Sketchcast is a new fun service which allows you to record a drawing with or without you speaking. Then you can embed the movie on your blog or website for people to see. It is great for explaining something with a ‘back of the envelope sketch’ like for instance you could recored steps on how to do something

It is browser based so there is no software to download. It is easy to use so it is not a steep learning curve and best of all it is free.

You have to register an account which took me a few moments. Next log in to the site and click the “Create” link on the top menu.

Click the “start recording draft” button, and draw with your mouse. If you want to stop and delete your work you can at any time by simply clicking “pause the recording” then clicking restart.

Preview what you have done by clicking “pause the recording” then selecting the play icon at the bottom of movie.

If you are happy then click publish. Done! It’s that simple.