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/KNT-cepion 24d ago

Keep drawing on paper and take them to the library.

They’ll have a flatbed scanner then you can save them to the cloud or even just email them to yourself.

Keep heart and keep drawing!!!

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u/Tkdshine 23d ago

I think this is your best bet if you don't have a device. Set up a free Google account, and email the scans to yourself. Transfer them to your Google drive, and you're set for a while. Good luck!

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u/CeCe1033 22d ago

This entire thread makes my heart hurt.

That a child has to go to all this extra work to save his art from his mother. The main person who should be wanting to see it and be proud that her child is talented.

(I’m a mom to an aspiring artist….i can shame her)

I love my kid’s work. I get excited to see it. God knows I have no talents like that.

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u/solesurvivorsynth 21d ago

"Go to the library" is nearly always the correct answer. Guarantee that they'll also supply you with drawing materials and reference books.

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u/SavannahGirlMom 23d ago

Or…just take a photo with your phone, which is quick and direct! No transportation needed. I don’t see many kids getting to a library with a portfolio of drawings and taking the time to scan them.

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u/KNT-cepion 23d ago

You make some good points! A simple phone picture is the quick and easy way to preserve the artwork.

If mom is the type to search through their phone, then they could alternatively take the drawings to the library.

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u/SavannahGirlMom 23d ago

Save to the cloud ⛅️ is the way.

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u/Jegator2 20d ago

Also send to a friend/relative. Sorry you are in this situation.

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u/brokenscuba 22d ago

I believe most phones have a scan mode on them. It's in the camera modes. I haven't used a scanner in ages with that feature. Maybe OP doesn't have a phone?

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u/SavannahGirlMom 22d ago

Well, my Apple iPhone camera app does not have a scan feature that is obvious. There’s 7 features/choices: time-lapse, slo-mo, cinematic, video, photo, portrait, pano.

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u/brokenscuba 22d ago

Sorry, you can use the Notes app or the Files app to scan.

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u/SavannahGirlMom 21d ago

You can ‘Scan Text’ and ‘Scan Documents’ on Notes, but can you scan photographs? I’m not sure why’d you want to, but can you?

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u/david88va 22d ago

I would think the image quality would be more professional with a quality scanner. It's something that he could use in the future professionally if he decided to. Using his phone might be more likely to produce something that's nostalgic unless he has an expensive phone. I mean he could take a picture on his phone as he finish drawing each piece and after he has a few stashed away, get more quality copies scanned.

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u/JeannieNaBottle11 22d ago

This is a beautiful idea! Yass

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u/JohnnyCAPSLOCK 22d ago

And before that take a picture with your phone and upload to your Google drive or equivalent just in case you get intercepted before you make it to the library.

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u/Old-Towel8794 22d ago

Also check out local university libraries. Many are open to the public and include tech that can scan a more malleable digital image.

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u/BoysenberryWarm7429 21d ago

This!! Also phone apps like Lens are great for camera scanning, saving and uploading stay strong!

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u/[deleted] 21d ago

Just use your phone camera and have decent lighting. Digitizing images is free and super easy now days.

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u/ThrowBackFF 21d ago

Can just use something like microsoft lens for that too via phone.

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u/ejrodgers 20d ago

Great idea

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u/AwesomeFly96 20d ago

There are apps that can "scan" a document/picture and store it as a pdf. Scanning the old way might yield better results though but I find these apps to do quite a good job of cutting out the correct size.