Your own character
Turn a drawing into your game's hero
Draw a character on paper, photograph the drawing with a grown-up, and use it as inspiration for the hero in your Plaiku game.
That creature on the kitchen table could have an adventure of its own. Create a game first, then use the drawing option to bring a character from paper into its world. The drawing guides a newly illustrated hero; it is not a pixel-perfect copy.
A sentence to try
Make a game where a little purple creature explores a moon garden and collects glowing flowers.Try this sentence in the maker
Make it your own
Draw a character with a clear shape
Use paper and colours you like. A single character with a clear outline gives the drawing reader something easy to describe. No need for a polished picture.
Make a game for the adventure
Describe what your character will do, then wait for the game to build. Play it before changing the hero, so you know what kind of adventure you want.
Add the drawing with a grown-up
Open the drawing option on the game's page. Take or choose a well-lit photo of the drawing, keeping people and personal details out of the picture. Wait for the new hero, then try the game again.
Then try a change
Add more flowers near the start and make the moon garden bigger.
The photo is read into a description and is not kept. The hero is illustrated from that description, so details can change. Read the privacy notice before sending a drawing.