Course Description
These lessons on Creating Basic Animations show you how to take basic animation concepts and apply them to create your first animation. You will learn how to add keyframes, frames, and use onion skins on the timeline to create a moving bouncing ball. You’ll begin by using layers for your project to create a background scene, then you’ll learn how to expand that scene across multiple frames, so it covers the entire length of the animation. From there, you’ll discover how to turn on the onion skin and see how it allows you to track the past movement of your ball, so your animating doesn’t move too quickly or slowly between one position of the ball and the next. You’ll apply keyframes so that the ball in your project moves up and down at set points as the animation plays. Finally, you will learn how to add final frames to your project, and how to play your finished bouncing ball animation.
What You'll Learn
- Create an animation on a timeline in Adobe Animate
- Add keyframes and frames to build a bouncing ball animation
- Use onion skin to track the past movement of your ball
- Use layers to create a background scene for your project
- Expand a scene across multiple frames to cover the animation's length
- Add final frames and play your finished animation
Key Takeaways
- Basic animation concepts can be applied to create a first animation, such as a moving bouncing ball.
- Layers are used to create a background scene that is expanded across multiple frames to cover the entire length of the animation.
- Onion skin lets you track the past movement of the ball so the animation does not move too quickly or slowly between positions.
- Keyframes set the points where the ball moves up and down as the animation plays.
- Final frames are added before the finished bouncing ball animation can be played.
Frequently Asked Questions
What will I create in this course?
You will apply basic animation concepts to create your first animation: a moving bouncing ball, built using layers, frames, keyframes, and onion skin on the timeline.
What does the onion skin feature do?
Onion skin lets you see and track the past movement of your ball so your animating doesn't move too quickly or slowly between one position of the ball and the next.
What lessons are included?
The course covers Animating a Ball on the Timeline (Parts 1, 2, and 3), Turning on Onion Skin, and Add the Final Frames.
What skills does this course cover?
It covers Adobe Animate, Animations, Computer Animation, and Object Animation.
How is the bouncing ball made to move?
You apply keyframes so the ball moves up and down at set points as the animation plays, then add final frames before playing the finished animation.
