Wasnt really planning to draw tonight, but you know what, sure, Ill try something, Ive been needing something to distract me from my anxiety problems today anyway.
Different tools in the program, the coloured marker always shakes around like the stars here (with the crisp diamond shape being an option for it), while the black wiggly lines all behave differently depending on the tool and how you draw the line.
I never got around to really properly starting a game project I was making 9 years ago (gee, time flies) called The Great Adventure. In it you'd explore a tropical island! In the quit screen there was a message "the turtles bid you goodbye!"
Now the game was just a text-based thing written in Turbo Pascal for DOS, but this illustration here is what I had in mind.
There was a subreddit that I really miss called something like "whatsthiscookiecutter", where people would post a cookie cutter they couldn't figure out. People would create all sorts of weird, random, and funny drawings.
I got a much better response than anticipated. I love it! Ive been trying to make an effort to contribute to Lemmy instead of just lurking. I also started making some small contributions to Lemmy and Lemmy.world.
I love it here, thanks for your participation everyone!
the beauty i am finding is that the person who turned it off (by her own admission so she could see how quickly i jumped to the conclusion that it was her that turned it off. except we were all right there moving boxes so like, i am not sure she was thinking things through) she is someone else's problem for the next foreseeable future. goodbye! don't let the ass kicking machine kick you in the ass on your ass out!
What's everyone using to draw?
I shouldn't be suprised that Lemmy users are overwhelming choosing digital art.
Personally, I used the Sketchbook app with a pressure sensitive stylus.
People aren't looking for skill here, this isn't an art community. Don't let your lack of skills stop you from trying. Even a stick figure is good enough.
I honestly can't. They tell me drawing, like playing an instrument, just takes patience and time. I can play multiple instruments, but my drawing skills have been the same since I was about 8.
I once drew a picture of Judge Dredd, that came out half-decent when I was 12. However it was mostly traced and took me hours.
I'm the same as you, haven't really improved at drawing since I was a little kid. But this is Lemmy, not Reddit. People here aren't looking for perfection, your drawing skills are more than enough for this thread.
It's of course fine to not want to draw something, but don't hold back just because you think your skills aren't good enough.
Just scrawl something. Anything. Doesn't really matter and that is the point. It is just about stating that you can do something, by yourself. Do a tetris like shape. Write something and add some unnecessary curves or angles to each letter. Don't care about the what. Care about the trying.
138 Comments
Novaboros@lemmy.world · 171 pts · 212d
Lil sprite cheering you on
squirrel@piefed.kobel.fyi · 28 pts · 212d
That looks really nice. You should share that on !artshare@lemmy.world
Novaboros@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 212d
Ooo I didn't know this thread existed~ thank youu
Suck_on_my_Presence@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 212d
This feels like a little Hollowknight OC, I love them. Hello Greenpath bestie
zer0hour@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 212d
that's a good little sprite!
Novaboros@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 212d
🌱✨🌱✨ Sprite blessings upon thee
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 212d
Beautiful!
Mac@mander.xyz · 9 pts · 212d
This is super good. I love it.
Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world · 167 pts · 212d
ns1@feddit.uk · 28 pts · 212d
Well it's the best one so far!
cybervseas@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 211d
Why?
The sun is a deadly lazer.
Pamasich@kbin.earth · 125 pts · 212d
I'm terrible at drawing, so I in fact cannot.
But I'll take this as an opportunity to experiment.
BitsAndBites@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 212d
This looks like it might be the bottom of the mountain in the old game SkiFree
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 16 pts · 211d
Damn. If someone told me then, that in the future you download and boot a whole OS (DOS) in the browser to run a few-KB game...
BitsAndBites@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 212d
I like it
Crackhappy@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 212d
I like it. It's beautiful.
observes_depths@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 211d
Can't draw you say?
unknown1234_5@kbin.earth · 10 pts · 212d
looks like the rough draft of a fedora default wallpaper (in a good way)
CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social · 121 pts · 212d
Wasnt really planning to draw tonight, but you know what, sure, Ill try something, Ive been needing something to distract me from my anxiety problems today anyway.
kaulquappus@feddit.org · 58 pts · 212d
Thanks for the inspiration!
A group of Fn keys, lazing in the water.
betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 211d
Just Fn around.
MeThisGuy@feddit.nl · 4 pts · 211d
Fn yeah!
kaulquappus@feddit.org · 2 pts · 209d
Love it, this is now the title.
daggermoon@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 212d
awwww cute
Maestro@fedia.io · 12 pts · 212d
Ohhh, nice. Do you have an aquarium?
CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social · 10 pts · 212d
not these days, I did once, but nowadays I have a lizard because they're a bit more interactive for a scaly animal.
brbposting@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 211d
Awwwwwwwww!!!
PedroMaldonado@lemmy.world · 102 pts · 212d
VeeDub aerial fun...
boring_bohr@feddit.org · 101 pts · 212d
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 212d
So happy 😄
ExtremeUnicorn@feddit.org · 7 pts · 212d
Unless you're allergic to avocados..
Denjin@feddit.uk · 97 pts · 212d
NOT_RICK@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 211d
I dunno if I’ve ever seen the super S without a pointy tip top and bottom before today
dance_ninja@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 211d
The sacred glyph!
Tehhund@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 211d
Cool
GrantUsEyes@lemmy.zip · 94 pts · 212d
Kittens are a reliable source of joy
Coelacanth@feddit.nu · 2 pts · 210d
Has a look like you just caught it in the middle of making mischief!
GrantUsEyes@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 210d
Well of course! They are mischief incarnate after all >:)
Townlately@feddit.nl · 91 pts · 212d
owsei@programming.dev · 11 pts · 212d
This is awesome
Una@europe.pub · 89 pts · 212d
I tried drawing a boykisser
acockworkorange@mander.xyz · 87 pts · 212d
Best I can do.
ReginaPhalange@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 212d
"🎈"
betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 211d
Looks like a balloon but that's how you can tell it's a speech bubble.
Maven@piefed.zip · 3 pts · 211d
Very Don Hertzfeldt
acockworkorange@mander.xyz · 2 pts · 210d
Oh, that's the highest of praises! Thank you!
Monster96@lemmy.world · 84 pts · 212d
surewhynotlem@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 212d
The goodest boy
BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today · 9 pts · 212d
My favorite.
khannie@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 211d
Oh that's a great one!
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 211d
justdaveisfine@piefed.social · 80 pts · 212d
Here's a kitty cat
Shellbeach@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 212d
I will never not upvote cat
AmbitiousProcess@piefed.social · 77 pts · 212d
Catfish@aussie.zone · 69 pts · 212d
Have a hamster in a lemon helmet
Dunklets@lemmy.world · 62 pts · 212d
Umm... I got Gerard Way as a Blemmy?
ripcord@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 212d
I see David Hasselhof Strong Mad, but I old
Dunklets@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 211d
I see it too you might be right on that one...
Okokimup@lemmy.world · 60 pts · 211d
Here's one from a couple days ago.
Tudsamfa@lemmy.world · 58 pts · 212d
I was shown this neat webapp called wigglypaint by internet janitor for making wiggly gifs.
chunes@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 211d
How does it know whether the edges should be crisp (stars) or wiggly (everything else)?
Tudsamfa@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 211d
Different tools in the program, the coloured marker always shakes around like the stars here (with the crisp diamond shape being an option for it), while the black wiggly lines all behave differently depending on the tool and how you draw the line.
redwattlebird@lemmings.world · 56 pts · 212d
Big_Boss_77@lemmynsfw.com · 55 pts · 212d
observes_depths@aussie.zone · 54 pts · 211d
Ok I too drew a picture
MrShankles@reddthat.com · 9 pts · 211d
Hey, I made something similar!
Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca · 53 pts · 212d
justaman123@lemmy.world · 52 pts · 212d
BitsAndBites@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 211d
Thanks for the lolz
NOT_RICK@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 211d
Dickbutt energy
justaman123@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 211d
High praise
umbraroze@slrpnk.net · 50 pts · 211d
Here's something I drew last week.
I never got around to really properly starting a game project I was making 9 years ago (gee, time flies) called The Great Adventure. In it you'd explore a tropical island! In the quit screen there was a message "the turtles bid you goodbye!"
Now the game was just a text-based thing written in Turbo Pascal for DOS, but this illustration here is what I had in mind.
Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk · 18 pts · 211d
Wow, I haven't thought about Turbo Pascal or Borland in such a long time! Thanks for triggering some happy memories. I bid the turtle goodbye back!
adhd_traco@piefed.social · 14 pts · 211d
That sounds like a really cute game. Love the turtle too!
Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 43 pts · 212d
loam@sh.itjust.works · 42 pts · 212d
I touched my phone and this happened
Banana@sh.itjust.works · 42 pts · 211d
Not a new picture, in fact, a very old doodle, but i like threads like this because fuck AI
Ignore the fact that my fish look like peens, im very aware
BitsAndBites@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 211d
Oooooooo... nice doodle!
Banana@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 211d
Thank you! I wish I doodled more nowadays
adhd_traco@piefed.social · 41 pts · 212d
eh, best I can do
RagnarokOnline@programming.dev · 39 pts · 211d
Someone once told me “if you want to be good at art, try drawing things upside down”.
Here is an upside down apple that I flipped 180…
steeznson@lemmy.world · 37 pts · 211d
Munch's The Scream with emacs artist-mode
orenj@lemmy.kde.social · 37 pts · 211d
I dont really know how to draw beautiful pictures, or pianos for that matter
Redfox8@mander.xyz · 8 pts · 211d
A piano outdoors is a beautiful thing & I like this image for it's simplicity - it makes you stop a moment :)
DrunkAnRoot@sh.itjust.works · 35 pts · 211d
adhd_traco@piefed.social · 5 pts · 211d
Adorable!
EtnaAtsume@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 212d
setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 211d
Made for the thread.
BitsAndBites@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 211d
Thank you :)
sigh@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 211d
I see The Cool/Universal S
paranoid@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 212d
There was a subreddit that I really miss called something like "whatsthiscookiecutter", where people would post a cookie cutter they couldn't figure out. People would create all sorts of weird, random, and funny drawings.
Crackhappy@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 212d
Be the change you want to see. Make that community.
paranoid@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 212d
I'd love to, but I was just a lurker. I have the artistic talent of a potato :(
JackbyDev@programming.dev · 9 pts · 211d
All the more reason to moderate it and find weird cookie cutters and have other people draw.
gigastasio@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 212d
RBWells@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 211d
A crow I did for Halloween, dunno about beautiful but it's the first time I tried watercolors.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 211d
Bloody good first go!
Redfox8@mander.xyz · 22 pts · 211d
Something I did some time ago, but a bright image for dank winter days :)
pir8t0x@ani.social · 21 pts · 211d
This comment section has so much amazing drawings, man.
BitsAndBites@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 211d
I got a much better response than anticipated. I love it! Ive been trying to make an effort to contribute to Lemmy instead of just lurking. I also started making some small contributions to Lemmy and Lemmy.world.
I love it here, thanks for your participation everyone!
MeThisGuy@feddit.nl · 3 pts · 211d
yeh I wish I could draw. or color inbetween the lines.
MrShankles@reddthat.com · 16 pts · 211d
Doodling
slazer2au@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 212d
Yes. Will I? No I have other stuff to do tonight.
BitsAndBites@lemmy.world · 21 pts · 212d
Maybe tomorrow? :)
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 212d
No but I can draw you a shitty picture
Banana@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 211d
Do it i wanna see the shitty picture!
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 211d
i am trying to think of beauty today started really shitty. someone turned off my cat's litter box i'm gonna need more than a minute.
Banana@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 211d
Oh thats unfortunate, I think you should use one of the shit nuggets as a crayon for your masterpiece.
Jokes aside, I hope your day turns around and you find some beauty in it
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 211d
the beauty i am finding is that the person who turned it off (by her own admission so she could see how quickly i jumped to the conclusion that it was her that turned it off. except we were all right there moving boxes so like, i am not sure she was thinking things through) she is someone else's problem for the next foreseeable future. goodbye! don't let the ass kicking machine kick you in the ass on your ass out!
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip · 12 pts · 211d
roofuskit@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 212d
No, I cannot.
observes_depths@aussie.zone · 10 pts · 211d
What's everyone using to draw? I shouldn't be suprised that Lemmy users are overwhelming choosing digital art. Personally, I used the Sketchbook app with a pressure sensitive stylus.
pixeltree@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 9 pts · 211d
It, uh, genuinely didn't occur to me that I could draw with my hands physically
umbraroze@slrpnk.net · 7 pts · 211d
I use Krita, and a Wacom Intuos tablet. (Currently on Windows. ...I have confirmed both 100% work on Linux tho.)
orenj@lemmy.kde.social · 6 pts · 211d
I used the fossify paint app on my phone.
Catfish@aussie.zone · 5 pts · 211d
Pencil, watercolour, then a random mix of biro, gel pen, fountain pen for details
em2@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 211d
My notes app has a drawing option.
GrantUsEyes@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 210d
Photoshop and a huion display tablet.
droning_in_my_ears@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 212d
I'm TERRIBLE at drawing :((
spittingimage@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 212d
And I'm terrible at looking at drawings. But if you draw it, I'll look at it.
Pamasich@kbin.earth · 8 pts · 211d
People aren't looking for skill here, this isn't an art community. Don't let your lack of skills stop you from trying. Even a stick figure is good enough.
droning_in_my_ears@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 211d
TeddE@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 211d
I love how expressive this is, and how it juxtaposes the authors main thesis against an elegant visual counterpoint.
Redfox8@mander.xyz · 3 pts · 211d
You just drew something & I love it, creating something doesn't have to meet mainstream standards, the act of creation is at the heart of art :)
dance_ninja@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 211d
So no pressure!
YeahIgotskills2@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 212d
I honestly can't. They tell me drawing, like playing an instrument, just takes patience and time. I can play multiple instruments, but my drawing skills have been the same since I was about 8.
I once drew a picture of Judge Dredd, that came out half-decent when I was 12. However it was mostly traced and took me hours.
redwattlebird@lemmings.world · 11 pts · 212d
You're fine. Just let the pencil wander and see what comes out!
Ach@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 212d
EtnaAtsume@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 211d
Username does not bear out in reality.
YeahIgotskills2@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 211d
I got skills!! Just can't draw for shit 🤣
Pamasich@kbin.earth · 9 pts · 212d
I'm the same as you, haven't really improved at drawing since I was a little kid. But this is Lemmy, not Reddit. People here aren't looking for perfection, your drawing skills are more than enough for this thread.
It's of course fine to not want to draw something, but don't hold back just because you think your skills aren't good enough.
Banana@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 211d
Thats the beauty of art though, its just a thing humans do, you dont have to be "good at it".
The commodification of art has made us forget what being human means
spittingimage@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 212d
I can draw you a
beautifulpicture. Maybe I'll just appreciate what others have posted.PedroMaldonado@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 212d
Arg....im so lame. I love Lemmy and want to respond with a doodle, but im lousy at this. Any advice would be appreciated....
qyron@sopuli.xyz · 12 pts · 212d
Just scrawl something. Anything. Doesn't really matter and that is the point. It is just about stating that you can do something, by yourself. Do a tetris like shape. Write something and add some unnecessary curves or angles to each letter. Don't care about the what. Care about the trying.
em2@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 211d
It wouldn't let me upload directly :(
RodgeGrabTheCat@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 212d
Nope. Would if I could, can't so I wouldn't. lol
CopeCola@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 159d
Sorry for all the deleted post spam.. Mobile app was freaking out. Anyways here's one from Sketchbook app on my phone with stylus:)
BitsAndBites@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 159d
Nice, I like it :)
MeowerMisfit817@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 42d
Sorry, I can't
CopeCola@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 211d
CopeCola@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 159d
PedroMaldonado@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 212d