How the photo feed works: posting, tags and Tape off

The photo feed is graffiti on photos instead of walls. People post photos so others can draw on them — and you can add your own tags to theirs.

Posting a photo

Open the feed and tap Post. Take a photo or choose one, add a caption, and choose who it’s for:

🌍 World: anyone can see it, even without an account (it can appear on Explore), and anyone signed in can draw on it. Everyone gets 10 strokes on your photo.
👥 Friends: only people you added as friends see it, and you choose how many strokes they each get — 5, 10, 20, 50 or 100.

You can also turn drawing off completely. Very tall or wide photos are trimmed to fit the feed, and the hidden information cameras put inside photos (like your location) is removed before it’s uploaded. Every photo is automatically checked for nudity and violence before anyone else can see it. You can post up to 25 photos a day.

Tape off: protecting part of your photo

Street artists use masking tape to keep paint off the parts of a wall they want to keep clean. Drawfitti has the same thing. When you post, tap Tape off areas and trace around anything people shouldn’t draw on — your face, a pet, a sign. Paint simply won’t stick there; strokes stop at the edge of the tape. Other people never see the outline, just the result.

Everyone can tape off one area for free. With the Upgrade you can tape off up to five, or use Only draw here to pick the one spot people can paint — like a blank wall in your photo. You can change your taped areas any time from the ··· menu on your post.

Drawing on someone’s photo

Click any photo in the feed and it fills the screen. Pick a color and a tool — pen, see-through marker or crayon — and draw. Your strokes save as you go, and you’ll see other people’s drawings appear live if they’re drawing at the same time. Undo or erase your own strokes and you get them back. Free accounts can draw on 10 World photos a day, upgraded accounts 30; Friends-only photos don’t count toward that.

Each photo’s picture in the feed updates a few seconds after people stop drawing, so the feed always shows the latest version without loading every stroke.

Tags, likes and reposts

Every stroke someone adds to your photos counts as a tag on your profile. Like photos you enjoy, send them to friends in Messages, and repost the ones you drew on to your profile — publicly, or just for you. Your profile’s Drew on tab keeps a list of everything you’ve tagged.

If something goes wrong

Use the ··· menu on any post to report it, or block the person from a conversation. A real person reviews reports within 24 hours. On your own photos you can erase anyone’s drawing, turn drawing off, or delete the post — deleting removes the photo, its drawings and likes.

Open the feed

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.Drawing together on a shared canvas: tips and etiquetteHow to find a spot, build on what others drew, and keep a shared canvas fun for everyone — plus how daily strokes and the weekly reset shape the board.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