He's sort of a big deal... in our hearts.
Hello, it's Will the webmaster... Check out Ben's public profile and become his fan.. on facebook! It's your one stop shop for the latest updates and where you can leave nice wall posts so everyone in the world can know what an incredible artist Ben is.http://snipurl.com/21s06
March 14, 2008
the preorders are truly amazing, and thank you all for the kind words, i cant wait until you all actually read it and tell me what you think. if anyone is having trouble with paypal, but would like to order, PLEASE dont give up, email me at ben.bishart@gmail.com and we can figure something out. these preorders will be the first batch of book printed the first week of april, and i want everyone to get the chance to get one. (im gonna get that giant box in the mail, and dump them all over my living room floor and roll around in them for two hours, is that ok with everyone?) ok.as for me, im working really really hard on getting everything with the book all set up for the XERIC GRANT deadline. so i JUST woke up from my 4 hour night, and have started my friday, haha..... its ok though, i have coffee, candy, and a new cd from my friends OUR LAST NIGHT who got signed to epitath and JUST released their AMAZING first label release called, the ghosts among us. check them out at www.myspace.com/ourlastnight . wish me luck on the grant, and preorder/tell your friends if you haven't allready! www.bishart.net/nate . and again.... thank you so much.
March 13, 2008
the preorders are going great!
i just wanted to say thanks to everyone who has preordered their books from me, im really excited to share it finally. will and i have also uploaded new AIM icons and desktop wallpapers in the MEDIA section of the nate site, so you can pimp your computer out. haha, anyway, thank you, and tell your friends! www.bishart.net/nateMarch 12, 2008
my graphic novel NATHAN THE CAVEMAN is now up, and LIVE for preorder! check out the link top right of this page and head on over to be one of the first!a little early, but will (brilliant web designer) and i just couldnt wait!
March 11, 2008
so wait until you see what we have in store for YOU.
NATHAN THE CAVEMAN goes on sale for preorders THIS WEDNESDAY. just come here and look for the NEW NATHAN site to order yours, which will ship immediatly following the weekend of APRIL 18-20 at the NY COMIC CON.but be sure to PREORDER so you can have one of the very FIRST books, which will include signature, sketches, and original artwork from the creation of the book itself. thank you very much, im excited for this week. THE TIME IS NOW.
March 09, 2008
my book NATHAN THE CAVEMAN will be available for preorder THIS WEEK! keep checking in for more details, tell your friends!March 08, 2008
is the operative word.sorry i haven't been bloggin up a storm lately. ive been real busy with this whole 300 page graphic novel thing, i know, its lame, but what're you gonna do.... so im lettering now. the inking is done, and im lettering as fast as possible to get this XERIC grant copy together for the deadline (march 31).
lettering sucks, but at teh same time is really gratifying everytime you finish a page, because youre looking at the FINAL product, and its the first time even I have seen it, so its kind of exciting... and its not taking too too long, ive been lettering for about 3 days,and im starting onto chapter 4 today, of eleven. so a chapter a day? not too bad, plus, as the story progress' the chapters get shorter, so i just gotta get past these first few.
im using ADOBE INDESIGN to do all the lettering, hand drawing my own balloons and tails on my tablet, and then using my own handwriting BISHART font. im VERY happy with the way it looks. i was initially going to use this program i purchased from APPLE called COMICLIFE, a typical MAC program that makes things more difficult by trying to make them easier for the lame brain average joe (or jane). so i cut my losses, and abandoned that program, it was driving me absolutly nuts, i highly DONT recomend it, when i have time, ill post up a short tutorial on how you can use INDESIGN for all your lettering needs. i actually think, in the future im just going to do it all right from the start by hand on paper, but for now, INDESIGN.
"wow" - you'll see.
March 05, 2008
http://snipurl.com/21s3oFebruary 27, 2008
of NATHAN THE CAVEMANis finished.
February 26, 2008
my alarm didnt go off! ah, well its my own fault, im an idiot, and set it for AM. like most people set their alarms...ive been on this weird sleep pattern thats not too awful.... actually, its kind of ridiculous. i go to work, (today for example) from 9 am to 6, and then come home sleep 2 or 3 hours, then have my ALARM wake me up, and work on my book all through the night, go to bed at around 5, or so, and the do it all again. its weird, but power naps are just that, it feels fresh on the brain, and there are alot less distractions during the night. this book has changed alot for me, relationships, jobs, my heart (thannks coffee) my back, why not sleep right.... i enjoy the process, and i feel like im finishing up something really big thats going to really change things for the better in my life.
the xeric grant is march 31, and this thing WILL be done. it has to be. i need it.
i have only 26 more pages to ink, out of 273, and then the lettering process begins.
preorders are soon.
listening to: model15, emily, smashing pumpkins
February 21, 2008
my (re)emergencyso i recently got back out into the "real world" again, after my shut in, kind of hermit lifestyle ive been rocking since around november of 07, when i finished up at my seasonal summer job down at portland lobster company. since when i had decided it was really time to begin getting very serious about wrapping up my graphic novel, NATHAN THE CAVEMAN. i got used to the life of living pretty freakin' cheap and not really talking that much, because i would be at home, alone working on it, for around an average of 14 hours a day. luckily i started to run out of money just before i started to become officially insane and talk to myself, and just kind of be one of those funny weird guys with long hair big beards, and a weakness to sunlight, and calendar dates. so anyway, im back out there, back in farmiliar territory, pouring coffee on exchange st. and really TALKING to people again. and im REALLY into it. meeting people is great, and getting back in touch with people who id seen daily for years and heard i was now some famous artist making it big time, or moved to gemany to pursue some foreign love, or getting to come back from the dead and talk with those people who really thought the worst had happened. its only been seven months. haha, ive only been about 6 blocks away. but its nice to reemerge and get paid at the same time.
working a 9-6 hourly job definatly has taken a toll on speedily finishing this book though, so im trying my best to cram in as many pages a day as i can in between counting sheep and going out with friends. so its slowing, which is not good, but inevitable. still sending away for the XERIC grant in march (www.xericfoundation.org) no matter what state this thing is in, the book is being sent as a work in progress, and i hope i still stand a chance of landing the grant. and its still being printed in april, so stay excited about that, i am.
freelance and the occasional commision or side projects are really starting to pick up as well, which is really nice and exciting, ive got some GREAT things coming up, which i wont talk about to much right now, before i jynx myself, but im happy to finally be getting noticed, and finding work as an artist, even thought its minimal for now, its begining to snowball. and i think its mostly due to the website here, and the rumors of my departure to artistic fame since i went into hiding. so that is awesome.
well thats enough jibber and jabber for now, i should be inking this thing. so thanks for coming by, and feel free to email me if youve got any need for my work on any project, or just to say hi.
-ben bishop ben.bishart@gmail.com
February 19, 2008
gambits done, done in watercolors and ink on bristol, a good character assignment.http://bishart.net/image.php?id=80
if youve got someone youd like me to draw for you, email me at ben.bishart@gmail.com
February 15, 2008
Ben Bishop is BISHART. He is 24 and living in
Portland, ME. He recently self-published his graphic novel, Nathan the Caveman.
He drinks endless cups of black coffee out of a darth vader mug. He draws comics, designs toys, and illustrates for freelance and commision.
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