Editing Coppermind:Artists/Ben McSweeney

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'''Ben McSweeney''' or '''Inkthinker''' is an illustrator and animator involved in a number of [[Brandon Sanderson]]'s works. 

He has worked on ''[[The Stormlight Archive]]'', [[Mistborn (series)|''Mistborn'']] Eras 1 and 2, including the [[Elendel Daily|Elendel Broadsheets]], the ''[[Mistborn Adventure Game]]'', ''[[Arcanum Unbounded]]'', ''[[The Sunlit Man]]'', ''[[Skyward (series)|Skyward]]'', and ''[[The Rithmatist]]''.

He illustrated [[Shallan's sketchbook]] in ''[[The Way of Kings]]'', ''[[Words of Radiance]]'', ''[[Oathbringer]]'', and ''[[Rhythm of War]]'', and he created concept art which ultimately led to the [[Shattered Plains]] to be moved from [[Yolen]] to [[Roshar]].{{wob ref|10103}} He also created the broadsheet for ''[[The Alloy of Law]]'' and the [[Elendel Daily]].{{tor ref|mistborn-fans-dont-forget-to-pick-up-todays-edition-of-the-elendel-daily|Elendel Daily|date=2011-07-21}} For each story in ''Arcanum Unbounded'' he made a full-page illustration. He also worked on the map and interior illustrations in ''[[The Rithmatist]]''.

== Gallery ==
=== ''Mistborn'' ===
<gallery mode="packed" heights=200px caption="Mistborn Era 1">
Steel Inquisitor.jpg | 
Inquisitor.jpg | 
Inquisitor red.jpg | 
Rashek movie concept.jpg |
TFE US GA3 cover.jpg | 
WOA US GA3 cover.jpg |  
<!--Bouncing Lines of Vigor.svg | -->
<!--Linestrengths.svg | -->
<!--Anchoring Defensive Circles.svg |--> 
Vin WoA LB by Ben McSweeney.jpg | 
</gallery> 
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BocetosShallan-Patron.png | 
Rocabrote.png | 
Lait-Esp.png | 
Armadura-esquirlada.png | 
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Altospren.png | 
Anguilas-aereas.png | 
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Cripticos.jpg | 
Cultivacispren.png |
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<gallery mode="packed" heights="400px" caption="Broadsheets"> 
Elendel Daily broadsheet.png | 
House Record broadsheet.jpg | 
New Ascendancy broadsheet.jpg | 
The Two Seasons broadsheet.jpg | 
</gallery>

<gallery mode="packed" heights=200px caption="Cropped Broadsheet art"> 
The Elendel Daily header.png | 
The House Record logo.png | 
The New Ascendancy header.png | 
Allomancer Jak scene.jpg | 
Allomancer Jak presents.png | 
Wax.png | 
A Hero for all Ages advert.png | 
Immerling Arms.jpg | 
Breaknaught.png | 
Mustaches from story in broadsheet.jpg | 
Lady Lavont.jpg |
Soother's Choice.jpg | 
Pewternaught.PNG | 
Ghastly Gondola.jpg | 
Soonie pup advert.png | 
Brigs Wennington Lighting advert.png | 
The Den of the Survivor.jpeg | 
Basin Bill.jpeg | 
The Two Seasons header.jpg | 
Varlance and Adawathwyn.jpg | 
</gallery>


<gallery mode="packed" heights=200px caption="''Mistborn Adventure Game'' Character Art">
Vin.png                     |[[Vin]]
Sazed.png                   |[[Sazed]]
Lordruler.jpg               |The [[Lord Ruler]]
Koloss.jpg                  |[[koloss]]
Mistwraith.png              |[[Mistwraith]]
MeLaan-MotP.png             |[[MeLaan]]
Allik Neverfar-MotP.png     |[[Allik Neverfar]]
Edwarn Ladrian-MotP.png     |[[Edwarn Ladrian]]
Marasi Colms-MotP.png       |[[Marasi Colms]]
Paalm-MotP.png              |[[Paalm]]
Steris Harms-MotP.png       |[[Steris Harms]]
Telsin Ladrian-MotP.png     |[[Telsin Ladrian]]
Wax Ladrian-AoL-Sup.png     |[[Waxillium Ladrian]]
Wayne-AoL-Sup.png           |[[Wayne]]
Spook-STA.png               |[[Spook]]
Tindwyl-TWoC.png            |[[Tindwyl]]
Hemalurgic chimera-MotP.png |[[Hemalurgic chimera]]
JeHoy.png                   |A [[kandra]] named JeHoy
Damosi.png                  |A [[Keeper]] named Damosi
Miles Dagouter MAG.PNG      |[[Miles Dagouter]]
</gallery>


<gallery mode="packed" heights=250px caption="''Mistborn Adventure Game'' Cover Art">
MAG cover.jpg     |[[Mistborn Adventure Game (rule book)| Mistborn Adventure Game]]
MAG AOL cover.jpg |[[Alloy of Law (rule book)| Alloy of Law supplement]]
Mistborn Adventure Game.jpg | 
</gallery>


=== ''The Stormlight Archive'' ===
<gallery mode="packed" heights=200px caption="General">
Szeth.jpg | 
Kaladin.jpg |
Whitespine 2.jpg |  
Aboard the Wandersail.jpg | 
Sadeas bridges.jpg | 
Zellion Concept Art.png | 
</gallery>

<gallery caption="Chapter icons" mode="packed" heights=100px>
Sja-anat Chapters.svg | 
Taravangian Chapters - Intelligence.svg | 
Taravangian Chapters - Emotion.svg | 
Chiri-Chiri Chapters.svg | 
Lopen Chapters.svg | 
Lift Chapters.svg |
</gallery>

<gallery mode="packed" heights=200px caption="Shallan's sketchbook Interior Art">
Chull.jpg               |Sketches and notes on [[Chull]]s
Skyeel.jpg              |Sketches and notes on [[Skyeel]]s
Axehound by Shallan.jpg |Sketches of an [[Axehound]]
Shalebark.jpg           |Sketches including [[Shalebark]]
Rockbuds.jpg            |Sketches and notes on [[Rockbud]]s
Plants.jpg              |Sketches of various plants
Santhid.jpeg            |Sketches of a [[Santhid]]
Pattern.jpeg            |Sketches of [[Pattern]]
Lait.jpeg               |Sketches of life in a [[lait]]
Shardplate.jpeg         |Sketches of the Shardplate and blade of Kings [[Gavilar]] and [[Elhokar Kholin]]
Veil.jpeg               |Sketches of Shallan's "Veil" persona
Chasmlife.jpeg          |Sketches of life in the chasms of the [[Shattered Plains]]
Chasmfiend.jpeg         |Sketches of a [[Chasmfiend]]
Whitespine.jpeg         |Sketches of a [[Whitespine]]
Cryptics in WoK.jpg | 
Corridor.jpg | 
Horses.jpg | 
Kholinar Spren.jpg | 
Mandras.jpg | 
Oathgate Spren.jpg | 
Shadesmar Spren.jpg | 
Spren in the Wall.jpg | 
The Tower.jpg | 
Urithiru.jpg | 
Urithiru topdown view.jpg | 
Shallan's Sketchbook - The Atrium.jpg | 
Shallan's Sketchbook - Mistspren.jpg | 
Shallan's Sketchbook - Cryptics.jpg | 
Shallan's Sketchbook - Ashspren.jpg | 
Shallan's Sketchbook - Honorspren.jpg | 
Shallan's Sketchbook - Cultivationspren.jpg | 
Shallan's Sketchbook - Reachers.jpg | 
Shallan's Sketchbook - Highspren.jpg | 
Shallan's Sketchbook - Peakspren.jpg | 
Shallan's Sketchbook - Inkspren.jpg | 
</gallery>


<gallery caption="Cropped Interior Art" mode="packed" heights=200px>
Markel.jpg | 
Snarlbrush.jpg | 
Adolin's Shardblade.png | 
Gavilar firestorm.jpg | 
Elhokar sunraiser.jpg | 
Adolin Sigh.png |
Captain Ico.png | 
Mandras 2.png | 
Luckspren.png | 
Notum.jpg | 
Fused monochrome.jpg | 
Scalespray blooming.PNG | 
Scalespray growing.PNG | 
Scalespray fruit.PNG | 
Cremlings.jpg |
Kaladin - Urithiru.jpg | 
Stumpweight.jpg | 
</gallery>


<gallery mode="packed" heights=50px caption="Alethi Glyphs">
Glyph A.svg | 
Glyph B.svg | 
Glyph CH.svg | 
Glyph D.svg | 
Glyph E.svg | 
Glyph F.svg | 
Glyph G.svg | 
Glyph H.svg | 
Glyph I.svg | 
Glyph J.svg | 
Glyph K.svg | 
Glyph L.svg | 
Glyph M.svg | 
Glyph N.svg | 
Glyph O.svg | 
Glyph P.svg | 
Glyph R.svg | 
Glyph S.svg | 
Glyph SH.svg | 
Glyph T.svg | 
Glyph TH.svg | 
Glyph U.svg | 
Glyph V.svg | 
Glyph Y.svg | 
Glyph Z.svg | 
Zatalef.svg | 
Old zeras.svg | 
Middle zeras.svg | 
Modern zeras.svg | 
Glyph-Ben.svg | 
</gallery>

=== ''Arcanum Unbounded'' ===
<gallery mode="packed" heights="350px" caption="Story Art">
AU Emperor's Soul.jpeg | 
AU Hope of Elantris.jpeg | 
AU Allomancer Jak.jpeg | 
AU Secret History.jpeg | 
AU Shadows for Silence.jpeg | 
AU Sixth of the Dusk.jpeg | 
Yeddaw.png | 
Kelsier and Gemmel.png | 
</gallery>

=== ''The Sunlit Man ===
<gallery mode="packed" heights="350px" caption="Interior Art">
InvestedSunheart.png | Interior art of an Invested Sunheart 
UninvestedSunheart.png | Interior art of an Uninvested Sunheart 
</gallery>

=== ''Skyward'' ===
<gallery mode="packed" heights=200px caption="Interior Art">
DDF Ship Designs.jpeg | 
DDF Ship Features.jpeg | 
Other Ship Designs.jpeg | 
Turning Methods.jpeg | 
M-Bot.jpeg |
Largo Ship Design.jpeg | 
Atmospheric Scoop Demo.jpeg |  
DDF Val-class Scout Ship.jpeg | 
Krell Interceptor.jpg | 
</gallery>


=== ''The Rithmatist'' ===
<gallery mode="packed" heights=250px caption="Interior Art">
United Isles of America.jpg |[[United Isles of America]]
Rithmatist - Advanced Bind Points.jpg | 
Rithmatist - Advanced Easton Defense.jpg | 
Rithmatist - Anchoring.jpg | 
Rithmatist - Ballintain Defense.jpg | 
Rithmatist - Basic Easton Defense.jpg | 
Rithmatist - Bouncing Lines.jpg | 
Rithmatist - Circles.jpg | 
Rithmatist - Dorms sketch.jpg | 
Rithmatist - Eskridge Defense.jpg | 
Rithmatist - Four Lines.jpg | 
Rithmatist - Herman Libel.jpg | 
Rithmatist - Instructing Chalklings.jpg | 
Rithmatist - Jordan Defense.jpg | 
Rithmatist - Lilly Whiting.jpg | 
Rithmatist - Line Strengths.jpg | 
Rithmatist - Lines of Forbiddance.jpg | 
Rithmatist - Lines of Vigor.jpg | 
Rithmatist - Matson Defense.jpg | 
Rithmatist - Nine-Point Circles.jpg | 
Rithmatist - Osborn Defense.jpg | 
Rithmatist - Shoaff Defense.jpg | 
Rithmatist - Six-Point Circle.jpg | 
Rithmatist - Sumsion Defense.jpg | 
Rithmatist - Taylor Defense.jpg | 
Types of Chalklings.jpg | 
Binding Chalklings.jpg | 
</gallery>


<gallery caption="Traced Diagrams" mode="packed" heights=150px>
Rithmatist Instructions.svg | 
Line of Making complexity.svg | 
Line of Warding.svg | 
Line of Vigor.svg | 
Line of Making.svg | 
Line of Forbiddance.svg | 
Chalkling Dragon Simple.svg | 
Chalkling Spider.svg | 
Sumsion Defense.svg | 
Matson Defense.svg | 
Basic Easton Defense.svg | 
Ballintain Defense.svg | 
Taylor Defense.svg | 
Shoaf Defense.svg | 
Osborn Defense.svg | 
Eskridge Defense.svg | 
Line of Silencing.svg | 
Line of Revocation.svg | 
Two-Point Circle.svg | 
Six-Point Circle.svg | 
Two-Point Ellipse.svg | 
Ballintain Defense Diagram.svg | 
Eskridge Defense Diagram.svg | 
Jordan Defense Diagram.svg | 
Matson Defense Diagram.svg | 
Nine-Point Circle Diagram.svg | 
Osborn Defense Diagram.svg | 
Sumsion Defense Diagram.svg | 
Easton.svg | 
TaylorDefense.svg | 
Shoaff Defense.svg | 
Advanced Easton Defense.svg | 
</gallery>


<gallery mode="packed" heights=100px caption="Chapter Icons">
Chalkling Knight.svg |
Chalkling Dragon.svg |
Chalkling Assassin.svg | 
Chalkling Bat.svg | 
Chalkling Bear.svg | 
Chalkling Bull.svg | 
Chalkling Centipede.svg | 
Chalkling Death.svg | 
Chalkling DinoThug.svg | 
Chalkling Eagle.svg | 
Chalkling Farmer.svg | 
Chalkling Flytrap.svg | 
Chalkling Gator.svg | 
Chalkling Hunter.svg | 
Chalkling Hydra.svg | 
Chalkling Jaguar.svg | 
Chalkling Mantis.svg | 
Chalkling Octopus.svg | 
Chalkling Pegasus.svg | 
Chalkling Raptor.svg | 
Chalkling Rook.svg | 
Chalkling Serpent.svg | 
Chalkling Shark.svg | 
Chalkling Shiva.svg | 
Chalkling Turtle.svg | 
</gallery>

== Notes ==
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