Pick what to make, say what to draw, and watch it appear
The Artist track is for a child who wants to make things nobody has ever seen. The page is six big picture tiles: a cartoon, anime, a realistic picture, a storybook picture, a picture of me, and the gallery. The mascot greets the child out loud and asks what they want to make, and a speaker button reads each tile aloud, so a child who cannot read yet can still choose.
Tapping a look opens the Creator Studio with that look already chosen. The child presses the microphone and says what to draw, a dragon eating spaghetti, and the picture appears at the top of the screen. A picture of me turns on the computer's webcam or the phone's front camera right there in the page, with one big shutter button; the child then says what they want to be, a superhero or an astronaut, and the studio draws them as it. Once a picture exists, the next big buttons are Make it move, which turns it into a short animated clip, and Animate my paper drawing, which points the camera at a drawing made on paper and makes that move.
On Mudpuppy the studio starts with big picture buttons and a microphone instead of a settings panel, the look is always the child's visible choice, one picture is made at a time on the strictest-filtered image model available, and the whole site is locked safe-for-work at build time. Parents get the full studio behind Grown-up controls.
What you can do
- Six big picture tiles with a spoken guide: cartoon, anime, realistic, storybook, a picture of me, the gallery
- Say a picture and watch it appear at the top of the screen
- A picture of me uses the computer's or phone's camera in the page, with one big shutter button
- Make it move turns a finished picture into a short animated clip
- Animate my paper drawing photographs a drawing made on paper and makes it move
- A library for favorites and a community gallery for sharing
How it works
- A cartoon: say what to draw and the studio makes it a cartoon.
- Anime: say what to draw and the studio makes it anime.
- Realistic: say what to draw and the studio makes it look real.
- A storybook picture: say what to draw and the studio paints it like a storybook.
- A picture of me: smile at the camera, then say what you want to be.
- Show your gallery: keep favorites in your library and share the best ones.
Frequently asked questions
Does my child need to read to use the Artist track?
No. Each tile is a big picture with a speaker button that reads it aloud, and the studio starts with a microphone button and picture chips instead of text settings.
Is the art safe for children?
The site is locked safe-for-work at build time, the look (cartoon, anime, realistic, storybook) is always the child's visible choice, and the studio uses the strictest-filtered image model available.
How does A picture of me work?
The page turns on the computer's webcam or the phone's front camera, shows a live preview with one big shutter button, and asks the child to use the picture or take it again. Then the child says what they want to be and the studio draws them as it. If the browser has no camera or a grown-up has not allowed it, the child can pick a photo instead.
How does Animate my paper drawing work?
Once a picture exists, the results screen offers it: the child holds the paper drawing up to the camera, takes the picture, and the studio animates the drawing into a short video with a locked camera.
What does a parent control?
The account and its tokens, the full studio settings behind Grown-up controls, and what gets shared to the community gallery. The safe-for-work lock is always on for this site.