Topic: Drawing on Yourself (Read 10995 times)

Coreh · « **on:** 18 Mar 2006, 15:37 »

So I've started like, drawing all over my arm. And some people are telling me I shouldn't. But the way they're talking, they're just saying it because it'll take a long time to wash off.

I'm wondering if like, drawing on myself is harmful to my health or anything.

Here's the finished product.

I used a Uni-Ball Vision rollball pen for that. I don't think they're toxic or lead-based.

Trollstormur · « **Reply #1 on:** 18 Mar 2006, 16:48 »

well, drawing on your arm is really trashy and it doesn't last.

just get some freaking paper

Coreh · « **Reply #2 on:** 18 Mar 2006, 16:50 »

This is true. But drawing on my arm makes people look at me all funny and I like that for some reason.

jibjib · « **Reply #3 on:** 18 Mar 2006, 17:19 »

jibjib · « **Reply #4 on:** 18 Mar 2006, 17:22 »

fun stuff, especially when teachers comment.
( i take it, you're left handed?)

Coreh · « **Reply #5 on:** 18 Mar 2006, 17:32 »

Nope. I'm just super flexible.

I'm lying, yes, i'm a lefty.

Ravenbomb · « **Reply #6 on:** 18 Mar 2006, 19:19 »

once I was super bored due to severe insomnia, so I just wrote a bunch of quotes all over my arm with a sharpie

Kai · « **Reply #7 on:** 18 Mar 2006, 21:50 »

During school, I use the back of my hand to take notes and as a planner and stuff. You can't forget your homework if it's written on your arm. On the weekend, if I'm really bored or it's late at night, I'll just start drawing on it and everything else.

M3gaBigh · « **Reply #8 on:** 19 Mar 2006, 00:48 »

I once tried colouring my hair with white out during a lecture, it did not work well...

SailorPunk · « **Reply #9 on:** 02 Apr 2006, 21:40 »

i painted my fingernails with whiteout and then my teacher yelled at me....bitch...

Solstice · « **Reply #10 on:** 03 Apr 2006, 00:25 »

I've spec'd out a tattoo on my leg before. But beyond pranks, notes, and miniature doodles, I typically don't do a whole lot of drawing on flesh. Its too fickle of a medium to work with.

lexxie_lizzie · « **Reply #11 on:** 03 Apr 2006, 02:05 »

Quote from: Kai

During school, I use the back of my hand to take notes and as a planner and stuff. You can't forget your homework if it's written on your arm. On the weekend, if I'm really bored or it's late at night, I'll just start drawing on it and everything else.

^ yeah, what he said. sometimes i draw proportions on the back of my hand to help me draw hands.

like this:

and

and the result of this:

schoolnotes and hand proportions are my reasons

Xerionox · « **Reply #12 on:** 10 Apr 2006, 17:03 »

I have a tendency to sometimes draw on my hand like to make it look like it is robotic. Or sometimes like the skin has been peeled away, revealing viens, and bones etc. Or a combination of the two.

saturnine1979 · « **Reply #13 on:** 12 Apr 2006, 13:37 »

that is a really cool idea lexxie_lizzie!

Lorgan · « **Reply #14 on:** 13 Apr 2006, 17:12 »

I really like those disighns. You must be pretty bored to spend that long on somthing knowing it will wash of in a day. I draw on my arm a bunch but I really want to try somthing more complex and big like that. I especially like the swirly one. Oh, and nice franz ferdinand t-shirt.[/b]

vegkitkat · « **Reply #15 on:** 13 Apr 2006, 20:32 »

Dudes, that is just freakin' awesome. When I draw on myself it never looks that good. You are all crazy cool.

strawberry_gashes · « **Reply #16 on:** 27 Apr 2006, 15:39 »

Drawing on one's self is a nasty habit, but it's awesome to look at.
And unlike most of us (or at least me..) you can actually draw really cool looking things!!

Oh, and yeah, I wouldn't recommend white-out on your hair, but sharpies are actually really cool. It obviously shows up better on people with lighter hair, but mine is really dark red, and you can see it fine. When blue catches the sunlight, it looks amazing!

jibjib · « **Reply #17 on:** 29 Apr 2006, 07:53 »

wow, i had no idea this thread was still going on or
i would have posted more of the crap ive drawn

Mollinda · « **Reply #18 on:** 29 Apr 2006, 14:21 »

Me and my sisters had a pen fight once - basically you pin each other down and draw on them.

I looked like a human sketchpad. and I had seven nipples.

TackyVintage · « **Reply #19 on:** 07 May 2006, 16:50 »

Ugh Man I cant draw ANYTHING on my arms....even if I drw a little star n my thumb or something my step dad's all "IM A RETARD WHAT IS THAT???"

StupidityKills · « **Reply #20 on:** 08 May 2006, 02:26 »

Do drunken sharpie tattoos count?

What's scarier is it happens almost every time, this one I got away lightly;

Unlike Jog:

and Jackie:

Justin · « **Reply #21 on:** 08 May 2006, 03:19 »

hahaha, does her "beard" say what i think it says?

TackyVintage · « **Reply #22 on:** 08 May 2006, 08:26 »

Quote from: Justin

hahaha, does her "beard" say what i think it says?

DANG I didnt even notice that.

StupidityKills · « **Reply #23 on:** 08 May 2006, 08:43 »

Yeah, it does, we say it wayyyyy too much. Those people desensetized me to it. Bastards.
Doesn't that moustache/hat combo make her look like Jack White though?!

jibjib · « **Reply #24 on:** 08 May 2006, 16:55 »

well i finally went through with it and designed my own real tattoo..
nothing big, though

TackyVintage · « **Reply #25 on:** 09 May 2006, 08:49 »

Quote from: jibjib

well i finally went through with it and designed my own real tattoo..
nothing big, though

Ugh, not ssayig that it IS but My school would say its suicide art and crap like that plus me and my friend read your comic all yesterday in class.

jibjib · « **Reply #26 on:** 09 May 2006, 18:04 »

ah, that sucks that your school is like that...

surprisingly, im not like what people call "emo" or "goth" or anything close to that...(although i can see why people may think that from the comic lol...)

actually the tattoo is far from "suicide art." it's the way my grandmother used to sign all the letters she wrote to me; "ooooxxxx", so i wanted something that i could always look at and make me feel better about stuff. the other lines are just some junk i designed to embellish it.

oh and thanks for reading the comic

it's still unbeleivable and awesome to think that people i dont even know are actually enjoying it

TackyVintage · « **Reply #27 on:** 10 May 2006, 08:36 »

Ah, well its cool you dont fall under a stereo type. That genre of comic such as "goth" or whatever wasnt even around till the last 2 decades. So a comics a comic, y'know? And its cool how you can get an idea from your grandma like that. Truly Original...

strawberry_gashes · « **Reply #28 on:** 11 May 2006, 15:41 »

Quote from: jibjib

ah, that sucks that your school is like that...

surprisingly, im not like what people call "emo" or "goth" or anything close to that...(although i can see why people may think that from the comic lol...)

actually the tattoo is far from "suicide art." it's the way my grandmother used to sign all the letters she wrote to me; "ooooxxxx", so i wanted something that i could always look at and make me feel better about stuff. the other lines are just some junk i designed to embellish it.

oh and thanks for reading the comic
it's still unbeleivable and awesome to think that people i dont even know are actually enjoying it

I thought your tatoo is beautiful... and the reason is lovely.

Awesome comic, btw!!

Erkekjetter · « **Reply #29 on:** 05 Jun 2006, 18:08 »

I draw all over my arms all the time. Most fun thing to do is pinstripe your arm. I did horizontal stripes in red and black from my elbow to the tips of my fingers. I think I have pics of part of it somewhere.

EDIT: I do have a pic! Sadly, it's from the earlier stages, just the hand.

penpen17 · « **Reply #30 on:** 05 Jun 2006, 18:13 »

I used to draw fake bracelets around my wrist when I got really bored... I haven't done that since high school, though

Now I mostly stick to doodling on paper

Alex H. · « **Reply #31 on:** 05 Jun 2006, 21:26 »

I never used planners during high school, so everything I wanted to remember went on the back of my hand. The palm sweats too much, so it would usually rub off by the end of the day if I wrote on my palm.

Also, every week for about a year, a friend and I would pick a new Word of the Week, and write it on our hands every day. Sometimes we'd also do numbered countdowns to various things, and record them on the backs of our hands.

We were weird kids.

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jibjib

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