Kids of all ages can unleash their inner artist with Let’s Draw Simple!, now available on the App Store from Agatsuma Entertainment Co., Ltd, a Japan-based publisher of interactive TV and games for kids and the mass market. Inspired by a best-selling series of drawing books, from award-winning author, Kazesaburou Akiyama, Let’s Draw Simple! incorporates the techniques of learning to draw by breaking down images into variations of three main shapes – circle, triangle and square. In just ten minutes a day, players of all ages can learn to create entire art pieces that not only tell a story but comes to life giving ‘moving pictures’ a whole new meaning. Let’s Draw Simple! is now available for iPhone®, iPad®, and iPod touch® for free, with an option to purchase more images and background packs for $2.99 USD each.
Appropriate for children, ages three and up, Let’s Draw Simple! ignites imaginations as it teaches and encourages kids to create pictures through easy to follow step-by-step visual and a choice of English and Japanese voice instructions. Once images are created, players can import them into a selection of background scenes and then animate them in the Landscape Garden. This combination of the simplicity of drawing with the interactive controls that touchscreen devices offer, delivers an accessible, fun and creative activity app for both parents and kids alike to enjoy.
“We are thrilled to bring this much-admired property to the mobile platform,” stated Rica Kuno Matsumura, general manager, Agatsuma Entertainment Co., Ltd. “When I first came across Akiyama-san’s book, I knew immediately there was something very special and how perfectly the techniques and concept could translate into a game. The mobile devices are an ideal medium in not only teaching young children how to draw but also in fueling their creativity through movement and the magic of the storytelling mechanic.”
This wonderful little app offers one full free package with ten illustrations and one background landscape. Children can select from a palette of 12 colors and a wide variety of themed illustrations, from flowers and plants, fruits and food items, insects, animals large and small, characters, vehicles, sports and more to create vibrant drawings. A simple touch and move puts each item into action for hours of digital storytelling fun. Six additional packages, each with a combination of illustrations, landscapes and hidden goodies, totaling over 100 images are available as in-app purchases. And, as every child’s work of art is precious, with Let’s Draw Simple!, artwork can be saved into the in-app Album and shared with loved ones around the world.
Let’s Draw Simple! is now available on the App Store for free, with the option to purchase more images and scenes for $2.99 USD per pack: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id839876262 ;. For more information, please visit: http://agatsuma-games.jp/letsdrawsimple/.