I'm back, and planning some BIG changes to Line of Action this summer! Please join our new mailing list to stay up to date as new features are announced. For now, we have a selection of new forest wildlife photos to whet your appetite. Here's a sampling of the new images: ... Continue reading
News & announcements: New animal photos: birds
Today's new batch of animal photos is all about birds. Continue reading
News & announcements: Patch released to address black screen bug
For those using Internet Explorer, especially older versions, there's been a bug in the new version of the tools that can cause the photos to not display correctly, instead persistently showing a black screen. We just released a patch meant to address this issue for Internet Explorer. You may need to clear your cache and refresh your browser in order to get the fix. A second patch that will remove... Continue reading
News & announcements: New animal photos: otters
Today's batch of new drawing photos for the animal tool is delightfully fun: Otters! Here's a few examples of what you can expect from this new series: ... Continue reading
News & announcements: New year's drawing resolutions
Just in case you missed it a few weeks ago, here's our recommendations for new year's drawing resolutions: We're coming up on a new year, and you may be thinking about writing some new year's resolutions for yourself. This is a perfect time to set some goals for furthering your artistic practice as well. Remember, the best goals are specific, measurable, achievable and realistic. Check out this... Continue reading
News & announcements: New animal photos: dogs
Dogs are the name of the game today! We have some new photos for the animal drawing tool. Here's some examples from the new series: ... Continue reading
News & announcements: A drawing challenge for 2017
We're coming up on a new year, and you may be thinking about writing some new year's resolutions for yourself. This is a perfect time to set some goals for furthering your artistic practice as well! Remember, the best goals are specific, measurable, achievable and realistic. Check out this article for more on setting good goals! Here's some challenges we recommend you try out in 2017: Start every... Continue reading
Improving technique: What happens if 30 seconds isn't enough?
Reconsider what "enough" means. Many artists get caught up in this idea that they need to produce a "sketch" in each 30 second window of time, and this becomes an impossible goal if in your mind a "sketch" is actually a semi-complete picture in pencil. Relax; you are doing just fine. Almost no one can actually get a "complete" drawing done in 30 seconds. That's actually the point — by giving... Continue reading
News & announcements: New animal photos: big cats (mostly tigers)
Today, we have some new photos of big cats for your drawing pleasure in the animal drawing tool! Here's a few examples from the new series: ... Continue reading
News & announcements: Account registrations re-opened
Registrations were down over the weekend as we cleaned up a bit of moving dust -- sorry about that! They are now re-opened. If you'd like to create an account to start participating in our forums, please go ahead and do so now.... Continue reading