Assignment 3: Careful Motion!

Ok, now that we've finished some assignments, let's work on really making our motion look good.

• Get with a neighbor, and look at each other while you swing an arm back and forth. This is a pretty simple movement that we do when we're walking.
• Notice what parts of the arm move. Does the shoulder move a lot? Does the hand move a lot?
• What I want you to think about is this: We are going to make an arm-swinging animation, ok? If we are going to make an animation that will last for 1 second, how will we know how many pictures we need?
• You will need about 10-12 frames to make an animation one second long. This is how fast Easytoon runs.
• So, for our assignment, we're going to make a little plan on paper, and then do in-betweening to make sure the arm is at the right place at the right time!

Assignment:

1. Please download Easytoon.
2. Using your plan, please make 2 seconds of animation. The first second will be the arm going forward, like in your plan. The second second will be the arm going back to where it started - basically your plan backward.
3. When finished, please save your files with the GIF button. It needs to be named "3 your name"
4.  Turn it in to me using DropItToMe. The password is the same as usual. Your file will probably be under Documents or Downloads.
5. If you finish very quickly, you can try to see if you can animate some legs walking.
6. If you finish the second animation and still have time, you may use Easytoon however you like.