[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":205},["ShallowReactive",2],{"published-journal":3},[4,21,32,42,52,62,72,82,92,105,118,131,142,154,167,180,193],{"id":5,"slug":6,"title":7,"description":8,"content":9,"category":10,"coverImage":11,"coverAlt":11,"publishedAt":12,"updatedAt":12,"readTime":13,"author":14,"tags":18},"94e518f9-8efe-44c4-95c2-18444ef238e0","choosing-video-or-sketch-export","Choosing a Drawing Video or a Sketch Export","Choose between animated and still output, understand MP4 and transparent WebM exports, and review the final file before using it in another editor.","## Choose the result you actually need\n\nA drawing video shows the image appearing over time. A sketch export is a still image. If you only need a drawing for a slide or document, choose still output rather than making a video to capture one frame.\n\nVideo duration controls the reveal, not the time spent waiting for the service to prepare the result. Render time depends on the input and processing steps. Output resolution is also separate from duration.\n\n## Match the format to your next tool\n\nAn ordinary opaque video is exported as MP4. Transparent video uses WebM because the selected output path needs an alpha-capable format. Do not expect an MP4 download to retain a transparent background.\n\nBefore building a project around transparency, import a small test into the editor you will use. Editor and platform support varies. An application may play a WebM while ignoring its alpha channel, so playback alone is not enough to verify compositing.\n\n## Check the complete file\n\nWatch the ending, inspect thin lines and check the soundtrack. If you downloaded a still image, open that file directly rather than judging a small thumbnail. An image and a video poster are not interchangeable evidence of final quality.\n\nA line-art result remains a raster image. Speedpaint does not export editable vector paths, separate drawing layers or a source project for your video editor.\n\n## Keep a usable original\n\nStore the downloaded result alongside the input and any permissions you need. Avoid repeatedly exporting the same video through multiple applications when you can use the original download.\n\nUse the resolution that suits your destination. A larger file is not automatically easier to share or more legible on a phone. Framing, source detail and the destination's own processing still affect the result you see.","Product News","","2026-10-04","3 min read",{"name":15,"role":16,"avatar":17},"Parv Shah","Founder & Lead Engineer","\u002Fimages\u002Fspeedpaint-logo.png",[19,20],"Exports","Video editing",{"id":22,"slug":23,"title":24,"description":25,"content":26,"category":27,"coverImage":11,"coverAlt":11,"publishedAt":12,"updatedAt":12,"readTime":13,"author":28,"tags":29},"23a762cc-08f7-47b7-a820-4790c5c7b6ef","drawing-illustrations-without-a-visible-hand","Drawing Illustrations With or Without a Hand","Choose a visible drawing hand or a no-hand reveal in Studio, and review the result without mistaking generated animation for an artist recording.","## Choose the presentation, not a different drawing\n\nThe hand setting changes how the drawing is presented. It does not recover the illustrator's actual gestures or prove how the source was made. Speedpaint plans a reveal from the image, so describe the result as a generated drawing animation.\n\nA visible hand gives viewers a moving point to follow. A no-hand reveal leaves the artwork unobstructed. Neither is inherently better: compare them at the size and duration you intend to publish.\n\n## When a hand helps\n\nA simple portrait or character can leave enough room for a hand to move without covering essential detail. The right- and left-hand options change the displayed grip orientation. Size choices change the overlay, not the dimensions of your source image.\n\nA hand can temporarily cover small labels or dense linework. Watch the export rather than judging only its poster frame. When readability matters more than the drawing gesture, use the no-visible-hand option.\n\n## When no hand is clearer\n\nA diagram, a multi-panel illustration or an image with many small parts may benefit from an unobstructed reveal. The drawing still appears over time; turning the hand off is not a static-image export.\n\nReview the final frame as well as the movement. Pace and composition matter even when the overlay is absent. If a short reveal is hard to follow, try a longer duration instead of assuming a larger hand will solve it.\n\n## Keep attribution honest\n\nYou remain responsible for the source image and its permissions. Do not imply that a generated hand animation is footage of the original artist. For commissioned illustrations, agree on attribution and reuse with the creator before publishing the video.","Animation Guides",{"name":15,"role":16,"avatar":17},[30,31],"Illustrations","Drawing hand",{"id":33,"slug":34,"title":35,"description":36,"content":37,"category":27,"coverImage":11,"coverAlt":11,"publishedAt":12,"updatedAt":12,"readTime":13,"author":38,"tags":39},"7fb1e7ca-65eb-41c6-b91b-83d2435b5110","drawing-videos-for-classroom-lessons","Using Drawing Videos in Classroom Lessons","Plan a drawing reveal around one teaching idea, check labels and diagrams, and use the finished video alongside your own lesson materials.","## Give the reveal one job\n\nChoose one image that supports a specific explanation: a labelled object, a character in a story, or a simple comparison. A drawing video can introduce that image gradually. It is not a substitute for the explanation, and the format alone does not establish better learning outcomes.\n\nSpeedpaint works from an input image. It does not assemble slides, generate a timed lesson script or add spoken narration. Prepare those parts in your normal presentation or editing tools.\n\n## Keep the source readable\n\nUse generous lettering and a clear composition. Several tiny diagrams on one sheet may become difficult to follow in a short video. If separate teaching points need separate scenes, prepare separate images and combine the exported videos outside Speedpaint.\n\nTreat generated text, formulae and scientific drawings as material to review, not as validated subject knowledge. Compare labels, units, arrows and proportions with the original. For material that must stay exact, start with your own drawing and select the existing-sketch input option.\n\n## Choose settings around the lesson\n\nUse a canvas that suits the display: widescreen for a presentation or vertical when students will view it on a phone. Pick a duration that gives you room to explain the reveal. The duration is not an estimate of how long a human artist would take.\n\nA visible hand is optional. Use a quiet background and avoid a soundtrack when it competes with your spoken explanation. Speedpaint's audio controls do not mix or time a voiceover.\n\n## Review before showing a class\n\nWatch the full export, including its ending, on the device you will use. Check that the important content is readable. Protect student information: do not upload identifiable classroom material unless you have the necessary permission. Keep the creation private unless you deliberately choose to publish it.",{"name":15,"role":16,"avatar":17},[40,41],"Teaching","Drawing videos",{"id":43,"slug":44,"title":45,"description":46,"content":47,"category":48,"coverImage":11,"coverAlt":11,"publishedAt":12,"updatedAt":12,"readTime":13,"author":49,"tags":50},"6125795a-6b29-46be-b9db-a65558b87480","prepare-an-image-for-a-drawing-video","Preparing an Image for a Drawing Video","Choose and prepare a source image for a readable drawing video, with practical checks for text, contrast, crop and image permissions.","## Start with what viewers need to see\n\nA small, clear subject is usually easier to assess than a busy screenshot. Decide which detail matters: the face in a character illustration, the parts in a diagram, or the shape of a product. Remove unrelated application chrome before uploading, using your image editor. Speedpaint does not provide a layer editor.\n\nKeep an untouched copy of the source. A generated drawing can interpret texture and fine detail differently from the original. If exact lettering, numbers or geometry matter, compare the result against that copy before sharing.\n\n## Check the source at its viewing size\n\nOpen the image at roughly the size your audience will see it. Thin grey lines and tiny labels may be hard to read on a phone even before animation. Increasing output resolution cannot restore information absent from the upload. Avoid repeatedly compressing the same image.\n\nUpload a supported image through Studio. If it is already a drawing, use the input option that tells Studio it is a sketch; otherwise the sketch style controls how it is interpreted.\n\n## Review the shape before spending credits\n\nOriginal framing keeps the image's proportions. Other aspect ratios fit the complete image onto the chosen canvas, which can introduce space. Background removal is a separate choice; it does not choose the important parts of your composition for you.\n\nTry a restrained drawing style and inspect the finished video and sketch. When something is inaccurate, change the source or settings for a new generation rather than assuming the original artist's process has been recovered.\n\nUse only images you have permission to process and share. An upload or generated result does not give you rights to somebody else's artwork.","Techniques",{"name":15,"role":16,"avatar":17},[51,41],"Source images",{"id":53,"slug":54,"title":55,"description":56,"content":57,"category":10,"coverImage":11,"coverAlt":11,"publishedAt":12,"updatedAt":12,"readTime":13,"author":58,"tags":59},"87401b89-068e-4c3c-82de-4ac465dd4ba3","private-drawing-videos-and-sharing","Keeping Drawing Videos Private and Sharing Them","Understand private creations, public sharing and Explore listing, and review Studio publishing defaults before making a drawing video visible.","## Keep creation and publication separate\n\nA drawing video can stay in your account while you review it. New and reset Studio defaults do not enable automatic publishing. Existing accounts can have their own saved choices, so inspect your publishing settings instead of assuming every account is configured the same way.\n\nUploading an image is not an instruction to place it in the public gallery. Review privacy when you create a video and again when you share it.\n\n## A public link is a publication decision\n\nLibrary and result actions let you change visibility and share a creation. A public share page is designed to be accessible to people with its link. Public pages may also be found or indexed; they are not a confidential delivery mechanism.\n\nExplore listing is a separate discovery choice for public creations. Keeping a video out of Explore is not the same as keeping it private. Check both controls before sharing work intended for a limited audience.\n\n## Check automatic publishing deliberately\n\nStudio defaults can save your preferences for later creations. If you opt into automatic publishing, that saved choice can affect later work. Turn it off when preparing private client drafts, classroom material or personal photographs.\n\nChange account settings explicitly and choose Save. Saving defaults is different from publishing a particular existing video.\n\n## Removing access has limits\n\nYou can make an owned creation private again through the available visibility controls. That does not recall files somebody already downloaded, remove screenshots or instantly erase search-engine caches. Share only content you are comfortable making public.\n\nUse the source image with permission, and review whether it contains personal information. A public drawing treatment can still identify the subject. For a sensitive delivery, keep the creation private and use a suitable separate delivery process rather than assuming a public URL is secret.",{"name":15,"role":16,"avatar":17},[60,61],"Privacy","Sharing",{"id":63,"slug":64,"title":65,"description":66,"content":67,"category":27,"coverImage":11,"coverAlt":11,"publishedAt":12,"updatedAt":12,"readTime":13,"author":68,"tags":69},"bd379609-8dd5-4c21-bf3d-e9dd904eba9b","soundtracks-and-pencil-sounds-in-drawing-videos","Soundtracks and Pencil Sounds in Drawing Videos","Choose music, uploaded audio or pencil sounds for a drawing video, and check volume, duration and usage rights before sharing the export.","## Decide what the sound is doing\n\nA soundtrack can accompany a drawing reveal; pencil sounds can suggest contact with the paper. Neither turns the export into a recording of a real artist. Start by deciding whether viewers need music, drawing sounds or silence.\n\nFor a lesson or narrated clip, silence may be the better first export. Add or mix narration in an editor that gives you the timing controls you need. Speedpaint does not provide a multi-track narration editor.\n\n## Select the audio in Studio\n\nUse the soundtrack controls to choose an available preset or upload a supported audio file. The pencil-sound option is separate, so check it rather than assuming it follows the music selection. Review your saved Studio defaults when the audio choice seems unexpected.\n\nAn audio file's length and a video duration are different things. Listen to the exported beginning and ending to assess how the soundtrack fits. Do not assume a familiar song will end at the point you expect after processing.\n\n## Listen on more than one device\n\nCheck the completed video with headphones and the speakers your audience will use. Quiet details can disappear on a phone; a soundtrack can compete with a spoken explanation. The visual preview alone cannot tell you whether the mix works.\n\nIf the drawing moves quickly, its pencil sound should not be mistaken for proof of real-time physical drawing. Describe the video accurately when explaining your process.\n\n## Check permissions before publishing\n\nMusic rights are separate from access to a software tool. Use uploaded audio only when you have permission for the intended use. The presence of an audio choice is not a guarantee that every platform, country or monetisation programme will accept it.\n\nAfter upload to another service, review that service's processing result and any rights notices. Keep an original copy of the export and the permissions associated with your source image and audio.",{"name":15,"role":16,"avatar":17},[70,71],"Audio","ASMR",{"id":73,"slug":74,"title":75,"description":76,"content":77,"category":10,"coverImage":11,"coverAlt":11,"publishedAt":12,"updatedAt":12,"readTime":13,"author":78,"tags":79},"94914277-eea7-4914-a84f-68b975664601","troubleshooting-a-drawing-generation","Troubleshooting a Drawing Generation in Studio","Check progress, source previews and output settings when a generation seems stuck or incomplete, and include useful job details in a support request.","## Separate waiting from the animation\n\nA two-minute video does not mean the service must prepare it in two minutes. The duration setting describes the exported animation. Preparation includes checking the image, making a sketch where needed, rendering and storing the result.\n\nStudio displays progress for a job. If you reload the page, it can resume tracking an in-progress generation. Avoid repeatedly starting new jobs just because the page was refreshed.\n\n## Check what is actually incomplete\n\nA temporarily missing source preview does not establish that the input has been lost. It can be a media URL or loading problem. Wait for the job state or review Library before starting again. If an image remains unavailable, report the job identifier and what action preceded the failure.\n\nWhen an exported drawing appears incomplete, watch the downloaded file through its final frame. A player poster, a paused frame or a hand covering a detail can look different from the finished export. Compare the final sketch with the source, accounting for any drawing-style interpretation.\n\n## Review the settings\n\nCheck whether the input was treated as an existing sketch or as a photo to interpret. Review duration, aspect ratio, background removal and the color-fill choice. Fitting the image into another ratio can add space without dropping any drawing content.\n\nIf the generation failed, read the displayed message before retrying. A new attempt is a new generation; do not assume it is a free rerender. Credit treatment depends on whether paid preparation had already taken place.\n\n## Send a useful report\n\nUse Support with the creation or job details, approximate time, settings and the step that failed. Describe whether the problem is in the preview, the downloaded file, the final drawing or playback. Never include passwords, OTP codes or signed private asset links in a public report.\n\nKeep the original source so the problem can be reproduced safely. That is more useful than repeatedly changing several settings without recording which combination failed.",{"name":15,"role":16,"avatar":17},[80,81],"Troubleshooting","Studio",{"id":83,"slug":84,"title":85,"description":86,"content":87,"category":48,"coverImage":11,"coverAlt":11,"publishedAt":12,"updatedAt":12,"readTime":13,"author":88,"tags":89},"5f9675fc-6e25-4b9e-bcc0-79748bc39e52","why-drawing-video-has-empty-space","Why a Drawing Video Has Space Above or Beside It","Understand how Speedpaint fits a complete image into a chosen aspect ratio, why margins appear, and when to keep the original image shape.","## Different shapes cannot all fill the same canvas\n\nA square picture and a vertical video have different proportions. There are three usual ways to reconcile them: stretch the image, crop its edges, or keep it intact and add space. Speedpaint's framing path fits the whole image. It does not silently stretch the subject or discard the edges to fill the frame.\n\nThat is why a wide drawing placed inside a vertical video can have space above and below it. The space is a consequence of fitting, not evidence that the renderer stopped drawing.\n\n## Use original framing when the shape matters\n\nChoose Original in Studio when you want the canvas to follow your source. Choose a fixed ratio when the destination requires that shape, then inspect the fit before generating. A fixed ratio is a canvas choice; it does not reposition individual objects within your picture.\n\nExisting whitespace inside the uploaded image also remains unless you intentionally prepare a different source. Changing the ratio cannot distinguish meaningful breathing room from an unwanted border.\n\n## Fill the frame without losing important content\n\nIf you need a full-frame composition, prepare an image in that ratio before upload. Reposition the subject in an image editor, or crop only where it is safe. Keep a copy of the uncropped source. A close crop can remove labels, outlines or the end of a character's drawing.\n\nBackground selection changes the surface behind the drawing, not the proportions of the image itself. Inspect dark backgrounds and transparent exports separately: the same amount of space can look different against each.\n\nBefore downloading or publishing, review the complete video at the intended display size. A preview crop that hides edges is not proof that those edges are missing from the exported file.",{"name":15,"role":16,"avatar":17},[90,91],"Aspect ratios","Framing",{"id":93,"slug":94,"title":95,"description":96,"content":97,"category":27,"coverImage":98,"coverAlt":99,"publishedAt":100,"updatedAt":12,"readTime":13,"author":101,"tags":102},"5","how-to-create-speedpaint-videos-without-screen-recording","Make a Drawing Reveal Without Screen Recording","An image-first workflow for generated drawing videos, and when recording the real drawing session is still the right choice.","## Start with the outcome you need\n\nIf you need a visual reveal of finished artwork, an image-first animation can save the work of recording every frame. If you need to show how you actually drew it, keep the original session recording or the drawing app’s timelapse. These are different kinds of evidence.\n\n## Prepare the image\n\nExport a JPG, PNG or WebP from your drawing app, or photograph a paper drawing with even lighting. Keep the subject clear and avoid cropping away important marks. Do not upload a native layered project expecting timeline editing.\n\n## Choose the output\n\nIn Studio, select a drawing style and the intended canvas shape. Choose video rather than sketch-only output for an animated reveal. Set duration, background, optional hand and audio, then review the credit cost before starting.\n\n## Review before publishing\n\nInspect the generated sketch as well as the full video. Style generation can change small details; stroke order is generated rather than taken from the original artist’s session. Check the final frame and whether the subject stays readable throughout.\n\n## Download and assemble\n\nOpaque canvases produce MP4 videos; transparent canvases use WebM. Add captions, narration or extra scenes in your editor if needed. Test the exported format in that editor first.\n\nProcessing happens on the server and depends on settings and the queue. No fixed finish time is promised.","\u002Fimages\u002Fhow-speedpaint-works-sketch.webp","Existing drawing example used as the article cover","2026-09-20",{"name":15,"role":16,"avatar":17},[103,104],"Drawing workflow","Screen recording",{"id":106,"slug":107,"title":108,"description":109,"content":110,"category":111,"coverImage":112,"coverAlt":113,"publishedAt":114,"updatedAt":12,"readTime":13,"author":115,"tags":116},"1","why-whiteboard-drawing-videos-boost-youtube-shorts-retention","Drawing Reveals for Shorts: What to Test","A practical way to test duration, subject choice and audio in a drawing Short, without invented retention benchmarks.","## A reveal is a format, not a growth guarantee\n\nA drawing reveal gives a finished image a visible beginning and end. That can be a useful choice for a portrait, product illustration or short visual explanation. It does not establish a particular completion rate. Speedpaint has no published controlled study showing that its videos outperform other formats.\n\n## Test one choice at a time\n\nStart with a subject that is readable on a phone. Make two versions with different durations while keeping the image, style and framing the same. Watch both before publishing: faster is not always clearer, especially for drawings with dense detail.\n\nUse the results from your own channel to decide what to change next. Keep duration differences in mind when comparing average watch time and percentage viewed. A short clip and a longer clip are not interchangeable tests.\n\n## What Studio actually controls\n\nStudio provides duration, aspect ratio, drawing style, background, hand and audio choices. Video output is fixed at 60 FPS. Choose 9:16 for a vertical canvas, but check the destination app yourself: Speedpaint does not add platform-specific safe margins.\n\nA generated reveal is not footage of the original artist making the drawing. Describe it accurately in your post. Check music and source-image rights before uploading.\n\n## Publishing is a separate decision\n\nYou can download the video or connect a YouTube channel and review its publishing details. An upload is not a promise of distribution, Shorts placement or monetisation.","Creator Growth","\u002Fimages\u002Fcta-section-sketch.webp","Drawing illustration used as the article cover","2026-09-18",{"name":15,"role":16,"avatar":17},[117,41],"YouTube Shorts",{"id":119,"slug":120,"title":121,"description":122,"content":123,"category":27,"coverImage":124,"coverAlt":125,"publishedAt":126,"updatedAt":12,"readTime":13,"author":127,"tags":128},"6","transparent-background-line-art-for-video-editors","Transparent Drawing Videos: WebM and Editor Checks","How transparent exports differ from MP4, and why you should test alpha-channel support in your editor before building a compositing workflow.","## Pick the correct container\n\nThe current renderer uses WebM with a VP9 alpha channel for transparent video. Opaque canvases use H.264 MP4. A normal MP4 download should not be described as a transparent video.\n\n## Prepare a short test\n\nChoose a readable drawing and the transparent background option in Studio. Start with a short clip so you can test the format before spending time on a larger edit. Download the actual video file, not a preview screenshot.\n\n## Check your editor\n\nImport the WebM into your chosen editor and place it above a coloured test background. Confirm that blank parts of the drawing are transparent rather than black or white. Playback in a browser does not prove that a particular editor version will preserve alpha.\n\nImport support differs by editor and version. This guide does not claim universal native WebM support in Premiere, Resolve or CapCut. If import fails, use a conversion workflow that explicitly preserves alpha, or choose an opaque canvas and design the edit around it.\n\n## Keep the drawing readable\n\nFine dark strokes may disappear on dark footage. Preview the composite at the intended display size and adjust the background or placement in your editor. Speedpaint creates the drawing clip; it does not track objects in the footage or position the overlay for you.\n\nCheck source-image and soundtrack rights before publishing the composite.","\u002Fimages\u002Fline_art_hero_clean.webp","Existing line drawing comparison used as the article cover","2026-09-15",{"name":15,"role":16,"avatar":17},[129,130],"Transparency","Video export",{"id":132,"slug":133,"title":134,"description":135,"content":136,"category":48,"coverImage":124,"coverAlt":113,"publishedAt":137,"updatedAt":12,"readTime":13,"author":138,"tags":139},"2","photo-to-graphite-science-behind-stroke-animation","How Speedpaint Plans Strokes from an Image","What the current sketch, skeleton and stroke-planning stages do, and why a generated reveal is not recovered drawing history.","## The image and the drawing path are different things\n\nAn uploaded image contains pixels, not the order in which an artist put them there. Speedpaint first prepares a drawing treatment, then derives strokes to reveal that result. The resulting video is a newly planned animation.\n\n## From pixels to paths\n\nThe current local extractor preprocesses the drawing and skeletonizes its visible structure. Skeletonization reduces marks to thin connected lines. A graph describes how those lines connect, and stroke extraction turns connected paths into sequences of points.\n\nPaths are simplified and classified before ordering. The ordering code groups strokes spatially and tries to keep related marks together. Those groups are geometric heuristics, not a guarantee that the system has understood every named object or the meaning of a diagram.\n\n## Drawing the result\n\nThe animation planner assigns timing to the paths. The renderer builds a reveal mask around the drawing cursor and composites the image, canvas and optional hand into frames. Video encoding turns those frames into the downloadable clip.\n\n## Why the source matters\n\nLow contrast, compression and tiny marks can make paths less useful. A quieter background and readable subject help. Increasing output resolution does not recover missing detail from a small source.\n\nThe generated sketch may also reinterpret the photo before stroke extraction begins. Check the finished drawing rather than treating it as an exact trace, a CAD result or a record of the original artist’s decisions.","2026-09-12",{"name":15,"role":16,"avatar":17},[140,141],"Stroke planning","Rendering",{"id":143,"slug":144,"title":145,"description":146,"content":147,"category":48,"coverImage":148,"coverAlt":149,"publishedAt":150,"updatedAt":12,"readTime":13,"author":151,"tags":152},"7","why-hand-slants-and-pacing-curves-matter-in-drawing-videos","Hand Motion and Pacing in a Generated Drawing Reveal","What the drawing cursor follows, how duration changes a reveal, and why motion should be reviewed rather than described as a real drawing session.","## The cursor follows a path\n\nA hand overlay is part of the presentation, not the source of the artwork. Speedpaint derives stroke paths from the drawing and uses them to place the cursor as the reveal advances.\n\nThe animation code uses path direction to guide pencil orientation. Nearby points provide a direction for the stroke; smoothing reduces abrupt motion between samples. This is a geometric animation, not a biomechanical simulation of an artist’s wrist.\n\n## Duration changes the reading experience\n\nThe chosen duration sets the time available for the drawing. A short clip can make dense detail move quickly; a longer clip gives the viewer more time to follow it. There is no universal pacing value that makes every drawing look natural.\n\n## Review the presentation\n\nWatch the video rather than only its last frame. Check whether the cursor distracts from facial details, text or narrow lines. Try a pencil-only cursor or no hand if the overlay takes attention away from the subject.\n\nThe canvas, soundtrack and optional pencil audio are separate controls. Use them to support the image rather than to imply that the video is footage of a physical drawing.\n\n## Be accurate about the process\n\nFor a portfolio or tutorial, call the result a generated reveal. If viewers need the original order of your brush strokes, export a recording from the app in which the work was made.","\u002Fimages\u002Fstyle_charcoal_atelier.webp","Charcoal-style drawing used as the article cover","2026-09-10",{"name":15,"role":16,"avatar":17},[31,153],"Timing",{"id":155,"slug":156,"title":157,"description":158,"content":159,"category":10,"coverImage":160,"coverAlt":161,"publishedAt":162,"updatedAt":12,"readTime":13,"author":163,"tags":164},"3","how-speedpaint-credit-pricing-works","How Speedpaint Credits Are Calculated","The current cost rules for sketch-only output, video length and 4K, with examples you can check against the Studio estimate.","## Check the estimate before generating\n\nSpeedpaint uses a credit balance rather than a recurring subscription for generation. The standard rate is $1 USD for 100 credits. The Studio shows the estimated cost before you start.\n\n## Video costs\n\nA standard 1080p video costs 20 credits for up to 60 seconds. Each additional started minute adds 10 credits. A 4K video doubles that calculated cost.\n\n| Duration | 1080p credits | 4K credits |\n| :--- | :--- | :--- |\n| Up to 60 seconds | 20 | 40 |\n| 61 to 120 seconds | 30 | 60 |\n| 121 to 180 seconds | 40 | 80 |\n\nThe production duration limit is 180 seconds. Video output uses 60 FPS; choosing a shorter clip within the first minute does not reduce the base charge.\n\n## Sketch-only output\n\nThe current Studio also exposes sketch-only generation, charged at 5 credits. It produces a still drawing rather than a video. This is a different output choice, not a cheaper animation setting.\n\n## Free signup credits\n\nEligible new accounts receive a one-time grant of 200 credits without a card. At the standard rules, that covers ten 1080p videos of up to 60 seconds each, or forty sketch-only generations. Longer or 4K videos use more credits. Recreating an account does not renew the lifetime grant.\n\nPurchased credits do not expire. Read the published refund policy before buying a pack; support can investigate a transaction or failed generation using its reference.","\u002Fimages\u002Farchitecture.webp","Photograph of a modern building used as the article cover","2026-09-05",{"name":15,"role":16,"avatar":17},[165,166],"Credits","Pricing",{"id":168,"slug":169,"title":170,"description":171,"content":172,"category":27,"coverImage":173,"coverAlt":174,"publishedAt":175,"updatedAt":12,"readTime":13,"author":176,"tags":177},"8","whiteboard-animation-for-educational-content-and-stem","Using Drawing Reveals in a Lesson: Accuracy Comes First","A source-first checklist for diagram labels, equations, narration and lesson order when using a generated drawing video.","## Start with a verified visual\n\nA drawing reveal can support a lesson when the source is already clear. It does not explain a scientific concept by itself or verify the accuracy of a diagram. Keep the original beside the result during review.\n\n## Simplify before generating\n\nUse fewer labels and readable lines. Dense formulas, tiny arrows and multiple overlapping structures are harder to inspect at video size. The sketch treatment may reinterpret text or geometry, so do not rely on it to reproduce an equation exactly.\n\n## Check three things\n\n- Meaning: do all labels, arrows and connections still mean what they did in the source?\n- Order: does the generated stroke order suit the explanation, or should the lesson use separate clips?\n- Size: can someone read the important details at the intended display size?\n\nStudio does not provide manual per-element stroke ordering. If a proof or process must unfold in a precise sequence, author that sequence in a timeline editor.\n\n## Add the explanation\n\nYou can upload an audio track or add narration to the downloaded clip. Captions and multiple scenes require an editor. Describe a visual drawing treatment as such rather than presenting it as a measured scientific diagram.\n\n## Assess the lesson, not the effect\n\nNo learning-outcome improvement is guaranteed. Review the material with the intended learners and use their questions to decide whether the animation clarifies the concept or adds distraction.","\u002Fimages\u002Fartby-hensi-m5d161npGl4-unsplash.webp","Illustration used as the article cover, not a teaching-diagram result","2026-09-02",{"name":15,"role":16,"avatar":17},[178,179],"Education","Diagrams",{"id":181,"slug":182,"title":183,"description":184,"content":185,"category":48,"coverImage":186,"coverAlt":187,"publishedAt":188,"updatedAt":12,"readTime":13,"author":189,"tags":190},"4","5-essential-drawing-styles-for-storytellers-and-educators","Choosing Between Speedpaint’s Five Drawing Styles","How the five current sketch treatments differ, and what to check before using a stylized result in a portrait, lesson or presentation.","## Choose the treatment for the source\n\nStyle changes the drawing that will be revealed. It is not just the colour of the hand or paper. The current five choices are Detailed Shading, Clean Line Art, Anime, Charcoal Atelier and Drafting Blueprint.\n\n## Tonal drawings\n\nDetailed Shading favours pencil-like tones and fine marks. Charcoal Atelier aims for a darker, more textured treatment. Try these when shadows are part of what makes the source readable, such as a portrait or still life.\n\n## Outline-led drawings\n\nClean Line Art favours outlines and fewer shaded areas. It can be useful for a simple object illustration, but the result is still a raster drawing. It is not an editable vector file or a guaranteed closed-path stencil.\n\n## Stylized and structural treatments\n\nAnime gives the source an anime-inspired treatment; it does not turn a character into a rigged animation. Drafting Blueprint applies an architectural drawing treatment. It does not supply dimensions, verified perspective or a CAD file.\n\n## Review the parts that matter\n\nCompare the generated sketch with the source. For a portrait, inspect eyes, expression and likeness. For an educational visual, check text, arrows and connections. For a logo, inspect lettering and geometry. Use a different workflow if exact reproduction is essential.\n\nCanvas colour, hand overlay and soundtrack are separate choices. Make the drawing readable first, then set the presentation around it.","\u002Fimages\u002Fstyle_detailed_shading.webp","Drawing style example used as the article cover","2026-08-28",{"name":15,"role":16,"avatar":17},[191,192],"Drawing styles","Sketches",{"id":194,"slug":195,"title":196,"description":197,"content":198,"category":27,"coverImage":199,"coverAlt":200,"publishedAt":201,"updatedAt":12,"readTime":13,"author":202,"tags":203},"9","aspect-ratio-framing-guide-vertical-shorts-vs-widescreen","Framing Drawing Videos: Vertical, Wide and Square","How to choose a canvas shape for your source image and check framing without assuming automatic social safe zones.","## Match shape to subject and destination\n\nA portrait and a wide architectural scene need different space. Choose the canvas for both the source image and where the video will appear, not just because a particular aspect ratio is popular.\n\n## Current canvas choices\n\nStudio offers 9:16, 16:9, 1:1, 4:3, 3:4 and original-image framing. Vertical 9:16 is a useful starting point for phone-first posts; 16:9 suits wide presentations; square and classic ratios provide other layouts.\n\nVideo output is fixed at 60 FPS. Resolution and aspect ratio are different settings: choosing 4K does not change a square canvas into a widescreen canvas or recover details missing from a small upload.\n\n## Inspect the full reveal\n\nCheck the subject near all four edges. Do not only judge the final frame: hand motion and early outlines may use parts of the canvas that look empty at first glance. Keep text and key details readable at the actual viewing size.\n\n## Social overlays are your check\n\nChoosing 9:16 does not add platform-specific safe margins. Upload a preview in the destination app and check where its titles, buttons and captions overlap the image. Interface layouts can change.\n\n## Plan for another destination\n\nIf one source must work in both wide and vertical layouts, prepare a crop for each and review them independently. An editor can combine clips or add padding; Speedpaint is not a full responsive-layout or timeline editor.","\u002Fimages\u002Flanding-lite\u002Flandscape-source.webp","Landscape image used as the article cover","2026-08-20",{"name":15,"role":16,"avatar":17},[204,91],"Aspect ratio",1791125568958]