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Introducing Brush Ninja Stop Motion Maker

14 May 2026

Brush Ninja now includes a free online Stop Motion Animation Maker. You can create stop motion animations directly in your browser using toys, LEGO, paper cutouts, clay models, drawings, or anything else you can point a camera at. Capture frames one at a time, preview your animation instantly, and export...

New Free Teacher Downloads and Classroom Resources

13 May 2026

As well as teacher guides, Brush Ninja now includes a growing collection of free teacher downloads and classroom resources for animation projects, creative activities, and lessons. The new downloads section includes printable PDFs, planning sheets, and hands-on creative tools designed for schools, clubs, libraries, and families. Everything is free to...

A Tiny Retro Camera for the Web

10 April 2026

I’ve added a small new toy to Brush Ninja: a browser-based pixel camera with a deliberately retro feel. It’s inspired by oddball hardware like the Game Boy Camera and the general charm of early digital photography. The aim isn’t high-resolution, perfect photos. Instead, it’s about character. You pick a look,...

Improving the Paint Ninja Drawing App

06 April 2026

I’ve been quietly working on improving the Brush Ninja drawing app over the past few weeks. Nothing flashy on the surface, but lots of small upgrades that make it nicer to use. There are a few new features, along with some general code tidy up to fix bugs and improve...

Building Better Teacher Guides for Brush Ninja

02 February 2026

Over the years, I’ve been really pleased to see how many teachers use Brush Ninja in their classrooms. I regularly hear from people using it for science explanations, storytelling, revision, and creative projects. What I’ve also noticed is that many teachers end up figuring things out on their own. How...

Making Brush Ninja More Accessible

06 November 2025

I’ve been working to make Brush Ninja easier and more accessible for everyone. Accessibility is something I care about because creativity should be open to all, no matter how people interact with technology. To show my commitment, I’ve created a new Accessibility page that outlines the features currently in place...

Particle Flow Fields and Beep8

18 September 2025

It’s been a little while since the last post here — a little over a year in fact! While things have been a bit quiet publicly, I haven’t been completely idle. The Brush Ninja animation app has had a few minor bug fixes and updates. Nothing dramatic, but enough to...

Emoji Art Gallery Update

07 May 2024

Today I have spent some time tidying up the Emoji Art Maker, I’ve tweaked the app to improve the usability, and I’ve updated the emoji art gallery. App Tweaks Besides some niceties like changing the color of the background button to match the current color of the background, I have...