AnimeCrazy is another great anime site which has compiled hundreds of full length anime episodes and movies for users to watch online, for free. You don’t even have to register to watch them. The media player is good and the videos download very quickly – they’re also very vivid and of a high-quality; especially when compared with other sites where it looks like they’ve been recorded using a camera phone.

Each show/movie has its own page with all the episodes listed. Most have two language options’; English and the native Japanese. Those with only Japanese have English subtitles.

The site is also packed full of user reviews such as the ones in the screenshot below. You have to be a member of the site to submit review. They’re generally a good indicator as to whether the show is good or not. The top ranking shows (out of a current 810) are listed on the homepage. Other sections of the site include images, forums and Asian drama shows.

Features:

• Watch high-quality anime episodes and movies online.
• Read and submit user reviews.
• Over 800 shows/films to choose from.
• Check out top ranked episodes.
• Includes section for Asian TV Dramas.
• For more sites to watch anime online see The Best Anime Sites On The Web.

Check out AnimeCrazy @ www.animecrazy.net (by Dean Sherwin from Art of Stinginess )

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• Watch-Movies: Watch Full-Length Movies Online
• VideoHybrid: Stream Movies, Cartoons & Anime
• ThePirateCity: Watch Movies Online
• SurfTheChannel: Movies, Shows, Anime and Documentaries
• QuickSilverScreen: Stream Movies, TV Channels, & TV Shows

Myoats has pretty advanced editing tools compared to other online drawing tools. The flash-based workspace has all the features that you need to create your craft. You can also use pre-defined geometries to create complex patterns for your drawing. The designs with the most number of “likes” will be featured front-and-center in the home page.

Myoats could have easily been a simple “MS Paint” application for creating amateurish drawings. But in fact, the talented community behind Myoats provides an excellent source of inspiration for creative types.

Features:

• Create simple or complex design drawings online.
• Share your drawing to the community.
• Rate and decide which drawing gets featured in the home page.
• Download your drawings as plain image, transparent PNG, or desktop/mobile wallpaper.
• Video tutorials available for Myoats artists.
• Similar tools: FlashPaint, SketchSwap and XSketch.

Check out Myoats @ www.myoats.com

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• FontPark: Create Art Drawings Using Letters
• X3Studios: Create Cool Artsy Wallpapers
• Viscosity : Modearn Art Generator
• TypoGenerator: Generate Random Nonsense Posters
• TextureKing : Free High Quality Texture Photos

No, it doesn’t require a professional’s know-how. Just log on to X3 Studios’ Website for creating wallpapers.

The website begins with a wonderful little introductory animation which describes the theme of the website. Then you’re presented with the  simple wallpaper browser. The black arrows to the left and right let you move on to the next or previous wallpaper. Currently more than 700 amazing designed wallpapers are up, and you can browse them for as long you want.

The toolbar below offers further functionality. Here’s what you get after you click on the button to the far right, ‘Show’:

You can browse wallpapers through the thumbnails. One way to sort them is to arrange according to date of addition to the website. Users can rate the wallpapers present on the site; you can take advantage of this and have the wallpapers sorted by their rating.

If you want to copy the link to particular wallpapers, the far right button on the lower menu allows you to do so.

And when you finally find a wallpaper worth putting up as your own, click on ‘Download’ to be shown this:

Thus not only do you get a cool artsy wallpaper, but you get it to fit your screen resolution perfectly! (The file format in which the wallpaper is downloaded is JPG.)

Now to the main feature of X3 Studios’ wallpaper creating website: creating your own wallpapers!

Step 1 is to click on the “Create Your Own Wallpaper” tab in the toolbar that is at the bottom of the page. Step 2 is to choose a background to get started with. Then, the website displays a short summary of the tools you’ll need to learn in order to take full advantage of the wallpaper creating platform:

Just click on OK and jump right into the wallpaper creating process! Use the user-friendly panel which, even though is simple to use and learn, offers an array of amazing tools to make your result look like the work of a professional! X3 Studios website is a great way to make wallpapers as well as obtaining new ones.

If you liked this site you may also want check other similar sites profiled earlier: CompositionWithJavaScript, Dekaf, ImageMixer, Viscosity, Mutapic, Bomomo and Wordle.

Check out X3Studios @ http://wallpapers.x3studios.com

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• Dekaf: Generate Abstract Art Compositions
• CompositionWithJavaScript: Create Original Arty Painting Online
• Wrapr: Cool Panoramic Image Viewer
• Wordle : Create Fancy “Word Clouds” from Text

ASCIIPaint provides you with an editor where you can pick a character and then easily draw lines, boxes and fill selected areas. Once ther ASCII is ready it can be shared via URL and saved onto your computer as a text file.

Features:

• Draw an ASCII art online.
• Provides an editor where you can easily select any character and then draw lines, boxes, and fill in selected areas.
• Share created arts with others.
• Save onto you computer as text commented in six different styles.
• Similar websites: Text-Image, ASCIIPoster and PicASCII.

Check out ASCIIPaint @ www.asciipaint.com

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• YourFonts: Creating Fonts Online From You Own Handwriting
• YourDraft: Create and Share Drafts Online
• XSketch : Online Multiplayer Pictionary Game
• WriteBoard: A Collaborative Text Editor
• Write Like An Egyptian

For those who never heard of Jackson Pollock before, he was an influential American painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement. Some of his paintings were sold for millions.

To create your own masterpiece, just visit the website and move your mouse around the screen. Click on the mouse to change its colors and press any key to sign your painting. When you’re done you can also print it out. Check out the video demo below.

Features:

• Create Jackson Pollock style art paintings online.
• Print put ready paintings.
• iPhone app available.
• Free, no registration needed.
• Similar tools: Mr.Picassohead, PsykoPaint, FlashPaint and others.

Check out JacksonPollock.org @ www.jacksonpollock.org

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• Viscosity : Modearn Art Generator
• SwarmSketch: Collective Sketching
• RateMyDrawings
• Queeky: Draw and Share Drawings Online
• PsykoPaint: Turns Your Pictures Into Awesome Paintings

Drag-and-drop face parts (eyes, noses, lips, ears, eyebrows etc.) onto the canvas from the left column and use provided menu buttons to apply different colors and manipulate the objects (scale up/down, rotate, flip).

When you are done, forward the painting to an email address and/or save it in the website’s gallery. There are many other user-submitted paintings in the gallery as well.

Features:

• Make Picasso art face drawings online.
• Forward your painting to an email address or save it in the site gallery.
• Browse over 1 million user submitted paintings online.
• Free, no registration needed.
• Similar tools: PimpTheFace, PsykoPaint, FlashPaint and others.

Check out Mr. Picassohead @ www.mrpicassohead.com

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• Viscosity : Modearn Art Generator
• SwarmSketch: Collective Sketching
• RateMyDrawings
• Queeky: Draw and Share Drawings Online
• PsykoPaint: Turns Your Pictures Into Awesome Paintings

Check out the demo video below:

Unfortunately at the time being there is no option to save created arts. But in case you are really want to capture it you can always click F11 (full screen mode) and then take a screenshot using the Print Screen button on your keyboard. After that open your image editing program, click paste and save the image.

This is not the only application that lets you create arty paintings, in the past we covered Dekaf, ImageMixer, Viscosity, Mutapic, Bomomo and Wordle.

Check out CompositionWithJavaScript @ www.compositionwithjavascript.com

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• X3Studios: Create Cool Artsy Wallpapers
• Myoats: Draw Cool Designs Online & Share
• Dekaf: Generate Abstract Art Compositions
• Wrapr: Cool Panoramic Image Viewer
• Wordle : Create Fancy “Word Clouds” from Text

Apart from creating your pixel art you are free to browse and check out popular arts created by other Q-Block users. The cool thing you can select any art image you like and load it inside the editor to make additional changes and later download it to your computer.

Features:

• Cool 3D free pixel art making tool.
• Switch between pixel colors, rotate 360°, customize background, show and hide canvas.
• Easily edit, copy and extrude layers.
• Save created arts online or download them as wallpaper or animated GIFs.
• Browse pixel art shared by others and save ones you like.
• Free, no registration required.
• Similar tool: CubeScape, Pixie and Colorpx.

Check out Q-Block @ www.kyucon.com/qblock

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• Pixie: Draw Pixel Art Online
• XSketch : Online Multiplayer Pictionary Game
• WhatsItsColor: Find the Average Color in any Image
• Web2.0Write: Converts Text To Image Using Popular Web Icons
• Web2.0Badges: Web Badge Generator

You can use EmberApp to upload and share images, logos and even screenshots of web pages. You can see the designs that other people have uploaded and include them in your personal collections. Just like on Twitter, you can follow other users and get updates on their uploads. Currently EmberApp’s vast collection has over 100,000 images.

Features:

• Upload and share designs with the world.
• Search or browse over 100,000 images.
• Make friends and get automatic updates when they upload something new.
• Upload your designs from desktop, web or mobile phone.
• Bookmark and organize favorite images into collections.

Check out EmberApp @ www.emberapp.com (by Tehseen from Ijaar.com)

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• TextureKing : Free High Quality Texture Photos
• PatternCooler: Design Cool Background Patterns for your Site
• GrungeTextures: High Quality Background Textures
• Colorpx: Pixel Art Drawing Online
• YourFonts: Creating Fonts Online From You Own Handwriting

Once started you will be provided with a set of brushes that vary in thickness and color, simply select one you like and start drawing. Completed images can be saved online and then shared with others.

You can also browse pictures created by others, view recent/latest drawings and watch how they were drawn.

Features:

• Draw fun pictures online.
• Save them online and share with others by forwarding a URL.
• Check out drawings of others and watch how they were drawn.
• Free and easy to use.
• Similar drawing apps: SketchSwap, XSketch and some more.

Check out Odosketch @ www.sketch.odopod.com

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• Viscosity : Modearn Art Generator
• SwarmSketch: Collective Sketching
• RateMyDrawings
• Queeky: Draw and Share Drawings Online
• PsykoPaint: Turns Your Pictures Into Awesome Paintings

• Simple online pixel editor.
• Draw as many pixel images as you like.
• Save created drawings to computer.
• Quick and simple to use.
• Other sites to generate pixel art are CubeScape and Colorpx.

Check out Pixie @ www.app.strd6.com/creation/images/new

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• Q-Block: Free Pixel Art Creator
• WhatsItsColor: Find the Average Color in any Image
• Web2.0Write: Converts Text To Image Using Popular Web Icons
• Web2.0Badges: Web Badge Generator
• VectorMagic: Convert Pixel-based Image to Vectorized

When the image is ready you can download it to your computers or publish on PsykoPaint gallery for everyone to see. You may also check out its public gallery and see what others came up with.

Feature Roundup:

• Online painting tool to give your images an original painting feel.
• Apply different brushes: strokes, polygons, particles, shapes, ribbons and geometrics.
• Apply variety of blend modes: erase, darken, hardlight, multiply, overlay, screen and more.
• Color selection is done automatically.
• Save ready images onto your computer or publish them on PsykoPaint gallery.
• Browse gallery of images created by others.
• Free, no sign up needed.
• Similar tools: ImageMixer, Viscosity,  Mutapic, Bomomo, Dekaf and Wordle.

Check out PsykoPaint @ www.psykopaint.com

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• Word Mosaic: Make Cool Word Mosaic Images
• PimpTheFace: Create A Face Online
• WetFloorMaker: Add Reflection To Image
• Watermark-images: Batch Watermark Images Online
• Viscosity : Modearn Art Generator

To start simply type in a keyword, choose a background color and shape and hit on the search button. Dekaf will then bring a set of color palletes, clicking on one will generate full screen abstract picture made of colors that were on that pallete.

You can generate as many abstract illustrations as you need, print them out or save onto your computer using print screen button.

Check out sample abstracts below:

Features:

• Generate abstract compositions online.
• Generate as many as you want.
• Customize background and shapes.
• Print or save on to your computer.
• Free and no sign up.
• Similar web tools: ImageMixer, Viscosity,  Mutapic, Bomomo and Wordle.

Check out Dekaf @ www.visualrinse.com/dekaf

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• X3Studios: Create Cool Artsy Wallpapers
• Wordle : Create Fancy “Word Clouds” from Text
• Myoats: Draw Cool Designs Online & Share
• Magnigraph : Online Vector Graphics Creator
• CompositionWithJavaScript: Create Original Arty Painting Online

Generating pictures is simple, just go to the site, customize picture parameters in terms of size, color, patterns, shape, opacity etc and then click on “Remix” button. The image will be generated almost simultaneously, if you didn’t like it, you can hit “Remix” button again and get another one.

There also also a few image galleries that you can browse and remix any picture you like. Created images can be easily saved on your computer and used as your desktop background.

Features:

• Generate abstracts online.
• Generate as many images as you like.
• Customize picture in size, color, patterns, shape, opacity and scattering.
• Use generated image as wallpaper on your computer.
• Similar web tools: Viscosity,  Mutapic, Bomomo and Wordle.

Check out ImageMixer @ www.oyonale.com/imagemix

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• Viscosity : Modearn Art Generator
• TypoGenerator: Generate Random Nonsense Posters
• Poolga: Free HQ Wallpapers for your iPhone or iPhod Touch
• X3Studios: Create Cool Artsy Wallpapers
• Wrapr: Cool Panoramic Image Viewer

When you’re done with your pixel art you can download and save it on your computer and optionally publish it on Colorpix public pictures page, where other users can vote it up or down.

You can also see pictures of other users and rate them.

Features:

• Create pixel drawing online.
• Customize grid sizes from small (S) to extra large (XL).
• Customize number of pixels: 256, 512 or 1024
• Download generated picture or post it on the site
• Free and no registration.
• Other site to generate pixel art is CubeScape.

Check out Colorpx @ www.colorpx.com

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• Viscosity : Modearn Art Generator
• TextureKing : Free High Quality Texture Photos
• SwarmSketch: Collective Sketching
• RateMyDrawings
• Queeky: Draw and Share Drawings Online

You can browse paintings created by other users, check out  most viewed and the very best. There is no registration or sign up needed.

Features:

• Draw paintings online.
• Simple and easy to use drawing editor.
• Browse images created by others and leave comments.
• Check out most viewed and the very best.
• Similar websites: SketchSwap, XSketch and more.

Check out FlashPaint @ www.flashpaint.com

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• XSketch : Online Multiplayer Pictionary Game
• Viscosity : Modearn Art Generator
• SwarmSketch: Collective Sketching
• SketchSwap: Online Drawing Board
• SketchCast: Create and Share Sketches Online

To get started simply enter the web address/location of the original image, type in the list of words that you want to be used when generating the image, customize settings and you’re good to go. Click “Textorize”. Done.

Textorizer can be both used online as well as on your desktop. The diference is that online version lets you only use images from the web and not the ones saved on your computer. If you want to use images stored on your hard drive then download desktop version.

Features:

• Create artsy SVG images made of words.
• Generate as many images as you like. No signup or registration needed.
• Online version works only for images stored online.
• Download and save ready images to your computer.
• There is also Textorizer for desktop (Linux, Windows or Mac).
• Supported image formats: jpeg, png, gif, or xpm.

Go to Textorizer @ textorizer.whatfettle.com (via technospot.net)

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• Word Mosaic: Make Cool Word Mosaic Images
• PsykoPaint: Turns Your Pictures Into Awesome Paintings
• PicArtia : Create your Own Photo Mosaic Online
• Magnigraph : Online Vector Graphics Creator
• YearbookYourself: Give your Photos 1950s, 60s, 70s …. look

When you’re done you can share whatever you created with friends. Users are also able to browse and rate most popular and recently added drawings by other users.

Features:

• Create art drawings from Japanese and Latin letters.
• Share stuff you created with others.
• Browse drawings producted by other FontPark users.
• Watch replays for your favorite drawings to see how they were created.
• No sign up or registration.

Check out FontPark @ fontpark.morisawa.co.jp

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• Viscosity : Modearn Art Generator
• TypoGenerator: Generate Random Nonsense Posters
• TextureKing : Free High Quality Texture Photos
• SwarmSketch: Collective Sketching

In case you’re not sure where to start and need some inspiration check out the most popular pixel art created by other CubeSpace users. It further lets you watch the video replay for each pixel art.

Features:

• Create 3D pixel art.
• Save 3D art on the CubeScape for others to see.
• Browse popular and recent art created by others and watch replay videos.

Check out CubeScape @ www.themaninblue.com/experiment/Cubescape

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• WittyGraphy: Online Caricature Community
• SwarmSketch: Collective Sketching
• Queeky: Draw and Share Drawings Online
• BlockPosters: Create Wall Posters Online
• You Don’t Know Jack

Features:

• Collectively draw funny cartoon sketches.
• Browse pictures created by others.
• Check out newest, random, and most popular pictures.
• Rate, comment and edit skethes created by others.

Check out Scribbls @ www.scribbls.com

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• XSketch : Online Multiplayer Pictionary Game
• Viscosity : Modearn Art Generator
• SwarmSketch: Collective Sketching
• SketchSwap: Online Drawing Board
• SketchCast: Create and Share Sketches Online

When you find the image you like, click on the below 640×480 link and use the ‘Mouse right-click >> Save Image As’ options to download and save it on your PC.

Feature List:

• Generate random cool looking typoposters using any text.
• No registration necessary. Create as many posters as you like.
• Customize poster layout, background, text, and color.
• Save a copy of the generated typoposter on PC.
• Browse typosters created by other users.

Go to TypoGenerator @ www.typogenerator.net

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• TextureKing : Free High Quality Texture Photos
• Poolga: Free HQ Wallpapers for your iPhone or iPhod Touch
• GrungeTextures: High Quality Background Textures
• BlockPosters: Create Wall Posters Online
• Viscosity : Modearn Art Generator

Browse textures by category i.e Concrete, Dirt, Sand, Fabric, Glass, Grunge etc. When you find something you like simply click on “Download Zip” and save compressed image file to your computer.

Features:

• Download high quality texture images to your PC.
• Download as many images as you like.
• Browse images by category.
• Coming soon: Upload and share your own texture images.

Check out TextureKing @ www.textureking.com

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• GrungeTextures: High Quality Background Textures
• TypoGenerator: Generate Random Nonsense Posters
• TextureVault: Free Textures For Artists & Designers
• LoveTextures: Hi-res Free Background Textures
• WhatsItsColor: Find the Average Color in any Image

Features:

• Generate a color palette from picture.
• Supports .png, .gif, .jpg, and .jpeg image formats.
• Create as many palettes as you like .
• Option to create precise or average color paletts.
• Customize the palette grid size (3×3, 5×5, 7×7).

Visit ColorPalleteGenerator @ jrm.cc/color-palette-generator

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• WebGraficMaker : Create Backgrounds, Lines and Bulleted Points
• TextureVault: Free Textures For Artists & Designers
• TextureKing : Free High Quality Texture Photos
• Online Icon Maker : Create and Edit Favicons Online
• Mockingbird: Create Website Mockups Online

There are two ways to create magnigraphs. You can either upload an image from your hard drive, or point it to some image on the web. Magnigraph recommends using low res. and high contrast pics.

Features:

• Create magnigraphs of your signature, a sketch or a photograph.
• Upload images from local drive or web URL.
• Customize: Color (white, bluem red, black), Size (180, 400, 640, 960, 1920, svg).
• No registration required. Create as many manigrhaps as you like.
• Browse magnigraphs created by other users.
• Download and save magnigraphs to your PC.

Check out Magnigraph @ www.magnigraph.com

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• Wordle : Create Fancy “Word Clouds” from Text
• Word Mosaic: Make Cool Word Mosaic Images
• TypoGenerator: Generate Random Nonsense Posters
• Tuxpi: Make Your Own Wanted Poster
• Textorizer: Create Artsy SVG Images Made of Words

As you would expect from a tag cloud, the words that appear more frequently in the source text get a greater prominence in the cloud. Additionally, you have an option to customize the cloud further using different fonts, layouts, and colors. When you’re done with the cloud, you can print out, save it to the Wordle gallery, or grab a screenshot of it and save it on your PC.

Features:

• Quickly create cool word clouds from any text (or use your del.icio.us tags).
• Create and save as many clouds as you like.
• Customize Word Clouds using different fonts, layouts and color schemes.
• Save pictures on Wordle Gallery for everyone to see.
• Print out Word Clouds you like.
• No sign-up or registration required.

Check out Wordle @ www.wordle.net

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• Magnigraph : Online Vector Graphics Creator
• GraffitiCreator: Create Graffiti Style Writings
• Dekaf: Generate Abstract Art Compositions
• YourFonts: Creating Fonts Online From You Own Handwriting
• YourDraft: Create and Share Drafts Online

Features:

• Create abstract art pictures in your browser. Works only with Firefox and Safari browsers.
• There are 18 different drawing brushes to choose from.
• Donwload and Save ready art to your computer.
• No sign up or registration required.

Visit Bomomo @ www.bomomo.com

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• SwarmSketch: Collective Sketching
• RateMyDrawings
• Queeky: Draw and Share Drawings Online
• PsykoPaint: Turns Your Pictures Into Awesome Paintings

Next customize the output resolution and single cell size. Finally click “Create Mosaic” and wait for an email with a download code. Optionally if you are interested in getting high quality photo mosaics in print you can order them as well.

Features:

• Upload your image (or grab from URL) and create photo mosaic online.
• Supported photo formats : JPG only
• Share generated mosaic with others via email.
• Download and save ready mosaic in mid-resolution for free.
• Premium (Not Free): Order created mosaics in high-quality print. More details.
• Coming soon: Option to generate photo mosaic using you own photos from Flickr or PhotoBucker.
• Check out mosaic samples by going to PicArtia gallery page.

Go to PicArtia @ www.picartia.com

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• Wrapr: Cool Panoramic Image Viewer
• Word Mosaic: Make Cool Word Mosaic Images
• Textorizer: Create Artsy SVG Images Made of Words
• PsykoPaint: Turns Your Pictures Into Awesome Paintings
• Magnigraph : Online Vector Graphics Creator

When you use Mutapic you combine two pictures to create a set of new images. The two pictures are high quality vector graphics downloaded from the Mutapic server. The new images are generated locally on your computer screen in bitmap format. Mutapic generates an infinite number of original images using randomness, rules, recipes and elements that are graphically appealing and interesting.

Mutapic can also be used for the complete creative process. Propose ideas, make and refine your sketches until you come up with a final artwork. See some screenshots below.

Check out Mutapic @ www.mutapic.com

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• TypoGenerator: Generate Random Nonsense Posters
• TextureKing : Free High Quality Texture Photos
• Poolga: Free HQ Wallpapers for your iPhone or iPhod Touch
• Myoats: Draw Cool Designs Online & Share
• GrungeTextures: High Quality Background Textures

Features:

• Create good quality logos using easy to use web logo editor.
• Save ready logo in eps, png, jpg and tiff formats.
• Get logo ideas by browsing through logo samples.
• Free. Download up to 10 free logo designs at any time.

[Video demo]

Check out LogoEase @ www.logoease.com

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• WhatsItsColor: Find the Average Color in any Image
• Web2.0Write: Converts Text To Image Using Popular Web Icons
• Web2.0Badges: Web Badge Generator
• VectorMagic: Convert Pixel-based Image to Vectorized
• SupaLogo: Quick Logo Maker

Features:

• Create abstract drawings online and download them to your PC
• Publish and share drawings on Viscocity.
• Browse, rate and download abstracts created by others.

Some abstracts:

Check out Viscosity @ [www.windowseat.ca/viscosity ]

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• TypoGenerator: Generate Random Nonsense Posters
• SwarmSketch: Collective Sketching
• SocWall : Free Desktop Wallpapers
• SimpleDesktops: Original & Simple Desktop Wallpapers
• RateMyDrawings

Features

• Recreate and Plan your room in 3D environment.
• Apply paint, wallpaper, flooring , accessoires etc.
• Rearrange layout of your room: Change doors, windows, add new or move existing furniture etc.
• Preview applied changes from any angle.
• Recreate your room by uploading its images. Please note, it may take up to 24 hours before you will be able to add effects to your images
• Share your plans and design with others.
• Browse and preview rooms created by others, rate them and leave comments.
• Absolutely free.

Check out ‘Mydeco – Complete Room Planner’ @ [ www.mydeco.com/plan-my-room/ ]

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• ProjectDragonfly: Design 3D Floor Plans Online
• Buildy: Create A Floor Plan Of Your House
• SmallBluePrinter: House Plan Creator
• IKEA SpaceMaker: Visual Room Designer Online
• GardenPlanner: Garden Planning And Design Online

And here is the trick, each user who gets to visits SwarmSketch can only contribute one small line. Additionally, users may improve sketches by voting on the lines drawn by others, browse and playback previously created drawings, and more …

Extra Features:

• Browse gallery of collectively drown pictures. About 200 sketches in total.
• View history of animation and visual replay of any sketch.
• View larger scale and detailed statistics of an image
• RSS feed: Follow-up on latest sketches from a feedreader.

Join and contribute to current sketch here.

Check out SwarmSketch @ [ www.swarmsketch.com ]

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• Queeky: Draw and Share Drawings Online
• Doink: Create Fun Animated Drawings Online
• XSketch : Online Multiplayer Pictionary Game
• WittyGraphy: Online Caricature Community
• Viscosity : Modearn Art Generator

How it works:

• 1. Upload your image (maximum images size: 1MB)
• 2. Choose desired poster size (in terms of A4/A3 sheets) and select layout (portrait, landscape, etc.).
• 3. Generate poster in Adobe PDF format.
• 4. Download provided file, Print it out, and put it on your wall.

Check out some user created prints:

Go to BlockPosters [www.blockposters.com]

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• TypoGenerator: Generate Random Nonsense Posters
• FaceInHole : Put Your Face On Popular Photos
• WittyGraphy: Online Caricature Community
• ViewAt: Create Panoramic Images
• Vi.sualize.us- A Bookmarking Tool For Images You Find On The Web

Feature Overview

• Rate and download high-resolution wallpapers and backgrounds.
• Browse images by categories (Abstract, Anime, Building, PC related, Creatures, People, Space, etc.) and popularity (Most Recent, Most Popular, Highest Rated, Most Viewed, etc.)
• Different monitor types: Standard, Widescreen, or Dual monitor.
• Wallpapers resolutions: 1280×960, 1280×1024, 1600×1200, and all other background variations with a minimum width and height of 1280×720 pixels.
• Upload wallpapers (.JPG, .JPEG, .GIF, .BMP).
• Monitor latest wallpapers additions via RSS feed.
• Coming soon: multiple alternate resolutions per wallpaper, customized wallpaper recommendations, multiple RSS feed channels, ability to filter wallpapers by ratings, etc.
• Max File size: 3000 KB.

Go to SocWall @ [www.socwall.com]

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• OSLiving: Archive for Top Open Source Software
• YuuGuu : Free Desktop Sharing Software
• WeBot: Access Your Music and Photos Remotely
• Viscosity : Modearn Art Generator
• VersionDownload: Archive Of Old Software Versions

SketchSwap: “Draw cartoons, art, brainstorms, anything. If you add text, please use English so we can approve it. A graphic tablet helps sketching.”

SketchSwap Features:

• Draw one picture and receive one in return. (You can draw anything you want, even a simple line.)
• Each drawing comes with video showing how the person on the other end actually drew the picture.
• Over 25,000 user-submitted and approved sketches.

Leo Laporte (this WEEK in TECH) on SketchSwap: “I can’t stop sketching… it’s so fun!”

Visit SketchSwap [www.sketchswap.com]

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• XSketch : Online Multiplayer Pictionary Game
• Viscosity : Modearn Art Generator
• SwarmSketch: Collective Sketching
• SketchCast: Create and Share Sketches Online
• ScribLink: Web-based Drawing Sketchpad

Queeky Features

• Draw and Share your drawings online.
• Browse drawings from others by: category (Fun, Tech, Art, …), highest rated, most viewed, etc.)
• Learn techniques by replaying any drawing as a flash movie.
• Subscribe to the latest gallery additions (via RSS).
• Participate in community drawing contests.
• Download and Save drawings in image (JPG, PNG, GIF) or flash movie (SWF, SVG) formats.
• Multi-Draw: Invite others to draw together in real time.
• Integrated chat room.
• Embed favorite drawings on your blog or website (see below).
• Add ‘Queeky MicroPainter’ tool to your blog, social profile (Myspace, Facebook, …), iGoogle or Netvibes page.

Embed Queeky pictures

Visit Queeky @ [www.queeky.com]

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• SwarmSketch: Collective Sketching
• XSketch : Online Multiplayer Pictionary Game
• WittyGraphy: Online Caricature Community
• Viscosity : Modearn Art Generator
• RateMyDrawings

AniBOOM Features:

• Browse animations by category (funny, drama, music video’s etc), popularity (top rated, most viewed, recent etc), individual users, or by animation series (produced by joint-effort of AniBOOM users).
• Create and share animations and let other users rate and comment on them.
• Subscribe to new animations via RSS (featured, latest, by category (funny, crappy, drama, music, etc.).
• Take part in AniBOOM animation competitions.
• Add favorite cartoons to your profile (MySpace, Hi5, Friendster, Xanga, FaceBook, etc.) or embed them on your blog or website.
• Animations can be created using AniBOOM’s easy-to-use Shapeshifter program (no download or installation needed).
• Follow-up on latest happenings in Animation industry via AniBOOM Journal.

See some of the AniBOOM animations below

Check out AniBOOM @ (www.aniboom.com)

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• WittyGraphy: Online Caricature Community
• ToonDoo : Online Comic Strips Creator
• SwarmSketch: Collective Sketching
• StoryTop: Story Board App for Making Cartoonish Stories
• MakeBeliefsComix: Online Comic Strip Generator

From the website: “The need to present work and design sketches to clients inspired them to build ‘viewbook’. Viewbook is now used by a vast amount of professionals around the world and is growing rapidly.”

ViewBook Features:

• Create, Manage and Share professional presentations, portfolio pages and photo albums.
• Embed your presentations, albums and portfolios on your blog or website.
• Get your own public portfolio page at username.viewbook.com.
• Photo Manager: Has powerful image management tool. It allows you to archive, filter and publish your images with ease.
• More Questions? Check out to Viewbook tour here.

Go to ViewBook http://www.viewbook.com/

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• Zoho : Feature-rich Web-based Office Software
• Toufee : Flash Movie Maker
• Stupeflix: Generate Cool Video Presentations
• SlideSix: Upload, Enhance And Share Presentations Online
• SlideServe: Upload and Share PowerPoint Presentations

Quick Feature Overview

• Create and Rate drawings
• Browse Top Drawings: by recently added, Top 200, or by top in category (Cartoons, Landscapes, Animals, Animation, Fantasy, Portraits, Still-life, Anime/Manga, Abstract)
• Check out drawings from top rated artists
• Embed drawing videos on your website, blog or anywhere on the web. (see below)
• Participate in monthly competitions
• Lots of cool drawing tutorials from experts
• Questions? Check out FAQ section here

See video replay for one of the highest-rated drawings: ‘Geisha’.

Go to RateMyDrawings (http://www.ratemydrawings.com/)

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• Viscosity : Modearn Art Generator
• SwarmSketch: Collective Sketching
• Queeky: Draw and Share Drawings Online
• PsykoPaint: Turns Your Pictures Into Awesome Paintings
• OdoSketch: Cool Online Drawing Pad

From the website: “Squirl is the best way to catalog, organize and share your records, movies, books, comic books, stamps, coins, or practically anything else.”

Basic Things you can do on Squirl

• Catalog, organize and show-off your collections. (music, DVD, model cars, coins, etc.)
• Browse collections by: featured, recently added, or by tags.
• Join groups with similar interests or create one your own.
• Comment/Rate collections and items
• RSS options for everything (new collections, user updates, new category additions, etc.) For instance, you can get notifies as soon as someone tags an item with a particular tag (i.e. BMW, coin, doll, etc.)
• and more …

Go to Squirl (http://squirl.info/)

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• WhatUCollect: Share Your Cool Collections Online
• OurShelf: Online Cataloging Application for CDs, Books & DVDs
• Colnect: Site For Sharing & Managing Collections Online
• BeepMyStuff: Catalog Movies, Books & Games using Barcodes
• Veedemus: Organize Your Movie Collection Online