Free your inner artist with Sketchfu

Though it's possible that web-based drawing tool Sketchfu could be used for some kind of sensible business application, the truth is, it's just plain fun. Sketchfu lets you draw, doodle, and create your own sketches, or build on the drawings of others. There are dozens of colors to choose from and brush sizes range from tiny to the aptly-named "BIG." That's about all the site offers by way of tools at the moment but since Sketchfu is still in its infancy, expect more options to emerge over time.

What makes Sketchfu really spiffy, though, are the options available to you after you're done drawing your picture. Every brush stroke you make while creating your masterpiece is automagically captured and turned into a movie of sorts that shows step-by-step how your drawing came to life. Sketchfu also offers a few ways to share your illustration via email, StumbleUpon, Facebook, MySpace and even a few popular blogging platforms.

In true Web 2.0 community-building fashion, users can comment on and critique the pictures of other users and also vote them up to the "Most Cheered" page. Sketches at the site range from one writer's terrible attempt to try her hand at drawing, to some staggeringly awesome work by the truly talented folks of the interwebs.

Tags: art, drawing, sketchfu, social, software