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SketchPad is a free WordPress 3.0 ready theme that’s ready to fuel your magazine or social blog style website. With 10 vivid colors options, you’re sure to suit the style of your blog. 100% Valid XHTML and CODE ensure that you’re website will be cross browser compatible and up to standards. Thumbnails are easily applied using the standard WordPress “Post Thumbnail” or “Featured Image” built in functionality. Turn your blog into an attractive, easy to use, and functional website with SketchPad from ThemeSheep.
SketchPad is released under the GPL V2 license specifically for 1stwebdesigner, so you’re free from restrictions on how you use it! Feel free to use it for any personal or commercial websites. Just remember to share, tweet, link, and comment on this article to help support this free WordPress theme!
Easily change the look of your website through the ThemeSheep admin options page. Just select the color that you like, hit “save options” and you’re blog is instantly changed to the color of your choice.
Through our admin options, you can easily select whether to display all large full width posts (as you see in the demo) or small half page width posts. You can even mix these layouts up and do “X” amount of large, and “X” amount of small posts! You’re in control of how your posts are displayed to your readers.
Out of the box, SketchPad will create an “Author Box” in every one of your blog posts. This author box will use the authors email Gravatar as the image, use the author’s name as a link to their posts, and use the “BIO” information that an author can fill out in their WordPress profile page. Another neat feature is the custom excerpt caption. This area is directly beside the main posts thumbnail and will first display the “excerpt” field ( you have to fill the excerpt field out whilst creating a new post ), if no excerpt variable exists, it takes the first 150 characters from your content to display. This is a great way to give visitors a quick summary on the article and the author, capturing their interest and increasing reader loyalty.
SketchPad is available for free download, or if you’d like to work from the PSD’s, the developer package is available for $22 USD. Both are available on our details page
A full featured demo is up for your viewing pleasure. You can preview every color options as well as check out all the features of the theme on the demo page
SketchPad.zip (ZIP file 245kb)
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Tuesday, November 1st, 2011 16:35
Sketch pad theme is no longer free, it’s paid, now.
Monday, October 31st, 2011 09:54
The demo link is not working. So does the download link. Could you please check?
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011 16:37
It appears Themesheep.com is down, for how long I do not know. :( In any case, feel free to check this: http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/wordpress/70-free-and-premium-wordpress-themes/ and http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/wordpress/60-free-yet-premium-quality-wordpress-magazine-news-themes/
Monday, February 21st, 2011 23:55
I take it the theme is no longer free?
Sunday, January 16th, 2011 06:06
Is this still available as free? When I click the download link it goes to your site, where it shows the theme for $20. I’m okay with paying, but don’t want to if I don’t have to! :)
Thursday, December 2nd, 2010 01:21
Hey, great theme. I choose it among more than 200 themes. But, IMO, there’s a feature that should be optional: the custom excerpt caption that is showed above the post itself. Could you please explain how can someone deactivate it? It’s the only minus in your theme.
thank you for sharing with us.
Thursday, September 16th, 2010 16:08
wow!!!!!!!!!!……….. a very nice theme
but can you please tell me that how to apply it on blogs of blogger.com
thanks
Monday, August 9th, 2010 03:45
SketchPad is a free WordPress 3.0 ready theme that’s ready to fuel your magazine or social blog style website.I appreciate a lot Thanks G-d bless :-)
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010 23:17
How to remove the thumbnail , Quote and about author box from top of each post. Please Help me asap. Also consider making a forum for users like us.
Saturday, July 24th, 2010 13:01
Hi. Great Theme. I’m trying to use it on my new blog.
I’m newbie so i don’t know hot to make post images look like the demo.
The pictures should have a certain resolution?
When i click Featured Image it inserts a normal image and i can’t find Post Thumbnail.
Thanks for your time.
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010 16:47
Hey Mike =]
Your pictures don’t have to be a certain resolution to work. I’ll explain how to use the auto thumbnails in steps.
1. Click the “Set Thumbnail” or “Featured Image” link below the category and tag box on the right hand side of your “add post” page.
2. Select or upload the desired picture.
3. The only thing you have to do after uploading is click the link at the bottom of the box that pops up for you to add your image. It’s the link that says “set as thumbnail” or “set as featured image”. It’s a plan text link.
After you set a thumbnail for a post, that picture will be automatically used for the preview image, and the image inside the post itself! Let me know if this clears things up for you Mike! If you have any other questions let me know :)
Saturday, July 24th, 2010 02:54
It’s a nice theme…
I love it so much… Thanks ThemeSheep…
Your little sheep is cute…^^
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010 08:20
This is one of the best themes i’ve seen. Im gonna try it on one of my blog, thanks
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010 21:23
This is a sweet theme! Has it just recently been released? I especially like the Latest Tweet feature.
Running into awesome designs like this makes me want to pull my hair out when I think of all of the time I’m putting into Thesis! :) But I am going to add this to my collection of free themes for my other blogs and recommend it to others.
-Tia
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010 17:05
Hey Tia, yup it was just released recently. Thanks for your nice comments =]
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010 01:15
Hey, I read 1stweb designer all the time. Great blog. With all due respect, “10 Awesome Color Schemes to Choose from” is quite the hyperbole considering the only color that changes is the nav bar. It’s a decent looking theme though.
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010 16:36
Hey Jarret, you’re forgetting the “read more” link ;D haha. But yeah you’re right, I messed with changing more things per “color scheme” but it ended up looking too cartoon-ish.
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010 19:12
What a nice free theme! Thanks.
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010 18:20
This is a great looking theme! Thank you for your generosity =D
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010 15:55
Thanks for sharing. It’s great
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010 16:03
Thank you Josh, your new theme is awesome. Looks like I’ll be using it soon.
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Debbie Meltzer
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010 16:03
Thank you Josh, your new theme is awesome. Looks like I’ll be using it soon.
Jawad
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010 08:20
This is one of the best themes i’ve seen. Im gonna try it on one of my blog, thanks
Yauz
Saturday, July 24th, 2010 02:54
It’s a nice theme…
I love it so much… Thanks ThemeSheep…
Your little sheep is cute…^^
Tia
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010 21:23
This is a sweet theme! Has it just recently been released? I especially like the Latest Tweet feature.
Running into awesome designs like this makes me want to pull my hair out when I think of all of the time I’m putting into Thesis! :) But I am going to add this to my collection of free themes for my other blogs and recommend it to others.
-Tia
Saeed
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010 17:05
Hey Tia, yup it was just released recently. Thanks for your nice comments =]
Jarret
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010 01:15
Hey, I read 1stweb designer all the time. Great blog. With all due respect, “10 Awesome Color Schemes to Choose from” is quite the hyperbole considering the only color that changes is the nav bar. It’s a decent looking theme though.
Saeed
Thursday, July 22nd, 2010 16:36
Hey Jarret, you’re forgetting the “read more” link ;D haha. But yeah you’re right, I messed with changing more things per “color scheme” but it ended up looking too cartoon-ish.
Rafael Marquez
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010 17:45
Love the theme, thanks!
john
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010 15:55
Thanks for sharing. It’s great
Nelson
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010 18:20
This is a great looking theme! Thank you for your generosity =D
PhamKy
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010 19:12
What a nice free theme! Thanks.
Mike
Saturday, July 24th, 2010 13:01
Hi. Great Theme. I’m trying to use it on my new blog.
I’m newbie so i don’t know hot to make post images look like the demo.
The pictures should have a certain resolution?
When i click Featured Image it inserts a normal image and i can’t find Post Thumbnail.
Thanks for your time.
Saeed
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010 16:47
Hey Mike =]
Your pictures don’t have to be a certain resolution to work. I’ll explain how to use the auto thumbnails in steps.
1. Click the “Set Thumbnail” or “Featured Image” link below the category and tag box on the right hand side of your “add post” page.
2. Select or upload the desired picture.
3. The only thing you have to do after uploading is click the link at the bottom of the box that pops up for you to add your image. It’s the link that says “set as thumbnail” or “set as featured image”. It’s a plan text link.
After you set a thumbnail for a post, that picture will be automatically used for the preview image, and the image inside the post itself! Let me know if this clears things up for you Mike! If you have any other questions let me know :)
Jerin
Saturday, July 16th, 2011 13:11
Thankyou… this theme looks simple yet attractive
Itachi
Monday, October 31st, 2011 09:54
The demo link is not working. So does the download link. Could you please check?
parv
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011 16:35
Sketch pad theme is no longer free, it’s paid, now.
Dainis Graveris
Tuesday, November 1st, 2011 21:35
oh, sorry to hear =/
Rean John Uehara
Thursday, June 23rd, 2011 16:37
It appears Themesheep.com is down, for how long I do not know. :( In any case, feel free to check this: http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/wordpress/70-free-and-premium-wordpress-themes/ and http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/wordpress/60-free-yet-premium-quality-wordpress-magazine-news-themes/
Andy
Monday, February 21st, 2011 23:55
I take it the theme is no longer free?
Ashish
Wednesday, July 28th, 2010 23:17
How to remove the thumbnail , Quote and about author box from top of each post. Please Help me asap. Also consider making a forum for users like us.
Erika
Monday, August 9th, 2010 03:45
SketchPad is a free WordPress 3.0 ready theme that’s ready to fuel your magazine or social blog style website.I appreciate a lot Thanks G-d bless :-)
himanshu
Thursday, September 16th, 2010 16:08
wow!!!!!!!!!!……….. a very nice theme
but can you please tell me that how to apply it on blogs of blogger.com
thanks
Chuck Lasker
Sunday, January 16th, 2011 06:06
Is this still available as free? When I click the download link it goes to your site, where it shows the theme for $20. I’m okay with paying, but don’t want to if I don’t have to! :)
akamine
Thursday, December 2nd, 2010 01:21
Hey, great theme. I choose it among more than 200 themes. But, IMO, there’s a feature that should be optional: the custom excerpt caption that is showed above the post itself. Could you please explain how can someone deactivate it? It’s the only minus in your theme.
thank you for sharing with us.