ArtClash: Paint, Draw, and Share Your Creations (WIP/Early Access)

ArtClash isn't Sketchbook, Photoshop, Procreate, or Infinite Painter. It's a unique platform designed to foster daily drawing, sketching, and cartooning practice. Currently in early access with the first game complete, much more is on the horizon.

Create freehand drawings or tackle themed challenges, applying optional constraints like time limits, color palettes, or canvas size. Earn points as others guess your creations! This solo project, initially developed for personal practice with my wife, aims to inspire others to draw more.

Current Features:

• Versatile Painting: Sketch, paint, and blend with ease.
• Image Import: Use images as references or paint directly over them.
• Themed Challenges: Choose topics, apply constraints, and earn points for successful guesses.
• Adjustable Difficulty: Six difficulty levels, ranging from single-word prompts to five-word descriptions (nouns, verbs, places, time periods).
• Challenge Constraints: Add extra points by limiting time, colors, or canvas size.
• Free Drawing: Create and share any artwork you desire.
• NSFW Filtering: Control the visibility of NSFW content.

Early Access Issues/Bugs:

• UI Improvement: The Unity UI is being overhauled with XAML for improved responsiveness.
• Canvas Size: On lower-end devices, keep canvases under 1024x1024 to maintain performance. The brush engine, while GPU-accelerated, slows with large canvases and small brushes. Engine optimization is underway.

Upcoming Features:

• New Games: "Telephone" (drawing version) is first in line.
• Enhanced Social Features: Customizable avatars, comments, friend lists, and following options.
• UI/Performance Enhancements: Addressing the UI and brush engine issues mentioned above.
• Editing Tools: Marquee selection and transformation tools.
• Brush Expansion: Support for custom brush textures, with community sharing capabilities.
• Improved Layering: Adding features like locking transparent pixels and masking.
• Developer Communication: A feedback system for feature requests, bug reports, and community voting on updates.
• Moderation System: Community moderators to manage flagged content and resolve issues.
• Community Content: User-submitted topics and constraints, subject to moderation.
• Future Expansion: Full image editing, animation, scripting, and game/storyboard prototyping are long-term goals.

Important Note: Due to current performance limitations and the lack of full editing features, ArtClash is not intended as a comprehensive image editing suite. Its focus is on social competition and creative encouragement.