About Freaking Ding Bat

“I got my start doing illegal street art. I was going out at night and putting up little characters I had drawn. Because I was always going out at night I landed on this little bat character.”

When people on Reddit started asking who was leaving the bats around the city, and one wrote “I wish I could have one of these in my home,” the first handful of wooden bats sold out right away.

“I started out not knowing how to draw at all.”

Every night meant an hour of drawing on a giant roll of white paper, then another hour studying other artists, drawing techniques and art history.

“The whole “make everything black” vibe is exhausted when it comes to goth, Halloween, or horror movies.”

The look came from a list of loves: “Sofubi toys, comic book illustrations, Halloween, bright colors, horror movies, color gradients, synth wave, and cyberpunk music.” The bat became the one character that ties them together.

“The long-term goal is to partner with a bat rescue so that when you buy a piece of Freaking Ding Bat art, you’re also adopting a bat and contributing to bat wildlife rehabilitation or conservation.”

Freaking Ding Bat has worked with Fox Studios, Major League Baseball, MLS and Paramount, and on music videos including the NLE Choppa “Jumpin'” video featuring Polo G. Murals include The Bunny Museum in Pasadena, Art Supply Warehouse and The Axe Lair. You can also find the work at HorrorCon, Midsummer Scream and DesignerCon, and on the Arts Council for Long Beach artist directory.

Murals in Long Beach, Los Angeles County and Orange County start with a quote request. Other paid work starts with the commission form. Email FreakingDingBat@gmail.com.