[ Posted by ben_oliver to michaelacolette on Oct 15th, 2007 3:55 PM ]...

Loving your work Michaela - it's ace!

[ Posted by ben_oliver to Capo on May 15th, 2007 3:38 PM ]...

Thanks Capo! Yep, Com.x was great while it lasted, I'll always be indebted to them for giving me an instant jump-start into the comics biz. Btw, some fine looking work you have going on yourself!

[ Posted by ben_oliver to ericwolfehanson on Feb 27th, 2007 3:20 PM ]...

Thanks Eric! love that little fella on your blog banner :)

1 Reply [ Latest posted on February 27th, 2007 4:55 PM ]

[ Posted by ericwolfehanson on Feb 27th, 2007 4:55 PM ]... That's a highly accurate self portrait, mind you. =)

[ Posted by ben_oliver to alessio_nocerino on Feb 27th, 2007 3:17 PM ]...

Thanks Alessio, nice work you've got there!

[ Posted by ben_oliver to clemrobins on Jan 20th, 2007 4:54 PM ]...

Thanks Clem - if you've got a minute send me some more of your lovely artwork!

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[ Posted by clemrobins on Jan 20th, 2007 5:05 PM ]... i just drew a rather bland study of the humerus bone, part of a pitch i am making to do an anatomy atlas for artists. you want that? "lovely"? bless you, my friend.

[ Posted by ben_oliver to CraigJohnson on Jan 16th, 2007 2:43 PM ]...

That'd be cool Craig - maybe I can flog you some more work :)
btw, I've finally got a blog! check it out if you get a minute.....
http://benoliverart.blogspot.com/

Cheers buddy!

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[ Posted by CraigJohnson on Jan 17th, 2007 4:41 PM ]... Nice one Ben, get some more art online now, alright!

[ Posted by ben_oliver to JimD on Jan 16th, 2007 5:29 PM ]...

Thanks Jim, the RGB confusion was the one thing that foxed me for a minute......

[ Posted by ben_oliver to r_sail on Jan 14th, 2007 6:28 PM ]...

Thanks r-sail - if you're interested I've just started a blog which'll have a load of unseen stuff on it. nice work on yours, btw!

[ Posted by ben_oliver to LenOGrady on Jan 10th, 2007 2:32 PM ]...

Len! Hello buddy, it's been way too long mate...saw your colours in Ares - very nice! Hope all is good in the US....btw should let you know that since we last spoke our lovely son Edward was born....actually not even sure you knew Cathy was pregnant :)

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[ Posted by LenOGrady on Jan 10th, 2007 2:45 PM ]... Yes, Neil told me and I fired out a congratulatory email, but dunno if you got it. How old is Edward now? Great to see how well things have gone for you since the Com.X days- will you be going to the NY Con?

[ Posted by ben_oliver to JimD on Jan 8th, 2007 5:53 PM ]...

No rambling at all! I really appreciate you taking the time to explain that stuff - I'll definately investigate further! Sean's blog is great isn't it? often check it when I need a bit of inspiration/motivation.....

1 Reply [ Latest posted on January 9th, 2007 2:54 PM ]

[ Posted by JimD on Jan 9th, 2007 2:54 PM ]... Cool. Glad I could help :) And you're right about Sean's blog, and the amount of work he cranks out in general!

[ Posted by ben_oliver to JimD on Jan 8th, 2007 1:37 PM ]...

Thanks for the info Jim, unfortunately I'm on a PC cos' the Freeway program sounds great - do you know if there are alternatives?

1 Reply [ Latest posted on January 8th, 2007 1:54 PM ]

[ Posted by JimD on Jan 8th, 2007 1:54 PM ]... Actually you're in luck because PCs have a lot more possibilities for doing your own site. I actually had a hard time finding something for a Mac (although I think .Mac now has some options for web building, but that's neither here nor there). If you Google "Web design no HTML" there are a few things that come up. I think I'd looked into this before buying Freeways Express: http://www.virtualmechanics.com/products /spinner/ but I realized it was ONLY for PCs. If memory serves, I think it's pretty similar to what "Freeway" offers for Macs. With any of these (you probably already know this, but just in case) you'll need to buy a "domain" (for example, mine is www.jimdibartolo.com). I've had nothing but FANTASTIC service from www.godaddy.com for my site and my wife's. You can then design your site and have GoDaddy (or whomever you choose) "host" your domain/site and then you upload your site and voila! (well, there's a bit more to it, but it's not brain surgery :) Again, if all that sounds like it's too time consuming, a Blogger site is a great alternative. Here are a few examples: http://jimdibartolo.blogspot.com/ http://www.ashleybambaland.blogspot.com/ http://surebeatsworking.blogspot.com/ http://joshuamiddleton.blogspot.com/ http://www.ildonodieric.blogspot.com/ Some of them use the Blogs as their website, and while it's a different sort of thing, you can get it set up in about 10 minutes, make some of your Photoshop files into smaller JPGs and upload a bunch almost immediately and have a bunch of work on the web easily within an hour. Sorry for yet another ramble man! Let me know if you have any questions and I'll try to be more brief next time :) Hope this helps, Jim

[ Posted by ben_oliver to JimD on Jan 8th, 2007 11:47 AM ]...

Thanks Jim - must get a website sorted as I have tons of other painted stuff....really nice site you have btw

1 Reply [ Latest posted on January 8th, 2007 1:28 PM ]

[ Posted by JimD on Jan 8th, 2007 1:28 PM ]... Hey thanks Ben. If you're on a Mac, I recommend downloading the free trial for a program called "Freeway Express" & then buying it ($90) if you like it. It's pretty straight-forward for web designing (NO html or code to learn). You can lay out your pages in Photoshop, save 'em as gifs or jpgs, pop them into Freeway and upload your site onto the web. My wife and I have hired web guys in the past but it was always so much $$ to redesign and put up new work so we got that program and did it ourselves. You're probably swamped with deadlines & don't have time to do it yourself right now though, but I look forward to checking out more of your work on a site of your own someday! (or, you could always start a "Blogger/Blogspot" account & toss your work up there for free. I'd love to see more!) Sorry for the ramble! Jim

[ Posted by ben_oliver to Shojinstudios on Jan 8th, 2007 11:50 AM ]...

Hey Juan - don't think I'll make any cons in the US, our baby son was born a few weeks ago and he's proving a little handful :)

[ Posted by ben_oliver to ToxicShockComics on Jan 8th, 2007 11:49 AM ]...

Thanks a lot Mike!

[ Posted by ben_oliver to matthewclark on Jan 7th, 2007 5:30 PM ]...

Thanks Matthew! Like the stuff on your myspace - must search out more :)

[ Posted by ben_oliver to plati on Jan 6th, 2007 5:26 AM ]...

Thanks Nuno! Love the myspace stuff, especially the ladies :)

[ Posted by ben_oliver to Strachan on Jan 5th, 2007 12:40 PM ]...

Not too bad at all thanks Carrie - and it's cool to finally see what the WS gang look like!

[ Posted by ben_oliver to Alan_at_the_bank on Jan 5th, 2007 4:30 AM ]...

Hi Alan - yeh, should be at the con, I've no idea when it is though :)

[ Posted by ben_oliver to mightyfineline on Jan 4th, 2007 11:07 AM ]...

Thanks Mighty! Nice stuff on your site btw....

[ Posted by ben_oliver to Joe_Prado on Jan 3rd, 2007 2:55 PM ]...

Thanks Joe! Great gallery too :)

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[ Posted by Joe_Prado on Jan 4th, 2007 3:15 AM ]... Thanks, Ben! Coming from you, means a lot to me! =)

[ Posted by ben_oliver to zigas on Jan 3rd, 2007 5:21 PM ]...

Thanks Ziga, should be moving on to some darker stuff soon.......:)

[ Posted by ben_oliver to andydiggle on Jan 3rd, 2007 1:51 PM ]...

He's doing great thanks Mr D - 3 months old already! Hope all is good with the family Diggle :)

[ Posted by ben_oliver to Shojinstudios on Jan 3rd, 2007 12:09 PM ]...

Thanks very much Juan!

[ Posted by ben_oliver to jock on Jan 2nd, 2007 5:46 PM ]...

Hello Boss!