Your ideas belong here
make something brilliant
A safe, free studio where young creators can imagine, learn, make, play and improve - with a friendly guide for every step and no account or install needed.
Not sure where to start? Find your path →
Ember's first mission
Make your first character in about five minutes
No sign-up, no downloads, nothing to install. Paint a few pixels here, then Ember walks you through saving your work and making it even better.
- Draw a pixel on your character
- Save it on this device
- Improve it with one easy change
Works on school computers. Your drawing stays on your device.
Tap a square to paint. Pick a colour:
A taste of Ember's Pixel Studio
Today's spark
What shall we make today?
Follow the crew through one tiny adventure. You can stop after any step, or keep going until your idea is something you can play.
"Wherever someone needs hope... I appear."
Stardust
Imagine with StardustRead a story that sparks an ideaEvery adventure starts with a feeling, a question or a "what if?"Read Stardust's story →
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Learn with LumoBuild a catch game in ScratchFollow along step by step. No experience needed, no installs.Start the Scratch workshop →
03Create with EmberDraw your first pixel characterPick colours, paint pixel by pixel, then save and export your art.Open Pixel Studio →
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Play with Echo + PipPlay what others have builtTry a browser game, notice what works and decide what to make next.Try Star Connect →
The Studio crew is growing. More friendly guides will join this journey soon.
Explore the Studio
Choose a guided learning path, a creative tool, a browser game or a story. Everything is free, needs no account and works on school computers.
Workshops
180+ interactive courses in Scratch, Godot, Unity, Roblox and more.
Browse workshops →
Create with Ember
Tools
Free browser tools for pixel art, music, maps and game design.
Open tools →
Play with Echo & Pip
Games
Browser games made in the workshops. Play what you can learn to build.
Browse games →
Read with Stardust
Books
Picture books and stories featuring the studio characters.
See books →
Everything is free · No account to start · Works on school computers
Start with a beginner guide
Choose the tool that sounds fun. Each guide shows you the first steps, then links straight to workshops you can build from.
Lumo says: start small, finish something real.
Fresh from the Community Gallery
Real, moderated projects made with JVDS tools. Play them, then make your own and send it in.
Hi, I'm J. Valentine
Every book, game, course and tool on this site was designed and built by one person - no publishers, no studios, no paywalls. Just slow, careful making, shared for free.