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13 new animal photos from Flamingsmores. The sizes are a bit smaller than I prefer, but they are some of the most clear and interesting angles of amphibians we've had yet. Plus, baby squirrels. Awww!... Continue reading →

7 new animal photos from Vladimir, including some very challenging and adorable groups of kittens. If there's too many, just pick one to focus on for the gesture. And 22 new animal photos of all varieties from Amanda, who had quite the eventful trip to the zoo this summer. Thank you both for your generosity in sharing your animal pictures!... Continue reading →

I believe I've solved the issue where images were not resizing for many people. Hopefully this is helpful for you!... Continue reading →

Fixed a bug causing image resizing to fit your screen to malfunction. And, for the first time ever, also added resizing support for Internet Explorer.... Continue reading →

The gesture tools have been completely revamped!! Check out these new features: CLASS MODE: A "class" will warm you up with quick gesture drawings, gradually ease you into longer poses, and even have built in break times during long classes. Skip past images you don't like Pause Background now goes completely black to reduce distractions And new images: 51 new images from Marcus J... Continue reading →

Hong Ly has agreed to let us use some of his images! I picked a very small fraction of what he had available, and it still came to over a hundred fantastic images for you to study with. His work is excellent. Please visit his site and thank him for allowing us to use his images!... Continue reading →

Updated the look of the site to make it easier to get around, and added this home page so that updates could be published. I am actively looking for more images to include in the gesture drawing tools. If you are a photographer, or know of a photographer you could put me in contact with, who is willing to provide written permission to use their images in these tools, please contact me!... Continue reading →

A dozen stunning new images by Magicc Imagery, and one exquisite dark skinned beauty by Marcus Ranum were added to the human gesture drawing tool. We need a wider range of skin tones! A dozen new animal pics, from Irie Stock and thiselectricheart. Rewrote part of the scripts to make shuffling more efficient and less buggy.... Continue reading →

Noticed that the bandwidth costs for hosting the gesture drawing tools are steadily climbing as they gain popularity, and on the advice of a few of the users have added a paypal donation button to help defray the costs. If you happen to have a few dollars, it's appreciated, but please do not feel obligated! I know a lot of you use the tools because you are students wanting to improve, and I know what... Continue reading →