What To Draw

Using the Unsplash API to come up with drawing prompts!

Live site at whattodraw.melanie-richards.com

Running locally

This project uses Netlify serverless functions, and the Netlify CLI for local development. Prereqs: Node.js v10+, (free) account on Netlify.

Project setup

1. From the Unsplash API documentation, "register as a developer".
2. Create a new application.
3. Once created, copy your "Access Key".
4. Create a file .env in the root directory of this project, and set the contents of the file to UNSPLASH_API_KEY=YourAccessKeyGoesHere.
5. Navigate to the project directory in your terminal, and run npm install to install dependencies.

First run

1. Navigate to the project directory in your terminal / command line.
2. Run npm install netlify-cli -g.
3. Run ntl login to log into Netlify.
4. Run ntl dev to spin up the local development server.

Other commands

Command	Purpose
ntl dev	Run local dev server
npm run watch:sass	Watch and compile changes to Sass files

Additional details

Photo of water in site icons by Akira Hojo.