A ‘walk cycle’ is a classic animation technique to create the illusion that a character is moving. We will use this template as practice. Notice the placement of the body parts – Head, Shoulders, Hips, Knees, Elbows, Hands, Feet Important: If you need to slow down your animation, you may want to duplicate your frames (or…
Digital Art 2 – 2 – Bouncing Object
Use the method we learned in Project 1 and create your own unique bouncing object. It can be a ball or a person or a creature or something else! Requirements: Uses Exaggeration & Squash and Stretch 3 seconds long 10 fps Have at least 2 colors Have a background image Make it exciting to watch! Save as PSD…
Digital Art 2 – 1 – Bouncing Ball Animation Practice
Animating a ‘bouncing ball’ is a classic animation exercise. It is a practice in two animation principles: exaggeration and squash and stretch. We will exaggerate the bouncing and the squashing/stretching to make the ball come alive! In real life, a ball bounces in a parabola shape, but does not stretch or squash. We add the squash and stretch…
Digital Arts – Extra Credit – PSA Animation
Create a Public Service Announcement using Frame Animation. A Public Service Announcement can be about a Social Issue, Health Issue, Environmental Issue, etc. Must have at least 10 frames. Must include text Save as PSD and turn in as a GIF here
Digital Arts – 26 – Morph Animation
You will create a ‘morph’ between two different objects. Create this animation with at least 10 frames. It can be simple black lines on white or as many colors as you wish. You may want to draw each frame in a different color to help with the ‘morph’ process. First, think of two different objects…
Digital Arts – 25 – My Frame Animation
For this assignment we will use PHOTOSHOP to make a GIF. You will create an Animation about whatever you want using FRAMES. You may choose to do a Face, Animal, Fire, Water, or Anything! The Animation should have at least 10 Frames. The Animation should have at least 2 parts that move. New File >…
Digital Arts – 24 – Face Animation Practice
For this assignment we will use PHOTOSHOP to make a GIF. We will create a Face Animation using FRAMES. New File > WEB > 500 x 500 > UNCHECK Artboards Add an empty Layer above the Background Layer Use the Brush Tool, choose Black and draw a Oval shape and a neck. Lock and label…
Digital Arts – 23 – Fire Animation
Use the same FRAME ANIMATION method you learned in the previous Candle lesson. Create an animation of a flame/fire/smoke. The animation should have at least 10 frames. Use ONE of the images below or find your own. Instructions: Open Photoshop New File > WEB > 1024 x 768 > UNCHECK Artboards Use the Brush…
Digital Arts – 22 – Candle Animation Practice
For this assignment we will use PHOTOSHOP We will create a candle animation using FRAMES. New File > WEB > 1024 x 768 > UNCHECK Artboards File > Place Embedded > Candle Starter Image Below Add an empty Layer above the Candle Image. Use the Brush Tool to draw a flame. Name this layer –…
Digital Art – 21 – World Alphabets
World Alphabet Project Pick one character/form/letter/icon from any non-roman alphabet. Examples: Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Armenian, Thai, Mayan, Aztec etc.. 1. Do some research on the language this came from. Write a short paragraph on your research, 5-7 sentences. DO NOT PLAGIARIZE. Include historical information about the language, the meaning of the character and your personal…