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Darren M. A. Calvert
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Designer and teacher by day. Freelance illustrator by night. IG: http://instagram.com/darrenmacalvert | Etsy: https://shorturl.at/hpEFO | πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦
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Darren M. A. Calvert @dmacalvert.bsky.social Β· Dec 14
Hello there, my name is Darren Calvert and I'm a design teacher and freelance illustrator from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. I try to focus on art and things I like but occasionally go off on a bit of a rant.

You can find me on Instagram shorturl.at/pBhFv

Prints or original art: shorturl.at/orzm8
Marker art! Top row are a smiling beholder and an ahthropomorphic mushroom guy playing a lute. Bottom row are a robot panda recharging at a bamboo pole charging station and a hybrid bunny/shark about to bite a carrot underwater. Board games! Top row are Damage Control from WizKids and All Hands On Deck! from Salamander Games. Bottom row are Overboss and Overboss Duel from Brotherwise Games. Illustration! Top row are a beaver relaxing at home reading a book and a series of Rogue One portraits done in an old school RPG style. Bottom row are a pen and ink drawing of a crab and "Final Sesame" with a Muppet Cloud Strife riding a Big Bird chocobo. Beer can labels! Top row are Wild Barry Strawberry Ale with a sort of "Green Man" with strawberries growing in his beard/hair and Snowplow Luau Tropical Blonde Ale with snow tiki statues and pineapples. Bottom row are Golden Ticket Vietnamese Coffee Stout with a gold label and Vietnamese patterns and Saskatoon Ale Fruited Beer with pen and ink/watercolour drawings of Saskatoon berries growing on branches (think a slightly smaller, slightly more tart blueberry).
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February 10, 2026 at 3:37 AM
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Going to try this tonight
A clickbait image with what looks like an A.I.-generated image of a person with the skin/muscles of their head/neck removed unleashing a torrent of drool on their pillow.
February 9, 2026 at 7:34 PM
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The Watchmaker DLC is… challenging. Have died more on the first couple of fights than on the main game’s bosses.
February 10, 2026 at 1:55 AM
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He’s mad about a bridge? Or us making deals with China? Or the dairy tariffs that literally never happened?
February 10, 2026 at 1:02 AM
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Asking it to generate UV maps produces completely random (but all useless) results.
February 10, 2026 at 12:33 AM
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How can anyone read this and think this is a person who should be in charge of anything
February 10, 2026 at 12:11 AM
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I miss the brief period of time when Adobe Dimension worked on my computer before they started "improving" it.
February 10, 2026 at 12:07 AM
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Damn πŸ˜”
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Trump, in the middle of his latest unhinged Truth Social screed, claims that if Canada makes a trade deal with China, "the first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup."
As everyone knows, the Country of Canada has treated the United States very unfairly for decades. Now, things are turning around for the U.S.A., and FAST! But imagine, Canada is building a massive bridge between Ontario and Michigan. They own both the Canada and the United States side and, of course, built it with virtually no U.S. content. President Barack Hussein Obama stupidly gave them a waiver so they could get around the BUY AMERICAN Act, and not use any American products, including our Steel. Now, the Canadian Government expects me, as President of the United States, to PERMIT them to just β€œtake advantage of America!” What does the United States of America get β€” Absolutely NOTHING! Ontario won't even put U.S. spirits, beverages, and other alcoholic products, on their shelves, they are absolutely prohibited from doing so and now, on top of everything else, Prime Minister Carney wants to make a deal with China β€” which will eat Canada alive. We’ll just get the leftovers! I don't think so. The first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup. The Tariffs Canada charges us for our Dairy products have, for many years, been unacceptable, putting our Farmers at great financial risk. I will not allow this bridge to open until the United States is fully compensated for everything we have given them, and also, importantly, Canada treats the United States with the Fairness and Respect that we deserve. We will start negotiations, IMMEDIATELY. With all that we have given them, we should own, perhaps, at least one half of this asset. The revenues generated because of the U.S. Market will be astronomical. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
February 10, 2026 at 12:03 AM
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And doing it by choice.
February 9, 2026 at 8:33 PM
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Imagine living in the alternate universe where Kid Rock is the biggest star in America.
February 9, 2026 at 8:32 PM
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The Japanese are so far ahead of us in many ways
February 9, 2026 at 8:29 PM
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The Guiltiest Man In The Worldβ„’
February 9, 2026 at 8:13 PM
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Just got an email, does M!CROSOFT usually spell their name with an exclamation mark?
February 9, 2026 at 7:56 PM
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Cool to know that Ghislaine Maxwell who has previously perjured herself to protect Epstein is willing to do the same thing for Trump in exchange for a pardon. πŸ‘
February 9, 2026 at 7:54 PM
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Oh and I drew this for my dnd group! It’s the party (and Strahd) being way more badass than they actually are. Colours to come when I find the energy
Strahd von Zarovich looms over a dnd party consisting of a warlock, a cleric, a ranger/paladin and a fighter/barbarian. Same as previous image, but with a black background
February 9, 2026 at 7:48 PM
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No more sleep apnea!
February 9, 2026 at 7:40 PM
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Going to try this tonight
A clickbait image with what looks like an A.I.-generated image of a person with the skin/muscles of their head/neck removed unleashing a torrent of drool on their pillow.
February 9, 2026 at 7:34 PM
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That's basically the plot of What We Do In The Shadows
February 9, 2026 at 7:11 PM
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Whiteboard art is fleeting
Lisa, Marge and Homer Simpson standing outside of their house
February 9, 2026 at 5:51 PM
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Another sweet, sweet bundle of #slugblaster stuff cooked up by the Wilkie's discord community. Gear! Monsters! Adventures! New settings! All sorts of tasty stuff.

All the money goes to help teens.

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February 3, 2026 at 4:27 PM
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A 2018 whiteboard rhino for my industrial design class where they were learning Rhinoceros 3D 🦏
A drawing of a rhinoceros in blue on a whiteboard in a computer lab.
February 7, 2026 at 4:58 PM
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It just makes sense
Illustrations of four types of pasta with small tubes labelled "Rigatoni" and big tubes "Bigatoni" and then curly pasta "Fusilli" and straight pasta "Fuserious".
August 10, 2025 at 5:47 AM
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Mixed feelings about this. I had planned on doing the Watchmaker DLC but didn’t really expect more than that.
February 9, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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True ending?! Nobody said anything about a true ending!
February 9, 2026 at 7:38 AM
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two storm trooper figures are riding a vehicle through the desert
ALT: two storm trooper figures are riding a vehicle through the desert
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February 9, 2026 at 4:34 AM