How to Doodle on the Web

A great way for young artists to share their work with others is to doodle on the web. Doodling requires no art software, you can sign up for free and you can paint directly into your web browser window.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

1. Login to the Benetton Play Toybox. If you aren't already registered, the site is free. Benetton only asks for a screen name and e-mail (to send your password.)
2. Go to the Doodle game. Click on the word "Play" in the Doodle box. The site will take you to an art palette and a board to post your doodles.
3. Create a room for your doodles. Click on the Rooms tab to create your first room. Type a name for your room and indicate whether it should be public or private. Click on the "Create" link to activate the room.
4. Load a brush. Drag the size slider to make the brush larger or smaller. Click on the color to paint (use white paint to erase or touch up image areas.)
5. Paint your doodle in the "Draw Here" window. Change the brush size and color to add to the doodle. Click "Undo" to erase the last step , "Redo" to restore it and "Delete" to start over. You can undo or redo as many steps as you want.
6. Publish your doodle. Click on "Submit" to add it to your doodle board. Browse the archives to see other doodles. You can look for specific users by typing three letters of their user name.

Tips & Warnings

• You can only post one drawing every 15 seconds.
• You can download a Doodle screensaver application to display your current doodle board as your desktop screen saver.
• If you have problems viewing the archives, log out and play as a guest.