diff --git a/demos/kitchensink/assets/104.svg b/demos/kitchensink/assets/104.svg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..34058b4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demos/kitchensink/assets/104.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" standalone="no"?>
+<!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 20010904//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/REC-SVG-20010904/DTD/svg10.dtd">
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xml:space="preserve" width="200" height="200" viewBox="0 0 200 200">
+  <path d="M10,150 A15 15 180 0 1 70 140 A15 25 180 0 0 130 130 A15 55 180 0 1 190 120" stroke="red" stroke-width="4" fill="none" />
+</svg>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/demos/kitchensink/assets/105.svg b/demos/kitchensink/assets/105.svg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e382ea35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demos/kitchensink/assets/105.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" standalone="no"?> 
+<!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1//EN" 
+  "http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/1.1/DTD/svg11.dtd"> 
+<svg width="320" height="320"
+     xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" version="1.1"> 
+  <path d="M160,160 h-150 a150,150 0 1,0 150,-150 z" fill="red" stroke="blue" stroke-width="5"/>
+</svg> 
diff --git a/demos/kitchensink/assets/106.svg b/demos/kitchensink/assets/106.svg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f6ffbc30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demos/kitchensink/assets/106.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" standalone="no"?>
+<!DOCTYPE svg PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD SVG 1.1//EN" "http://www.w3.org/Graphics/SVG/1.1/DTD/svg11.dtd"> 
+<svg viewBox = "0 0 1100 400" version = "1.1">
+  <g stroke = "black" stroke-width = "3" fill = "none">
+    <path d = "M 50 200 a 100 50 0 1 1 250 50"/>
+    <path d = "M 400 100 a 100 50 30 1 1 250 50"/>
+    <path d = "M 400 300 a 100 50 45 1 1 250 50"/>
+    <path d = "M 750 200 a 100 50 135 1 1 250 50"/>
+  </g>
+</svg>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/demos/kitchensink/assets/107.svg b/demos/kitchensink/assets/107.svg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0038a007
--- /dev/null
+++ b/demos/kitchensink/assets/107.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" standalone="no"?>
+<svg width="325px" height="325px" version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+  <path d="M80 80 A 45 45, 0, 0, 0, 125 125 L 125 80 Z" fill="green"/>
+  <path d="M230 80 A 45 45, 0, 1, 0, 275 125 L 275 80 Z" fill="red"/>
+  <path d="M80 230 A 45 45, 0, 0, 1, 125 275 L 125 230 Z" fill="purple"/>
+  <path d="M230 230 A 45 45, 0, 1, 1, 275 275 L 275 230 Z" fill="blue"/>
+</svg>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/demos/kitchensink/index.html b/demos/kitchensink/index.html
index be4ea8ee..a1b1f89e 100644
--- a/demos/kitchensink/index.html
+++ b/demos/kitchensink/index.html
@@ -80,10 +80,7 @@
           <li><button class="shape" id="shape85"><strong>xxx</strong> paths</button></li>
           <li><button class="shape" id="shape86"><strong>xxx</strong> paths</button></li>
           <li><button class="shape" id="shape87"><strong>xxx</strong> paths</button></li> -->
-          <li><button class="shape" id="shape54">Image (<strong>1</strong> path)</button></li>
-          <li><button class="shape" id="shape74">Gradient (<strong>1</strong> path)</button></li>
-          <li><button class="shape" id="shape66">Gradient (<strong>1</strong> path)</button></li>
-          <li><button class="shape" id="shape75">Gradient (<strong>1</strong> path)</button></li>
+          
           <li><button class="shape" id="shape25"><strong>36</strong> paths</button></li>
           <li><button class="shape" id="shape36"><strong>41</strong> paths</button></li>
           <li><button class="shape" id="shape58"><strong>54</strong> paths</button></li>
@@ -153,8 +150,17 @@
           <li><button class="shape" id="shape44"><strong>22375</strong> paths</button></li>
           <li><button class="shape" id="shape72"><strong>29303</strong> paths</button></li>
           <li><button class="shape" id="shape48"><strong>41787</strong> paths</button></li>
-          <li><button class="shape" id="shape103"><strong>xxx</strong> paths</button></li>
-          <!-- <li><button class="shape" id="shape100"><strong>x</strong> paths</button></li> -->
+          
+          <li><button class="shape" id="shape54">Image</button></li>
+          <li><button class="shape" id="shape74">Gradient 1</button></li>
+          <li><button class="shape" id="shape66">Gradient 2</button></li>
+          <li><button class="shape" id="shape75">Gradient 3</button></li>
+          <li><button class="shape" id="shape104">Arc(s) 1</button></li>
+          <li><button class="shape" id="shape105">Arc(s) 2</button></li>
+          <li><button class="shape" id="shape106">Arc(s) 3</button></li>
+          <li><button class="shape" id="shape107">Arc(s) 4</button></li>
+          
+          <!-- <li><button class="shape" id="shape103"><strong>xxx</strong> paths</button></li> -->
         </ul>
         
         <ul>
diff --git a/dist/all.js b/dist/all.js
index 4195d130..ebd1f3a3 100644
--- a/dist/all.js
+++ b/dist/all.js
@@ -8434,6 +8434,111 @@ fabric.util.animate = animate;
 
 (function(global) {
 
+  function drawArc(ctx, x, y, coords) {
+    var rx = coords[0];
+    var ry = coords[1];
+    var rot = coords[2];
+    var large = coords[3];
+    var sweep = coords[4];
+    var ex = coords[5];
+    var ey = coords[6];
+    var segs = arcToSegments(ex, ey, rx, ry, large, sweep, rot, x, y);
+    for (var i=0; i<segs.length; i++) {
+     var bez = segmentToBezier.apply(this, segs[i]);
+     ctx.bezierCurveTo.apply(ctx, bez);
+    }
+  }
+
+  var arcToSegmentsCache = { },
+      segmentToBezierCache = { },
+      _join = Array.prototype.join,
+      argsString;
+
+  function arcToSegments(x, y, rx, ry, large, sweep, rotateX, ox, oy) {
+    argsString = _join.call(arguments);
+    if (arcToSegmentsCache[argsString]) {
+      return arcToSegmentsCache[argsString];
+    }
+
+    var th = rotateX * (Math.PI/180);
+    var sin_th = Math.sin(th);
+    var cos_th = Math.cos(th);
+    rx = Math.abs(rx);
+    ry = Math.abs(ry);
+    var px = cos_th * (ox - x) * 0.5 + sin_th * (oy - y) * 0.5;
+    var py = cos_th * (oy - y) * 0.5 - sin_th * (ox - x) * 0.5;
+    var pl = (px*px) / (rx*rx) + (py*py) / (ry*ry);
+    if (pl > 1) {
+      pl = Math.sqrt(pl);
+      rx *= pl;
+      ry *= pl;
+    }
+
+    var a00 = cos_th / rx;
+    var a01 = sin_th / rx;
+    var a10 = (-sin_th) / ry;
+    var a11 = (cos_th) / ry;
+    var x0 = a00 * ox + a01 * oy;
+    var y0 = a10 * ox + a11 * oy;
+    var x1 = a00 * x + a01 * y;
+    var y1 = a10 * x + a11 * y;
+
+    var d = (x1-x0) * (x1-x0) + (y1-y0) * (y1-y0);
+    var sfactor_sq = 1 / d - 0.25;
+    if (sfactor_sq < 0) sfactor_sq = 0;
+    var sfactor = Math.sqrt(sfactor_sq);
+    if (sweep == large) sfactor = -sfactor;
+    var xc = 0.5 * (x0 + x1) - sfactor * (y1-y0);
+    var yc = 0.5 * (y0 + y1) + sfactor * (x1-x0);
+
+    var th0 = Math.atan2(y0-yc, x0-xc);
+    var th1 = Math.atan2(y1-yc, x1-xc);
+
+    var th_arc = th1-th0;
+    if (th_arc < 0 && sweep == 1){
+      th_arc += 2*Math.PI;
+    } else if (th_arc > 0 && sweep == 0) {
+      th_arc -= 2 * Math.PI;
+    }
+
+    var segments = Math.ceil(Math.abs(th_arc / (Math.PI * 0.5 + 0.001)));
+    var result = [];
+    for (var i=0; i<segments; i++) {
+      var th2 = th0 + i * th_arc / segments;
+      var th3 = th0 + (i+1) * th_arc / segments;
+      result[i] = [xc, yc, th2, th3, rx, ry, sin_th, cos_th];
+    }
+
+    return (arcToSegmentsCache[argsString] = result);
+  }
+
+  function segmentToBezier(cx, cy, th0, th1, rx, ry, sin_th, cos_th) {
+    argsString = _join.call(arguments);
+    if (segmentToBezierCache[argsString]) {
+      return segmentToBezierCache[argsString];
+    }
+
+    var a00 = cos_th * rx;
+    var a01 = -sin_th * ry;
+    var a10 = sin_th * rx;
+    var a11 = cos_th * ry;
+
+    var th_half = 0.5 * (th1 - th0);
+    var t = (8/3) * Math.sin(th_half * 0.5) * Math.sin(th_half * 0.5) / Math.sin(th_half);
+    var x1 = cx + Math.cos(th0) - t * Math.sin(th0);
+    var y1 = cy + Math.sin(th0) + t * Math.cos(th0);
+    var x3 = cx + Math.cos(th1);
+    var y3 = cy + Math.sin(th1);
+    var x2 = x3 + t * Math.sin(th1);
+    var y2 = y3 - t * Math.cos(th1);
+
+    return (segmentToBezierCache[argsString] = [
+      a00 * x1 + a01 * y1,      a10 * x1 + a11 * y1,
+      a00 * x2 + a01 * y2,      a10 * x2 + a11 * y2,
+      a00 * x3 + a01 * y3,      a10 * x3 + a11 * y3
+    ]);
+  }
+
   "use strict";
 
   var fabric = global.fabric || (global.fabric = { }),
@@ -8707,9 +8812,31 @@ fabric.util.animate = animate;
             break;
 
           case 'a':
+            drawArc(ctx, x + l, y + t, [
+              current[1],
+              current[2],
+              current[3],
+              current[4],
+              current[5],
+              current[6] + x + l,
+              current[7] + y + t
+            ]);
+            x += current[6];
+            y += current[7];
             break;
 
           case 'A':
+            drawArc(ctx, x + l, y + t, [
+              current[1],
+              current[2],
+              current[3],
+              current[4],
+              current[5],
+              current[6] + l,
+              current[7] + t
+            ]);
+            x = current[6];
+            y = current[7];
             break;
 
           case 'z':
@@ -8824,17 +8951,22 @@ fabric.util.animate = animate;
     _parsePath: function() {
       var result = [ ],
           currentPath,
-          chunks;
+          chunks,
+          parsed;
 
       for (var i = 0, j, chunksParsed, len = this.path.length; i < len; i++) {
         currentPath = this.path[i];
         chunks = currentPath.slice(1).trim().replace(/(\d)-/g, '$1###-').split(/\s|,|###/);
-        j = chunks.length, chunksParsed = [ currentPath.charAt(0) ];
-        while (j--) {
-          chunksParsed[j+1] = parseFloat(chunks[j]);
+        chunksParsed = [ currentPath.charAt(0) ];
+        for (var j = 0, jlen = chunks.length; j < jlen; j++) {
+          parsed = parseFloat(chunks[j]);
+          if (!isNaN(parsed)) {
+            chunksParsed.push(parsed);
+          }
         }
         result.push(chunksParsed);
       }
+
       return result;
     },
 
diff --git a/fabric.js b/fabric.js
index 0f54cfeb..65cf249f 100644
--- a/fabric.js
+++ b/fabric.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*! Fabric.js Copyright 2008-2011, Bitsonnet (Juriy Zaytsev, Maxim Chernyak) */
 
-var fabric = fabric || { version: "0.3.2" };
+var fabric = fabric || { version: "0.3.3" };
 
 /**
  * Wrapper around `console.log` (when available)
diff --git a/src/path.class.js b/src/path.class.js
index cd76eab0..03d5cc47 100644
--- a/src/path.class.js
+++ b/src/path.class.js
@@ -2,6 +2,112 @@
 
 (function(global) {
   
+  function drawArc(ctx, x, y, coords) {
+    var rx = coords[0];
+    var ry = coords[1];
+    var rot = coords[2];
+    var large = coords[3];
+    var sweep = coords[4];
+    var ex = coords[5];
+    var ey = coords[6];
+    var segs = arcToSegments(ex, ey, rx, ry, large, sweep, rot, x, y);
+    for (var i=0; i<segs.length; i++) {
+     var bez = segmentToBezier.apply(this, segs[i]);
+     ctx.bezierCurveTo.apply(ctx, bez);
+    }
+  }
+  
+  var arcToSegmentsCache = { }, 
+      segmentToBezierCache = { }, 
+      _join = Array.prototype.join, 
+      argsString;
+  
+  // Copied from Inkscape svgtopdf, thanks!
+  function arcToSegments(x, y, rx, ry, large, sweep, rotateX, ox, oy) {
+    argsString = _join.call(arguments);
+    if (arcToSegmentsCache[argsString]) {
+      return arcToSegmentsCache[argsString];
+    }
+    
+    var th = rotateX * (Math.PI/180);
+    var sin_th = Math.sin(th);
+    var cos_th = Math.cos(th);
+    rx = Math.abs(rx);
+    ry = Math.abs(ry);
+    var px = cos_th * (ox - x) * 0.5 + sin_th * (oy - y) * 0.5;
+    var py = cos_th * (oy - y) * 0.5 - sin_th * (ox - x) * 0.5;
+    var pl = (px*px) / (rx*rx) + (py*py) / (ry*ry);
+    if (pl > 1) {
+      pl = Math.sqrt(pl);
+      rx *= pl;
+      ry *= pl;
+    }
+
+    var a00 = cos_th / rx;
+    var a01 = sin_th / rx;
+    var a10 = (-sin_th) / ry;
+    var a11 = (cos_th) / ry;
+    var x0 = a00 * ox + a01 * oy;
+    var y0 = a10 * ox + a11 * oy;
+    var x1 = a00 * x + a01 * y;
+    var y1 = a10 * x + a11 * y;
+
+    var d = (x1-x0) * (x1-x0) + (y1-y0) * (y1-y0);
+    var sfactor_sq = 1 / d - 0.25;
+    if (sfactor_sq < 0) sfactor_sq = 0;
+    var sfactor = Math.sqrt(sfactor_sq);
+    if (sweep == large) sfactor = -sfactor;
+    var xc = 0.5 * (x0 + x1) - sfactor * (y1-y0);
+    var yc = 0.5 * (y0 + y1) + sfactor * (x1-x0);
+
+    var th0 = Math.atan2(y0-yc, x0-xc);
+    var th1 = Math.atan2(y1-yc, x1-xc);
+
+    var th_arc = th1-th0;
+    if (th_arc < 0 && sweep == 1){
+      th_arc += 2*Math.PI;
+    } else if (th_arc > 0 && sweep == 0) {
+      th_arc -= 2 * Math.PI;
+    }
+
+    var segments = Math.ceil(Math.abs(th_arc / (Math.PI * 0.5 + 0.001)));
+    var result = [];
+    for (var i=0; i<segments; i++) {
+      var th2 = th0 + i * th_arc / segments;
+      var th3 = th0 + (i+1) * th_arc / segments;
+      result[i] = [xc, yc, th2, th3, rx, ry, sin_th, cos_th];
+    }
+
+    return (arcToSegmentsCache[argsString] = result);
+  }
+
+  function segmentToBezier(cx, cy, th0, th1, rx, ry, sin_th, cos_th) {
+    argsString = _join.call(arguments);
+    if (segmentToBezierCache[argsString]) {
+      return segmentToBezierCache[argsString];
+    }
+    
+    var a00 = cos_th * rx;
+    var a01 = -sin_th * ry;
+    var a10 = sin_th * rx;
+    var a11 = cos_th * ry;
+
+    var th_half = 0.5 * (th1 - th0);
+    var t = (8/3) * Math.sin(th_half * 0.5) * Math.sin(th_half * 0.5) / Math.sin(th_half);
+    var x1 = cx + Math.cos(th0) - t * Math.sin(th0);
+    var y1 = cy + Math.sin(th0) + t * Math.cos(th0);
+    var x3 = cx + Math.cos(th1);
+    var y3 = cy + Math.sin(th1);
+    var x2 = x3 + t * Math.sin(th1);
+    var y2 = y3 - t * Math.cos(th1);
+    
+    return (segmentToBezierCache[argsString] = [
+      a00 * x1 + a01 * y1,      a10 * x1 + a11 * y1,
+      a00 * x2 + a01 * y2,      a10 * x2 + a11 * y2,
+      a00 * x3 + a01 * y3,      a10 * x3 + a11 * y3
+    ]);
+  }
+  
   "use strict";
   
   var fabric = global.fabric || (global.fabric = { }),
@@ -280,11 +386,33 @@
             break;
             
           case 'a':
-            // TODO (kangax): implement arc (relative)
+            // TODO: optimize this
+            drawArc(ctx, x + l, y + t, [ 
+              current[1], 
+              current[2], 
+              current[3], 
+              current[4], 
+              current[5], 
+              current[6] + x + l,
+              current[7] + y + t
+            ]);
+            x += current[6];
+            y += current[7];
             break;
           
           case 'A':
-            // TODO (kangax): implement arc (absolute)
+            // TODO: optimize this
+            drawArc(ctx, x + l, y + t, [ 
+              current[1], 
+              current[2], 
+              current[3], 
+              current[4], 
+              current[5], 
+              current[6] + l,
+              current[7] + t
+            ]);
+            x = current[6];
+            y = current[7];
             break;
           
           case 'z':
@@ -400,19 +528,24 @@
     _parsePath: function() {
       var result = [ ],
           currentPath, 
-          chunks;
+          chunks,
+          parsed;
       
       // use plain loop for performance reasons. 
       // this chunk of code can be called thousands of times per second (when parsing large shapes)
       for (var i = 0, j, chunksParsed, len = this.path.length; i < len; i++) {
         currentPath = this.path[i];
         chunks = currentPath.slice(1).trim().replace(/(\d)-/g, '$1###-').split(/\s|,|###/);
-        j = chunks.length, chunksParsed = [ currentPath.charAt(0) ];
-        while (j--) {
-          chunksParsed[j+1] = parseFloat(chunks[j]);
+        chunksParsed = [ currentPath.charAt(0) ];
+        for (var j = 0, jlen = chunks.length; j < jlen; j++) {
+          parsed = parseFloat(chunks[j]);
+          if (!isNaN(parsed)) {
+            chunksParsed.push(parsed);
+          }
         }
         result.push(chunksParsed);
       }
+      
       return result;
     },