Date: July 6, 2025

Challenge: Funky Frog – Variables and Shape Placement

What I Worked On:

Today I created a frog face using ellipses and rectangles. I drew the main face shape, added two large white eyeballs, and made sure their outlines matched the green of the frog’s face so they wouldn’t look disconnected. I positioned small black pupils inside each eye using rect(), and I centered a wide mouth at the bottom using ellipse().

What I Learned:

• How to use variables like centerX and centerY to make shape positioning cleaner and easier to manage.
• How stroke() and strokeWeight() affect the appearance of shape outlines.
• That aligning colors (like matching eye outlines to face color) makes a big difference in visual design.
• Using basic math to shift shapes into position feels more natural now.

What Went Wrong / What I Fixed:

At first, the pupils had no outlines and the eyes looked disconnected from the face because the outlines were black instead of green. I changed the stroke color to match the frog’s green and adjusted their size to make them stand out clearly. The pupils also needed better placement so I experimented with X and Y offsets.

Next Steps / Improvements:

I may add a tongue or a fly next for extra detail. I also want to explore animating the pupils to follow the cursor or blink when clicked.