Toons – Ben St. James

2,179,078 Channel Views

TikTok numbers finally arrive from April 2026 Great news! I just learned that as of April 30th 2026, my TikTok channel views for the year surpassed 2,170,000. It’s exciting and an honor to reach this milestone with four videos surpassing 400k views — one of which got over 1 million views since January. It’s beenContinue reading “2,179,078 Channel Views”

Over 50K on TikTok (Growing an Audience as a Children’s Author)

Last weekend my TikTok community reached a new milestone I make illustration videos on TikTok, and as a children’s author and marketing consultant, I’ve been using them to grow an audience around storytelling and character work. Between January 15th and April 16th of this year I experienced exponential growth in both channel views and myContinue reading “Over 50K on TikTok (Growing an Audience as a Children’s Author)”

TikTok Update

More exciting news early in the year! Over 20,000 new followers joined me on TikTok, and while the number is exciting, what matters most is the community forming around creativity, curiosity, and fun. If you’re building something and progress feels slow, keep going. Sometimes momentum builds so that things can take off later. Grateful forContinue reading “TikTok Update”

Celebrating 1 Million Channel Views

Find out what’s new on my TikTok There is renewed interest in TikTok now that a deal has been reached and it won’t be banned. I picked up where I left off in 2024 and I’m glad I did. So far this year the channel has grown to over 1 million views in the lastContinue reading “Celebrating 1 Million Channel Views”

Official Selection: Vertical Shorts Festival 2026

I’ve received my first selection on FilmFreeway. My vertical animated short Cupid School (which hasn’t been released on any of my personal socials yet) is an Official Selection at the Vertical Shorts Festival in Los Angeles California 2026. Vertical Shorts Festival is a global celebration of short-form films created specifically for vertical screens. Our missionContinue reading “Official Selection: Vertical Shorts Festival 2026”

SCBWI Drawing Prompt March

This month’s prompt is “Wild Things”. Here’s my take.

A New Hero Approaches and a New Adventure Awaits!

Get ready to hop into a story with even more action! The next installment in the Fuzzy Heroes universe will dive deeper into the themes of friendship & heroism — while teaching young readers to embrace each other’s differences & get along. Stay tooned for more information.

Have you followed my TikTok?

Watch my characters come to life. My TikTok contains short animations and step-by-step drawings in a mid-century style. If you follow and engage, it gives me an extra reason to post more!