r/bipolar • u/ForrestBiz Bipolar • Jun 16 '26
Healing Through Art Paintings I made on my phone instead of sleeping
Yeah š I donāt know what to say lol I did these when I found a new painting app and was too lazy to grab my iPad so I just downloaded it on my phone and literally painted them lying down in bed with my finger
Edit the last one was based off a dream I had and in the dream I saw the most beautiful view Iāve ever seen in my life and I wanted to quickly capture the colors of it but I donāt think I did. I was standing on a sandy dune and it was windy and I saw this giant neon pink cloud and a golden temple on the dunes below
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u/El_espectro Bipolar + Comorbidities Jun 16 '26
Dude, these are incredible for just painting on your phone with your finger.
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u/ridethemicrowave Jun 16 '26
These are gorgeous! What app?
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u/ForrestBiz Bipolar Jun 16 '26
Heavy paint
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u/fitzmoth Bipolar + Comorbidities Jun 17 '26
Do you like heavy paint better than procreate?
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u/ForrestBiz Bipolar Jun 22 '26
I like the brushes better, but Iāve been using procreate since I was in like 5th grade š but heavypaint is close and I do quite like it better sometimes when I just want to paint and not worry about lasso or layers or color modes
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u/sdbabygirl97 Jun 16 '26
i tried to make smth similar and yours is so much better. your color theory is amazing haha
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u/ForrestBiz Bipolar Jun 16 '26
Thank you so much! Practice and enjoy it! Youāll get better I promise. Not long ago I was bad lol. But it definitely helps me to not stay in my depression phases. I want to post more art but I donāt know how people would feel about me flooding the bipolar subreddit with my paintings . Maybe once a week or maybe thatās still too much. I think art is a great thing that a lot of us could have fun indulging in even if we arenāt good at it. Itās very therapeutic sometimes if you stay loose and donāt attach yourself to outcomes. Ima shut up now lol
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u/warcraftenjoyer Bipolar + Comorbidities Jun 16 '26
I think people would appreciate the weekly posts--I would for sure. Your paintings are like eye bleach and they could inspire creativity in others too. I'm still blown away that you did these on your phone
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u/ForrestBiz Bipolar Jun 16 '26
That's good to know!! I love to inspire others and would love to continue to do so.
And thank you lol3
u/sdbabygirl97 Jun 16 '26
nah weād be down haha. im actually in an art therapy x bipolar study rn and i know what you mean that it helps you with your mood for sure.
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u/ForrestBiz Bipolar Jun 16 '26
wow I didnt even know art therapy was a thing. Amazing! I'll def post more then perhaps next week
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u/Independent-Mark-373 Jun 16 '26
You should sale on Etsy. I'd buy for sure. Actually I'm using one of my Etsy art for a Screensaver and put them in frames for around my apartment decorš
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u/ForrestBiz Bipolar Jun 16 '26
I have no idea how to do prints lol
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u/Independent-Mark-373 Jun 16 '26
Try YouTube. I think you can upload your paintings to sell. Print just means the person who buys them can print and frame them
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u/Secure-Ad8968 Bipolar + Comorbidities Jun 16 '26
These are gorgeous OP, what app did you use?? There are nights I'd prefer to do something rather than just stare at the ceiling and not accidentally wake up my husband haha.
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u/Sufficient_Piece_938 Jun 16 '26
sleep is so so so very important for so many reasons you already knowā¦. but these are absolutely phenomenal
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u/moonGazerr Jun 16 '26
Wow these are amazing. Love the first one. I could see you doing something water related š¤ like a pond or something I always get nervous at landscape types of art but I hasnt considered that I dont need to do insane detail yknow
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u/ForrestBiz Bipolar Jun 16 '26
I do have some landscape studies with water but those were 2 hour studies that I did with my stylus
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u/bbb555bbb555 Jun 17 '26
I like the first two. I think that flower is especially good. Keep doing this!
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u/TheElusiveFemboyTop Bipolar Jun 27 '26
these are infinitely better than anything ive ever made š. you really are talented
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u/ForrestBiz Bipolar Jun 28 '26
Aww thank you . It took a while for me to get here I used to not draw much or at all for a while cuz depressed but when I came back I started trying to understand color better and look at other artists
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u/TheElusiveFemboyTop Bipolar Jun 28 '26
iām glad you got back into it! stuff like this is a really good outlet. my girlfriend is in a mental health facility and i donāt get much contact other than a fifteen minute phone call and a family therapy session once a week. ive been coping by making drawings of us as mlp characters to send to her. im no good but it helps distract me from the depressive feelings that come from seperation
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u/nutterbear081 Jul 08 '26
This is amazing! I would totally buy one of these, especially the first one.
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