Touch me. Touch me like you didn't touch me last night.

Originally published at benchiladaland. You can comment here or there.

 
 
Are you wondering what all of this ‘benjamin being attacked by letters’ was all about?

I doubt it, but if you look below you’ll find that the last page pulls a Clarissa and explains it all:

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On January 30, 2005, I first used the term “Things I Can’t Draw” on LiveJournal, regarding The Day I Saw An Unidenfitied Flying Object, a story for some class that I drew when I was in about 2nd or 3rd grade.

On January 2, 2006, I did my first entire page of TICD, because I was bored near a pen and a sheet of printer paper. I had so much fun, and that coffee-maker still looks good…but wtf laptop?

Now, in October 2014, it’s time to retire the title.

Thing I Can’t Draw belong to the ages.

Welcome to This Is How I Draw.

Sure, it’s taken eight years for me to accept it completely, but I can draw; I simply have a very unique style. It takes me far longer than you would think—I can draw, but it’s difficult—and that’s totally fine, because I love the fuck out of doing it. I’ve been getting better as time goes on, and can easily finish things in one night that used to take me two or three.

The Wizard’s Lesson is a great example of this, and I have a page already uploaded and ready to post on Thursday. I start another tonight and may even have it ready for the same post.

The moral of the story is that you can all stop telling me that I really can draw, because I’ve finally acknowledged it. The next person who derides my derision can go screw.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, these bastards aren’t going to fold themselves:

Love,

benjamin sTone

REMINDER: The works pictured above leave copyright on October 14, 2024.

Please excuse all the lines and things through this. It was my first time using Bristol board for a Fuckbrain Comix, and not only did I neglect to use a photo-negative blue pencil, but I also pressed too hard. After about 40 minutes of touch-ups on a VERY ugly scan, I decided that this will do.

Oh, and to show you how hard it is to draw when you can't draw:

This was a 9 x 13 sheet of Bristol board.

CONCEIVING / PENCILING - 2 hours
INKING - 2 hours
COLORING - 20 minutes
SCANNING / CROPPING - 20 minutes
DIGITAL TOUCH-UP - 40 minutes

So, from a blank sheet to this entry: 5 hours and 20 minutes.

Zounds.

Please to enjoy!

HEY! I MADE YOU A "ART"!

Links to the things mention in the comic are located beneath the, uh...the comic.



Trust me, my pimp limp is very rarely this bad anymore. This was shot shortly after it started, when it was really forceful.



And here's the link to the voice post I made while having a really horrific night. If you listen you for it you can occasionally hear me hitting the back of head. :(

Smooches,

benjamin

Hand won't stop shaking, tightening, twitching.
Foot won't stop tensing and releasing.
Head won't stop nodding, twitching.
Can't walk without stumbling.
For the first time in ages, I'm actually having to hold in vocal tics. Don't think it will work for long.

It's hard to stop thinking of yourself as a broken spastic when you can't stop acting like a broken spastic.

In summation? Time for...


 
Also: FUCK!

benjamin

My superpowers do the same damn thing.

benjamin
Who encourages you to hang around on the fellow's LJ, as his comix and photos are damned amazing.