The Ink Tank

The Ink Tank (formerly Kuro the Artist), is a American YouTube channel, and a Multi-Purpose Production Company. They are known for their Ben 10 videos. The channel was founded by Rob Orpilla, nicknamed Kuro (born: ), and the company was founded by both him and Hurshie Williams. They do videos and weekly livestreams on their second channel, The Rust Bucket.
==Members==
All of the current Members of The Ink Tank.
*Robert "Rob" Daniel Orpilla - (born: )
*Hurshie Lee Keshawn Williams
*Ryan "O.R.Ash" Asher - (born: )
*Avery T. Martinez II - (born: )
*Kellen Goff - (born: )
===Former Members===
All of the former Members of The Ink Tank.
*Alexander Michael "Insane-Mane" Gautreaux: Alex left The Ink Tank due to creative differences. https://5yl.fandom.com/wiki/Insane-Mane
==History==
Rob Orpilla joined YouTube on March 13, 2015 and uploaded his first video on Apr 22, 2017. The video was a smash hit, having 5.9M views and being his most popular video. He then made the successful crossover comic, Five Years Later.
Rob and his friend, Hurshie founded The Ink Tank in 2018. They changed the channel name and branding. Rob said that he wanted to get away from the spotlight and let others be the face of the channel. Rob also said that his older videos were not a reflection on who he is today, and his opinions have changed. As of 2021, Rob still has a place on the channel, having his own series called Ben 10 Breakdowns. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97UWvRPJHAs&t=37shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9K4l_BbqZjY
On July 2, 2021 Kellen Goff (born: ) was recruited as the fifth member of The Ink Tank. He then got a four and a half celebratory livestream welcoming him to The Ink Tank. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvJ9OM4w07Uhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDmP-i5p3rc
Ben 10 Breakdowns has recently rebranded to an Ben 10: Alien Force style. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAnJd7Qzp3c
==Notable series==
*Ben 10 Breakdowns (Ongoing) - Kuro critiques and reviews all episodes and specials of the Ben 10 franchise. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8Ofi2Gjf74F_Qj0iCUS_AuvHRe9C44Vshttps://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8Ofi2Gjf74G8ETfMX4KXvnuhzUL3e7w0https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8Ofi2Gjf74G35-EBF3Vmqw39Vnj0QX7E
*Tracing the Border or Tracing the Boarder (Finished) - Kuro analyzes multiple aspects of television and pop culture. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8Ofi2Gjf74Egy9cl58ynRX9giWOZtf_l
*And Beyond (Ongoing) - Explore the Five Years Later Multiverse in a Mockumentary-type series. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8Ofi2Gjf74H2-NAvlgiv0MtASL-PlMTD
*Pen 2 Paper (Ongoing) - Take a look at the production-side of the entertainment industry. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8Ofi2Gjf74GB0wyfZUwQgTLk0Hq9quf_
*Freeze Frame (Ongoing) - The Ink Tank talk in-depth about animation and television. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8Ofi2Gjf74FuS6dWNm6unuKh6Tn4oKTm
*The Off-Script Podcast (Finished) - The Ink Tank's unscripted podcast. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8Ofi2Gjf74FvJZyvUeKGhUseuxadycp0
*Drawing with Kuro (Ongoing) - Kuro draws Ben 10 aliens for Five Years Later, live. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK9KT5eAkXDU-PO321rD4AFGFIXO-bETk
*PKMN Xenoverse Artlocke (Ongoing) - O.R.Ash plays the Pokémon Artlocke. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK9KT5eAkXDU_kqhqK-OruKuTFXmWJvpq
*O.R.Ash's Fusion Lab (Ongoing) - O.R.Ash fuses different creatures together. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK9KT5eAkXDVqCLJHIRjlzGVohuF_sF4S
*Talk To The Tank (Ongoing) - The Ink Tank get asked questions by fans and The Ink Tank sometimes interview other creators. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK9KT5eAkXDX-wGvEgbXBYemMNrDdALUk
*The Daily Bugle (Ongoing) - Hurshie gets to have his own series on The Rust Bucket. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK9KT5eAkXDVPBhQrTsMLnYsp9nofdf7f
*Dum Doodles (Ongoing) - O.R.Ash draws all sorts of art. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLK9KT5eAkXDXzLyDpRQ0iz6U84j81XBbs
==Five Years Later==
In 2015, Kuro was doing drawing free-of-charge requests on Facebook. One request was one to draw Ben Tennyson using Ghostfreak to fight Danny Phantom. After its completion, Kuro became fascinated with the idea of Ben 10 and Danny Phantom crossing over. https://5yl.fandom.com/wiki/5_Years_Later#Creation
Five Years Later, stylized as 5 Years Later was a comic released on April 4, 2017. It was a success. The series is still getting new chapters, four years later. Kuro still works on it daily. The Ink Tank started a new project alongside the comic, a motion-comic adaption, with full voice acting and remastered art. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxgsHCIDkjg&t=3018shttps://5yl.fandom.com/wiki/Chapter_11https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JRvZP6ea84
==The Rust Bucket==
On January 22, 2018, The Ink Tank made a secondary channel called The Rust Bucket. Their content consisted of livestreams, fan-edits, unedited videos, and more. Their most popular video got 258,126 views in under four weeks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMKumiq3QWU
==Gallery==
Ben10Breakdown.gif|The Ben 10 Breakdown Original Series Intro.
TracingtheBoarder.gif|The Tracing the Boarder/Tracing the Border Intro.
Inktank1.png|The Ink Tank's Ben 10's 15th Anniversary Event Poster. 
Inktank2.jpg|The Ink Tank's Commission Board.
==Trivia==
*The name of the second channel, The Rust Bucket was chosen because of a vehicle from Ben 10.
*One of their Freeze Frame videos were put in the The Off-Script Podcast playlist, incorrectly. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1qTMHNfrbY&list=PL8Ofi2Gjf74FvJZyvUeKGhUseuxadycp0
*They make $4.8K to $77K per year on YouTube. https://socialblade.com/youtube/c/theinktank
==References==
Category:Review YouTubers
Category:American YouTubers
Category:Users who joined in 2015