Difference between revisions of "Synfig/C3/Plant-animation/English"

We will learn to-

• Draw shapes and group layers
• Add a vertex by using Insert item
• Split tangent option
• Mark active point as off option and
• Animate the shapes

Here we will create a Plant animation.

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• Ubuntu Linux 14.04 OS
• Synfig version 1.0.2

Go to Dash home and type Synfig.

We will create a plant with a flower.

Select the folder to save.

Type filename as Plant-animation >> click on Save.

Select the folder in which to save.

Type the filename as Plant-animation and click on the Save button.

Change the name of the layer as Background.

Make sure that only "Create Region Layer" is selected.

In the toolbox, set the fill colour to green.

Tool box >>Spline tool

To do so, right-click on the first vertex and choose "Loop Spline".

This will trace a green triangle shape.

Select Split tangents so that the tangent handles of each vertex can be moved separately.

A new layer is formed. Let’s name it as Stem.

Click on Turn on animate editing mode icon.

Click on the top vertex of the stem and drag it upwards on the canvas, as demonstrated.

You can use + and - sign for zoom in and zoom out respectively.

Drag guidelines from horizontal ruler on canvas

Drag five Guidelines onto the canvas, as shown.

<<Pause>>

Insert item and keep shape

On the canvas, right-click on the shape.

Then click on Insert item and keep shape.

Do this by clicking on Insert item and keep shape.

Select Split tangents so that the tangent handles of each vertex can be moved separately.

Go to parameter panel.

Click on the triangle icon of Vertices to open the group.

We have to make them inactive on the 23rd frame.

Click on Mark active point as off.

Move the vertices to create the starting part of the leaves, as demonstrated.

Move the vertices to create the leaves, like this.

Remember mark active point as off for newly added vertices only.

Place the Time cursor on the 45th frame and move the top vertex, as shown here.

Move the vertices of the stem, to form the green coloured sepals around the bud.

<<PAUSE>>

Then go to Keyframes and add a new keyframe.

Make sure that only "Create Region Layer" is selected.

In the toolbox, set the fill colour to pink.

Move the top vertex of the bud, as done here.

Insert item and keep shape

Add a vertex by clicking on Insert item and keep shape.

Place the time cursor on 98th frame and mark the active point off for these vertices.

It’s a good habit to save our work frequently.

As we proceed ahead, I won’t mention this explicitly.

Pls do so yourself at regular time intervals.

Go to the Layers panel and select the Bud layer.

Name the layers as petal_1 and petal_2.

Move the nodes of the petals, as demonstrated.

Name new layers as petal_3 and petal_4.

Place the Time cursor on the 120^th frame.

Move the vertices of the 3rd and 4th petals, as demonstrated.

Name the new layers as petal_5 and petal_6.

Move the vertices of the 5th and 6th petals, as demonstrated.

And move the vertices of green sepals of the bud, as shown here.

Move the vertices of green sepals of the bud, as demonstrated.

Parameter panel

Go to Parameter panel. Change the Amount to 0.

Similarly do for petals layers.

Play the animation by clicking Play icon.

Drag gradient on Background as demonstrated.

Set the outline colour to brown and fill colour to blue.

We can see a preview of the animation on the screen.

<<PAUSE>>

Click on Choose and open the Save render as window.

Change the name to plant-animation.avi

Then click on Render.

Open the folder in which we saved our file.

Now select plant-animation. avi.

<<PAUSE>>

In this tutorial we learnt to animate a plant in Synfig.

We also learnt to

• Draw shapes with Spline tool
• Add a node by using Insert item
• Split tangent option
• Mark active point as off option
• Animate the shape

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• Animate the hairs.

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