2026
(20 Jan 2026)
1: Fixed (simplified) countdown timer in timed view: countdown now never reset. This is better now since the system doesn't automatically go to the next image anymore after the time is up.
(18 Jan 2026)
1: Changed the wording in the time widget at the bottom of exercise pages that record how long you drew. Hopefully, the wording makes it clearer what it does. Also fixed a bug in that timing tool.
(12 Jan 2026)
8: Added center line with arrow, and box with construction lines to the Cylinder-Symmetric Forms models.
7: Added option for construction lines in the sphere model.
6: Added center line with arrow through all stretch and squeeze 3D models when construction lines enabled.
5: Added option to add various construction lines to the plain variable box model.
4: Unrotated models: to make sure that in unrotated mode, each model is presents itself in such a way that how the parameters change the model is the clearest.
3: Added link in the help page of the variable 3D models that lets you set the rotation angles to zero. You can also press 'C' and it will set the rotations to zero. Uncheck the rotation randomization check box if you want the model to stay unrotated while you randomize it.
2: Improved the perspective grid in the box model: the view now doesn't crop to the perspective lines, and so I could make the perspective lines much, much longer. They suggest the vanishing points now.
1: Added central line with arrows to the Bent Slab model, and also the construction box with crosses and pluses, and fixed bug where last contour line wasn't showing in slab (was a problem in the other models that used this method of constructing models, too).
(11 Jan 2026)
7: Changed the cylinder model: added the arrow through the center, and crosses an pluses on the caps, in construction mode.
6: Changed flags in the about box that allows you to control randomization: it is now split into two flags: you can set whether angles or model parameters are randomized independently. (Fixed bug along the way: the older flag, randomize rotation only, hung the system.)
5: Moved the Raised Shape model to the Complex Subtraction section. It fits better next to the Extruded Shape model.
4: Changed maximum angle for the twisted box from 90 to 180.
3: Enhanced the numbers shown 3D model viewer, when changing the field of view, next to the field of view in degrees, you now also see the z distance.
2: Added pelvic bone, femur, skeleton, foot, hand, scapula 3D models from Sketchfab.
1: Added a Where Do I Start? section to the FAQ.
(10 Jan 2026)
2: Fix in the Random Shape Generator in dark mode: the shape was drawn as a black line on black background. Changed to draw the shape in white. Also filled the shape with a gentle tone.
1: Improvement in 3D model index, created a bit more space around the titles in the cards, removed "3D Model Of" in two titles, created a narrow space before and after each row of cards.
(8 Jan 2026)
1: Compacted the views in AR Drawing Tutor view a bit with an eye to it looking better when filmed.
(7 Jan 2026)
4: Improved the look of the 3D models index: cards now look good in dark mode also, made all images same max height, added model title underneath model, left-aligned section heads and added explanatory texts underneath them, and put the cards browser in their own card encapsulating the section.
3: Improved The AR Drawing Tutor view: when there is a Verify button with the arrow underneath pointing to it, the arrow now gently bobs, to attract attention to the button.
1: Fixed back button in the 3D views and AR Drawing Tutor page to go back to previous page only if page is on the same website. Otherwise, go back to fallback page (index for 3D models).
(6 Jan 2026)
2: Renamed Verify Your Art to AR Drawing Tutor, and made the AR Drawing Tutor look more attractive.
1: Small Improvement to the buttons in 3D model viewers that are embedded in for example the Morning Sketches APP: hide the digital tools, as the page it is embedded in already offers these.
(5 Jan 2026)
3: Added the digital tools to the stand-alone 3D models too: you can now go directly to the Digital Sketching Canvas and draw with the 3D model in view for reference, or you can do directly to the Verify Your Art section and compare your drawing to the 3D model. Also changed the 3D viewer icons layout.
2: Added "Use device to" button to Timed Drawing section also, so you can now compare your drawing to the reference there now, too.
1: Small Fix in the warm-ups: remove the option to compare your art to reference in the warm-ups that do not come with reference.
(4 Jan 2026)
6: Added The digital tools (Digital Sketching APP and Verify Your Art APP) now also to the stand-alone Random Shape Generator, which means you can practice drawing shapes, and then immediately verify your drawing through the camera on your phone.
5: Big Update to the digital tools and how you can use them in the Morning Sketches APP: they are now behind one button: draw digitally, or verify your art digitally. The latter now also works with 3D models and in the warm-ups.
4: Improved inner workings of how MSApp and digital tools worked together (messaging wiring, removed slow and shaky setTimeout approach for better, guaranteed, simpler protocol.)
3: Small Fix to the busy loading spinner in the variable models: it was not showing (anymore). Especially useful for the more heavy models, like the blobs models, as you see a white screen and don't know if it's doing something.
2: Small Fixes Ugly white corners in the 3D model selector boxes, and changed title from Bent Forms to Bent And Twisted Forms.
1: Improved the 3D models index page. You can now easily see all the models on one page and go to each of them with one click.
(3 Jan 2026)
1: Improvement to how newsletter archive is shown: if you go to next page for newsletter archive, the top items you see on the landing page are not shown anymore, just the newsletter articles.
(2 Jan 2026)
1: Improved the testimonials section: it is now a horizontal scrolling section.
(1 Jan 2026)
7: Fixed 3D viewers: Young Smiling Centaur sculpture was way too big. ("Solved" it by moving back pane of camera from 1000 to 10000).
6: Fixed icon sized in the 3D viewers. With the new back button, they had become slightly too big on mobile. They overflowed onto the next line, invisibly hiding part of the Controls panel button.
5: Added link to the Value Studies APP to the draw upside down exercise in the Observation chapter of the Free Online Drawing Course.
4: Added Video on going from 2D to 3D to the respective section in the Free Online Drawing Course.
3: Added explanation at the top of the Primer On Drawing From Memory Exercises explaining why memory drawing is useful for improving your ability to self-critique.
2: Improved the Free Online Drawing Course: made the link to the random shape generator in the Observation chapter clearer, and made the link point to the new stand-alone page for the random shape generator.
1: Added Two new warm-ups in the Morning Sketches APP: parallel lines, and random shapes.
2025
(31 Dec 2025)
2: Added Random Shape Generator as a stand-alone page and app.
1: Fixed puzzle modes for: rotated box construction demo, cylinder moving along a line, extruded shape moving along a line, simplified torso model, circles and ellipses model, and redefined puzzle mode for flattening circles and planes.
(30 Dec 2025)
5: Added a frequently asked questions guide in the guides section. This FAQ will answer the most commonly asked questions on the Discord. Added a first FAQ on Visual Storytelling.
4: Fixed gallery: if you went into an image, and then returned to the gallery, it would start at page zero again. Changed it so that it returns to the page you left.
3: Improved how interactive cards in Morning Sketches APP look: they now use largest-resolution image, show a spinner when loading, and they have a border if working on a large screen.
2: Changed wording in the Morning Sketches APP: renamed the 'Timed' button to 'Gallery' and made it go to the MSApp Gallery so that it is hopefully more clear how to go to the gallery.
1: Changed changelog system so that I can also add links to the log.
(29 Dec 2025)
2: Bug fix boxes, cylinders, and extruded shapes moving along a line were rotated slightly wrong.
1: Improved 3D models where an object (box, cylinder, extruded shape) moves along a line: now you can select from a few different curve types: 3D Curve, 2D Curve, Circular Arc, and Straight Line.
(27 Dec 2025)
2: Changed hero image slideshow at top of landing page to be invitations to open the respective page where you can start practicing drawing that immediately.
1: Added testimonials to the website's landing page (just above the newsletter section).
(26 Dec 2025)
2: Bug Fix in Timed Drawing section: When using the digital sketching canvas, the countdown timer would pause. It now keeps running when the digital sketching app is on the page.
1: Change in Timed Drawing section: don't immediately go to the next image when time is up. Let the artist finish their drawing, they can click on the next button themselves.
(25 Dec 2025)
3: Bug Fix in Timed Drawing, while using the Digital Sketching Canvas, the regular reference image used for drawing traditionally wasn't hidden.
2: Fixed Loomis and Skull (craneo) model so that they both rotate around the z axis.
1: Changed label in circle and cylinder models from 'Minor' to 'Center Axis'
(23 Dec 2025)
2: Added the digital sketching canvas to the timed drawing section now also, so you can do timed drawing sessions or memory drawing sessions with the digital sketching canvas, one after the other, choosing random images from a category.
1: Clean Up Significant cleaning up of code around the Morning Sketches APP and Timed Drawing section, removing technical debt.
(22 Dec 2025)
3: Improvement to the changelog formatting to make it easier to read.
2: Improvement the icons of the Digital Sketching Canvas to be more uniform and aligned with the 3D model viewer icons.
1: Improvement greatly simplified the icons menu in the Digital Sketching Canvas.
(21 Dec 2025)
2: Improvement to the reference image in the Digital Sketching Canvas: reference image now shown larger. In the process of making better use of limited screen resources, maximizing use of screen estate.
1: Improvement to the digital sketching canvas inside the Morning Sketches APP: the digital sketching canvas now goes full-screen. The back button brings you back to the Morning Sketches APP.
(20 Dec 2025)
3: Renamed Digital Sketching APP to Digital Sketching Canvas.
2: Improvement to descriptions of drawing exercises in the Morning Sketches APP. Also the descriptions for the warm-ups are now much shorter and restructured.
1: Improvement when using the digital sketching canvas in the Morning Sketches APP: pre-clear the drawing when going into the "draw from imagination" step.
(19 Dec 2025)
2: Improvement showing spinner when generating variable 3D models, as some, like the blobs, might take a few seconds. Also show the spinner in the digital sketching canvas in that case.
1: Improvement to the parts where you can download (3D models, canvas). Download dialog was covering entire screen and forcing page to refresh when running the website as an app on iPad. Now, where possible, download is replaced with share, which means you can directly share an image from the app.
(18 Dec 2025)
2: Improvement when doing a self-crit training (memory drawing), make the reference image fill the canvas. It is okay if "observation drawing" is tracing.
1: Improvement when hiding reference image for memory drawing, clear the drawing canvas also to erase the drawing that is there. The whole point is to do it from memory, so the drawing done from observation should not be kept around either as it can be used for reference.
(17 Dec 2025)
5: Improvement if using puzzle mode, then don't scale down the image anymore.
4: Fix Finally solved the problem that if you interacted with the 3D model inside the Morning Sketches APP, the entire view would move also.
3: Added prompt to install Practice Drawing This website as an APP.
2: Improvement Allow website to be installed as an app and go full-screen on devices.
1: Improvement Added better favicons and app icons.
(16 Dec 2025)
6: Improvement Digital Sketching app inside the Morning Sketches APP now also correctly hides the reference image while you're drawing the reference from memory.
5: Improvement to digital sketching in morning sketches: if enabled, and there is an interactive card, like the 3D cards, digital sketching tool is above the card. For simple photos, when in digital sketching mode, you only see the digital sketching app.
4: Bugfix 3D model now also shown on digital canvas, also after each change.
3: Bugfix 3D model would be lost after saving its image 15 times.
2: Added For reference image when pre-shrunk, there is now a "left-handed" setting, enabled by default, to move the reference image away so it is never covered by the drawing hand.
1: Changed Digital Sketching in Morning Sketches APP: shrunk reference image so canvas is clear for drawing from observation as intended.
(15 Dec 2025)
1: Added this changelog to the website.
(14 Dec 2025)
1: Added the Digital Sketching APP to the site overview.
(13 Dec 2025)
2: Added reference image generators for when Digital Sketching APP is in one of the dexterity warm-up exercises in the morning sketches APP.
1: Moved Digital Sketching APP out of BETA mode.
(12 Dec 2025)
4: Changed box pyramid model so that all the boolean operations can now be done on it.
3: Added option in the control panels of the intersecting forms models to more easily be able to switch between models.
2: Improved back button in 3D models views to really go back to the previous page.
1: Removed 3D landing page, links now go directly to the 3D models index.
(11 Dec 2025)
1: Added option to specify lowest and highest tone in Value Study page.
(10 Dec 2025)
3: Changed the icon highlight color to red in 3D views to facilitate dark mode also.
2: Changed the "i" icon (which takes you to previous page) to a back arrow.
1: Changed interlocking to intersecting in most places.
(9 Dec 2025)
7: Changed links for cards so that pages don't open in separate window.
6: Added video guide for intersecting forms at the top of the Combined Forms landing page.
5: Fixed two-tone bug.
4: Added save button in Value Study page to save tonal value.
3: Removed black and white art from random images presented in Value Study page.
2: Change Image url in value study page highlighted when it gains focus.
1: Renamed "posterize" to "value study"