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Drawer. Fanart addict. Something else maybe, identity is a social construct // Currently drawing #oc

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DarkDumb @darkdumb.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Some doodles from the other day #oc
Greyscale sketch of Vic and Mikey cuddling on a sofa. Mikey is lying on top of Vic between his legs, snuggling his cheek, while Vic rests his hands on the small of Mikey's back. Sketch of Vic and Mikey following up on the previous drawing. Mikey is kissing Vic's cheek with one hand tangled in Vic's hair and the other on Vic's chest. Vic only smiles back, stroking the back of Mikey's neck. Sketch of Vic and Mikey following up on the previous drawing. Mikey is enthusiastically kissing Vic's neck and groping is chest under his shirt. Vic smiles with an embarrased bush and holds Mikey back, tugging him away by the loose ends of his headband.
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DarkDumb @darkdumb.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
I was designing the floorplan to Vic's mansion, and I couldn't stop thinking about how stupidly big it is. #oc
A greyscale comic page. Vic is sitting in the living room with a book. 
He thinks: "I wonder where Mikey is. I haven't seen him all morning." 
An hour later, Vic meets him in the kitchen while he's pouring a glass of water. 
Vic: "There you are! I was wondering what you've been up to."
Mikey wipes his face with a towel slung around his shoulders. 
Mikey: "I was just in the gym getting my reps in."
Vic covers his mouth with a concerned expression. 
Mikey: "You do know you have a gym in your basement, right?" 
Vic turns around blushing, spilling s few drops of his drink. 
Vic: "Of course I know I have a gym in my basement, I'm not an idiot!"
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DarkDumb @darkdumb.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
I suddenly missed these two old ocs of mine, and apparently my go-to drawings are always jokes. #oc
Greyscale comic page. 
Two men are standing at a nature viewpoint, looking out at a beautiful Montana countryside. They are dressed in county sheriff uniforms. The taller and older blond sheriff, Jim, is talking to his younger deputy with slicked-back black hair, Avery. 
Jim: "Look at the view! All my life spent in the big city when I could have been looking at this. I'll never get tired of it."
Jim puts a cigarette in his mouth and readies a zippo. 
Jim: "If I believed in the old man above, I'd thank him for--"
He gets interrupted by a hand snatching the cigarette from his lips. Avery crumples it in his fist. 
Avery: "If you even think about lighting a cigarette in the national park again, I'll hang you by the balls from the nearest tree."
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DarkDumb @darkdumb.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
The greatest ring box you've ever seen:
A compilation of photos from a listing on Vinted. They show a beige ring box shaped like a little cowboy hat. It opens by the crown.
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DarkDumb @darkdumb.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Since I drew them with rings the other day, I entertained myself by coming up with ways a proposal would go hilariously wrong. This idea was fated, because I came across this thing randomly while scrolling Vinted and could. Not. Stop. Laughing. #oc
Greyscale comic page. Mikey and Vic are standing on a terrace with a view over the night city skyline. Mikey fishes in his pocket.
Mikey: "We've been together for a while now. 'Together' together... 
So there was a reason for this fancy date. I want to ask you something important."
Mikey drops to one knee.
Mikey: "Vic, will you..."
He opens a ring box shaped like a cowboy hat. There's an engagement ring inside.
Mikey: "...marry me?"
For one panel, Vis is drawn clumsily to express his confusion.
Vic thinks: "W-- Wait. What..."
A close up of the ridiculous cowboy hat ring box with everything around it pixelated.
Vic thinks: "What the hell is that? It's funny! It's so darn funny! But if it's supposed to be..."Greyscale comic page. Close-up of Mikey's unreadable face.
Vic thinks: "Then what's with the poker face? How does he expect me to react?"
Vic imagines two scenarios. 
Vic thinks: "If I laugh when I shouldn't have, I'll ruin his proposal."
In the scenario, a sad Mikey says: "Is my love a joke to you?"
Vic thinks: "If I don't laugh when I should have, I'll be an undesirable idiot."
In the scenario, a dismayed Mikey says: "He actually likes it? Do I really wanna marry such a corny old man?"
Vic sweats profusely. behind him is a frantic, barely readable string of thoughts that shows his scrambled mind. 
Vic thinks: "I can't misstep. I'll ruin the only mutual romantic affection I've ever had. I'll fumble the love of my life!"
Suddenly, Mikey looks devastated.
Mikey: "Why are you taking so long to answer?"
Vic: "I fumbled it in a third way!!!"
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DarkDumb @darkdumb.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Doodle from the other day
A greyscale drawing of Vic and Mikey in bed. Vic is reading a book by lamplight while Mikey is dozing off with his head on his chest.
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DarkDumb @darkdumb.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
On the topic of whether Bobby has pets #oc
A messily drawn short comic in black and white. Bobby and Vic are talking.
Bobby: "Since you offered... I'd love to move in while we record the new album. But I live far and I can't leave Morty alone. Do you mind if I take him too?"
Vic thinks: "Right, bobby has a pet. But I totally zoned out when he talked about him once. Phew, this is awkward."
Vic: "If ya think it's safe for him, I'm down."
Vic thinks: "How bad can it be? A hamster?"
Bobby: "Thanks! Just a heads-up, he likes to slither out of his terrarium."
While there's a comical doodle of a hamster slithering up the wall of its enclosure next to his head, Vic thinks: "so, hamster's slither?"
Vic: "Yeah, whatever."
Later at night, Vic is sleeping in his bed, snoring. He wakes up when he feels something. When he opens his eyes, He sees a snake staring back at him. 
Over a wide shot of Vic's mansion is a loud yell: "Bobbyyyyyy!"
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DarkDumb @darkdumb.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Doodle from back when my friend proposed an unhinged Moravian AU #oc
A drawing of two male characters in greyscale with red accents. The older one (Vic) is dressed in a Moravian folk costume and holding a wine tasting pipette. With his other hand, he is putting a decorative hat (part of his costume) on the younger man's (Mikey) head. Mikey, dressed casually, is blushing and gently hitting Vic with the back of his hand while holding a demijohn.
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DarkDumb @darkdumb.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
I was revisiting character sheets I made a while back to be useful for the comic with updated details and color schemes, and I though I might as well post them #oc
Character sheet titled 'Casual' with four characters: Vic, a tall man in his fifties with bleached hair, Mikey, a younger shorter guy with a good set of  arms dressed like he popped out of the 80s, Raven, a goth young woman with a messy mikado, and Bobby, a short metalhead with a battle jacket and a bandana. Around them are notes commenting on the details of their outfits. Character sheet titled 'Stage early (diy)' with the aforementioned four characters. They are wearing simple stage outfits with wild west themed clothes: a stetson, jacket with frills and cowboys boots for Vic, chaps for Mikey, Poncho and flat brimmed hat for Raven, and a cow-print vest and horns for Bobby. Around them are notes commenting on the details of their outfits. Character sheet titled 'Stage pro' with the aforementioned four characters. Their outfits are a flashier and more professional looking versions of the previous ones. Vic has a vest with fills now and well as gloves, spurs, and a lasso attached to his hip. Mikey has frills on his chaps and a mesh tank top. Raven's poncho has layers and frills, and her hat has added feathers tucked into its band. Bobby has gun holsters with drumsticks on his hips and a cowbell around his neck. Around them are notes commenting on the details of their outfits as well as simplifies sketches of their instruments.
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DarkDumb @darkdumb.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Comic cover #oc
A colored illustration serving as a comic cover. As the forefront is a young guitarist looking at an older singer behind him who is holding a microphone and looking back at him. Behind them on the left is a woman with a bass guitar and a serious expression, and on the right a drummer with his arms crossed in front of his lower face. They're wearing glammy stage outfits with cowboy elements like hats, ponchos, and chaps. The color scheme leans heavily towards pink and purple with green accents. Behind them is the comic logo: "Spandex Cowboys" with 'spandex' handwritten in pink and 'cowboys' in black in a wild west font.
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DarkDumb @darkdumb.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
The gang visits Vic's old home #oc
Greyscale comic page. Bobby, Raven and Mikey are sitting on a sofa in an older-looking farmhouse while Raven is leafing through a photo album from the 70s. In the background, outside the house, talking to someone is seen Vic, whose childhood photos they are browsing. 
Raven: "Aw, Vic was actually cute as a kid."
Bobby: "Look at his dark hair! I've only ever seen it bleached..."
Mikey: "Looks like he was really good with the ranch animals."
Raven turns a few pages. On several photos, a 6-ish years old Vic is hugging cows, and one of them even licks his cheek.
Bobby: "He sure liked to cuddle the cows."
Raven: "Well, he's still very physically affectionate."
Bobby: "Is he?"
Raven: "Obviously. Just not with all of us."
Bobby: "Right..."
As the trio talks, we see their thoughts in the background, common scenes from their life where Vic hugs Mikey when he greets him, leans on him when looking over his shoulder or conspicuously sidles up to him while sitting on a sofa.
Raven: "You get it, don't you?"
Mikey has a thought bubble near his head, filled with advanced arithmetics. Finally, he bursts into a shock.
Mikey: "I'm just a cow to him!"
Raven: "No."
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DarkDumb @darkdumb.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Public image #oc
Greyscale comic page. The band is standing backstage, watching a band that play before their slot at a festival. They're standing side by side, but Bobby has a hand uncomfortably between his legs.
Mikey: "Stop adjusting your balls all the time. It looks weird."
Bobby: "Sorry. I'm not used to this tight spandex like you guys…"
Meanwhile, Vic and Raven chatter in the background.
Vic: "They're pretty good."
Raven: "You think it will be tough to play after them?"
Bobby keeps adjusting his pants. 
Bobby: "It rides up into my crotch all the time."
Mikey: "Just pick a side and stick to it. Have you never worn any pants?" He's gesturing side by side in front of his crotch, where his hands are labelled "left" and "right".
Bobby: "Damn. Raven doesn't have this problem. I envy her."
Vic: "Hah! Women have it just as bad. Maybe even worse in some aspects. Right?" He looks sideways where Raven is standing.Greyscale comic page. The guys all look curiously at Raven's crotch, which is covered by the poncho she wears as part of her costume. 
Vic: "Is that why you wear the poncho all the time?" He resumes the conversation, addressing Raven. 
Raven: "Unlike you, I refuse to have photos of my crotch circulate the net after every show." 
Bobby, shocked: "That happens?"
Raven: "Are you dense? People need very little to objectify you."
Vic: "Ah... Ain't that the truth."
We see a line-up-like view of the band with captions pointing to each one. 
To a stoic Raven: "Is aware of the objectification."
To a shy Vic: "Has been objectified his whole life."
To a disturbed Bobby, who is pulling the fabric around his crotch down: "Just found out he could be objectified."
To a zealous Mikey, who is pulling the waistline of his pants up: "Just found out he can game the system."
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DarkDumb @darkdumb.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Sketches from this week: golden age Vic and trying to design his former bandmate, Rex #oc
Greyscale drawing of a figure thigh-up. A twenty-something man with bleached long hair in glam metal clothes with his forearms wrapped in a plethora of friendship bracelets, holding a microphone.Greyscale drawing. A twenty-something man crouches, holding a guitar propped on his thigh. He has black spiky hair and is wearing mostly dark glam metal clothing with a leather jacket. He has a cheeky grin and a bandaid on his nose.Greyscale drawing of a figure thigh-up. A fifty-something man with arms across his chest and a stern look. He has short greying hair and a scar on his nose. He's wearing simple black clothes.
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DarkDumb @darkdumb.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Age gap #oc
Comic page. Two bandmates are getting ready in a dressing room. The considerably younger, Mikey, talks to the older, Vic. 
Mikey: "You know... You really do get a lot of credit for where I am now. Obviously, I couldn't have done any of this without you in the band. It's not just getting this big. And growing as a player."
Mikey smiles at Vic. 
Mikey: "I wouldn't have taken up the guitar as a kid if it wasn't for you. Hell, I wouldn't be alive."
At the last word, Vic jolts with a serious look. 
Mikey: "My parents met at one of your shows, actually."
Vic, relieved: "Impressive. I aged a hundred years in the span of a few sentences."
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DarkDumb @darkdumb.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
(Couldn't fit it all in one post)
Addendum page. In the middle is the thumbnail of the jpeg file titled "cover". In it, Vic and Mikey are posing in a public bathroom with stalls behind them. Vic is holding up his phone, taking a photo in the mirror. They are looking away from each other, both with one arm pointing out of view. Mikey has his guitar on a strap and a serious expression. Vic is smirking into the camera, and he's wearing a stetson hat and a jacket with fringes. 
Written above the picture is: "At the height of their popularity, any band's first demo album would be a highly sought after collector's item. Not for..."
The band's name in the middle of the described picture supplies the end of the sentence, written in a vaguely western font: "Spandex Cowboys."
Below the picture, the text continues: "Online marketplaces, music memorabilia shops and fan exchange forums are flooded with counterfeits. Metadata and Mikey's handwriting are faked left and right. Flash drives with certificates of authenticity are sold at prices no regular fan can afford, so they don't bother. Vic has boxes full of the flash drives to this day. He hands them out to fans at every show, but no one ever believes them. Raven never misses an opportunity to say, "I told you so.""
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DarkDumb @darkdumb.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Shortly after Raven joins the band... I am once again unable to introduce ocs in any coherent way and instead had fun with a random scene. In my defense, it *is* a perfect microcosm of their dynamic, these three are just like this all the time. #oc
Comic page. Mikey, a younger man with a tank top and a bandana tied in a strip around his forehead, and Vic, an older man with long bleached hair, are sitting on a couch, talking to someone out of sight. 
Mikey: "We've been recording our own material of course. And to keep some clout among the showgoers, we're putting it out for sale. But how? CDs are old news, right? People don't even have CD drives in their computers anymore. So we came up with something better that anyone can play."
Vic: "Well, Mikey did."
Mikey: "We recorded a bunch of demos on my smartphone, copied the files over and voila!"
Mikey is holding up a flashdisk with "Spandex Cowboys" handwritten on it.
Mikey: "Debut album! Pretty smart, right?"
Comic Page. We now see the person they have been talking to, a young woman with goth clothes names Raven. She puts her head in her hands. 
Raven: "You're idiots."
Mikey "What?"
Mikey points at her accusatively while Vic pats his back.
Mikey: "it's perfect! And cheap! This is the future!"
Raven: "You can't distribute your album on flash drives."
Mikey: "Why not?"
Raven: "No, nobody uses CDs anymore aside from one group of people. Music fans! You know, the people you're targeting? They love supporting bands by still buying CDs. They buy vinyls for crying out loud. There's literally one type of person left who buys CDs, and now they should be paying for random flash drives with god knows what on them. You're still randos. For all they know, it could have a thousand viruses on it. Think about how easy it is to fake too. People always find a way to take advantage of things."Comic page. The conversation continues with Raven's body language gradually getting more agitated. 
Raven: "So, how many do you have?"
Vic: "A lot!"
Raven: "How many have you sold?"
Mikey: "You're the lucky first customer."
Raven: "I asked for some recordings to study! I'm not buying anything!"
Mikey: "15 dollars."
Raven: "is this a band or a ponzi scheme? I need to learn your songs!"
Mikey: "The band's gotta eat!"
Raven: "You're already leeching off Vic's endless royalties!"
Vic: "Now now... Mikey, don't be stingy. Here ya go, Raven."
Vic puts a handful of flash disks into Raven's hand. 
Raven: "You really have a surplus, huh?"
Behind them in the background, several boxes are seen around the kitchen counter. Comic page. Raven is at home, listening to the album on her computer with headphones. Around her is a pretty well equipped home studio. Around her are her thoughts: "The guitarwork is tight. It carries the song without any other instruments too. The vocals are raw but robust. The composition is perfect. Old school, as expected... Damn dorks..."
We see the computer screen with the list of mp3 files open. The names of the songs are as follows: Dead not Alive, Hitlist, Whoremistress, Tumbleweed, Mate (Like a Wolf), Cowgirl, Fast Lover (Cougar Lust cover). Above them is a jpeg file named "cover". Raven smiled and thinks: "It sounds fucking amazing."
In the last panel is the trio. Raven is pointing at the two guys while Vic nudges Mikey with his elbow. The caption says "The next day".
Raven: "You need to up your production quality. I came up with bass parts for some songs too."
Vic: "Told'ya she'd be good!"
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DarkDumb @darkdumb.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
#oc
Greyscale drawing of two male characters. It's drawn from a high angle. One is kissing the other on the cheek with an arms around his shoulders, while the other is grinning, one leg slugh over the first one's arm and gripping a hat on the first one's head. They are holding a guitar between them (whose strap is slung on the other's shoulder), one of them holding a chord, the other picking notes
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DarkDumb @darkdumb.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Bonus. I unofficially dubbed Vic 'your mom's favorite rockstar'. It will absolutely be a running joke. #oc
A two panel greyscale comic. Over a decade later, the two characters from the illustration above are standing in front of the poster and talking. The dialogue is as follows:
Vic (the middle aged singer): "That's an embarrassing one. You still have that old thing?"
Mikey (the young guitarist): "Are you kidding? Mom says it's a family heirloom. She fought a classmate in a record store over the last copy back in '85. The was actual blood spilled."
Vic: "Goodness! Your momma sounds like a proper woman! I would love to meet her some--"
Mikey: "Absolutely fucking not!"
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DarkDumb @darkdumb.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Childhood hero #oc
A colored illustration. A young boy with a loose band shirt and a bandana on his forehead is sitting on his bed and smiling while he plays his electric guitar, which is a little beaten up and has some stickers on it. Around him are his notes, old vinyl records and a CD. Behind him, his wall is full of posters depicting various rockstars. The poster directly behind him is rendered more clearly than the others. On it is a performing hair metal singer. A writing on the sides of the poster alludes to the photo being taken in the 80s. The poster is signed.
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DarkDumb @darkdumb.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
I was looking through my rd files the other day and found out I haven't finished this (and never will), so I figured I might as well post it like this. (Including a rough shading test) #reddwarf
Lines-only drawing of Spanners working at his workbench. There is a slew of tools, boxes etc all around including a couch on which Ace is sleeping with Spanners's hat over his face. In the background, a huge stripped jet engine is hoisted.The same drawing, now with blocked out shadows - sharp light comes from a lamp on Spanners's workbench.
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DarkDumb @darkdumb.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
New oc lineup aka mom said it's my turn to make a fictional band #oc
Greyscale drawing of a young guy with a bandana on his head sitting on the floor with an electric guitar in his lap. His back is propped against an amp the guitar is plugged into. He has a cheeky expression. Greyscale drawing of a middle aged man with long hair sitting on a sofa. He has one leg folded, writing into a notebook laying on his thigh. He is holding reading glasses in his other hand. Greyscale drawing of a young woman playing electric bass. She is wearing dark makeup and goth style clothes. Greyscale drawing of young man sitting on the floor, reading sheet music and tapping his finger on his leg. He is wearing stereotypical metalhead clothes including a battlejacket and has a septum piercing.
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DarkDumb @darkdumb.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Drew this way back in October for an event on tumblr. The prompt for that day was "Space Corps". Drew Ace and Spanners meeting for the first time. #reddwarf
Greyscale illustration of Ace and Psanners sitting on a floor in a bathroom stall, cleaning the toilet with toothbrushes. Above them are speech bubbles with this dialogue:
Ace: "So, what did you do to end up here?"
Spanners: "Buggered fixing an aileron on a trainer. You?"
Ace: "I'm the one who clipped its whole wing."
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DarkDumb @darkdumb.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Still in the business of reminding people that the ship's computer in Ace's ship canonically has a crush on him #reddwarf
A greyscale three panel comic. Ace is sitting in the cockpit of his dimension jumping spaceship, Wildfire, and is looking out where a maneuvering thruster is puffing air. He thinks: "We've been cruising fine, but the portside maneuvering jets don't respond as well as I'd like." In the second panel, he is looking at the screens inside the cockpit. We see them: they are littered in text showing his name and hearts as well as badly written self-insert fanfic of him and Wildfire. He thinks: "I'll check the diagno-" He stammers, then says: "Ah?! W-Wildfire?" The third panel is a wide shot of the ship cruising through space. Dialogue goes as follows: 
Wildfire: "Oh. Sorry."
Ace: "You've been daydreaming again, haven't you?"
Wildfire: "Ah... I thought you liked it."
Ace: "You're not supposed to say that out loud."
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DarkDumb @darkdumb.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Sexiest bike ever versus unsexiest bike ever #reddwarf
Colored illustration of Ace Rimmer sitting on a Ducati racebike. Colored illustration of Rimmer sitting on a Čezeta scooter.
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DarkDumb @darkdumb.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
rd wip thread of noncommittal drawings I neglected you for too long
Unfinished cropped drawing of Spanners working at his workbench while Ace sleeps on a sofa with Spanners's cap over his face in the background.
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DarkDumb @darkdumb.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Clean poster
Colored illustration of a large recruitment poster with Ace Rimmer on it and the slogan: "Join the Space Corps" as seen in the illustration above.
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DarkDumb @darkdumb.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Successor #reddwarf
Colored illustration. On a messy wall is a large recruitment poster with Ace Rimmer on it and the slogan: "Join the Space Corps". In front of it stands Rimmer in Ace's outfit but with the jacker slung over his forearm and holding a wig in his other hand. He is half hid in shadow, looking at the viewer over his shoulder with disdain.
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DarkDumb @darkdumb.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Jagdea and Marquall from Double Eagle by Dan Abnett. I don't often try to pull book characters out of my imagination, but it was fun! #warhammer
Black and white drawing of Bree Jagdea from the shoulders up. She is holding a bag slung over her shoulder with a cold stare. Black and white drawing of Vander Marquall from the shoulders up. He is holding a pair of gloves with a bitter expression.
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DarkDumb @darkdumb.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
This did numbers on tumblr and it's still killing me #reddwarf
A three page greyscale comic featuring Ace Rimmer and his ship. Ace sketches the ship and shows the drawing to the ship's computer in the cockpit. The ship's computer answers by printing an ASCII art style portrait of Ace.
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DarkDumb @darkdumb.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Scenes from a fic I'm writing. Wanted to try out something a bit different. Found this watercolor brush that looks pretty nice. #reddwarf
Greyscale illustration of Rimmer-as-Ace standing on the surface of a moon and reading a letter. His spaceship is parked in the background. On the backdrop of space is a large gas giant. Greyscale illustration. It shows the front of Ace's ship in a hangar. Ace is sitting in the cockpit, and an alternate version of Lister is standing on a folding ladder next to him, planting a kiss on Ace's helmet.Greyscale illustration. Ace's ship is parked in a busy hangar, its engines stripped of their covers. An alternate version of Lister is standing on its wing, dancing, while Rimmer-as-Ace stands beside the ship, looking at him with an annoyed hand on his hip.
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DarkDumb @darkdumb.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Casual Ace #reddwarf
Greyscale drawing of Ace Rimmer sitting in an armchair looking smug. He's wearing a shiny leather jacket reminiscent of his flight suit.
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DarkDumb @darkdumb.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
The sun and the moon #reddwarf
Full color illustration of David Lister. His pose is that of an energetic leap while he plays his guitar. Behind him his name is written out in marker-like handwriting. All over the illustration are mock stickers representing his essential scenes, jokes and likes. The illustration is done in warm colors with an abstract background that lights him from behind.  Full color illustration of Arnold Rimmer. He is tanding in a salute, depicted from a high angle view. Behind him his name is written out in blocky handwriting. All over the illustration are mock stickers representing his essential scenes, jokes and likes. The illustration is done in cold colors with a calm abstract background and lighting coming from the top.
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DarkDumb @darkdumb.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Tall man, short shorts #reddwarf
Drawing of Rimmer in one of the outfits he uses while going for a run: polo shirt and shorts. He is leaning on one leg, looking at his watch with one hand on his hip.
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DarkDumb @darkdumb.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Bunkmates #reddwarf
Greyscale drawing of Rimmer and Lister. Rimmer is lying on his bunk, looking up at Lister's above him, from which Lister, in the foreground, is looking down at him.
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DarkDumb @darkdumb.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Fave casual fits #reddwarf
Colored fullbody illustrations of Lister and Rimmer. Lister is standing in a relaxed pose with his hands on his hips. He is wearing an outfit from the episode titled 'Duct Soup' - a boiler suit tied around his waist with a white undershirt. Rimmer is standing in a stiff pose. He is wearing an outfit seen in a few episodes in season three - turtleneck t-shirt with suspenders and slacks.
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DarkDumb @darkdumb.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
On being superstitious and hating each other #reddwarf
A black and white comic page. 
It shows Rimmer entering the shared room in Strabug, where Lister sits at a table with a mess of boxes, wrappers and crumbs around him. As they talk, Rimmer sits down across from him. Dialogue trasncript: 
Rimmer: "What is all this mess?"
Lister: "Fortune cookies. Found twenty boxes of them deep in Starbug's storage. Kryten said they'd gone bad millennia ago, so I've just been reading the fortunes."
Rimmer: "That's an appropriate pastime only if you believe in the tacky quotes."
Lister: "As if you weren't terribly superstitious yourself. Try it! Maybe it will spawn a hot babe in your bed tonight."
Lister throws a pack to Rimmer. 
Rimmer: "I'd better make sure it's me who finds that babe then." A black and white comic page. Rimmer and Lister are cracking fortune cookies open and reading the papers inside. Their tempo slowly synchronizes until they crack the last one at the same time. Dialogue transcript:
Rimmer: "An adventure awaits you."
Lister: "Be prepared for anything."
Rimmer: "A surprise is around the corner."
Lister: "You will face difficult truths."
Both: "The love of your life is right in front of you."A black and white comic page. 
Rimmer and Lister are staring at each other in shock. The panels gradually show a wider and wider shot of the scene. In the last panel, Lister cracks open another cookie. A black and white comic page. 
Rimmer and Lister stare down into Lister's hands as he shakily unravels the paper. When he finally does, it reads: "You will die alone." They rejoice, slapping their hands together, smiling and crying out in joy. Small handwritten dialogue reads:
Rimmer: "We're saved!"
Lister: "Sod off!"
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DarkDumb @darkdumb.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
I've been told this is useful, so here's a quick explanation of how I think about space while drawing the human figure
An example drawing and a diagram explaining how I view space while drawing people. Summary: It all comes down to relative size of body parts to each other. Imagine you are looking at the scene and realize what is closest to you. That should be relatively the biggest. I say relatively because usually your foot is about the size of your head. In the example drawing, the foot is bigger than the head because it is closer to you as the viewer.
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DarkDumb @darkdumb.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Short comic wip, it'll take me a while since it's still difficult for me to draw the characters
Rough sketch of three comic panels. In them, Rimmer enters Starbug's common quarters where Lister sits among a mess of boxes and wrappers. Dialogue transcript:
Rimmer: "What is all this mess?!"
Lister: "Fortune cookies. Found twenty boxes of them deep in Starbug's storage. Kryten said they'd gone bad millennia ago, so I've just been reading the fortunes."
Rimmer: "That's an apporpriate pastime only if you believe in the tacky quotes."
Lister: "As if you weren't terribly superstitious yourself."
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DarkDumb @darkdumb.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
#reddwarf
Sketch of Lister and Rimmer from Red Dwarf. Lister is standing behind Rimmer, poking his hands through his holographic body and showing him the middle finger.
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DarkDumb @darkdumb.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
David Lister, art school dropout #reddwarf
A sketch of Lister and Rimmer from Red Dwarf. They are in their cabin, sitting at the table. Lister is lying on two chairs with his feet on the table and a sketchbook in his lap. Rimmer is sitting in front of him in a ceremonial uniform and with a dignified posture. Lister is drawing a portrait of him, making him look like a clown. There are discarded papers scattered on the table, all portraits of Rimmer with some mocking twist.
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DarkDumb @darkdumb.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Nobody I know follows me here, so you can have a lil #rimster bcs I like how it came out
Sketch of Rimmer and Lister lying in a bunk. Rimmer has his back propped against the wall while Lister lies in his lap, resting face down on his chest. Rimmer's hands are clasped behind Lister's back. Transcript of a few speech bubbles:
Rimmer: "You know, I don't think a 'minimum amount of physical contact necessary for survival' is a thing. You haven't been filling Kryten's head with nonsense again, have you?"
Lister: "zzz"
Rimmer: "...Listy?"
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DarkDumb @darkdumb.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Inseparable, against their best efforts #reddwarf
Sketch of Lister and Rimmer sitting at a table in their cabin. Lister is eating curry and, with a smile, nudging Rimmer, who is trying to read an astronavigation textbook. Sketch of Lister and Rimmer sitting in Starbug's cockpit. Lister is sitting in the pilot seat and eating curry with one of his legs propped on the desk of Rimmer's post. Rimmer is resting his chin in his hand, watching Lister with annoyance.
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DarkDumb @darkdumb.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
Lister having gone to art school... they could never make me hate you
Sketch of Lister. He is leaning back with one hand behind his head and the other drawing on a sketchbook in his lap.
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DarkDumb @darkdumb.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Ever since I realized Rimmer is half a head taller than Lister, I haven't been the same
Rough sketch of Lister and Rimmer from Red Dwarf. Lister is standing behind Rimmer, poking his hands through his holographic body and showing him the middle finger.
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DarkDumb @darkdumb.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Lister is actually fun to draw. Rimmer, on the other hand, can go eat a shoe, he's so hard...
Shaded sketch of Lister from Red Dwarf. He's eating vindaloo.
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DarkDumb @darkdumb.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
actually kinda like this sketch
An unfinished sketch of Lister and Rimmer from Red Dwarf. Lister is eating curry and nudging an annoyed Rimmer with his elbow.
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DarkDumb @darkdumb.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Sketches of all their outfits. Samey poses bcs I'm lazy. #oc
Fullbody sketches of characters from previous post. This page includes characters from the page titled: Flowers's fan club. Fullbody sketches of characters from previous post. This page includes characters from the page titled: Conspiracy weirdos. Fullbody sketches of characters from previous post. This page includes characters from the page titled: Miscellaneous side charas.
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DarkDumb @darkdumb.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Figuring out side characters. There are a few more background charas, but these are all the named or recurring ones. Includes notes because, screw it, I actually love putting down notes. #oc
Sketches with notes. There are busts of five characters: Holly, Mia, Emma, Chris and Ava. The page is titled: Flowers's fan club. Sketches with notes. There are busts of four characters: Glasses, Beanie, Mustache and Mask. The page is titled: Conspiracy Weirdos. Sketches with notes. There are busts of four characters: Johnny, Suzy, Abby and Axel. The page is titled: Miscellaneous secondary charas.
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DarkDumb @darkdumb.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
They are both so embarrassing actually #oc
Two sketches of the characters in the post above sitting at the bar and drinking together. In the first, one is filling the other's ear with inappropriate proposals. In the second, the other is asking the first one if he believes in love at first sight.
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DarkDumb @darkdumb.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Target locked #oc
Greyscale illustration of a man in a bar leaning with his back on the bar counter with whiskey in his hand and looking with interest through a crowd at the viewer. Greyscale illustration of a man in a bar at a standing table, sipping a pina colada from a straw and looking with surprise through a crowd at the viewer.
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