today's animation:

Cows & Cows & Cows

Today's Topics:

• Vector vs. Raster (bitmap) graphics
  
• Animate Interface
  
• Tool Panel & Keyboard Shortcuts
  
• Lecture: Learning about the Animate Interface, Tools & drawing in Animate
  

Vector vs. Raster quick demo

the Animate Interface

Getting Started in Animate

1. Creating a new document (start-up page) & Animate Preferences (Edit>Preferences)
2. File types in Animate - .fla, .swf, .flv, and .as
3. The default workspace
1. main document window
2. the stage
3. the pasteboard
4. the timeline
5. the properties inspector
6. tools panel
7. panel well/panel dock
4. creating Custom Workspace(s)
5. Drawing tools: pencil tool, oval tool, rectangle tool, line tool, Pencil tool: types of strokes (straighten, smooth and ink), Brush makes a fill (fills can be widened)
6. Object drawing mode (when the oval or rectangle tool is selected)
7. Selection tools: lasso, selection tool(black arrow), subselection tool(white arrow)
8. Copying and duplicating - different ways to duplicate (Cmd+D) or Opt + drag.
9. Free Transform and the the Transform panel (Cmd+T)
   
10. Explain and get started on project 1
    
    

Project 1

See "Assignments" in Canvas for details on this homework assignment which is to draw Shapes #1 below

1. Reference reading: chapters 1 & 2 in the textbook which is available online: Adobe® Animate Professional CC Classroom in a Book®
   
   
2. *Memorize tools and keyboard shortcuts in the Animate toolbar.
   
   



Shapes #1





#2 Hollingsworth characters & Mickey Mouse (we will use these either this class (if time permits) or next class-not required for project 1)