Drawing together on a shared canvas: tips and etiquette

On Drawfitti, everyone draws on the same board at the same time. That’s what makes it fun — and why a few simple habits make it better for everyone.

How the World board works

The World board is one enormous canvas. You can drag to move around and pinch or scroll to zoom. Anyone can watch, and anyone with a free account can draw. Every account gets 200 strokes a day (800 with the Upgrade), and they refill at midnight UTC. Longer lines use a little more than short ones. The limit means nobody can paint over everything, and it makes each stroke feel worth something.

Every Monday at midnight UTC the board is wiped clean. Right before it resets, the whole week is saved as a picture in the Gallery, so nothing is really lost.

Finding your spot

Zoom out first. Get a sense of what’s there before you start. Empty space is easy to find early in the week; by Sunday you’ll be squeezing in between other drawings.
Look for an invitation. An unfinished drawing, an empty speech bubble or a half-built scene is a great place to join in.
Start small. A small drawing that’s finished looks better than a huge one that runs out of strokes halfway through.

Etiquette that keeps the board fun

Add, don’t erase. You can only erase your own strokes, but you can still ruin someone’s work by covering it. If someone clearly spent time on something, build around it instead.
Collaborate on purpose. Extending someone’s drawing — adding a background, a sky, a friend for their character — is the whole spirit of Drawfitti.
Keep it for everyone. Drawfitti is for people 13 and up. No sexual content, hate, harassment or private information. Report anything that crosses the line; a real person reviews every report within 24 hours.
Use chat. Say hi, plan a group piece, or ask someone if you can add to their drawing. Most people are happy you asked.

Group projects

Some of the best weeks on the board come from groups: a class drawing a city together, friends building a giant pixel-art character, or strangers who all start adding to the same scene. Pick a spot early in the week, tell your friends where it is, and split up the work — one person on outlines, another on color, another on details. If you’d rather work without strangers joining in, make a private room instead.

Running out of strokes

When your strokes run out for the day, you can still watch the board, chat, and draw on photos in the feed (that uses separate per-photo strokes). You can also get the one-time Upgrade for 800 a day, and the Drawfitti app for iPhone and iPad (coming soon) will let you watch a short ad for bonus strokes.

Open the World board

More guides

How to make graffiti-style art with a mouse or a fingerPractical tips for drawing bold, graffiti-style tags, throw-ups and characters on a screen, with a mouse, trackpad or finger.How the photo feed works: posting, tags and Tape offPost a photo for the world or your friends to draw on, protect parts of it with Tape off, and add your own tags to other people’s photos.Private rooms and Turns: drawing with your friendsMake a private room with a code for your friends or class, and use Turns mode to take turns drawing.

Last updated November 5, 2026