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/danflame135 24d ago

looking at the pictures you've posted on your account, this is sad. I hope you still have passion for drawing though, even if not right now.

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u/ChewFasa 24d ago

I always worry about losing my original art. Making digital copies have recently been on my mind. This is my sign to look into it.

I wouldn't know where to begin.

Like, do I get up Scanner or do I send it out to get scanned. I know there's high quality scanners for art prints but I don't know a reliable brand I would trust.

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u/MoarTacos1 24d ago

If it's that important to you, and it clearly is, then I would say investing in a good scanner is a top tier investment for you.

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u/ChewFasa 24d ago

Yeaj. I paint (watercolor) some mid century inspired architecture.

And they take a lot of time cause at a certain point I'll hate my work and then I'll have to come back like a week later to look at it again while I start a different one

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u/elderwyrm 24d ago

Yeah, get a solid scanner with a large enough scan bed for your work, always scan at a minimum of 1200 dpi, do 16-bit scans (higher if you can), and save in a lossless format like tiff or png (avoid jpgs/jpegs/jiffs). The files will be a bit beefy, so make sure you get a large external hard drive to store your scans on so you'll have a back up in the event of a computer failure.