About Sketchcast

What's Sketchcasting?

Sketchcasting is a new way to communicate something online by recording a sketch, optionally with your voice speaking. Any sketch can then be embedded on your blog/ homepage for people to play-back, and you can also point people to your sketchcast channel here (or let them subscribe to your sketchcast RSS feed).

Sketchcasting is new but it's based on an old principle: the whiteboard (or the napkin in a bar) on which you sketch something to get a concept across... or to just have some fun. Sketchasting was invented by Richard Ziade on July 23rd, 2007, Creative Commons licensed.

What can I use sketchcasting for?

You can just let your ideas flow. Here are some examples, but don't let them restrict your creativity!

  • Create a tutorial explaining how boomerangs work (and why they don't always return)
  • Draw a doodle of your ex
  • Explain a math formula
  • Create a cartoon (you can use the eraser tool to make place for several panels of the cartoon)
  • Get a partner and explain a concept together... voice recording doesn't have to be used by only one person!
  • Write a love letter with lots of sketching inbetween
  • Create an online Chinese course and explain Pinyin writing
  • Create a masterpiece and show others how to draw
  • Explain baseball to Europeans... or explain soccer to Americans!
  • Create a riddle for kids: draw something and the kid has to guess while you're drawing
  • Draw a manga action scene
  • and much more...

I'd like to see a sample sketchcast...

Here goes:

How do I record something?

If you're already registered with us, then log in to the site and hit the "Create" link on top. You'll now see a recorder. Get your microphone ready -- if you want to speak something, you don't have to! -- and pick up your mouse, or for even better drawing options, a graphic tablet. Then hit the "start recording draft" button, and off you go! (Don't worry, only what you finally publish will go live on the site.)

just a mouse is great for doodles, having fun

a mouse + mic is great for tutorials, getting an idea across

just a graphics pen is best for advanced artworks, detailed sketches

hands down, a graphics pen + mic is the most optimized way to sketch!

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I still have a question or feedback, how can I contact you?

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