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LED Light Drawing Pens: Tools for drawing light doodles

Step 6Finished product and drawing examples

Finished product and drawing examples
It works for me! Now drawing is another story.

To see what we have done, visit our website: LightDoodles.Com

See even more of our drawings on Flickr.

My next Instructable will outline our techniques for actually doing the art. In the mean time see the Write or Draw with Light Instructable.

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23 comments
Mar 16, 2010. 8:19 PMs.orellanawps says:
wow u have to move like super fast to draw those in the air tolatly amazing
May 16, 2010. 10:49 PMDigitalSilence says:
 They do it by setting the camera to stay open and sensing light for a really long peroid of time. So it captures all the movments of the light pen in one image. CReating the drawing. So they can move as slow as they like. :)
Dec 21, 2009. 1:52 PMzixx65 says:
this is an awesome light up pen... i made alot of colors out of this idea and it made me think of new ideas to add to this................ YAY!
Dec 2, 2009. 5:06 PMFreakymonkey says:
Those are so cool what an awesome christmas gift to give!!!!
Sep 25, 2009. 2:56 PMReece 24 says:
way coooool
Jun 3, 2009. 10:44 PMsw33t says:
using the led pen can draw a pic on a wall or..? if anyone know where to buy pls let me know thx... joan1986@live.com.my :P
Sep 25, 2009. 2:52 PMReece 24 says:
how much dose the supply cost
Aug 3, 2009. 1:36 PMrewena says:
cool! you and your wife are so creative! keep on rockin!!!!!!
Jun 17, 2009. 7:10 PMMauveMaster says:
Very interesting... how do you achieve the pictures?
Jun 25, 2009. 5:15 AM555mst555 says:
hey...i saw ur web....u use a D80 for the pics......what number did u put the ISO at?
Jul 23, 2009. 3:21 AM555mst555 says:
how bout shutter speed?
Jul 22, 2009. 7:25 PMrhcpinferno says:
i dont get how the photograph sees the whole picture? does the person there see only what is happening that moment or does the camera capture the finished product despite being invisible to the human eye. if so how does it capture it?
Jul 9, 2009. 9:07 AMm4r7in says:
? I dont get it how do you make those pictures? by moving fast the LED light?
Jun 8, 2009. 2:21 PMaeronut01 says:
Awesome intructable! for the power supply, couldn't you use one of those 3V button cell batteries? i have tried them and all my LEDs have worked, and it eliminates the need for a resistor. i can post a picture of this battery if you'd like.
Jun 6, 2009. 2:43 AMBraisedDuck says:
THANK YOU!!! your tutorial helped so much in my own things!
Jan 18, 2009. 4:00 PMferome says:
waaauu....i want light drawing pen. I think that you should sell these items in ebay...i could buy it....becouse i understand nothing about electronic ...i cant to do it. Regards from Spain
Mar 31, 2009. 12:25 PMcoreyjune12 says:
Yeah I agree with @ferome you should sell these maybe on etsy.com I would buy one.
Apr 21, 2009. 6:17 PMbassmonkey says:
esty.com?
May 6, 2009. 3:43 PMSchooniedude says:
its a site where anyone can sell stuff... kinda like ebay, only with craft items
May 6, 2009. 7:15 PMbassmonkey says:
k.........
Feb 12, 2009. 6:01 PMpitty says:
You can get some pre built lights from Dealextreme (Very Cheap). Although I still think the ones made here are better for light painting.

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Feb 21, 2008. 8:00 PManemites says:
wow!! hello!! this is great...!!! congrats...! =)
Feb 8, 2008. 7:35 AMm1sterb0b says:
beautiful pictures. I love the intense color. Cool design of the lights to. This is definitely one that I'm planning on making when I get some $$$
Feb 4, 2008. 6:52 PMBrennn10 says:
These are absolutely amazing!

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