Weekly Reflection 3: Using Motion Guides, Make A Traditional Animation, Frame By Frame Animation

This week, mommy didn't attend to Authoring Class. However, mommy had contacted with mommy's friend and asked how the class going on. Today, mommy will update with the task that was given by Dr. Zaidatun...

Class Activity 1 : Using Motion Guides (The Ant Nest Tutorial)

1. Select the Background Color in Properties. Choose brown colour.

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2. Name the layer with "Background". To rename it, double click at Layer and type the name of layer that you wished.

3. Draw rectangle at the whole stage area by using icon Rectangle Tool .

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4. Next, click icon Eraser Tool and choose size of eraser in icon Eraser Shape. Mommy suggested, better choose the largest size of eraser. Then, rub the rectangle to make tunnel.

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5. After that, insert new layer and named it as "Ant".

6. Draw an Ant on the stage area by using icon Oval Tool. Make 3 ovals and arrange it nicely. As long as it looks like an Ant. To make the antenna, eyes, mouth and legs, use icon Pencil Tool to draw it.

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7. Move the Ant at the tunnel. To make the ant looks like inside the tunnel, adjusted the size of ant by using icon Free Transform Tool. Dont' forget to press Shift together while adjusted the size.

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8. Then, converted it into symbol. Remember how to convert into symbol? Refer here if you already forgotten. Name the symbol as "Ant", select radiobutton Graphic and choose the centre square in the Registration option.

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9. After that, Add Motion Guide where is near to icon Insert Layer.

10. Using Pencil tool, draw the line as a path inside the tunnel. The ant will follow the path that you draw.

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11. Click on Ant Layer, then click on icon Selection Tool. Ensure the Magnet icon in tools option is pressed on. Then, snapped the object. How to snap it? Did you see crosshair at the center of Ant? Drag the crosshair to the beginning of path. Make sure it sticked together. If you can't see it clearly, zoom until 400% or 800%. Forget how to zoom the image? Click here.

12. Insert keyframe at Frame Number 50. Make sure insert keyframe at all layers which is Background Layer, Ant Layer and Guide: Ant layer.

13. Click at the first keyframe at Ant Layer. You can see the ant at the beginning of path. Then, click at the last keyframe which is Frame Number 50. Move the ant to the ending of path.

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14.  Next, highlight from the first keyframe until last keyframe and create Motion Tween.

15. Click the first keyframe and press Enter. To test the movie, press Ctrl + Enter.

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Task 6 already finished! Now, we move on to another task.

Class Activity 2 : Make A Traditional Animation

1. Select the Background Color in Properties. Choose Yellow in colour.

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2. Then, start to draw a teddy bear by using Oval Tool or Pencil Tool.

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3. Select at Frame Number 2 and insert keyframe.

4. Keyframe at Frame Number 2, drag the line (at teddy bear mouth) until it become curve (make teddy bear looks smile). You can add more line to make it nicely.

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5. Click at first keyframe and press Enter. To test the movie, Ctrl + Enter. OR to publish the your work, go to File Menu and choose Publish Settings... or Ctrl + Shift + F12. Tick at the checkbox what you wished to had. Lastly, click the button Publish to publich your work.

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The task already done! Weehuuuu!

Class Activity 3 : Frame By Frame Animation (Cell Animation)

1. Create a new file.

2. Create a new symbol and choose radiobutton Movie Clip. Click OK Button.

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3. Import Image file that had sequences. Choose only one image and click Open Button. Then, click Yes button.

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4. Click word "Scene 1".

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5. Drag the symbol at Library to the left bottom side of the stage.

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4. Click at Frame Number 30 and insert keyframe.

5. Move the symbol to the right top of the stage.

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6. Then, highlight from the first keyframe until last keyframe and create Motion Tween.

7. Test the movie with press Ctrl + Enter. You can see the bird flying from the left bottom to the right top.

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Eventhough mommy didn't attend to Authoring Class because of urgent matter, mommy still give full of commitment for this class. For the result, mommy had finished all the task that was given by Dr. Zaidatun. For the Self Review, mommy will update it later to another entry...Ok? Bye...