WAY BAD!

Most people already know Ben Jensen as some guy they've never even heard of. But did you know he's also a successful artist? Well, he's not. Here's a bunch of his drawings! His influences are punk rock, skateboarding, juvenile delinquency, tattoos, graffiti, gangsta rap, pizza, burgers, and beer.

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Ben Jensen's the guy that started STANDARD ISSUE PUNK ROCK ZINE (Facebook/
Tumblr). He likes punk, skateboarding, and hating on anything that's not at least one of those things. He lives in Ottawa, Canada. He's available to do album covers, band logos, tattoo designs, skateboard graphics, t-shirt designs, and bar mitzvahs. Hit him up. Put him to work.

CONTACT: JENSEN_BEN@HOTMAIL.COM

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DO NOT FOLLOW OR REBLOG FROM THIS TUMBLR IF YOU LISTEN TO AUTOTUNE SCREAMO BANDS (THE ONES WITH THE ANGLE CUTS, LONG-ASS BAND NAMES, AND NECK-TO-NUTS TATTOOS THEIR CORPORATE LABEL BOUGHT THEM SO TWEENS'D THINK THEY'RE COOL) OR MALLRAT FAKE PUNK (LIKE BLINK 182 AND GREEN DAY). AND WAVVES IS FOR PUSSIES.

IF YOUR TUMBLR'S ALL TEEN ANGST AND HIGH SCHOOL-VARIETY FIRST WORLD PROBLEMS, STAY AWAY TIL YOU GROW OUT OF IT.

I DON'T FOLLOW BACK CUZ MOST PEOPLE'S TUMBLRS ARE 112% FULL OF THE BULLSHIT I JUST LISTED. I ONLY FOLLOW SHIT THAT'S RAD.

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CHICAGO, MARCH 3rd! TONS OF RAD SKATEBOARD-ORIENTED ARTISTS! FREE COVER!

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KILL FLIP is a 16-page 5.5x8.5" collaboration of black & white low-brow art by me and Luke Pelletier! It's nothin' to not want! So buy it! Three bux!

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SUNDAY, MAY 13th, 2012
Skate Punk.  Hope you guys like puns as much as I do.  This is in the same series as Pizza Party and Knife Fight.

SUNDAY, MAY 13th, 2012

Skate Punk.  Hope you guys like puns as much as I do.  This is in the same series as Pizza Party and Knife Fight.

TUESDAY, MAY 8th, 2012
Here’s another of those Way Bad prints available real soon from Permanent Sleep!  Get stoked or get lost!

permanent-sleep:

Way Bad prints available soon

TUESDAY, MAY 8th, 2012

Here’s another of those Way Bad prints available real soon from Permanent Sleep!  Get stoked or get lost!

permanent-sleep:

Way Bad prints available soon

SATURDAY, APRIL 28th, 2012
Here’s that alternate cover for the Way Bad book again, but I went ahead and shaded in the background to make it less impossible to look at it.

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SATURDAY, APRIL 28th, 2012

Here’s that alternate cover for the Way Bad book again, but I went ahead and shaded in the background to make it less impossible to look at it.

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FRIDAY, APRIL 27th, 2012
Finally, here’s the layer with just the characters and logos to the alternate Way Bad book cover I was talking about here.  There’s gonna be a rad launch party soon.  Pay attention to this Tumblr and to Permanent Sleep’s (they’re the ones putting it out) for details on that.

FRIDAY, APRIL 27th, 2012

Finally, here’s the layer with just the characters and logos to the alternate Way Bad book cover I was talking about here.  There’s gonna be a rad launch party soon.  Pay attention to this Tumblr and to Permanent Sleep’s (they’re the ones putting it out) for details on that.

FRIDAY, APRIL 27th, 2012
Here’s the background to the alternate book cover I was talking about here.

FRIDAY, APRIL 27th, 2012

Here’s the background to the alternate book cover I was talking about here.

FRIDAY, APRIL 27th, 2012
The Way Bad book’s all printed, and to celebrate, here’s an alternate cover that ended up not being used.  The original plan was for this to be a special type of cover.  The background (the pile of stuff) was gonna be printed on the actual book cover and colored in blue.  The characters and text were gonna be printed all in green on a cellophane page that covered the whole thing to make a complete image.  Kinda like an animation cell on top of a background.  You’d flip the cellophane page to reveal just the pile of stuff underneath.

The cover that’s ACTUALLY being used is like a postcard with the cover graphic on it embedded in the book cover.  Rad shit.  Get stoked.

Permanent Sleep’s putting this shit out.  Follow their Tumblr: permanent-sleep.tumblr.com.

FRIDAY, APRIL 27th, 2012

The Way Bad book’s all printed, and to celebrate, here’s an alternate cover that ended up not being used.  The original plan was for this to be a special type of cover.  The background (the pile of stuff) was gonna be printed on the actual book cover and colored in blue.  The characters and text were gonna be printed all in green on a cellophane page that covered the whole thing to make a complete image.  Kinda like an animation cell on top of a background.  You’d flip the cellophane page to reveal just the pile of stuff underneath.

The cover that’s ACTUALLY being used is like a postcard with the cover graphic on it embedded in the book cover.  Rad shit.  Get stoked.

Permanent Sleep’s putting this shit out.  Follow their Tumblr: permanent-sleep.tumblr.com.

SATURDAY, APRIL 21st, 2012
This Tumblr of mine’s been pretty dead, so I’ll post up a commissioned piece I just finished.  Here’s an ice cream cone cyclops I did for Oklahoma City’s LOTTA TUFF.  Check those dudes out if you’re into trashy, lo-fi, Ramones-core.  Here’s their demo tape; listen to it for free.  And here’s their Facebook: http://facebook.com/lottatuff .

I’ve also been commissioned (and had pieces bought from me) for a lot of other cool shit, some of it coming out real soon.  I’ll post about that stuff on here when the time’s right.

Oh yeah, and that Way Bad book’s coming out next month.  Launch party’s gonna be rad, book’s gonna be cheap.  Details soon.

SATURDAY, APRIL 21st, 2012

This Tumblr of mine’s been pretty dead, so I’ll post up a commissioned piece I just finished.  Here’s an ice cream cone cyclops I did for Oklahoma City’s LOTTA TUFF.  Check those dudes out if you’re into trashy, lo-fi, Ramones-core.  Here’s their demo tape; listen to it for free.  And here’s their Facebook: http://facebook.com/lottatuff .

I’ve also been commissioned (and had pieces bought from me) for a lot of other cool shit, some of it coming out real soon.  I’ll post about that stuff on here when the time’s right.

Oh yeah, and that Way Bad book’s coming out next month.  Launch party’s gonna be rad, book’s gonna be cheap.  Details soon.

SUNDAY, APRIL 8th, 2012
If anybody out there thinks there’s not enough skateboarding on here, this one’s for you, I guess.  All of these are based on photos from the Fall 2011 issue of Lowcard.

SUNDAY, APRIL 8th, 2012

If anybody out there thinks there’s not enough skateboarding on here, this one’s for you, I guess.  All of these are based on photos from the Fall 2011 issue of Lowcard.

SUNDAY, MARCH 25th, 2012
Here’s that last one again, but I colored it in.  I gotta figure out how to get a decent scan; the colors don’t look as good here as they do in real life, and you can’t even SEE the grey shading on the skull.

SUNDAY, MARCH 25th, 2012

Here’s that last one again, but I colored it in.  I gotta figure out how to get a decent scan; the colors don’t look as good here as they do in real life, and you can’t even SEE the grey shading on the skull.

SUNDAY, MARCH 25th, 2012
It’s been a while, but here’s a new one.  What do we got here?  A whole bunch of awesome shit crowbarred together.  Surfin’ a wave of skull puke.

SUNDAY, MARCH 25th, 2012

It’s been a while, but here’s a new one.  What do we got here?  A whole bunch of awesome shit crowbarred together.  Surfin’ a wave of skull puke.

FRIDAY, MARCH 16th, 2012
I don’t know if color ever did anything to deserve it, but I’ve started fucking around with color.  Here’s some early experiments.  Lemme know if you think this whole ‘Way Bad in color’ thing might end up being a half-decent venture somewhere down the line.  I like the ‘fun in the sun’ one.

FRIDAY, MARCH 16th, 2012

I don’t know if color ever did anything to deserve it, but I’ve started fucking around with color.  Here’s some early experiments.  Lemme know if you think this whole ‘Way Bad in color’ thing might end up being a half-decent venture somewhere down the line.  I like the ‘fun in the sun’ one.

SATURDAY, MARCH 10th, 2012


Here’s a short video of the Can’t Grow Up zine launch/art show at the Co-Prosperity Sphere in Chicago earlier this month.

Oh, and speaking of the art show/zine launch 
Luke Pelletier put on, I still got plenty of copies of Kill Flip, the zine me and him collaborated on.  To order one, go to waybad.tumblr.com and check out the sidebar on the left.

THURSDAY, MARCH 8th, 2012

Holy shit, you guys!  The Can’t Grow Up zine (more like a goddam BOOK) is out!   Look how awesome this is!  Full color!  Full skate art!  Full rad!

Stoked to be sharing pages with some of the legendary dudes in here!  All thanks to Luke Pelletier for putting this zine and the accompanying art show together. 

lukepelletier:

Hey guys! The “Can’t Grow Up!” zine is out now!

For just a penny, plus shipping, you can order a hard copy of the zine here:

http://lukepelletier.bigcartel.com/product/can-t-grow-up-zine

I’ll ship to anywhere in the world!

If you can’t afford to pay for shipping, you can download a FREE PDF of the zine here:

https://www.yousendit.com/download/M3BtNU1NNDJrYUJWeHNUQw

Let me know what you think!

SATURDAY, MARCH 3rd, 2012
Party On Board.

SATURDAY, MARCH 3rd, 2012

Party On Board.

FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 2012
Alright, who’s gonna get this done?  If it’s you, do yourself a favor and get the tattooer to fix up all the janky letters/banners.  Unless you’re super punk.

FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 2012

Alright, who’s gonna get this done?  If it’s you, do yourself a favor and get the tattooer to fix up all the janky letters/banners.  Unless you’re super punk.