$90
for 5 classes
Scratch Board Game Design: Digital Art Camp for Beginner Coders and Artists
New class
Ages 9-14
Live Group Course
Average rating:
4.8
Number of reviews:(454 reviews)
Popular
Live video meetings
5x per week, 1 week
2-6 learners per class
55 min
What's included
5 live meetings
4 hrs 35 mins in-class hoursProjects
1-2 hours per week. 1-2 throughout the classProgress Report
Available upon requestClass Experience
Beginner Level
Have you ever felt like your Scratch game's sprites didn't live up to your expecations? Or are you a young digital artist looking for a new way to make your art engaging and interactive? This camp is designed to introduce various digital art apps to new digital artists, Scratch coders, and game designers. Throughout the course, students will learn how to design around a theme, create beautiful digital art, and bring their games to life! I will teach you how to create a fun, engaging, and beautiful virtual board game using Scratch. We will explore several different apps and techniques for making better sprites and background pictures including Photopea, Graphite, Canva, and the Scratch platform's image editor. See the syllabus for the day-by-day lesson description. ⭐New to Outschool? Send me a message before you enroll!!!⭐ ⭐ Get $20 off your first class with coupon code BFAMACAMP20 until Jun 11, 2025. Enter the coupon code at checkout. ⭐ 🌟 Learners must have an account on Scratch before joining the first class. See Supply List and Parental Guidance sections for further details. 🌟 Students who are more advanced coders are welcome to alter the provided code.
Learning Goals
Create a beautiful, functional, virtual board game designed around a theme.Learn to navigate and create images using several digital art apps.Syllabus
5 Lessons
over 1 WeekLesson 1:
Planning: Designing based on the Theme
We will look at existing board games and video games, including the scratch code provided for the class, then design and plan out our own unique board game on paper. 55 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
Beginning the Design: Intro to Scratch & Photopea
We will learn how to remix, download, and upload game files and sprite designs in scratch. I will demonstrate how to search for copyright free designs and cut the background out of images using Photopea, as well as how to use the Scratch image editor. 55 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
Better Vector Art with Graphite
We will learn about vector art and how to create it in Graphite, load and edit it in Scratch. 55 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
Production Workshop Day!
We will spend this lesson using the digital art apps to create player sprites and the board/ background. I will help kids throughout the process as they learn how to use the apps and export their work. 55 mins online live lesson
Other Details
Parental Guidance
🛑🛑🛑 I recommend parents stay to assist younger learners and anyone less familiar with using computers in general. 🛑🛑🛑
Please install zoom and log in to Outschool and then the zoom class room on the same device as your digital art app. If you can, I also recommend logging into the classroom a second device so learners can watch my share screen more easily.
All apps we will use are FREE:
🌟 Scratch Platform - https://scratch.mit.edu - All learners MUST have an account on Scratch to participate in this class. Scratch is a visual programming language created for children and hosted on a free website run by MIT.
🌟 Sources of Free and Copyright Free Images:
💻 https://www.freepik.com
💻 https://pixabay.com
💻 https://www.canva.com - If your learner is familiar with Canva, I recommend logging in and having it and ready to use during class.
🌟 Photopea (Photopea.com) is the free, online version of Adobe Photoshop. We will learn about basic raster image editing and use this to cut backgrounds out of images.
🌟 Graphite (https://editor.graphite.rs) is the free, online version of Adobe Illustrator. We will learn about the basics of vector drawing compare to drawing in the Scratch image editor.
Pre-Requisites
Students joining this class should have attended at least 1 class in Scratch or made their own game before. Mastering coding is NOT required; the board game code will be provided.
Supply List
🌟 The Scratch code necessary to create a board game will be provided to enrolled learners. 🌟 If your learner is familiar with Canva, I recommend having that open and ready to use. 🌟 All apps and websites we will use are free: https://scratch.mit.edu https://www.canva.com https://www.photopea.com https://www.freepik.com https://pixabay.com https://editor.graphite.rs
1 file available upon enrollment
External Resources
Sources
Thanks to Scratch user Pixe1DrAgon958 for the partial use of their code: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/757250126
Meet the teacher
Teacher expertise and credentials
Virginia Teaching Certificate in Music/Theater/Arts
Master's Degree in Education from Virginia Commonwealth University
I teach classes on a variety of arts-related subjects:
* piano, sight-reading, song-writing;
* realistic drawing techniques;
* comic book creations & anime drawing styles;
* digital arts, Photoshop, graphic design.
Look at the bottom of my profile to find my other classes.
→ https://outschool.com/teachers/Elizabeth-Essex ←
I hold a Bachelors in Fine Art from Virginia Tech and a Masters in Art Education from Virginia Commonwealth University and am a former public school art teacher. I love teaching drawing, painting, sculpture and Photoshop to learners of all ages. I've been running my own piano studio for 10+ years. There's a special place in my heart for creative works and the artists that make them, especially fantasy stories and narrative artworks, comics and graphic novels.
While I am not a seasoned programmer, I do know the basics of C++, HTML, and Scratch. Play my games here: https://scratch.mit.edu/users/EMA_students/Reviews
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