“Photograph” literally means “light drawing”, and that’s never been clearer than with our new favorite boredom-buster, Glow Doodle.

It lets you take long exposures so you can paint with light in real time using your webcam.

Try different lights for different effects: write your name with with a mini-flashlight, fire your camera’s flash, or play with the metamorphic effect of moving while the webcam is exposing.

If you’ve never played with lightpainting before, this is an easy way to try it without setting up the tripod.

And now, what to doodle?
Noodles? Poodles? Oodles of strudels?!
Gotta draw something: resistance is futile.

Glow Doodle: Paint with Light in Real Time!

p.s. Browse through the Glow Doodle favorites set to see the dreamy, arty, surreal and downright creepy images other folks have made.

1. Glow-in-the-Dark Photograms: Turn Your Photos into Spooky Glow-in-the-Dark Wonders Extra photos for bloggers: 1, 2, 3 All Hallow’s Eve: it’s the holiday that summons our creative jojo powers from the beyond. There’s something about...
2. Embrace Your Inner Artist — How to Doodle on Your Photos and Bring Them To Life! Extra photos for bloggers: 1 2 3 Since the dawn of time people have doodled: caves, note pads, post-its. Even your friend’s cast has enjoyed...
3. DIY: Make Crazy Detailed Light Paintings with Photo Light Stencils Extra photos for bloggers: 1, 2, 3 Ever tried painting with light but got an amorphous blob instead of the heart you meant to draw?...
4. Fourth of July Special: Paint Your Photos with Sparklers! We have some funny traditions here in the U.S., especially when it comes to the Fourth of July. A typical Fourth goes like this: 1)...
5. Turn your Computer and Webcam into a Photo booth with Cameroid and Phozi Sure your camera’s got 17 megapixels, a 10x zoom, and all the jiggawatts you could possibly need, but you still feed a couple Washingtons to...

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