How to Use the Drawing Canvas in Three Word Tale

Three Word Tale features a responsive, mobile-optimized HTML5 Drawing Canvas that lets you draw right on your phone, tablet, or computer, packed with professional tools like variable brush sizes, an undo history, and an integrated color palette.

Why We Upgraded the Canvas

When you play a family multiplayer game, you want the drawing round to feel natural. Kids often draw on an iPad or phone, while parents might be using a laptop trackpad.

We completely rebuilt our Drawing Canvas so it works flawlessly across every device, prioritizing touch screens so your finger feels just like a marker.

Core Features of the Drawing Canvas

1. Touch-Optimized Input: Fully tracks your finger or stylus whether you are using an iPad, Android phone, or Surface tablet. No frustrating lag.
2. 20-Step Undo History: Mistakes happen. We built a powerful 20-step undo memory buffer so you can erase that stray line without starting over!
3. 10-Color Curated Palette: A simple, vibrant color palette designed specifically so AI can read it properly for the Tale Card.
4. Variable Brush Size: A slider that ranges from a tiny 1px pencil to a thick 20px marker for filling in backgrounds quickly.

How to Draw Your Scene

During the Doodle Phase of the game, it’s your job to draw a scene based on the story so far.

1. Pick a Color: Tap the palette icon at the bottom.
2. Choose a Brush Size: Drag the slider left or right. Keep it thin for outlines and big for coloring, or let the kids go crazy scribbling!
3. Draw!: Use your finger, mouse, or apple pencil.
4. Undo: Hit the back arrow icon if you mess up.
5. Clear: If you want to start from scratch, hit the trash can icon.
6. Submit: Tap the big Submit Drawing button when you are done. Your doodle will immediately pop into the real-time timeline for the rest of the room to see.

Prefer Paper?

Our Drawing Canvas is great, but 73% of families told us they actually prefer drawing on real paper. That’s exactly why we added the Camera Photo Import feature to the Drawing Canvas!

If you prefer crayons to touch screens, simply grab a piece of paper, draw your scene, and click the green Photo Icon inside the Drawing Canvas. It automatically takes a picture of your physical artwork, enhances the contrast, and drops it right onto the canvas.

Happy doodling!