Myoats

www.myoats.com

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Myoats is a free, online drawing application that give you the ability to create a variety of abstract and complex designs, shapes, and patterns.

When you first arrive at the site, you are faced with a large red canvas and an invitation to DRAW. Placing the cursor and drawing results in a beautiful, symmetrical, five-sided reflective design. 

At the bottom of the canvas you have many options to customize your drawing. SHAPE COLOR allows you to change the color of lines and shapes. Note: you can only use one color throughout a drawing.

The EDIT button allows you to undo or clear. CRTL+Z will also undo. In VIEW, you are given options to adjust the defaulted linear reflection, blurred lining, gradient in the background, and drag points. Drag points are important because they allow you to complete broken lines and adjust the geometry of your line or shape. 

Before:

After:

SIDES will let you control how many sides your shape has. This can have dramatic effects.

Five-sided shape:

16-sided shape:

TOOLS allow you to choose between pencil, smooth pencil (default), and other shapes. LINE SIZE dictates the thickness of a drawn line. OPACITY will reduce visibility on lines drawn after the change, whereas INTENSITY adjusts the lines brightness. ZOOM lets you zoom close into your image or pull away. and STAGE COLOR lets you adjust the background hue.

Highlights 

Plan and simple: this application is badass! The possibilities for creation are endless. Besides the applications ability, I like the options you are given to share your work. You can download to your computer to be used for desktop wallpaper, for iPhone wallpaper, for the basic geometry and design, and you can save your design to the Myoats community where it can be viewed and commented on. The most popular designs are featured on the homepage. The homepage also offers instructions on how to create images and offers video tutorials. 

Low Points

One of the most disappointing aspects of Myoats was the inability to use multiple colored lines in a drawing. No eraser, only under or clear. The site will frequently freeze up, resulting in lost work.