in my own s… Read More
Traditional Vs Digital : Frog Girl
2017-08-04 14:12
Here’s some progress shots of my recent frog girl illustration. I originally shared these on my Instagram account. At first this was just going to be a grey + one neon colour marker-on… Read More
2017-07-06 17:22
I would guess that most (more than half, but possibly 90%+) products that display art and designs of which are sold on the internet (as well as comic conventions) are counterfeit, illegally… Read More
Original Artwork For Sale
2017-06-27 12:55
Having a little clear out and decided I’d offer up some of my original A3 pencil and ink drawings for sale. Check out the shop to see what’s available I’m pricing t… Read More
MCM LONDON COMIC CON 2017
2017-05-18 16:05
I’ll be attending along with 100s of other artists at what looks to be the UK’s biggest comic convention yet. I’ve got a ‘comic village’ table from Friday 28th… Read More
Anime Girl Head
2017-01-08 20:46
Wanted to try out another portrait framed by hair and including splatters and drips, this time going with a cute anime style or ‘Moe’ anime style. Sometimes it’s good just… Read More
Hajime No Ippo Fan Art
2016-12-07 10:58
Thought it was about time I got back to drawing some fan art. Genuinely a big fan of the manga / anime Hajime no Ippo, about a Japanese highschool student who becomes a pro boxer. I love so… Read More
Some Recent Sketches
2016-08-23 19:55
Here’s a few sketches I doodled recently. I originally posted them on Instagram, but I’m aware of the fact a lot of people don’t use it, so thought I’d add them to… Read More
Site Adjustment
2016-08-22 16:32
I decided to replace the benkrefta.com home page slider images with more recent work and I ended up removing these two pics: Read More
New Art: Masked Girls
2016-08-05 13:06
I’d been wanting to create a new series of girl face artworks featuring a monochrome+single accent colour palettes- these are the results. Please with out they turned out. Not sure a… Read More
London Film And Comic Con 2016 [July]
2016-08-03 09:49
I just finished attending London Film and Comic Con. That’s now 10 of 10 UK comic conventions over the last 10 months. A great experience, which I hope to write more about in the near… Read More
Project Updates And Art
2016-06-26 20:13
  I spent the weekend adding two new projects to Benkrefta.com’s Projects page. The Artist’s Guide to Drawing Manga, which is my new tutorial book due out in two or three w… Read More
London MCM Comic Con 2016 [May]
2016-06-03 22:12
London’s MCM Comic Con seemed huge this year, with apparently 133,000 tickets sold. It was my 9th time exhibiting, managing to sell out of a few postcard sized prints, which I don&rsq&helli…Read More
MCM London Comic Con 2016
2016-05-26 22:38
I shall be attending along with dozens, if not 100s of other artists at what looks to be the UK’s biggest comic convention yet. I’ve got a comic village table from Friday 27th o… Read More
Medway Comic And Screen Festival 2016
2016-03-24 01:05
I was in Gillingham, Kent for a local convention. The Medway Comic and Screen Festival. Only being 10 minutes away makes a change from the long 5 hour drives I’m used to. Not a bad li… Read More
Liverpool MCM Comic Con 2016
2016-03-14 23:12
Just got back after attending another weekend convention! The 7th event on my circuit for the year. Liverpool’s MCM Comic Con is the furthest north I’ve travelled and possibly l… Read More
Death Note Fanart
2016-03-06 23:06
It had been a while since I drew any fanart. I did the pencil line art for this Death Note pic a few years ago, but only recently got around to inking and colouring it. Time permitting I&r&hellip…Read More
London Film And Comic Con Spring 2016
2016-03-01 02:28
Another weekend, another convention! This time at the Film and Comic Con at Olympia in London. Now that the weekend has come to an end, I’m starting to run low on some of my stock. On… Read More
London Super Comic Con 2016
2016-02-24 14:09
The 5th comic convention on my circuit at London’s Excel centre has come to an end. I’m still enjoying the cons, and will be attending Olympia in a few days for another- The Lon… Read More
Midlands MCM Comic Con 2016
2016-02-16 02:26
The 4th comic convention on my circuit in Telford, West Midlands has come to an end. I enjoyed it- met some great people and received some awesome comments about my work. Means a lot. Deali… Read More

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