r/Heavymind • • Nov 30 '16

Just a reminder of what Heavy artwork is.

825 Upvotes

This sticky is very overdue.


The definition for "heavy" is entirely up for interpretation; still, let's please keep the kaleidoscopes, "trippy" GIFs and notebook doodles to a minimum.


Here are some good examples for what we as a community should be aiming for in terms of content.

http://i.imgur.com/XA4tL0V.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/7nJoD6y.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/0H75qFK.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/G02MKVi.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/32TEQ9U.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/NKu7I9u.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/PugqSvl.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/zASIY1f.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/ckRmuIb.jpg


Please refer to Rule 1 before posting.

Include all relevant information you can find in your title: Artist, title, creation date, medium, etc. If it is your work then add an "[OC]" tag.

No more long sentences describing how the picture relates to your emotional state. The best part of this type of art is how one interprets it. Someone may find a piece calming where another finds it angry. So keep the titles brief and informative.


So, just to re-remind everyone, lets try and keep kaleidoscopes, trippy gifs, and doodles to a Minimum if you are going to post this type of content it must match the aesthetic of the above images in some way or form.

There are a lot of other subreddits out there who are dedicated to those submissions such as /r/woahdude, /r/drawing, and /r/glitch_art.

This subreddit is meant for fully completed / illustrated / rendered heavy art. It should be dark and emotional.

From the side bar

The goal here is to capture the darker side, the no limit to the possibilities side... the going completely out of your mind side.


Edit: Also, this is a quality post with title and author, but with only 16 upvotes. I feel you guys are either missing the point of this subreddit or are here for the wrong reasons.


r/Heavymind • • 15h ago

Used to be afraid of letting people see this one, but here I go. I called it "true colors (finally see me)".

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44 Upvotes

Shout out to the song "Finally See Me" by Delilah Bon. It really accompanied me during the time this drawing was created. The song captures the feelings of frustration I can't express so wonderfully, hence I dedicated the name of this piece to the song.


r/Heavymind • • 5h ago

Self Oppression

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r/Heavymind • • 9h ago

[OC] Cover art

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Decided to make my own cover art for an upcoming release after a few years of zero illustrations made. A bit of a weird process: Abobe Illustrator for the base skeletons from refs and drafts to Procreate for inking details to Photoshop for texturing and finishing touches. And I gotta say I forgot how much joy the inking part brings.

The first idea was to create only the cyberflute, but it felt quite empty, so after the course change I just tucked it in a corner not to fully waste hours of designing it.

And yeah I know the spines look like a stack of taco bell logos, don't at me. What do you guys think? Is it creepy enough for dark fairytale bass music?


r/Heavymind • • 5h ago

An Illustration I made, Inspired by a crazy wild experience

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Over the summer I had a wild psychedelic experience. In a psychedelic vision I was able to see this blue deer that led me to a room of portals in this MC Escher like space with multiple twisting and turning crystalline stairways. Each one leading to a portal. I stepped into one and found myself in a vast, nighttime desert. It was so vast, so blue, with only the light of the moon to illuminate the space. It was there that I was able to convene with a chorus of voices that spoke to me in unison.

It was a very awesome and crazy experience that left me weeping afterwards. Not from fear or sadness, but from a feeling of belonging and the lament that other people can't experience this feeling. After that, I took all the elements from that trip and tried to combine them into a single illustration I have been working on bit by bit since this summer.


r/Heavymind • • 13h ago

The Contrast Connection

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I've been wanting to make this video since early 2025, after a really bad panic attack.

In these very dark times, we have to find the light within.
Reach out to one another, look out for one another.
Vote. Vote early, and get involved.

To see what the darkness has been allowed to become, we need the light. That's ultimately up to all of us to find, so we can see again.

©2026 Randall Kaplan


r/Heavymind • • 1d ago

Memento mutare

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9 Upvotes

r/Heavymind • • 1d ago

Garden of organs

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23 Upvotes

r/Heavymind • • 1d ago

A marker drawing I’m working on

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r/Heavymind • • 2d ago

kinetic interface, ballpoint pen - fineliner and graphite.

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43 Upvotes

r/Heavymind • • 1d ago

...Loneliness... By Me

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Hey just drew this, I hope yall like the art and feel free to comment or just upvote or anything


r/Heavymind • • 2d ago

a hyper realism drawing I made, took about 50 hours

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r/Heavymind • • 3d ago

I draw my dreams. This one was a weird one!

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67 Upvotes

r/Heavymind • • 3d ago

Y'all liked my painting, here's how it looks in sunlight. "The Addiction" Oil on canvas.

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11 Upvotes

Hi guys! I'm a small artist and looking for a new home for this painting. In case you are interested let me know [OC]


r/Heavymind • • 3d ago

Painting I made in rehab

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34 Upvotes

r/Heavymind • • 3d ago

Sea of bottled emotions

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r/Heavymind • • 3d ago

Beyond saving.

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r/Heavymind • • 3d ago

Xraphenna Version 1 @Dr.Cryptolite 2024

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r/Heavymind • • 3d ago

Shattered[oc]

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17 Upvotes

r/Heavymind • • 3d ago

Ulgacht OcePortale 2024 #drcryptolite

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r/Heavymind • • 3d ago

Koloho 2024 #drcryptolite

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r/Heavymind • • 3d ago

OHNOGAHE #drcryptolite 2025

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r/Heavymind • • 3d ago

Blue Hydrangeas Still Life, Oil on canvas with palette knife ,Aleyna Sen, 2026

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r/Heavymind • • 3d ago

Below, Nivjag, Digital, 2026 [OC]

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3 Upvotes

r/Heavymind • • 4d ago

Automatic drawing

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2 Upvotes

I don't often do targets for these but I wanted to start a series based on memories... The target for this one is the first time I tried coffee! There's a lot going on here but this is how I "remember" the moment with all of the surrounding details. Which I wasn't actually looking at (I was looking at the coffee) so it's really a memory of imagination.

Any suggestions for the next target are always welcome ☕