Practice Animation
Create an Animation
Similar to our sticky note flip books, except now you will create your animation in a digital format.
Goal: Create around 20 frames
Your animation can be about anything.
"Onion Skinning"
To see your previous frame:
Click the onion icon to turn on “onion skinning”
Choose a Background
Click the image icon next to the speedometer icon.
Click "Select a Color" and choose a color.
Create Your Animation Frames
Draw with the Paintbrush
To draw, select the paintbrush and draw with your mouse on the white square.
To erase with the paintbrush, click "Eraser" at the far right
Create Shapes
Click the icon with the circle/square
Choose a shape name to the right or click "More+" to see lots more shapes
Move Shapes
To move a shape, choose the pointer tool on the left.
If you want to move multiple shapes at once, click and drag with your pointer tool.
If you want to group all the shapes together, select them and choose the word "group" on the left.
Copy Shapes
To copy a shape, click on it with the pointer tool
Click the two-rectangle icon
Click the clipboard icon
Change Color
Click the selection tool then select the thing you want to change the color of
To change the outline color, click the pencil
To change the fill color, click the paint bucket
Duplicate Frames
Copy your frame by clicking the copy icon at the bottom of the frame thumbnail.
Adjust Animation Speed
Below your frame, click the speedometer icon
Adjust the animation speed to be something other than the default (6 fps).
Save Your Work in between class days
To make sure you don't lose your work between class days:
Click "Save"
Rename to "History Animation Day #"
Click "Save File"
In "Finder" (blue face icon in your dock) go to "Downloads"
Drag your ".brushninja" file to your "Creative Cloud Files"
If you don't see "Creative Cloud Files", first open Creative Cloud (the rainbow icon in your dock) and log in.
Export GIF
Click "Export"
Click "EXPORT AS GIF"
Click "DOWNLOAD ANIMATED GIF"
Move Your File to Your Creative Cloud FIles
Open "Finder" (the blue face icon in your dock)
Go to "Downloads"
Drag your .gif file to your "Creative Cloud Files"
If you don't see "Creative Cloud Files", first open Creative Cloud (the rainbow icon in your dock) and log in.
Upload to Canvas
Upload your .gif file to the Canvas assignment.