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Ben Wrex
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Cartoonist, portrait artist, painter.
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I drew this 12 years ago and it still makes me laugh.
A two-panel comic showing me, a fat person with short blond hair, talking into a cell phone. In panel one the person on the other end of the phone says "So, sweetie, how have you been doing?" In panel two I'm saying "Well mom, I just bought my first house in Skyrim so I'd say I'm doing pretty well."
January 6, 2026 at 11:20 PM
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A sampling! tw: mention of depression and suicidal thoughts.
A two panel comic. Panel 1: Me, a fat short-haired person, looking haggard and exhausted. I'm saying "I slept like SHIT!". Panel 2: A close-up of my face, with a devious, scheming expression. I'm saying "Seems like a good day to work on MY FIVE YEAR PLAN". A four panel comic. I'm standing in a black t shirt saying "Daily comics are tough because yes, while I am funny, and clever, adorable and kind, thoughtful, wait, what was my point?" A four panel comic. In each panel is a fuzzy gray cloudy blob with empty white spots for eyes. The blob is saying "I'm honestly really struggling right now. I've been depressed and suicidal. I'm so tired. I just want to be happy. Being disabled is hard. Chronic pain sucks. I hate myself for ending up here. I hate myself." A two panel comic. In each panel is a gray, cloudy blob, with the very faint outline of a human form. Panel 1: "I'm not really less depressed." Panel 2. "But I'm prepared to fake it."
January 4, 2026 at 7:41 PM
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swearing in on the sacred text
How To Draw Manga by Katy Coope
January 2, 2026 at 2:31 AM
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12.31.25
a line drawing of a bottle of sparkling cider, two short glasses filled with bubbly cider, two small plates with a slice of cheesecake on each plate, and two forks.
January 1, 2026 at 10:58 PM
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12.29.25
A line drawing of me, a person with short hair and facial piercings, wearing sunglasses. I’m driving a car and singing along to music.
December 30, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Goodnight everybody!
A drawing of a hand making a fist. The hand has nine fingers with knuckle tattoos spelling out “fuck a.i. ‘art’”
December 30, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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For the first time in my adult life I will not be making new year’s resolutions
A drawing of a monarch caterpillar looking into a mirror, saying “good enough”.
December 30, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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12.26.25
A simple line drawing of a gift bag with a unicorn on it. Next to the gift bag is a deer antler.
December 29, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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what, like it’s hard?
The Refused-The Shape of Punk To Come
December 29, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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work in progress
A large painting of a face with a hand pulling at the mouth and eye. The face has extra eyes floating in front of it. The painting is in shades of blue and pink.
December 27, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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12.25.25
December 26, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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12.24.25
A simple line drawing of me eating a candycane cookie.
December 25, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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happy holidays! I mostly draw portraits and comics and sometimes I get silly
A portrait of a fat person with short curly hair, facing 3/4 to the side. The portrait is in shades of peach and deep purple. A drawing of a person with shoulder-length purple hair. They have a pigeon on their head and are standing in front of a rainbow. A digital painting of an egret pulling a trout out of the water. A cartoonish drawing of a fat and happy rat sitting on top of a big two tier pink cake. The cake has a big chunk eaten out of it.
December 25, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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I’m going to draw a moment from my day, without a caption, every day until I don’t want to anymore. 12.23.25
A simple line drawing of myself looking at a rainbow through a window. There are three lit tealight candles on a table behind me.
December 23, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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A drawing of a mouth baring clenched teeth. Above the mouth are the words "it's pronounced" and on the teeth are letters that spell out "zeeeeen".
December 22, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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*slams fists on table*
Type in the style of a bright pink neon sign that says "FLESH FLESH FLESH", in the style of those signs that say "GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS",
December 22, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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Black lettering that looks like spraypaint on a crumpled paper background, that says “Rather be forgotten than remembered for giving in”, a song lyric by The Refused.
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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This was definitely one of my favorite pieces this year
Orange and dark blue letters that say "Nobody can do everything but everybody can do something". The words are surrounded by a border of little simple doodles.
December 22, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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A favorite portrait I did this year, and one where I didn’t accidentally default to using blue and orange!
A 3/4 view portrait of a person with short curly hair, wearing a thin strapped dress, in shades of purple, peach, and very deep blue.
December 21, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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I realized a little late this year that I have a tendency to use the same color schemes in my portraits
A drawing of a tabby cat. The cat is in shades of blue, on a pink-orange background. A drawing of a dog with tall pointed ears, again in shades of blue on a pink-orange background.
December 21, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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Hello! I’m Benny. I draw and paint. AI sucks.
A self portrait done in shades of blue and pinkish orange. I have a full oval face, short hair, a septum ring, and two lip piercings.
December 21, 2025 at 9:58 PM