SceneKit, ARKit and Swift 4 – Basics Tutorial – Part 2 – Hit Testing In this second video in our SceneKit and ARKit basics series, we’ll look at a few SCNActions used to delay adding content to the scene, and most importantly, we’ll talk about

SceneKit and ARKik – Basics Tutorial – Part 1

Jan 3rd, 2018

SceneKit and ARKik – Basics Tutorial – Part 1 In this first video tutorial using the ARKit and SceneKit template, we’ll remove the starting assets and build a simple box and ball scene. We will use Swift 4 to program the ball to have a physics

Adobe Animate CC 2018 Basics – Selection and Subselection Tool

Dec 21st, 2017

Adobe Animate CC 2018 – Basic Tutorials – Part 1 In this Adobe Animate basics video tutorial, we’ll discuss the selection and sub-selection tools, which are essential for manipulation vector points in the program (as well as selecting things).

How to Ink, then Shade a Clothing Heavy Comic Book Character – Part 2

Feb 1st, 2017

How to Ink then Shade a Clothing Heavy Comic Book Character – Part 2 In this second video we’ll ink and shade the clothing of the character we sketched in part 1. Subscribers can continue watching Part 3 in this series here.

How to Ink then Shade a Clothing Heavy Comic Book Character – Part 1

Jan 31st, 2017

How to Ink then Shade a Clothing Heavy Comic Book Character – Part 1 The initial sketch of a comic book character illustration we’ll color and shade in future video tutorials. Recorded in real time.

How to Draw, Shade and Color a Male Comic Book Character’s Face using Procreate

Jan 31st, 2017

How to Draw, Shade and Color a Male Comic Book Character’s Face using Procreate A fun off-the-cuff video tutorial on how to draw using Procreate and (optionally) an iPad Pro. This lesson I’ll draw a comic book style male character in a typical

Build an iMessage App Part 14 – Adding a Resend Button

Jan 24th, 2017

Build an iMessage App Part 14 – Adding a Resend Button Finally we’ll polish off the tutorial series by adding a resend button to the app. This way once a user has completed their masterpieces and saved them, all they’ll need to do on the intro

Build an iMessage App Part 13 – Refining the Picker Wheels

Jan 23rd, 2017

Build an iMessage App Part 13 – Refining the Picker Wheels In this Swift 3 video tutorial, we’ll make the picker columns / components respond more intuitively. Hosts: Justin Dike

Build an iMessage App Part 12 – Adding the “Sayings” Images

Jan 22nd, 2017

Build an iMessage App Part 12 – Adding the “Sayings” Images In this video we’ll add the secondary image to the image container. Hosts: Justin Dike

Build an iMessage App Part 11 – Saving the Image to Send as an MSMessage and as Data to Retrieve

Jan 21st, 2017

Build an iMessage App Part 11 – Saving the Image to Send as an MSMessage and as Data to Retrieve In this Swift 3 tutorial we’ll save everything in our image container as data (which can be saved to the User Defaults), then insert the image into

Build an iMessage App Part 10 – Rotating with a UISlider and Going Back to Intro Screen

Jan 20th, 2017

Build an iMessage App Part 10 – Rotating with a UISlider and Going Back to Intro Screen In this video tutorial, we’ll rotate the main emoji image using a UISlider, then write the Swift 3 code to go back to the initial starting screen of the app

Introduction to Sprite Kit – Part 8 – Changing zPositions at Runtime and Making a Custom Class

Jan 19th, 2017

Introduction to Sprite Kit – Part 8 – Changing zPositions at Runtime and Making a Custom Class In this final video, we’ll use the update method to check where the player is and then change the zPosition (layering) of buildings based on that val

Build an iMessage App Part 9 – Scaling with a UISlider and Saving the Scale to User Defaults

Jan 19th, 2017

Build an iMessage App Part 9 – Scaling with a UISlider and Saving the Scale to User Defaults In this video tutorial, we’ll scale the main emoji image using a UISlider, then save the scale value as a preference in the user defaults (formerly the

Introduction to Sprite Kit with Swift 3 – Part 7 – Detecting Physics Contacts Between Bodies

Jan 18th, 2017

Introduction to Sprite Kit with Swift 3 – Part 7 – Detecting Physics Contacts Between Bodies In this video tutorial, we’ll add an SKPhysicsContactDelegate to the class, then add a didBegin contact statement to listen out for physics notificatio

Build an iMessage App Part 8 – Re-positioning the Emoji from the Last Location Saved in the User Defaults

Jan 18th, 2017

Build an iMessage App Part 8 – Re-positioning the Emoji from the Last Location Saved in the User Defaults In this Swift 3 video tutorial we’ll discuss how to reposition the emoji in the image container based on the last location the user had mo

Introduction to Sprite Kit with Swift 3 – Part 6 – Gesture Recognizers

Jan 17th, 2017

Introduction to Sprite Kit with Swift 3 – Part 6 – Gesture Recognizers In this video tutorial we’ll add Swipe, Tap and Rotation gestures recognizers to the scene. We’ll discuss properties and related functions for each, as well as converting ra

Build an iMessage App Part 7 – Customizing the Emoji Picker and Adding an Image Container

Jan 17th, 2017

Build an iMessage App Part 7 – Customizing the Emoji Picker and Adding an Image Container In this Swift 3 and iMessage video tutorial, we’ll add an image container which will house the main emoji image and secondary “saying” image, which ultima

Introduction to Sprite Kit – Part 5 – Short Interlude to look at a Cross Platform Project

Jan 16th, 2017

Introduction to Sprite Kit – Part 5 – Short Interlude to look at a Cross Platform Project We’ll take a short break from the previous project and explore the Cross Platform Sprite Kit template included with Xcode. This is a project that has an i

Introduction to Sprite Kit with Swift 3 – Part 4 – Action Groups / Sequences and Run Blocks

Jan 15th, 2017

Introduction to Sprite Kit with Swift 3 – Part 4 – Action Groups / Sequences and Run Blocks In this video, we’ll continue working with SKActions, by changing the previous lesson’s walk actions into a sequence of actions. This will allow you to

Build an iMessage App Part 6 – Customizing the Emoji Picker and Adding an Image Container

Jan 15th, 2017

Build an iMessage App Part 6 – Customizing the Emoji Picker and Adding an Image Container In this Swift 3 and iMessage tutorial, we’ll add an image container which will house the main emoji image and secondary “saying” image, which ultimately g

Introduction to Sprite Kit with Swift 3 – Part 3 – Introducing SKActions and Detecting Touches

Jan 14th, 2017

Introduction to Sprite Kit with Swift 3 – Part 3 – Introducing SKActions and Detecting Touches In this video tutorial, we’ll continue where we left off in the last video and run SKActions on our player. We’ll work both with programmatically set

Introduction to Sprite Kit with Swift 3 – Part 2 – Adding a Player with Physics Properties

Jan 13th, 2017

Introduction to Sprite Kit with Swift 3 – Part 2 – Adding a Player with Physics Properties In this video tutorial we’ll jump right in by adding player art assets to the game, then use them in our Sprite Kit Scene file by setting physics propert

Build an iMessage App Part 5 – Adding the Second UIPickerView

Jan 13th, 2017

Build an iMessage App Part 5 – Adding the Second UIPickerView In this part of our Swift 3 / iMessage app video tutorial, we’ll progress from the intro screen to an expanded mode where the user will customize the image they want to create. We’ll

Build an iMessage App Part 4 – Styling UIButtons and UIView Animations

Jan 12th, 2017

Build an iMessage App Part 4 – Styling UIButtons and UIView Animations In this video we’ll add a UIButton to eventually move away from the intro picker, but primarily we’ll focus on styling the button, adding custom fonts to Xcode, repositionin

Introduction to Sprite Kit with Swift 3 – Part 1 – The Starting Template

Jan 12th, 2017

Introduction to Sprite Kit with Swift 3 – Part 1 – The Starting Template A quick video tutorial for FIRST time users of Xcode 8, Sprite Kit, and (later on) Swift 3. This video is a quick tour of the general settings in Xcode 8, and the GameScen