Objective:

• I can prepare Illustrator artwork to make a Bone Tween animation in Animate CC.

Topics Discussed:

IK Armature
Bone Tool
For a complete list of Topics Discussed, please see the previous weeks’ lessons.

Assignment:

• Create a new Illustrator Web document with all the default settings.
• Use the Shape tools to draw six shapes: a Head, a Body, a Left Arm, a Right Arm, a Left Leg and a Right Leg.
• In the Illustrator document, use the black selection arrow to select the different parts of your character, and use the fn+F8 shortcut to convert each part to a Symbol.
  • Every part of your character that is going to move should be made a separate symbol!
  • Name each of the symbols appropriately as you create them.
  • When you are finished, at a minimum you should have symbols for your character’s Head, Body, Right Arm, Left Arm, Right Leg and Left Leg.
• Save this file as “Your Name – Body Parts.ai”. We will use this file to import into Animate CC.
• Open a new Animate HD HTML5 canvas (1280 x 720, 30fps). The stage color can be any color of your choice.
• Use the “File -> Import -> Import to Stage” menu command to locate and import your “Your Name – Body Parts.ai” file. Walk through the prompts to import your body parts into Animate. Make sure to select all the parts, and select “Single Animate Layer” from the “Convert Layers to:” dropdown menu.
• Use what we learned yesterday, and the in-class demonstration today to add bones to your shapes. (Remember: “Start from the heart” and work your way out to the arms and legs.)
• Make your stick figure move! Add up to 120 frames to your animation, and use the Motion Tween-style Armature layer to animate your character’s poses.
• We will use this technique this week and next week to produce a simple animation. Save your file as “Your Name – Stick Figure.fla” and submit a copy to today’s Google Classroom assignment post by end of day on Wednesday.

Assigned: May 8th, 2024
Due Date: May 9th, 2024

Objective:

•  I can import and use sound in my Animate CC animations, and use the Sound Properties window to change the compression level of sounds.

Tutorial Link:

How to Use Sounds in Animate CC

Required Files:

Pac-Man Music: PacmanSong.mp3

Pac-Man “Wocka”: Wocka2sec.mp3

Pac-Man Eats the Fruit: PacmanEatFruit.mp3

Topics Discussed:

• Import
• Extend Timeline
• Keyframes
• Layers

Assignment:

1. If you have not yet completed the “Pac-Man Quiz” animation we started last week, you should do so before attempting this assignment.
   1. Refer to Motion Tweens and Animating Within a Symbol: Make Pac-Man Move and Chomp! if you still need to know how to make Pac-Man move and make his mouth open and close while he moves.
   2. Refer to Animate CC Review and “Quiz” if you need to know what the Pac-Man animation should look like when you’re finished and ready to start today’s Lesson.
2. Locate the audio files at the top of this posting. You will find the Pac-Man Music: “pacman_beginning.wav” and the Pac-Man Wocka Sound: “pacman_chomp.wav”
3. Access today’s tutorial link and read through the information on Using Sounds in Animate CC on the Adobe website. Use the information provided to embed these audio clips into your animation. Extend the timelines to accommodate the “PacmanSong” audio file length. Try to match the “Wocka2sec” sound to when Pac-Man eats the dots by moving the audio clips in the timeline to match the keyframes on the Dots layer.

• If you don’t have dots for Pac-Man to eat, add some!
• Remember you’ll need to use keyframes to get Pac-Man to eat the dots.
• The “PacmanEatFruit” sound is provided in case you want to add Pac Man eating the fruit like I did in the in-class example. It is not a requirement, just a stretch goal if you want to take on the challenge!

Save your work as “Your Name – PacManSound.fla”. Turn in your completed animation (now with embedded sound) titled “Your Name – PacManSound.fla” to Today’s Google Classroom assignment post by the end of the day on Tuesday.

Assigned: May 6th, 2024
Due Date: May 7th, 2024