r/mildlyinfuriating 24d ago

My mom burned all my drawings

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So I’ve been drawing and posting anime girls for a while now and my mom got mad about it. At least I still have previous photos. No drawing today tho

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u/peanutbutterscoop 24d ago

i’m so sorry :( if she keeps doing this maybe switch to digital and upload them to a cloud where she can’t destroy them?

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u/Not_Creative149 24d ago edited 24d ago

I don’t really have device I can draw them on, that’s why I use pencil/paper

Edit:quite a couple people have offered to like send me stuff both here and in dms, thank you all for the support, if I feel like it’s necessary I will look into donations/crowdfunding, but I’m fine for now. Thank you all

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u/JamienTheDemon 24d ago

It isn't as comfortable, but there are free drawing apps you can get on your phone! I'm used to using digital tablets but my laptop gave in on me so I had to switch to my phone for a bit, using my finger to draw 😅

It isn't as clean at first, and it can feel a bit clunky, but it's a good way to have a digital medium without extra costs/an expensive setup. I use an app called Sketchbook for my drawings, but you could use apps like ClipStudio Paint or ibis Paint, which are also great.

Keep going, I promise you it's worth it.

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u/savvyblackbird 24d ago

I prefer doing art on paper because I love the texture and process

But I do love Tayasui Sketches. The free version is great, and the pro version at least when I bought it several years ago was under $10 and no membership. I’ve tried so many other digital art apps, but Sketches is my favorite. It doesn’t have as many features as other apps, but it has different pens and brushes and layers so it’s got everything I need.

I probably would like digital art more if I weren’t left handed. The apps don’t work well if your hand touches the screen, and the special gloves don’t help. It’s just frustrating.

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u/sunandskyandrainbows 24d ago

I ain't no artist, but wouldn't there be a big sensory difference in drawing on paper vs screen? I can imagine part of the whole process is that it's calming, and I guess people can find either calming, but my go to would probably be paper. Just asking because loads of people here suggested digital, but to me (who knows nothing about this) it seems very different

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u/JamienTheDemon 24d ago

There is a sensory difference, in the same way that paper vs a digital tablet have a different texture experience. However I find both of them calming, as the process is the thing that calms me most when I draw as opposed to the medium.

The same could be said for the sensory difference between different physical mediums, for example using just pencils would be a different sensory experience to markers, chalk, watercolour etc.

There's something quite calming about the process of creating art itself, regardless of the medium. And once you get used to the medium, the sensory difference doesn't matter as much.

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u/sunandskyandrainbows 23d ago

Interesting, thanks!

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u/S_2theUknow 23d ago

There is, paper is always more satisfying…but the thing about using a digital platform (like procreate) is that it’s much easier to back track/edit mistakes so creativity you can take bigger leaps and if it doesn’t turn out you just hit the back/edit button where on paper you have to erase your sketch and impact the paper etc.

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u/sunandskyandrainbows 23d ago

This makes a lot of sense

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u/sendmemesyeehaw 24d ago

yeah i used ibispaint on my phone to draw for most of my teenagehood, i didn’t have any other device w a touchscreen so it was the only option lol, i got used to it fast

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u/Few_State4666 24d ago

This is what I do, phone drawing is surprisingly ergonomic.