Updates

Coming soon

HTML5 Support

The current SketchPort canvas is implemented using Flash, which is no longer supported by most browser by default. Rewriting the drawing canvas is a large but critical project to allow SketchPort to continue working.

Currently in development.

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Guided Lessons

A brand new system for creating drawing lessons. They can be focused on a certain topic, a certain style, or anything else.

Currently in development.

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Pressure Sensitivity

Recent browser updates allow for pressure sensitivity support.

Development not started.

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October 2019

  • Created a Patreon page. Become a Patron so this page will start having exciting new features again!

December 2014

  • Added option for Pro users to specify export dimensions.
  • Added option to enable auto save.
  • Added pagination to image search.
  • Replaced video player with an HTML video tag.
  • Updated to new reCAPTCHA.
  • Removed support for Google Talk notifications.
  • Added gender icon to profiles.
  • Disabled guest broadcasting.
  • Add proxy to "show me" images.

November 2014

  • Turned image search, mixed colors, and keyboard shortcuts into tabs on draw page.
  • Added like button back to browse.
  • Added save button to draw page.
  • New smileys :D.
  • Changed drawings on profile to squares.
  • Added automatic SoundCloud embeds from your SoundCloud profile URL.
  • Added animations.
  • Added a Content Security Policy for JavaScript.
  • Added avatars to conversations.
  • Made deleted drawings inaccessible.

August 2014

  • Replaced private messages with conversations.
  • Enabled dropdown inbox and live notification count again.
  • Updated profile style.
  • Added deadlines to challenges.
  • Added welcome notifications for new users.
  • Added following tab to profiles.
  • Added easter eggs to search. For example "blur".

July 2014

  • Added edit history for challenges and inspirations.

June 2014

  • Added translations for Dutch, French, German, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, and Ukrainian on main pages.
  • Added locations to profiles.
  • Added backend integration with Tumblr to load blog posts.
  • Added option for old layout on browse page.
  • Separated profile and preferences into tabs on settings page.
  • Improved performance and scalability.

May 2014

  • Added native email login.
  • Added voice controls.
  • Added ability to export JPG for Pro users.
  • Added ability to delete comments from other users on your challenges, drawings, and profiles.
  • Added crosshair for small brush sizes.
  • Added notifications when broadcasts are started.
  • Defaulting to HTTPS after login.
  • Fixed problem with kicking users from game.
  • Removed ads.

April 2014

  • Disabled SketchBot. :'(
  • Migrated videos to Amazon S3.
  • Switched to prettier new drawing notification emails.
  • Fixed icons for Windows 8.
  • Removed social buttons from draw page.

March 2014

  • Added semantic markup for image licensing. This allows search engines to understand how drawings are licensed.
  • Enabled fullscreen mode on mobile Safari.
  • Fixed Yahoo login.
  • Added placeholder image for sensitive content.
  • Added better notifications when gifting Pro.
  • Added a public domain licensing option.
  • Updated desktop notifications to work on Safari and Firefox.
  • Sorting discussions and challenges by last activity.

February 2014

  • Added ability to flag drawings.
  • Removed downvoting.
  • Added non-commercial creative commons licenses for Pro users.
  • Added overall rank to user profiles.
  • Removed downvote button from browse page to encourage comments.
  • Split user profiles into tabs.
  • Added a next button to user favorite list.
  • Added a followers section to profiles.
  • Improved performance on browse, challenges, discussions, and inspirations pages.
  • Worked on SketchPort native login.
  • Added kick button to game.
  • Changed sound effect to only play on your turn.
  • Added snap mode.
  • Added curve tool.
  • Worked on Project Sensei.
  • Worked on Project Ahi.

January 2014

  • Added ability to mute users.
  • Added login reset.
  • Added Google+ publisher metadata. If you sign in with Google, your Google+ profile will be associated with the drawing in search results.
  • Improved performance for drawing page.
  • Added asynchronous notification count updates.
  • Fixed unlisted drawings showing as public.
  • Fixed remove login link.
  • Fixed problem with users being notified about unlisted drawings.
  • Updated logins.
  • Created Sketchfu converter.
  • Added color palette to game.
  • Added keyboard shortcuts to draw page.
  • Added ability to unfavorite drawings.
  • Added chat notifications for inbox messages.
  • Changed YouTube upload trigger to 20 votes.
  • Worked on updating logins.
  • Removed ads.
  • Switched Facebook action from "favorite" to "like" when favoriting a drawing on SketchPort.
  • Added drawing author information to Facebook Open Graph.
  • Added discussions and inspirations to search.
  • Added view counts for challenges, discussions, and inspirations.
  • Added ability to delete notifications. Suggested by This is the End
  • Added challenge entry counts. Suggested by Lunar Eclipse
  • Improved performance when browsing inbox.
  • Fixed game links.
  • Updated notifications to use templates.
  • Fixed JSON being shown when using back button in Chrome.
  • Browsing should be faster, and no longer reload the chat for most pages.
  • Fixed issue with some titles in YouTube videos.
  • Changing private message requirement to 500 points.
  • Automatically uploading videos to YouTube for users with at least 1000 points.
  • Added 1000 point requirement for sending private messages.
  • Restyled footer.
  • Fixed broadcasts page links
  • Finished adding view stats to drawings.
  • Fixed an error with old browsers not having document.head.
  • Worked on adding view stats to drawings.
  • Added popular drawings to home page.
  • Reduced size of images in thumbnails to save bandwidth.
  • Fixed the image and description used when posting to Facebook.
  • Added Pinterest button to inspirations.
  • Added ability to delete inspirations.
  • Started using the HTML5 time tag.
  • Reverted SWF because of performance issues.
  • Reorganized footer.
  • Showing link to comments under drawing thumbnail in most places.
  • Drawings and inspiration now take up the full page width.
  • Released a beta version of Project Ahi for pro users.
  • Added multiply, screen, and overlay blend modes to SketchPort vector. See the help page for details.
  • Created and sent our first newsletter.

December 2013

  • Created blog at http://blog.sketchport.com.
  • Added canvas printing through CanvasPop.
  • Restarted search indexing.
  • Taught Sketchbot about triangles.
  • Fixed videos sometimes showing "Anonymous" as author.
  • Switched to high quality Twitter profile images.
  • Added a video player for playing drawing videos inline.
  • Added unlisted drawings to drafts page.
  • Added a link to drawing comments with number of comments on browse page.
  • Sent newsletter subscription requests to existing users.
  • Fixed duplicate drawing videos.
  • Created a mailing list and newsletter. Go to settings and make sure Send e-mail notifications to ... is checked.
  • Attempted to crowd source tagging drawings.
  • Added shirts to the shop.
  • Added tagging to drawings.
  • Finished watching Attack on Titan. Can now resume life.
  • Added image carousel back to inspirations.
  • Curled into a ball and cried after Windows Update made me restart three times in a row.
  • Added birthday to settings.
  • Added PG-13 checkbox for drawings containing sensitive content.
  • Created the updates page.
  • Added automatic height calculation of images on browse page, so the page layout doesn't change after images have loaded.
  • Added spam protection to chat.
  • Added fallback pro banner in case ads fail to load.
  • Updated video capture server to make animation creation more reliable.
  • Fixed sidebar overlapping content. Minimum screen width for sidebar chat is now 1500px.
  • Moved to an updated front end server.
  • Added "Disliked by" section to drawings.
  • Created the users page.
  • Added breadcrumbs for easier navigation.
  • Sorting avatars in chat by reputation.
  • Updated styling of e-mails.

November 2013

  • Redesigned site.
  • Added broadcast feature.
  • Switched JavaScript from Mootools to jQuery
  • Added masonry style layout to browse and inspiration pages.
  • Improved loading time for all pages.
  • Increased resolution of avatars.
  • Added description to mini drawings.
  • Added sidebar style chat for large screens.
  • Updated shop with new Wacom tablets and better styling.
  • Redesigned promo page.
  • Started using avatars for thumbnail in Chrome notifications.
  • Started allowing direct avatar uploads.
  • Rewrote backend for quiz, made it more responsive.
  • Added drafts page.
  • Updated help page with images.
  • Many smaller changes.
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