If necessary, in the Xsheet view, identify the new drawing as a Key, Breakdown or In-between drawing.

In the Xsheet view, right-click and select Drawings > Create Empty Drawing or press + +. In the Xsheet view, select a cell between your two key drawings.įrom the Timeline View toolbar, click to create an empty drawing or press + +. In the Xsheet view, identify the drawing as a key drawing. In the Camera or Drawing view, draw your second key drawing. In the Timeline or Xsheet view, select the cell where your next key drawing will appear. In the Timeline view, click and drag the onion skin blue markers to extend the number of previous and next visible drawings to fit your need. In the Tools toolbar, click on the Enable Onion Skin button. In the Xsheet view, you can also select Animation > Mark Drawing As > Key Drawing to identify your drawing. Make sure your first key drawing is still selected, and in the Mark Drawing toolbar, click on the Mark Selected Drawings as Key button.

In the Camera or Drawing view, draw the first key drawing.

In the Timeline or Xsheet view, select the cell where the first drawing will appear. It is a good idea to choose a light colour for your rough animation to help for the following task, the clean up process. In the Colour view, select the colour you will use to draw. In the Tools toolbar, select the Brush tool or press +. Refer to Exposure Sheet to learn more about this preference. In the Preferences panel, you can set your preferences to Use Current Frame as Drawing Name. If you start animating all of the details right away, you will lose a lot of time if you have to do corrections, and your animation will often look too rigid. Head, arms and clothes will be added later, during the secondary animation.įor a satisfactory animation, complete the main action before adding all of the details.

For example, to animate a walk-cycle, you will start with the torso moves and the legs. You would usually start with the main action. The first step to complete is the rough animation, which is the skeleton of your animation. Now that you know about the existing tools, you can start your animation.

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