List of 3D and Tile Effects CCActions and example video!

So I’m still working on my Cocos2D iBook (partially available here) , and I started looking around for a nice example page of some of the cooler 3D and Tile Effects CCAction’s that Cocos2D offers, and I came up a bit short. So what the heck, I might as well give the internet what I [...]

The 4th and final chapter (for a while) of my iBook is now available…

Well I’ve made it through 91 pages! Phew, I feel like a writer.  I’ll be breaking for a bit on this project, but not before I give away yet another chapter for FREEEE….. Chapter 4 goes into everyone’s not-so-favorite subject, Creating Your Own Classes with Cocos2D!  But don’t worry, I’ve made this as easy as [...]

Chapter 3 of the best little free iBook (or now PDF) is available!

I guess I should update this blog at a faster rate than I’m updating this iBook. She’s kept me busy for sure this past week. But I’ve added a whole chapter on getting started with Cocos2D, which outta be a great companion resource for my current iOS students. And there might even be some things [...]

What would a CartoonSmart book look like?

I dunno. Because neither of us will probably ever see one.  But how about a CartoonSmart iBook??… you can read one today! Well part of one. Last Wednesday (so one week ago) I decided to really explore iBooks Author. It is the most intuitive program I’ve ever used. Like most of Apple’s consumer software, without [...]

Pac-it-up! The final lesson on Box2D is available for download…

The final video of Session 4 of our iOS and Cocos2D tutorial series is now available!  In this video we modify our previous project in the session to create a gravity-less Box2D maze environment. Okay, obviously you can see from the image above its a mini Pac-man level. The fun things we explore in this [...]

John Nyquist’s Flash-Made App Hits the Store

You all remember John’s fantastic AS3 Strategy Games tutorial series?  Well John turned his final project from that course into an iPad app, Astra Itinera which is available right now for just 99 cents. For others working with Flash to make iOS apps: John had only one very minor issue submitting this to the store. Originally it [...]

Pin Up Girl Illustration Tutorial (and a story from my own life drawing experiences)

    Before I put my sales hat on, here’s a story from when I was at the School of Visual Arts about 12 years ago…. Almost everyone has to take life drawing classes for at least a couple years. Even us geeky computer art majors. But hey, no complaints here because 90% of the [...]

Updated Professional Storyboarding Course!

Sorry for my absence here on the blog, I’ve been recovering from a stomach bug. To quote Fry from one of my 100 favorite Futurama episodes… “Of all the parasites I’ve had over the years, these worms are among the… hell, they are the best.”   Anyway, I’m back in action. And the biggest news [...]

The Angry Ninjas Starter Kit is finally here!

She’s finally ready! Which some of you past buyers know already because you hopefully got the project file links a couple days ago. The videos guides are also available now, so be sure you download those as well. So yes, its done !  This latest Starter Kit was a fun one to make, and as [...]

And our second new multi-session course is…Optimizing Flash for iOS and Android Export

Jeremy Hicks’ new lesson is finally here! We teased it a few weeks back by uploading a lengthy preview on Vimeo , so our apologies to anyone waiting patiently for a while. But the wait was worth it, I think. He’s put 10 hours of screen time into this, and MORE is coming. At least one [...]