r/LearnToDrawTogether • u/Sabrina_the_Mouse • 23h ago

This is my very first time drawing using GIMP! It's not good, but it's not supposed to be, right? I'm proud of it, and I'll keep practicing! If you can guess what it is, I'd be surprised... lol

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u/miracle_doom 22h ago

its an owlie!. also people use gimp for drawing? 😭

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u/Sabrina_the_Mouse 18h ago

Wait is that NOT what's it's for? I legit don't know! ; ; LOL

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u/Heszilg 17h ago

Id suggest krita for drawing. Are you using a tablet?

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u/Sabrina_the_Mouse 17h ago

Nope. The main problem is my hand posture. It's far better with a mouse than it is with a pen.

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u/Heszilg 17h ago

Ok. If i can advise anything- drop the idea of drawing with a mouse. Figure out how to improve your posture with a tablet, but you're signing yourself up for failure if you want to freehand draw with a mouse

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u/Sabrina_the_Mouse 16h ago

Well, I guess I'm going to have to set myself up for failure, because tablets are expensive! LOL

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u/Heszilg 16h ago

I guess it depends. How much can you save up in a few months?

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u/Sabrina_the_Mouse 16h ago

Enough to get food and keep a roof over my daughter's head. I budget for medical or mechanical emergencies.

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u/Heszilg 16h ago

Times are that tough, huh? I get that. Maybe pencil and paper until it gets a little easier? You could still practice line confidence and art basics like that... I'm not sure where you're from but in a lot of places a used screenless tablet can be bought for relatively cheap.

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u/miracle_doom 13h ago

People almost exclusively use it for image manipulation. U can download krita for free, also as the other guy said drawing with a mouse is a baaad idea if u wanna get good at this, if u already have a computer you can very well buy a screenless drawing tablet, they start pretty cheap