In this article we offer tips for optimising your profile to enable other users to find you easily and outline some of the new image based features we have opened up to general users of the DRN site as well as providing links to the website guidelines document to refresh your memory on creating articles. Use these recommendations to build upon your efforts and input so far to create a better DRN!

Here are an interesting assortment of drawing related videos from YouTube ranging from drawing methods to the making of TV and film effects to A-Ha’s ground breaking MTV video for their single “Take On Me” to the launch of Adobe’s first version of Illustrator. Be inspired by some innovative moments in new media as well as being inspired to create your own drawing video and upload to YouTube!

There are a variety of drawing experiments and tools on the web designed to impress you [Fractal 4D, String Spinner], amuse you [Line Rider, Wordle] or assist you in your daily business tasks [Imagination Cubed, E2Vector]. Find out more about some of these by clicking on the title – get drawing, collaborating and displaying your work to the world.

The Drawing Research Network has a brand new website with many new and useful tools for keeping connected with members. In this first article we take a look at some of the interesting features on offer and how you can use them.