For those of you who draw on paper - do you keep your drawings after scanning them on the computer, or do you throw them away?

[WhiskeyMadDog]

I keep all of them
My solution for this is to do everything in a sketchbook and store the art/sketchbooks on a separate shelf or container so you can be organized

[DokiDokiTsuna]

I actually have a huge file folder filled with the old drawings, and every time one of my "working" folders gets too full (once or twice a year), I go back to the big file and toss out some old drawings to make room for newer ones. They are all arranged chronologically (new stuff goes in the front, basically) so the very oldest stuff is always the first to go.

I might need them for a re-scanning

My system kind of accounts for this automatically, since everything is archived by time: as in, by the time an old sketch finally ends up in the trash, it's already obsolete.
I mean, I'm not rescanning anything after it's been squirreled away for two years...might as well just re-draw it, 'cause it's not gonna be up to my current standards anyway...

someone might want to get/buy the 'originals'

1. Unless you're a pro working on a comic that's actually making money for you in the present day, I wouldn't worry about people wanting to buy your original sketches. Just being realistic. =/
   And if you're really concerned about the off-chance of your comic exploding in popularity in the distant future, you could just save a few of the best pages: y'know, the ones you might like to keep as mementos regardless.

2. If someone just really wants to see your original sketches (for some reason...), I recommend keeping in mind that it's none of their damn business. ^^;
   I mean, show them off if you still have them, but if you don't, it shouldn't be even a remotely big deal to you or to the person asking. Certainly not big enough for you to prioritize saving old pages that you wouldn't keep around otherwise.

[allenT]

Those are my precious. I tucked them into letter envelopes.

[Kann]

I keep everything I draw. Even the failed stuff. xD

[Ordinaryaverageguy]

Buy yourself a big trunk. Make sure it has a flat top. Bring it home & make it a part of the furniture, like a table or something. Put all your paper works in it. That way they're saved but not taking up more space than the table. (Make it a nice looking table-trunk.) One day, when you are famous, those will be in pristine condition for you or your heirs to sell.

[gmaximin]

Keep them all, in plastic folders piled inside plastic bags...

[arbiterswake]

I horde them like a dragon obsessed with flat rubbermaid containers that slide under things.

Seriously, some of these are like 20 years old.

[OffBased]

I used to throw out what I drew and I hate myself for doing that. I keep pretty much everything now if I can. They do take up a lotta space but I like having my old drawings—I can see exactly what I was into at the time I drew this or that and how much I’ve grown as an artist so readily

I also write the date next to them idk if I'm weird or nah hahahha

I do that too! I like knowing when exactly I did a certain drawing for future me

[SpavVy]

I don't draw my series traditionally anymore but I still keep the hard copies of the pages that were drawn on paper. You never know when you might need them in the future. I keep mine in those large plastic shipment envelopes that have bubble wrap and labeled.

[ToJoou]

I have been creating comics for a little while, and in general I like to draw traditionally, so it occurred to me to use school notebooks the lines help me to provide and if I draw It is not uncomfortable and by keeping all the notebooks they help me keep them in a specific place so as not to throw them away and keep them tidy in case of needing an old drawing, and always they keep well on a shelf or drawer if sold or used as original material ...

[rajillustration]

I have made too much art. It must be tossed.

True story, the first page of my first webcomic I actually posted to the web was done on paper--and I did each panel as it's own page...I went through half a ream of paper because I had no idea what I was doing.

[AmysGames]

I make an effort to keep all my original drawings. I have whole a filing cabinet full of old comics and other art, haha.

[Puck]

I use at least 10-20 pieces of paper every day since 5 years, I thought about keeping some but then they were just laying
around and now I scan them and when the scan is good I throw them away directly

[Siromany]

I've been keeping all my physical art archived for a decade now because I don't ever want to lose them! To me its good to keep the old stuff so I can both have a point of reference, as well as old concepts I might not remember on hand anymore, or I want to show people some of my old works. During a time where I was digital only, I ended up deleting my account that had all that art on it, and then my computer died after. I lost a whole years worth of art, and I will always regret not backing it up. I have also lost some physical art due to moving or things getting misplaced.

But not anymore!!! I got a huge filing cabinet so I don't have to lose any of my stuff!

[surenlicious]

Always keeping them, they're precious to me and help me inspire myself. It's a lot of fun looking back and seeing your growth, and I love displaying them too.

Paintings/marker/ink drawings have their own folder and sketchbooks are uh...well sketchbooks. They're easier to stash. XD

[LCT_m_a_d]

Picture of my sketchbook
I need to put some workable fixatives on my drawings.

[Legendofgenii]

Yep! HOARDER!

[Legendofgenii]

I still love the pug drawing!

[nathanKmcwilliams]

Keep. Always keep. I've got stuff going back to 2008. Not everything is scanned either.

[nickolaidas]

Sounds feasible. I'll do it!