"The Making Of Princess Birthday Party Puzzles" blog post

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  1. batgirl717111

    batgirl717111 Well-Known Member

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    hey everyone!
    since my new app was just released today i wanted to share a little more about it beyond "hey check out my new app" ;)

    so i did a writeup of how i created the animated art for Princess Birthday Party Puzzles- it's got a lot of image examples and shows how i did the art. here is the link: http://lauratallardy.com/the-making-of-princess-birthday-party-puzzles/?ref=ta
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    i also made a lot of animated gifs for the post, lol.

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    whee!

    app download link

    thanks for reading! :)
     
  2. RevolvingDoor

    RevolvingDoor Well-Known Member

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    Very nice, thanks for sharing this! I thoroughly enjoyed seeing the hard work that went into your app, and the art has a great vintage storybook charm to it.

    Also, the horse leg gif is absolutely priceless. :D
     
  3. OnlyJoe

    OnlyJoe Well-Known Member

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    That is some impressive work. I really hope the app does well. I don't have much experience in the apps for kids area, so would be really interested if you can post a bit later with how well it does.

    And what tools do you use for the animation?
     
  4. Blackharon

    Blackharon Well-Known Member

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    I need a new cup of coffee!

    Really enjoyed the post.
     
  5. batgirl717111

    batgirl717111 Well-Known Member

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    Thanks for the kind words! I'm glad to share some of this behind the scene stuff- it's a shame none of the sketches or anything gets into the app.

    Except for the horse leg. It's a good thing that one didn't make it in. XD

    When the leg thing started happening I just had to get up and leave the computer for a while. I was like ooooook.... break time!! :p
     
  6. batgirl717111

    batgirl717111 Well-Known Member

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    Hey OnlyJoe,
    Thanks for the compliments & encouragement! :) Fingers crossed it does well too- it was kind of a gamble sinking so much time into it but once I was halfway in I didn't want to abandon all the work... whatevs. It's out now, finally :)

    Kids apps are really fun- there's a lot of extra safety requirements and regulations that apply to kids apps that dont apply to general audience apps, so you have to be aware of those. But it's a lot more fun in my opinion!! I love making up the worlds and bringing them to life with children's characters and making everything really friendly and fun and safe.
    #thinking of the children ;)

    i used spine for this- photoshop to create all the art and then esoteric software's Spine program to make the little skeletons and do the animations. it has a bit of a learning curve but can do a lot of cool stuff.
     
  7. batgirl717111

    batgirl717111 Well-Known Member

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    Haha, I did by that point too x_x

    Thank you! :)
     

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