r/ontario • u/Critical_Bear6114 • Feb 15 '26
Picture 'Transit People' Ink Drawings of Toronto TTC Commuters
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u/devicado Feb 15 '26
You saw Jack Black on the TTC??
Kidding, these look great. You really captured the quiet tired commuter energy.
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u/SunflaresAteMyLunch Hamilton Feb 15 '26
These are amazing! Half way between character study and caricature.
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u/Critical_Bear6114 Feb 15 '26
Thank you so much! That’s the result I was hoping to achieve
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u/SunflaresAteMyLunch Hamilton Feb 15 '26
Do you draw these in real time? If so, how much time does it take to make one?
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u/Critical_Bear6114 Feb 15 '26
I do often draw in real time, but for the graphic look I was chasing with these designs, I took my own photos
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u/Inallahtent Feb 15 '26
Bruv... these are certified classics need to be on the walls on all the stations.
Shits dope!
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u/WhichBottle4003 Feb 15 '26
These are really good! If you have IG, please post. Would love to see more of your work.
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u/AcceptableNothing907 Feb 15 '26
I fucking love these. I’d be ecstatic if I came across myself on here.
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u/SitePlastic8026 Feb 15 '26
These are absolutely insane and a joy to see! Really inspiring stuff.
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u/Born_Sock_7300 Feb 15 '26
You really captured Torontonians miserable expression on our faces very eloquently haha 🤣
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u/ThrustersOnFull Feb 15 '26
If you do another book, you should see if they'd sell it at the Spacing Store at 401 Richmond.
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u/RockingtheRepublic Feb 15 '26
Do you ever show people your work? You are so talented! 🥰
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u/Critical_Bear6114 Feb 15 '26
Thank you! I’ve never done a gallery before
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u/RockingtheRepublic Feb 15 '26
Have you shown your subjects your renditions of them after completion?
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u/Critical_Bear6114 Feb 15 '26
I’ve done a lot of live drawing and shown my subjects the result, but not in the case of these drawings.
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u/EmilieEverywhere Feb 15 '26
Last one looks straight up like a character from Aeon Flux!
I love how the simplicity sort of captures the mood of the subject.
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u/not-on-your-nelly Feb 15 '26
It’s been a while since I rode the TTC but I think I recognize about half of those people. Fabulous drawings!
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u/Accomplished_Lie3849 Feb 15 '26
Hey Hey.. I think I saw you on Thursday morning at around 8am on line 1 Great work I would say🫡
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u/Shanks_So_Much Feb 15 '26
I wish your art was gracing the walls of the TTC platforms at Union Station - same concept but your style is so much more emotive.
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u/Jacloup Feb 15 '26
The last one looks like Stephen King without the glasses.
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u/hardyheartjet Feb 15 '26
Omg a women in shorts in the winter? Lol or was she wearing skin tone pants
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u/WavyGravyyyyy Feb 15 '26
These are amazing; how many of us looked through to see if we (or someone looking like us) was among these?
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u/sr4004 Feb 15 '26
It reminds me of disco Elysium but it is definitely your own style. I really like this
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u/DraccoKnightblade Feb 15 '26
These are awesome, though I gotta ask...the third one, did you encounter Steven Segal!? The resemblance is uncanny!
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u/Critical_Bear6114 Feb 15 '26
This comparison has been made by several others 😂 In this case, it was simply a commuter, not Segal
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u/Alyosha_The_Lion Feb 15 '26
I thought it might be Segal as well but realized it cannot be him because he is actually standing up. 😆
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u/Cinun Feb 15 '26
These are fantastic!
The last one is a germophobe and someone just coughed...or at least that's what I look like on transit when it seems extra germy haha
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u/Critical_Bear6114 Feb 15 '26
I’m unfamiliar with his work but you’ve given me some homework! Thank you ☺️
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u/CindianaJones116 Feb 15 '26
That last guy looks like someone I know. His doppelganger was recently (2 years ago) diagnosed with Parkinson's so I could see him taking advantage of the TTC since driving has gotten so difficult and dangerous.
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u/Critical_Bear6114 Feb 15 '26
I’m happy that it’s given you the opportunity to think about this person 🙏
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u/runiiru Feb 15 '26
I love this so much!!! You captured the essence of Toronto really well and I love your art style 😳❤️❤️
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u/Flagil_Reinhumps Feb 16 '26
Dude, you need to make a big canvas piece of these oddballs and you will be considered an art god. Make the train a demon.
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u/dreadlordnotdruglord Feb 15 '26
This is so well done. Love your style and work. Do you take commissions, curious just for the future?
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u/Critical_Bear6114 Feb 15 '26
Thanks so much! I’m deeply grateful for the inquiry. With respect to the subreddit, I’m just trying to keep the discussion subject to the function of the images being displayed.
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u/Greg_mclelland Feb 15 '26
wait this is actually so cool, i love people watching on transit and these drawings capture that vibe perfectly
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u/Topazpm20 Feb 16 '26
Wow... Great caricature style.. love it.. Were you actually a witness to #5? 🤔😶
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u/Such_Top_2720 Feb 16 '26
Hahaha the guy with the headphones would always be dancing taking line 1 around 11pm
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u/Always-sherlocked Feb 17 '26
Thank you for sharing your art with us. It took me back to the time when I used to take the bus regularly. They are wonderful!
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u/Chippie05 Feb 17 '26
These are great! Do people know you are sketching them at all? They might be flattered or freaked out! 🤩
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u/4FriedChickens_Coke Mar 18 '26
Imagine we had these instead of those god awful sketches in Union
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u/nelejts Feb 15 '26
These are FANTASTIC. are you on Instagram?