Dan Berry inexplicably
@thingsbydan.co.uk
Unlikely pen manufacturer, draws comics, helps people make stuff, used to do that podcast. Low effort social media presence.
Idle warmup doodling
December 1, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Idle warmup doodling
Uhhh fyi that post is “doing big numbers” so it turns out they do, actually.
November 21, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Uhhh fyi that post is “doing big numbers” so it turns out they do, actually.
PSA. Today has been an expensive day and I do not want the same for you. Back up your work, friends. Thankfully only lost a laptop not all my work, but frustrating nonetheless.
November 17, 2025 at 5:58 PM
PSA. Today has been an expensive day and I do not want the same for you. Back up your work, friends. Thankfully only lost a laptop not all my work, but frustrating nonetheless.
This pen sale ends on Monday evening! Here’s some macro shots of the nib.
November 9, 2025 at 7:46 AM
This pen sale ends on Monday evening! Here’s some macro shots of the nib.
I’m having a Friday-Monday long weekend sale this weekend on my handmade dip pens.
November 6, 2025 at 7:50 AM
I’m having a Friday-Monday long weekend sale this weekend on my handmade dip pens.
Fooling about in my sketchbook.
October 31, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Fooling about in my sketchbook.
I had to stop playing Donkey Kong Bananza after my wife referred to it as “the colonoscopy game”.
October 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I had to stop playing Donkey Kong Bananza after my wife referred to it as “the colonoscopy game”.
I made a giant denim tote bag and used it to envelop my daughter.
October 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I made a giant denim tote bag and used it to envelop my daughter.
Do you read my newsletter? You don’t need to worry about me clogging your inbox, I don’t write them all that often. thingsbydan.substack.com/p/april-to-s...
September 10, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Do you read my newsletter? You don’t need to worry about me clogging your inbox, I don’t write them all that often. thingsbydan.substack.com/p/april-to-s...
I drew these for the secret artist sale in my hometown. Both went to different owners but together they tell the sad tale of a mistakenly unplugged chest freezer.
August 25, 2025 at 7:40 AM
I drew these for the secret artist sale in my hometown. Both went to different owners but together they tell the sad tale of a mistakenly unplugged chest freezer.
Because people are curious how a D20 portrait works, here’s an exhaustive guide:
August 8, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Because people are curious how a D20 portrait works, here’s an exhaustive guide:
I’m going to be at the drawn festival tomorrow in Shrewsbury, selling books and pens and drawing people with a borderline insulting lack of effort.
August 8, 2025 at 7:17 AM
I’m going to be at the drawn festival tomorrow in Shrewsbury, selling books and pens and drawing people with a borderline insulting lack of effort.
This is going to sound like a lie, but last week I took @badmachinery.com out for a drive and the road was blocked by a wild horse which insisted on licking the bonnet of the car for a few minutes before moving away and letting us carry on.
July 20, 2025 at 2:24 PM
This is going to sound like a lie, but last week I took @badmachinery.com out for a drive and the road was blocked by a wild horse which insisted on licking the bonnet of the car for a few minutes before moving away and letting us carry on.
It’s got this lathe attachment too.
Not pictured- laser module.
Not pictured- laser module.
June 24, 2025 at 12:25 PM
It’s got this lathe attachment too.
Not pictured- laser module.
Not pictured- laser module.
Let me get a heck yeah if you’ve spent the week so far trying to figure out how to use a 4axis desktop cnc milling machiiiiiinnnnee
June 24, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Let me get a heck yeah if you’ve spent the week so far trying to figure out how to use a 4axis desktop cnc milling machiiiiiinnnnee
A cool dream about cool cats
May 30, 2025 at 9:35 PM
A cool dream about cool cats
A man who lives around the corner found great flexibility in the word ‘twat’.
May 30, 2025 at 9:34 PM
A man who lives around the corner found great flexibility in the word ‘twat’.
A very fleshed out idea for a sitcom based in a used car showroom.
May 30, 2025 at 9:33 PM
A very fleshed out idea for a sitcom based in a used car showroom.
Manchester airport terminal 2 toilets, 4am.
May 30, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Manchester airport terminal 2 toilets, 4am.
A joke my daughter made up. “Two sticky”. Incredible wordplay from a 9 year old.
May 30, 2025 at 9:31 PM
A joke my daughter made up. “Two sticky”. Incredible wordplay from a 9 year old.
I am dyslexic, so my brain sometimes takes the scenic route to the words I’m actually looking for.
May 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I am dyslexic, so my brain sometimes takes the scenic route to the words I’m actually looking for.
Ok, I do remember this one as well. It actually happened. I watched a guy almost pull the door off his truck with a ride-on lawnmower.
May 30, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Ok, I do remember this one as well. It actually happened. I watched a guy almost pull the door off his truck with a ride-on lawnmower.
I do remember this one. It was Christmas.
May 30, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I do remember this one. It was Christmas.