Enough talk! Let's make a quick animation, and then we can discuss what we've built. We'll make the animation “Stick man takes a walk.”
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Draw a stick man using only lines (no fills) and make sure everything is snapped together, as in Figure 7.1. Figure 7.1. A stick man drawn with lines. Lines are used for these exercises because they are easier to modify. |
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Single-click just to the right of the keyframe dot in Layer 1—that is, click in the second cell of Layer 1. |
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Now, make a slight change—namely, bend one leg slightly and change the endpoint of the arm so it looks like it's swinging (as in Figure 7.2). Figure 7.2. In the second keyframe, bend the stick man's leg in preparation for taking a step. |
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We're ready to create the third frame, so click in Layer 1 right after frame 2 and select Insert, Insert Keyframe, which copies the contents of frame 2 into the new keyframe in frame 3. |
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Make a slight change to the stick man (bend the leg more and swing the arm more). |
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