"Blackbook" by Daniel James Bennett, available on Amazon, featuring a black and white abstract design on the cover.

Create scribble, repeat.

From the red dust of Broken Hill to Osaka streets and gallery walls Worldwide.
I’m a storyteller, designer, illustrator, father, and lifelong sketchbook addict.

Who

“Creativity takes guts. Sometimes literally.”

-Daniel Bennett

Simple doodle of a face wearing a crown with abstract features.

Gear up in weird.

Built for misfits, monster lovers, and daydreamers. Born in sketch books and made to be worn.

Black t-shirt with white cartoon octopus and abstract design, text "Microplastics"

Pink hoodie with a graphic of a purple character with cross eyes and a TV stomach, featuring a pink creature inside.

Black hoodie with white graphic design featuring cartoon characters and Japanese text, "Hellbound" branding.

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Abstract digital illustration featuring monstrous creatures with exaggerated features, bold outlines, and bright neon accents. The background includes various abstract shapes and faces, emphasizing a chaotic and surreal theme.

Cartoon character with blue and yellow superhero costume, glasses, and claws, in an action pose.

Illustration of an emu punching with text "Emu Uppercut" on a yellow background.

Graffiti of an abstract cat with sharp features on a textured wall.

Yellow hoodie with graphic and patches on back and sleeves, featuring abstract and skull designs, displayed on patterned background.

Illustration of a kangaroo on a road with a desert landscape background.

Cartoon koala wearing red shirt and shorts, holding a lit cigarette with a cloud of smoke. The background is bright pink.

Three skateboard decks displaying a vibrant illustration of a poke bowl, featuring various vegetables and toppings, against a white wall with graffiti-style text in the background.

Elderly man eating in front of colorful graffiti wall depicting a green monster with sharp teeth and a yellow mane.

Spray paint can with graffiti-style doodles and "D. Bennett" text on a patterned background.

Black and white photograph of a man with a beard and cap, overlaid with white doodles resembling a cartoonish face, featuring exaggerated eyes and mouth.

Colorful graffiti mural with eye and abstract design next to person sitting on bean bag chair, using a phone.

Illustration of a skeleton wearing a crown and holding a cup, sitting on a skateboard with graffiti-style writing, against a black background.

Large glass panel with monochrome graffiti-style art featuring abstract faces, numbers, and symbols in a modern shopping area.

Packets labeled 'Premium Cannabis Seeds' featuring a cartoon purple character wearing a hat, with cannabis seeds visible in a transparent container.

Daniel Bennett is a multidisciplinary artist, illustrator, and designer living on the Sunshine Coast, Australia—raised on dust, comics, punk rock, and 40-degree summers. His work is raw, character-driven, and unapologetically personal—fusing street art grit, manga energy, and a DIY ethos carved from years spent juggling sketchbooks and real life.

Daniel’s journey spans murals, music, comics, and design. After playing in bands with international support slots and film placements, he relocated to Japan—a move that reshaped his style and deepened his focus on line-work, maximalism, and story.

He returned to Australia to paint large-scale murals and contribute to global exhibitions.

His art lives across formats: gritty comics, collectible vinyl toys, and characters that feel like relics from another world. Whether he’s building a monster, posters, or a comic page, everything comes straight from the vault—his lifelong sketchbook obsession.

His work is emotional, strange, and chaos—made for people who feel a little out of place but right at home in weird worlds.

Available for commissions…

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Person in a hoodie and cap stands in front of vibrant, cartoon-style paintings on a white wall. The paintings feature a green monster and a blue elephant deity with colorful backgrounds.

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DOPE SAUCE HYPE TOADS is an electrified NFT collection of 5,000 hand-drawn mutant toads, each oozing with wild personality and psychedelic flair. Born in the depths of my sketchbook and unleashed onto the blockchain, every toad is unique—oozing slime, rocking street vibes, and ready to take over your digital pond.

This ain't your average drop. These toads are weird, bold, punk, and proud. From toxic tongues to trippy textures, each one is a freaky little masterpiece—drawn by hand, not pumped out by an AI. The one you see here? Just a taste of the madness to come.

Whether you’re a collector, a degenerate, or just someone who appreciates a gnarly amphibian with attitude—welcome to the swamp.

Join the cult. Rock the toad.
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