Hidden Object Games-Drawing Backgrounds and Hidden Objects

It's been awhile since I've drawn in Flash, but I do find that I enjoy it when I have time to do it. The students are enjoying their first taste of drawing in Flash as they have uploaded their paper prototype files to their project pages and are beginning their attempts at drawing their backgrounds to their hidden object games. Some are doing better than others, but it takes time to get your balance and feel comfortable drawing. It took me quite awhile before I felt like I could do anything at all as far as drawing in Flash. Today, we started drawing the hidden objects that will go into the games. The students do like the idea of bringing items in from the internet and tracing them and then making them their own. It gives them better perspective and color than trying to do it totally on their own. We have some pretty good looking games for the Game Design I students and the Game Design II students are nearing the completion of their games and are almost ready for their presentations. They are doing an amazing job with their games and have matured in their use of the program so much from last year. Overall, we are making progress although not as quickly as I would like. But, we are moving along. The coding is looking us in the eye and we are ready and waiting for it!