Lesson 4: Moving Jointed Figure
Concepts: rotation/scaling tool, rotational (pivot) point, copy/paste in place.
Your assignment is to draw a naturally moving, articulated figure. It can be a stick figure drawn with lines or ovals.
Minimum technical requirements: You will need 5 layers. One for each arm, one for each leg and one for the torso and head. If you wish you can add a 6th layer for the background. You must have a minimum of 4 frames in each layer. Label your layers
Create a new Flash document.
Continue working on all the layers, frame by frame, creating your animation.
Save the project as “figure”.
Assessment:
Technical:
- Layers – 5 used, labeled, order
- Frames
- Pivot point
- Rotation tool
- Saving
Quality:
Figure creative and has a realistic sense of movement.
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