CA online sketcher where are you?

**ChrisMayernik** · October 2nd, 2006, 10:43 PM

Where in the world is The CA online Sketcher program? I can't find it anywhere but I keep on hearing about it.

**Justin.** · October 2nd, 2006, 10:47 PM

www.conceptart.org/sketcher

=P

**feeesh** · December 21st, 2006, 07:13 PM

Yeah same here I can't find it and the link above doesn't work.

**Justin.** · December 22nd, 2006, 12:58 AM

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Well I never use it anyways..

**sciboy** · December 22nd, 2006, 01:06 AM

Sorry fella's Sketcher is a commercial product now and lacking any sort of license or agreement we are not allowed to keep it. It was fun while it lasted.

If you crave it though, the site it originated from is at http://www.artgrounds.com and you could probably fill your Sketcher needs from there.

**John** · December 22nd, 2006, 04:38 AM

We tried but there's furry artists there.

**Icon** · December 22nd, 2006, 04:53 AM

No wonder..I went in there a few days ago and the 10 people there had absolutely no clue what concept art was...and they were drawing awkward kitty people.............

;.; I wish we did have some fun little drawing aplications for all of us to enjoy! ...We can only stuff so many people in OC! (4).

**Mecha Hate Chimp** · December 22nd, 2006, 06:08 AM

Dude, Yo U Dont Even Wan Toi Know Where Im At ...

**0shade0** · December 22nd, 2006, 10:07 AM

Originally Posted by Mecha Hate Chimp

Dude, Yo U Dont Even Wan Toi Know Where Im At ...

you have a point there!

isn't there anyone with enough programming skill, to fix us up?

**sciboy** · December 22nd, 2006, 10:59 AM

Plenty, it's just time and money that are amiss in the equation.

**dfacto** · December 22nd, 2006, 11:22 AM

IRC chat and Open Canvas are the next best thing. Download Warpaint for better network performance.

**John** · December 22nd, 2006, 12:45 PM

OC doesn't work on my computer anymore :/
Warpaint seems to be discontinued?

**Pontemonti** · December 22nd, 2006, 03:48 PM

Originally Posted by 0shade0

isn't there anyone with enough programming skill, to fix us up?

writing this kind of application isn't done in one day. especially if you want it to be good, if you want some bells and whistles like pressure sensitivity and brushes that look good. not to mention network support for more than a few clients.

I'd be happy to do it if I got paid

**pauljs75** · December 23rd, 2006, 03:17 AM

Warpaint isn't completely dead. The source has been made open and released for anyone who wants to go at it. (It's somewhere at SourceForge, last I've heard.) Unfortunately, I'm only an end user and have no clue about programming java involving a web client. Let's hope some developer-type finds the thing and is willing to pick up on it. Not really dead, but more like "on-ice".

As for sketcher, 'tis a shame it's gone.

I had fun watching and then bouncing ideas off of much better artists. It was like a point - counterpoint improv session, but with doodles instead of music. Well, at least when there were willing and friendly artists about. (There were always a few folks that liked to hog the canvas- Why not just use PS/Gimp and solo then? And some others would take it way too serious.)

OpenCanvas 1.1 is still a viable (although limited) option, even without the easy to use Warpaint server hosting service. Everything for networking is still in oC, but now its a matter of planning ahead instead of just clicking on an active session. I guess we could stop at the IRC perhaps start a side channel specifically for getting networked oC1.1 art jam going?

**Razorb** · December 24th, 2006, 06:21 PM

aww thats crap... was gettin into sketcher too.. met some nice guys like KIWI! heh

too bad

**kynu** · December 25th, 2006, 01:13 PM

I'm so sad to hear this.

I loved this app.
I tried Artground before... it sucks.
It's an improved version they say, but much worse than 1.0 (for me)
sciboy: what do you mean by commercial product?
Who should buy this (and for how much) if not a forum like CA?

**Pontemonti** · December 25th, 2006, 03:32 PM

Originally Posted by kynu

Who should buy this (and for how much) if not a forum like CA?

I don't know if it's actually possible to buy/license it yet. I guess they would want CA to buy it if/when they decide to sell it. But then they'll need to be able to provide some kind of support for it, and it will have to be somewhat good too. There are lots of things to consider if you actually want to sell something like this. And, of course, lots of things to consider if you're planning to buy something...

**Flynn** · December 30th, 2006, 11:53 AM

Such a shame, I loved that thing when i had time ;(

**OBX** · December 30th, 2006, 04:39 PM

we should just talk to corel. get them to work on an online painter or sumthing. They are always at the workshops, and always lookin for new ideas. or set up an open canvas battlezone or sumthin.

**look** · December 31st, 2006, 08:03 PM

There's Oekaki Shi Painter, it's got very similar feeling to OpenCanvas. I forgot if that's the one with multi-user support.

2draw.net has some nice online painting applications. but most of them are one user base instead of multi user.

**Mr.Blonde** · January 4th, 2007, 04:32 PM

daaaaaaaamnit!

**Kman.** · January 8th, 2007, 03:16 PM

I dont get it, how could sketcher go commercial? it was just like any other paintchat app out there. You can download pchat clients and host your own server...

**ogar555** · January 27th, 2007, 12:29 PM

Hmmm, there's always Shi-chan. A japanese pchat program. Works well.

**sciboy** · February 19th, 2007, 03:38 AM

http://sketcher.artgrounds.com/
Renting a single room is $15 a month.

[edit]

I've rented an unofficial room for this month so you guys can enjoy, if you'd like to keep this going I'll be taking paypal donations to maintain the monthly payment. See the lounge for details as soon as it is set up.

**Noë** · February 26th, 2007, 12:25 PM

EDIT: Nevermind, I guess everybody has the "connection refused" problem at the moment.

Love
Marleen

**MattGamer** · April 3rd, 2007, 01:52 PM

Aw, CA sketcher is dead. Now I'm stuck with drawing by Lion King artist.

**Bora** · August 24th, 2007, 10:51 AM

Something like sketcher is definitely needed. Any news on new applications? I did a little research, warpaint still seems to be active so is oekaki shi. any ideas?

**Dile_** · August 25th, 2007, 02:30 PM

http://sketcher.artgrounds.com/conceptart

Its still there lol.

**0shade0** · August 25th, 2007, 04:22 PM

I can"t enter

it keeps saying connection refused and shared secret is invalid, try logging in again

**The-Mentat** · August 26th, 2007, 06:41 AM

I also had the link to it, and I can enter, but as soon as I enter I get this in the chat window:

JTablet detected
Connecting
Waiting
Shared secret is invalid. Try signing in again.
Disconnected from server