Ben's Notebook

Noteworthy topics, mostly technical

Aviation Art

I don't have much formal art training, but a few years ago I picked up the hobby of casual drawing. One day I chose an airplane picture to draw from, owing to my side interest in aviation. That started a long series of aircraft-related drawings, which have significantly improved my artistic skills. Here's a showcase of my best art of the past couple years.

I use almost exclusively graphite pencils and colored pencils, and I tend draw from reference photos.

Some of my work has been featured on the Ice711 YouTube channel and Ice711 Discord server, including the Icelandair 757 I drew when Ice achieved 100,000 subscribers.

Please do not reupload my drawings to other websites - but feel free to send links here!

American DC-10 (2025)

Grayscale drawing of American Airlines DC-10, front view

F-16 "Viper Demo" (2024)

Color drawing of F-16 in Viper Demo Team livery, left/rear view during afterburner takeoff

Icelandair 757 "Vatnajökull" (2024)

Color drawing of a Boeing 757 in Icelandair's special Vatnajökull glacier livery, front right section

A-10 Thunderbolt II (2024)

Grayscale drawing of an A-10, front view