1.

design your model

Draw your character simple, remember it must

be easy to edit because frame by frame

animation need 12-30 draws per second

(internet animation just need 10-12 uff!)

2.

cUT in to pieces

After finish your character draw break apart

its components pieces, selecting and group

(Ctrl+G) each part (head, body, arms, legs

and so forth). This parts will be reassembled

late.

3.

move it

Back this groups together again and use your

Free Transform Tool (E) to manipulate and

put the parts in different positions and

orientations. For example, using the arrange

option send back or front one arm to obtain

effects of distance.

(Free Transform Tool)

4.

USE LAYERS

Finished the pose of your model, open your

Layers Panel (F7) and duplicate this layer

to edit your next move. Modify the last pose

creating a soft change in the way your

animation works.

Use layers like frames duplicating the last

one and editing many times as you need.

5.

export

Great work, the last step is export your design

like vectorial animation format.

Then click File/Export... and select

Macromedia Flash (SWF) , set the options to

export your layers like SWF frames, put 12

in the fps box (frames per second) and 10 for

curve quality (best graphics).

If you want to edit or insert actionscript in your

animation place this file in Flash.

That's all, Congratulations ;)

Let's create

Basic Character Animation

in

Adobe Illustrator

in easy 5 steps

by Jose Luis Gonzalez