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I love okeaki boards, but I can never seem to remember where I am a member and where I am not... so I decided I wanted to make a board for my own site.

As you can see, it's not up yet. I am looking into what kind of hosting is available and hopefully will be able to get one up in the near future. Until then... well, there's nothing here. I will keep updates at the bottom of the page so you guys can see it.

Thanks!

For now, please use the one over here!(<--Click)

My friend was awesome enough to let me use his site's hosting to have an okeaki board, so give it a try! Granted you're going to have to sign up, and uh... I'm sorry about that, you have to for every okeaki board. BUT hey, now it's something!

What is an Okeaki Board?
The way I see it, it's just a huge online drawing board. It's loads of fun, and great for getting out a quick sketch. Plus, I love to look at what other people can do with their artwork. It'll give me a chance to see the abilities of the people visiting my site if they so choose to join.

This is the definition according to squidoo.com. Click here to go to original article

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Oekaki is a Japanese word that means "to doodle or scribble." This word is used most often in the English language as an internet term. On the internet, an Oekaki (oh-eh-kah-kee) is a message board system. The first impression of an Oekaki is a long page of posted computer art, mainly doodles that are saved to a server, with messages or posts next to or under the pictures.

Oekaki's mainly use the three most popular java applets: OekakiBBS, PaintBBS, and ShiPainter. They are each browser based programs that require no downloads (other than Java). They are used like any other art program and are usually much simpler than high end programs but more powerful than Microsoft Paint. Any device that moves the cursor (mouse, tablet, touch tablet, etc.) can be used to draw in an Oekaki, just like any other art program.

One of the neat things about Oekaki is the animation feature. When using an Oekaki, it is possible to choose the animation feature that allows other users to view the process of the drawing. There's also the ability to save a drawing without others seeing it and to be able to continue the drawing later.

Oekaki's can be used for any type of art, though the most popular style used is Anime, a Japanese style of animation. I have seen many different pictures ranging from fully realistic photo renderings to Anime styles to original styles. There is no limit to the quality of the images by using Oekaki, thus many artists like to also submit their works to other websites, such as deviantArt.com.

Some Pros About Oekaki

A list of great things about Oekaki.

Every art program on the computer has its pros and cons, but how does Oekaki compare to something like Photoshop or Microsoft Paint?

Oekaki is free, for one.
Oekaki is easy to use.
Oekaki is easy to learn.
Oekaki has a nice quality that a program like MSPaint can't really achieve.
Oekaki allows immediate feedback on your artwork.
Oekaki is ready to use, meaning it doesn't need to be downloaded.
Did I mention that it's free?
Oekaki is used in a browser, so it doesn't hog computer power.

Now for the Cons

Oekaki may be great, but there are some warnings to know about.

Oekaki sometimes crashes the browser.
It's important to take screen shots (prt sc key) to really save the artwork.
Sometimes the browser bugs and won't save a picture.
Sometimes when a picture is saved, it isn't saved correctly.
Sometimes a picture is posted to the message board instead of "savety saved," or saved without actually posting.
The differences between the three and more java applets have enough of a learning curve, so an artist has to choose the best suited one.
If a user is new to computer art in general, there is still a learning curve.
Sometimes the community won't be so welcoming to newcomers, depending on the average skill of the current users.