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No AI allowed, draw a beautiful picture to bring joy to Lemmy.

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[–] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 24 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] BitsAndBites@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Thank you :)

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[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

A crow I did for Halloween, dunno about beautiful but it's the first time I tried watercolors.

[–] Catfish@aussie.zone 5 points 1 day ago

Bloody good first go!

[–] MrShankles@reddthat.com 16 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)
[–] DrunkAnRoot@sh.itjust.works 31 points 1 day ago (1 children)
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[–] Banana@sh.itjust.works 38 points 1 day ago (2 children)

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

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[–] Okokimup@lemmy.world 59 points 1 day ago

Here's one from a couple days ago.

[–] Redfox8@mander.xyz 18 points 1 day ago

Something I did some time ago, but a bright image for dank winter days :)

[–] orenj@lemmy.kde.social 34 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I dont really know how to draw beautiful pictures, or pianos for that matter

[–] Redfox8@mander.xyz 7 points 1 day ago

A piano outdoors is a beautiful thing & I like this image for it's simplicity - it makes you stop a moment :)

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…

[–] umbraroze@slrpnk.net 48 points 1 day ago (2 children)

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 points 1 day ago

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 points 1 day ago

That sounds like a really cute game. Love the turtle too!

[–] observes_depths@aussie.zone 53 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] MrShankles@reddthat.com 9 points 1 day ago

Hey, I made something similar!

[–] steeznson@lemmy.world 36 points 1 day ago

Munch's The Scream with emacs artist-mode

[–] Catfish@aussie.zone 65 points 2 days ago

hamster in a lemon helmet

Have a hamster in a lemon helmet

[–] redwattlebird@lemmings.world 56 points 2 days ago
[–] observes_depths@aussie.zone 9 points 1 day ago (6 children)

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.

[–] GrantUsEyes@lemmy.zip 2 points 23 hours ago

Photoshop and a huion display tablet.

[–] pixeltree@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 day ago

It, uh, genuinely didn't occur to me that I could draw with my hands physically

[–] Catfish@aussie.zone 5 points 1 day ago

Pencil, watercolour, then a random mix of biro, gel pen, fountain pen for details

[–] umbraroze@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 day ago

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 points 1 day ago

I used the fossify paint app on my phone.

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[–] justaman123@lemmy.world 51 points 2 days ago (3 children)
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[–] PedroMaldonado@lemmy.world 97 points 2 days ago

VeeDub aerial fun...

[–] Novaboros@lemmy.world 164 points 2 days ago (7 children)

Lil sprite cheering you on

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[–] Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 42 points 2 days ago
[–] GrantUsEyes@lemmy.zip 88 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Kittens are a reliable source of joy

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Has a look like you just caught it in the middle of making mischief!

[–] GrantUsEyes@lemmy.zip 2 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

Well of course! They are mischief incarnate after all >:)

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 164 points 2 days ago (2 children)
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[–] loam@sh.itjust.works 40 points 2 days ago

I touched my phone and this happened

[–] Pamasich@kbin.earth 122 points 2 days ago (6 children)

I'm terrible at drawing, so I in fact cannot.

But I'll take this as an opportunity to experiment.

Drawing of a a field of flowers, with a mountain partially covered in snow in the background. A winding road goes along the mountain through a forest and passes a house. At the foot of the mountain is a large body of water with some birds flying above the shore. The sun is partially covered by the clouds and is shining its light on where the road first comes to this side of the mountain.

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[–] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 120 points 2 days ago (7 children)

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.

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[–] boring_bohr@feddit.org 97 points 2 days ago (2 children)
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[–] Tudsamfa@lemmy.world 57 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I was shown this neat webapp called wigglypaint by internet janitor for making wiggly gifs.

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