Artwork

Couch Potato

by Deb Anderson
August 7, 2020August 7, 2020

We had an idea for a mini game a while ago called Couch Potato. We talked about different ways the game might operate, and made some character sketches and scenery artwork, but hadn’t gone farther than that. Someone on a… Read More »

Cupcake Shop!

by Deb Anderson
May 13, 2020May 13, 2020

Presenting Cupcake Shop! It’s a clicker game – Holly and I made the artwork together, and I made most of the game by following an interesting clicker-style game tutorial by Jimmy Vegas. It was a very good learning experience. I… Read More »

Potion Master

by Deb Anderson
April 11, 2020April 11, 2020

Sten and the girls have been coding a new project in Java. It’s a version of the Mastermind board game. Sten asks the girls questions, such as how they might determine if colors are in the right places. When the… Read More »

Animated Potato

by Deb Anderson
March 4, 2020

Here’s an animated potato. After drawing the potato in a sketchbook and Illustrator, I followed the steps in Brackey’s Skeletal Animation video. Slow going for me right now, and that’s okay! I recently read and enjoyed B.J. Fogg’s Tiny Habits.… Read More »

Hedgemaze Progress

by Deb Anderson
October 16, 2019October 18, 2019

We’ve made some progress on our HedgeMaze update. I really enjoyed taking the Beginner 2D Game Dev course at learn.unity.com. Using what I learned, I placed our trusty hedgehog into the maze and scripted for movement. Designated game tester Holly… Read More »

Character design Practice

by Deb Anderson
September 26, 2019September 26, 2019

The girls and I had a lot of fun learning to use Procreate on the iPad. I signed up for a month of Skillshare and took classes in character design by Nina Rycroft. I especially liked “Draw a Circus of… Read More »