As some of you might know, art helps people to reduce stress and anxiety and feel more relaxed overall—either by creating it or looking at it. It's everyone's choice how they like to utilize art as an unwinding tool.
That's why communities online, like r/sketches, are thriving. Its purpose is to be a place where people can gather inspiration, share what they created, and discuss sketch art overall. Since its creation, the page has gathered many loyal members who have become an inseparable part of the subreddit's identity. For this list, we've collected several of the most interesting works shared there for you to enjoy, so let's dive in!
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#1 My Daughter Trying Her Best
Image credits: u/classiex
#2 My Charcoal Drawing
Image credits: u/Neither-Cry2251
#3 Hi. Drawing For My Small Game About Cats
Image credits: u/sonsofwelder
There are plenty of ways a person can express themselves, from writing and dancing to creating art. Even within art itself, there are plenty of mediums for a person to try—oil painting, watercolor, charcoal—you name it.
Before creating an art piece, quite many artists decide to sketch beforehand, even though it is not a mandatory thing to do when creating something. According to the definition, a sketch is a freehand drawing that is typically not intended to be a finished work.
#4 My Fine Liner Drawings
Image credits: u/jacknolandraws
#5 Study On Tone Gray Paper
Image credits: u/Used-Ad-8556
#6 Does It Look Real?
Image credits: u/Coccy6
On the other hand, some view sketching as an art technique that prioritizes the expression of ideas rather than realism and detail. Even this art form can be split into plenty of categories, mostly based on which tools or mediums the sketch is realized with.
Either way, this topic brings us to the point of this whole list—sketches. This list was collected from r/sketches, a community that people who like drawing by hand can share their works with. Bored Panda reached out to this subreddit’s moderators, who agreed to share some details about the page.
#7 Michael Scott
Image credits: u/johnmlee41385
#8 I Had To Get Up To Work, But He Was Just Too Sweet
Image credits: u/Emmatyan
#9 A Drawing Rhat I Made In 2018, I Was Going Through Bad Times And My Only Escape Was To Draw
Image credits: u/EnriqueBernall5484
They revealed that the subreddit was created over 10 years ago. Since then, the page has come a long way: “At first it was random pencil sketches but now our community has expanded to other art forms as well including painting.”
As our list shows, the paintings shared in this community are various—ranging from funny and simple to impressive sketches that are almost photo-like. It is a safe space for everyone to share what they have drawn.
#10 Pastel Of A Woman. White Pastel On Black Paper
Image credits: u/JBColter
#11 Corgis Sketches
Image credits: u/look4color
#12 Still Testing Out A New Technique, Feedback Is Very Welcome
Image credits: u/genki_-
The page is so popular that its size—256K members—is among the Top 1% of all of Reddit. So, not just its paintings, but the community’s size is impressive too.
All of this wouldn’t have been possible without its moderators—a team who, besides supervising this subreddit, have also become friends. Although, sadly, the first moderator who created the community is no longer on the team. Still, the current moderators are doing just as good a job.
#13 Charcoal Of A Diver
Image credits: u/JBColter
#14 Left For 10 Minutes, 6 Years Old Cousin Decided To Help
Image credits: u/lveMcFallen
#15 Coffee And Sketch Time!
Image credits: u/ScottMacnivenArt
And there is some work involved when you’re a moderator of such a community. In the interview, moderators revealed that, with the world's current events, there has been a rise in political sketches on the page, leading to arguments in the comments and even reports. While events can be hard to deal with, the team has handled things well.
The page is still thriving and people continue to have a place to share their art and ideas, or at least see what others like to create.
Do you like to draw? Feel free to share your creations with us in the comments or go share them in r/sketches!
#16 A Pencil Sketch I Recently Did For A Client From USA
Image credits: u/mehuldraw
#17 Fable October 12,2021
Image credits: u/Relevant-Inspector93
#18 First Proper Water Colour Sketch, Any Advice On How To Improve?
Image credits: u/Sorin_21
#19 Sketch Of Hong Kong Back Lane, Kowloon
Image credits: u/Puzzleheaded-Gas-906
#20 Some Froggies!
Image credits: u/DamjanGj
#21 London Drawiing In 0.03mm
Image credits: u/jacknolandraws
#22 Danny
Image credits: u/DRtwork
#23 A Sketch I Did In School
Image credits: u/geebuttersnaps87
#24 Do You Liek Curated Or Messy Sketchbook Pages Better? [sketches By Me]
Image credits: u/rubyradical
#25 Sketch Done At Work
Image credits: u/Space9119
#26 Filling My Sketchbook With These Weird Little Burnt Marshmallows. Am I Ok?
Image credits: u/JoshKully
#27 I Drew A Hand Everyday For 50 Days Straight, Here's The Results
Image credits: u/mehuldraw
#28 They Say Face Your Fears, So I Fingered It :)
Image credits: u/Sorin_21
#29 Finally Got Focused!
Image credits: u/StrawberrWeeb
#30 Sketched A Sculpture From The Victoria And Albert Museum
Image credits: u/pentiment_o
#31 Some Sketches I Did When I Was In Italy Last Week
Image credits: u/rappenem
#32 Art Event, Day 5, Cunning
Image credits: u/alxdad1
#33 A Quick Sketch Of A Girl From My Imagination
Image credits: u/moodiewoodie
#34 I Trained To Draw Emotions, And Have I Tried To Portray Indifference, Do You Think I Did It?
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#35 Pen And Markers Ft. Book I Found At The Park
Image credits: u/Bigidiotnoob
#36 Graphite
Image credits: u/DeDePlane
#37 Drew Him In The School Bathroom Since Our Principal Banned Us From Having Toilet Paper :/
Image credits: u/slusajkevuipank
#38 Couldn't Really Think Of A Name For This One, Any Suggestions?
Image credits: u/fcjmorkel
#39 Was Told To Draw A Hand Turkey. Instructions Unclear
Image credits: u/StudioLegion
#40 Breaking Bad / Better Call Saul (My Style)
Image credits: u/SADUart
