Drawing Methods
Character Design Process
Animation Tech Facts
Hotkeys for Adobe Animate
100
What is this blue line called? (Usually the first step in drawing a character?)
Line of Action!
100
Name the view shown in the first drawing that we learned in this course that are used in this type of character design sheet.
Front View!
100
How many frames per second do we create/play our animations at?
24 FPS (frames-per-second)!
100
This hotkey is used when we want to use the Zoom tool.
Z!
200
Name the second step in drawing a character?
(Hint: There are three)
Gesture!
200
Name the view shown in the second drawing that we learned in this course that are used in this type of character design sheet.
3/4 View (three-quarters)!
200
This is the resolution we set our Animate projects to?
Hint: ____ x ____
1920 x 1080!
200
This tool is activated when pressing Ctrl + Z.
Undo!
300
What is the third and final step towards rough sketching your character? (Before adding details in)
Construction!
300
Name the view shown in the third drawing that we learned in this course that are used in this type of character design sheet.
Side View!
300
This tool helps us faintly see what frame comes before and after the frame we are drawing on.
Onion Skin!
300
Hold down this key while drawing to make your lines straight.
Shift!
500
What are the two words we use to describe the character drawing process when doing quick rough sketches?
(hint: _____ to ______)
General (Simple) to Specific (Complex or Detailed)!
500
This type of character sheet usually has a couple of body pose sketches, as well as facial expression sketches.
Model Sheet!
500
This section (with one of the pieces highlighted in blue) has elements which are used to separate each asset or piece of your project, to help you focus on drawing it by itself.
Layers!
500
This hotkey is used when you are wanting to extend a frame, hold it, and make it longer.
Hint: It is a function or (F) key
F5!
700
When doing figure/imaginative/cartoon drawing, in what order do you draw in? (Name all 3, and demonstrate it on the whiteboard)
1 - Line of Action
2 - Gesture
3 - Construction
700
This sheet is commonly used in animation to learn and remember how to draw your characters from different angles.
Turnaround Sheet!!!
700
This section of Adobe Animate is used when you want to know how many seconds or frames your animation will last for.
Timeline!!!
700
We use this hotkey to save our document in any program we use.
Ctrl + S!