Test animation

I created this animation as an experiment to test and explore some animation techniques within Adobe Animate. As this is a new tool to me, this task helped me in getting to grips with the software. This exercise allowed me to produce simple animation with a very simple character. The character creation wasn’t a very important aspect in this task. I drew a simple character that would provide me with the opportunity to experiment with the various new techniques that Adobe Animate would give me access to. Within this exercise I used motion tweens to animate the arms and legs and also simulate the characters jump. This was very simple animation but provided me with enough movement to explore further animation skills. I also experimented with shape tweens with the mouth of the character. This was effective in making a smooth animation that changes the characters expression. This will be an effective technique in my project as it will be a vital way in which to portray a character’s emotion. If this is accompanied with a voice over then shape tweens will be effective at complementing the emotion portrayed in the voice over. With this animation I gave more thought to easing in and out for particular aspects. This is a new technique to me and this experiment gave me an opportunity to consider how i could use easing effectively in order to achieve a fluid animation and providing a pleasant viewing experience for the viewer. Overall, this experiment animation was very helpful in giving me a basic understanding of the animation process i would have to undertake by using Adobe Animate. It also gave me a platform to develop the animation and improve and build upon it in order to make the audience’s viewing experience more engaging and natural.