Thaumatrope
Objective: Create a thaumatrope of a ball going in and out of a box. Start learning about 3-D animation.
Direction: Make a simple thaumatrope with the ball going in and out of a box.
Likes: I like the simplicity of the design.
Dislikes: None
Time: Roughly 30 min.
Direction: Make a simple thaumatrope with the ball going in and out of a box.
Likes: I like the simplicity of the design.
Dislikes: None
Time: Roughly 30 min.
Flip Book
Objective: Create a simple flip-book. With a smooth frame rate.
Direction: I wanted to create an easy flip-book about a ball realizing his friends are missing so he rolls up and down a hill, but still the ball is lost without his friends.
Likes: I like the smoothness of the flip-book.
Dislikes: When the ball is about to start rolling down the words "Well let's go down," are cut off at the top.
Time: Roughly 5 hours to draw out all the frames. Then 2 hours to scan and run everything.
Direction: I wanted to create an easy flip-book about a ball realizing his friends are missing so he rolls up and down a hill, but still the ball is lost without his friends.
Likes: I like the smoothness of the flip-book.
Dislikes: When the ball is about to start rolling down the words "Well let's go down," are cut off at the top.
Time: Roughly 5 hours to draw out all the frames. Then 2 hours to scan and run everything.
Flash Tutorials
Illustrator to Flash
Seasons Morph
Objective: Create a flash file completely in Illustrator. Learn how to use the blend tool in Illustrator.
Direction: Use 4 images that resemble the 4 seasons, and follow the step-by-step video showing how to blend.
Likes: I like how it looks when the images are blending together.
Dislikes: None.
Time: Roughly 15 min to draw out the images in illustrator. Then 15 min to blend them together.
Direction: Use 4 images that resemble the 4 seasons, and follow the step-by-step video showing how to blend.
Likes: I like how it looks when the images are blending together.
Dislikes: None.
Time: Roughly 15 min to draw out the images in illustrator. Then 15 min to blend them together.
Zombie Pulse
Objective: Create a flash file completely in Illustrator. Learn more about the appearance panel in Illustrator.
Direction: Use a black zombie silhouette, and follow the step-by-step video showing how to use the appearance panel.
Likes: I like how it looks like there is a pulsing light behind the zombie.
Dislikes: None.
Time: 10 min to draw out the Zombie. Then 10 min to do all of the outlines.
Direction: Use a black zombie silhouette, and follow the step-by-step video showing how to use the appearance panel.
Likes: I like how it looks like there is a pulsing light behind the zombie.
Dislikes: None.
Time: 10 min to draw out the Zombie. Then 10 min to do all of the outlines.