Synfig/C2/Draw-a-Toy-train/English
Title of script: Draw a Toy train
Author: Arthi
Keywords: Synfig, Draw & color basic shapes, Group & duplicate objects, Align shapes using Guideline, Draw a toy train
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Opening Slide | Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on “Draw a Toy train” using Synfig. |
Learning Objectives (Slide) | In this tutorial we will learn to
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System requirement (Slide) | To record this tutorial, I am using
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Open Synfig | Let us open Synfig. |
Point to canvas | First, we will draw the compartment of the toy train. |
Select Rectangle tool | For this, select the Rectangle tool.
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Draw a rectangle >> Change the color to green | Now, draw a rectangle on the canvas.
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Click on the Transform tool >> Click outside the canvas | Click on the Transform tool now.
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Save the file | Let us save our file. Go to File. Click on Save as.
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Select the Rectangle tool >> Draw a rectangle on the top of the previous rectangle | Now, select the Rectangle tool once again.
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Click on Polygon tool >> Tool options >> Create a region layer | Next, click on the Polygon tool.
In Tool options, check if Create a region layer option is selected. |
Draw a trapezium >> Change the color to blue | Draw a trapezium above the rectangle as shown.
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Select the Transform tool | Now, select the Transform tool. |
Layers panel >> Group the layers
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Go to Layers panel.
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Resize the layer & place it in the left of the canvas | Resize the layer using the orange dot of the handle.
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Press Ctrl + S | Save the file by pressing Ctrl and S keys. |
Click outside the canvas >>
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Next let us draw the wheel of the train.
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Select the Circle tool | Select the Circle tool. |
Tool options >> Create a region layer >> Draw a circle | In Tool options, Create a region layer should be selected.
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Select Star tool >> Tool options >> Create a star layer | Now select the Star tool.
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Draw a star | Keep the cursor in the centre of the circle and draw a star. |
Select Transform tool >>
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Now select the Transform tool.
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Use the blue dot of the handle for rotation. | |
Drag the middle green dot | The middle green dot allows adjustment of the outer edge of the star shape. |
Drag the third green dot | The third dot is used for resizing. |
Group star & circle layers>> Rename as Wheel-1 | Select both the star and the circle layers.
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Resize this group layer and place it below the compartment. | |
Duplicate Wheel-1 >> Rename as Wheel-2 | Now duplicate the Wheel-1 group layer.
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Select all layers >> Group them >>
Duplicate twice
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Now select all the group layers. Group them again and rename as Compartment-3.
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Rename as Compartment-2 & Compartment-1 | Rename the duplicated folder as Compartment-2 & Compartment-1 respectively. |
Move Compartment-2 | Select Compartment-2 group layer.
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Move the Compartment-3 folder layer | Do likewise in the Compartment-3 group layer. |
Press Ctrl + S | Save the file by pressing Ctrl and S keys.
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Draw a circle >> Rename as Engine-part-1
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Next let us draw the engine.
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Click on Rectangle tool >> Draw another rectangle >>
Change color to yellow |
Then click on the Rectangle tool and draw a rectangle on the top of the circle covering half of it.
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Draw another rectangle >>
Rename the layer as Engine-part-3 Change the color to green |
Draw one more rectangle on the top of the current rectangle.
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Draw the window >>
Rename the layer as Engine-window |
Using the same rectangle tool, draw the window as shown.
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Group rectangle & circle layers >> Rename as Engine | Select the layers of the engine and group them.
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Press Ctrl + S | Save the file by pressing Ctrl and S keys. Click on any one of the compartment’s drop down list.
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Paste in the Engine group layer
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Paste in the Engine group layer.
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Drag & place the guideline in the bottom of the compartments | Now, drag a guideline from the top ruler and place it at the bottom of the compartments.
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Align the engine | Next, move & align the Engine next to Compartment-1. |
Draw a Belt >> Color it black | Then draw a rectangle to link all the compartments.
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Click on the Rectangle tool | Lastly, let us draw the rail.
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Draw a rectangle >> Change the layer name as Rail >> Change the color to black. | Draw a rectangle below the wheel, as demonstrated here.
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Point to the train | Now the train drawing is complete.
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Save the file | Lastly, press Ctrl + S to save our file once again.
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Summary (Slide) | With this, we have come to the end of this tutorial.
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Assignment
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Here is an assignment for you-
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Completed assignment | Your completed assignment should look like this. |
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Acknowledgment | Spoken Tutorial Project is funded by NMEICT, MHRD, Government of India.
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Acknowledgment | This is Arthi along with the Spoken Tutorial Animation Team from IIT Bombay, signing off.
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