Blog

Recent Brush Ninja Updates

29 March 2019

I’ve not posted on the blog much recently, but Brush Ninja has not stood still. In this post I will explain some of the things I have been working on over the last few months. Transform Tools I have added the ability to scale, rotate and move the images you...

Brush Ninja in Education

19 October 2018

Brush Ninja has been getting a lot of attention from educators and teachers recently. It’s fantastic. Of all the use cases I had considered for my little animation app, education was not one I had seriously considered and I really like the idea that it’s being used for something useful...

Awesome Animations Showcase

19 July 2018

I love seeing people sharing their Brush Ninja animations on Twitter and I wanted a way to record my favorites. So I have made an animation showcase, that highlights the awesome animations being made in Brush Ninja. If you want your animation to be featured then share the animated gif...

Mac App Released!

24 June 2018

After a couple of months of hard work, a lot more work than I had anticipated, I have finally released Brush Ninja on the Mac App Store! Brush Ninja is something I have really enjoyed working on, and I have a lot of ideas for improvements. Hopefully people like it...

Progress Update

28 April 2018

Recently I have been busy working away on Brush Ninja - but there’s not been much visible progress. My main focus has been on the next stage of Brush Ninja, and that’s making a desktop app. I want to turn this simple web app into something you can use properly....

Animations Save as you Draw

11 April 2018

Something I have wanted to have for a long time is a Brush Ninja file format, and this is the first step towards that. Animations are now saved in your web browser so that you can come back to them later and continue where you left off. Even if your...

Background Images from Unsplash and More

27 March 2018

Brush Ninja is designed as a simple way to get your ideas moving. I want everything to be as straight forward as can be. And so, with that in mind, I bring you the latest update. Background Images from Unsplash I’m a web designer by trade, so I’ve used Unsplash...

The Illusion of Life

27 March 2018

There’s so much to learn from Disney, these 12 basic principles are only the start - but they’re a really good one. Following these principles helps to make animations feel more energetic or alive. You can use them to different degrees depending upon the style of animation you are using....

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