Brutal Bohemian

Brutal Bohemian Brutal Bohemian is an apparel brand started by Raleigh-based artist, Zac Bender.

02/23/2026

The weather was finally warm enough for me to knock out this piece for the folks of and I’m so thankful for their trust on this piece! Inspired by psychedelic posters from 70s-90s, I created this temple entrance to their Mecca of music! Really happy with how everything turned out and how the piece changes with the garage door open from a piece of art to the grand entrance!

02/02/2026
I realized I’m being a little too safe with my sketchbook so I wanted to play around with doing an old marker and colore...
11/17/2025

I realized I’m being a little too safe with my sketchbook so I wanted to play around with doing an old marker and colored pencil rendering style I did many many years ago but mixing it with my ink style I’m known for. It was a fun piece and I look forward to experimenting more in the future. This fusion may one day be seen on a mural.

New illustration for the dope people at  for a winter themed playmat coming soon!
10/28/2025

New illustration for the dope people at for a winter themed playmat coming soon!

I got the opportunity to do an illustrated poster for Heineken celebrating their new Silver line through a party in the ...
09/15/2025

I got the opportunity to do an illustrated poster for Heineken celebrating their new Silver line through a party in the Charlotte area. Overall happy with how it turned out.

32 huh? Birthdays are weird. When I asked myself what I wanted to do to celebrate, I knew what I wanted. to go out enjoy...
09/12/2025

32 huh? Birthdays are weird.

When I asked myself what I wanted to do to celebrate, I knew what I wanted. to go out enjoy the weather and paint. And not to be a stereotype but skulls are just fun to paint. Not bad for a few hours of work.

Excited to see what my art looks like in a decade. Will I look back fondly or will my work be radically different? Who knows, but here is to finding out.

I got the opportunity to work for Walmart again but this time in Louisiana. Definitely a different color palette for me ...
07/09/2025

I got the opportunity to work for Walmart again but this time in Louisiana. Definitely a different color palette for me but I think it came together really well.

Finally had a sec to finish up the start of a new sketchbook after a couple months of not touching it.
06/23/2025

Finally had a sec to finish up the start of a new sketchbook after a couple months of not touching it.

🐆L E O P A R D   L O U N G E 🐆This Boone, NC based band serving up bodacious covers and funky originals wanted to get so...
06/18/2025

🐆L E O P A R D L O U N G E 🐆
This Boone, NC based band serving up bodacious covers and funky originals wanted to get some sweet swank all to themselves and I couldn’t be happier to oblige.
If vintage vibes and immaculate fashion are your things give .lounge.band a follow!

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Durham, NC
27701, 27702, 27703, 27704, 27705, 27706, 27707, 27708, 27709, 27710, 27711, 277

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The Process

Brutal Bohemian is the brainchild of Raleigh, NC based Artist/Illustrator Zac Bender. Each design starts with sketching to find the best composition. Once a layout is chosen then the final drawing begins in his sketchbook. From there, the drawing is then inked traditionally before being scanned in and finished digitally to create a printable design.