# Paint Toys

> A collection of interactive, browser-based art toys built with HTML5 Canvas and SVG. Each toy is a self-contained creative tool with a unique artistic constraint.

## About

Paint Toys is a free collection of creative canvas-based drawing and painting tools. Each toy explores a different artistic style or technique, providing a playful way to make digital art in the browser. No accounts, no downloads — just open and create.

Website: https://paint.toys

## Available Toys

### Oil Paints
- URL: https://paint.toys/oil/
- Description: A drip-painting simulator inspired by Jackson Pollock. Click and drag to drip oils onto the canvas. Embraces randomness and the permanent nature of paint.
- About: https://paint.toys/oil/about/

### Sand in a Bottle
- URL: https://paint.toys/sand/
- Description: Layer colorful sand in a glass bottle. A relaxing particle simulation inspired by the classic sand art craft.
- About: https://paint.toys/sand/about/

### Symmetry Painter
- URL: https://paint.toys/symmetry/
- Description: Draw with radial symmetry. Every stroke mirrors across multiple axes to create beautiful mandala-like patterns.
- About: https://paint.toys/symmetry/about/

### Paint with Text (Calligram)
- URL: https://paint.toys/calligram/
- Description: A text-based painting tool where your brush strokes are made of words. Combine poetry with visual art to create calligrams.
- About: https://paint.toys/calligram/about/

### Mondrian Art Generator
- URL: https://paint.toys/mondrian/
- Description: Create Mondrian-style abstract art by clicking to split rectangles. Explore neoplasticism and geometric composition.
- About: https://paint.toys/mondrian/about/

### One Line Drawing
- URL: https://paint.toys/one-line/
- Description: Draw with a single continuous line. Embrace the constraint of never lifting your pen, inspired by Picasso's line drawings.
- About: https://paint.toys/one-line/about/

### Etch-a-Sketch
- URL: https://paint.toys/etch-a-sketch/
- Description: A digital version of the classic toy. Use knobs or keyboard to draw with only horizontal and vertical lines.
- About: https://paint.toys/etch-a-sketch/about/

### Zen Garden
- URL: https://paint.toys/zen-garden/
- Description: Rake peaceful patterns in digital sand. A meditative drawing experience inspired by Japanese rock gardens.
- About: https://paint.toys/zen-garden/about/

### Pointillism (Paint by Dots)
- URL: https://paint.toys/pointillism/
- Description: Paint with dots that never overlap, inspired by Seurat and the Impressionist masters. Let your eye blend the colors together.
- About: https://paint.toys/pointillism/about/

### Scratch Art
- URL: https://paint.toys/scratch/
- Description: Scratch away a black surface to reveal beautiful hidden colors underneath. A digital take on the classic scratch art craft.
- About: https://paint.toys/scratch/about/

### String Art
- URL: https://paint.toys/string-art/
- Description: Place pins and weave strings between them to create geometric patterns with depth and complexity.
- About: https://paint.toys/string-art/about/

### Pixel Art Editor
- URL: https://paint.toys/pixel-art/
- Description: A full-featured retro pixel art editor with curated palettes, mirror mode, fill bucket, and more. Every pixel counts.
- About: https://paint.toys/pixel-art/about/

### Marbling
- URL: https://paint.toys/marbling/
- Description: A digital take on paper marbling and Japanese suminagashi. Drop ink on the water and it spreads in a circle, pushing existing colors out into a ring. Drag a comb through to swirl the ink into flowing wakes.
- About: https://paint.toys/marbling/about/

### Word Mandala
- URL: https://paint.toys/word-mandala/
- Description: Paint with words in radial symmetry. The calligram brush lays down small letters along your stroke, and every letter is rotated and mirrored around the center into a kaleidoscope of text.
- About: https://paint.toys/word-mandala/about/

### Foggy Window
- URL: https://paint.toys/foggy-window/
- Description: Draw with your finger on a fogged-up window on a rainy evening, with an out-of-focus street behind the glass. Beads of water collect along your strokes, drips run down, and the fog slowly creeps back over your drawing.
- About: https://paint.toys/foggy-window/about/

### Kintsugi
- URL: https://paint.toys/kintsugi/
- Description: Break a generated ceramic bowl by drawing lines across it, then mend the cracks with gold, silver or copper, in the spirit of the Japanese art of kintsugi. Break it again any time; old seams stay.
- About: https://paint.toys/kintsugi/about/

## Technical Details

- All toys run entirely in the browser with vanilla HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
- No frameworks, build steps, or package managers
- Canvas-based toys use 2x scaling for high-DPI displays
- All toys support both mouse and touch input
- Hosted on Netlify at paint.toys