Creating a Simple Cut-out Animation
Here is how you can create a simple cut-out animation. Follow these steps so you can try out the animation tools you will learn in the next topics.
How to create a simple cut-out animation
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In the Tools toolbar, select the Transform tool or press Shift + T. |
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In the Tools toolbar, enable the Animate mode so everything you move will be keyframed automatically. |
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From the top menu, select Animation > Stop-Motion Keyframe so the interpolation is not created automatically between keyframes. |
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In the Timeline view, collapse your character. |
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In the Timeline view, go to the frame where you want to set the first pose. |
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In the Camera view, select the parts to animate. |
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Use the Transform tool to rotate, skew, scale or translate the selection to its new position. To rotate the piece, place your cursor slightly outside of a corner until you see the rotation cursor. |
A new keyframe appears in the Timeline view.
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To ensure that nothing moves on the new pose, in the Timeline view, select the frame corresponding to the pose, right-click and select Add Keyframe or press F6. |
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In the Tools toolbar, enable the Onion Skin feature. |
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In the Timeline view, go to the frame where you want to set the second keyframe. |
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In the Camera view, animate your character. |
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Repeat this process for all the poses. |