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

Visual cue	Narration
Opening Slide	Welcome to the Spoken Tutorial on “Draw a Toy train” using Synfig.
Learning Objectives (Slide)	In this tutorial we will learn to Draw basic shapes Color the shapes Group & duplicate objects and Align shapes using Guideline
System requirement (Slide)	To record this tutorial, I am using Ubuntu Linux 14.04 OS Synfig version 1.0.2
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. In the Tool options, check if Create a region layer is selected.
Draw a rectangle >> Change the color to green	Now, draw a rectangle on the canvas. Change the layer name to Part-1. Go the Parameters panel and change the color to green.
Click on the Transform tool >> Click outside the canvas	Click on the Transform tool now. Then click outside the canvas to deselect the shape. Remember to do this step after drawing any shape on the canvas. <<PAUSE>>
Save the file	Let us save our file. Go to File. Click on Save as. Change the filename to Toy-Train-animation. Save it in your Desktop. <<PAUSE>>
Select the Rectangle tool >> Draw a rectangle on the top of the previous rectangle	Now, select the Rectangle tool once again. Draw a rectangle in the centre of the previous rectangle as shown. This will be the window of the train. Let’s rename this layer as Window.
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. Click on the starting point to close the trapezium. Rename this layer as Part-2. I will change the color to blue.
Select the Transform tool	Now, select the Transform tool.
Layers panel >> Group the layers Rename as Compartment-3	Go to Layers panel. Select all the layers and group them. Rename the group layer as Compartment-3.
Resize the layer & place it in the left of the canvas	Resize the layer using the orange dot of the handle. Move it to the left of the canvas using the green dot of the handle. <<PAUSE>>
Press Ctrl + S	Save the file by pressing Ctrl and S keys.
Click outside the canvas >>	Next let us draw the wheel of the train. Remember to click outside the canvas to deselect the shape after drawing any shape.
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. Draw a circle as shown and change the color to dark blue.
Select Star tool >> Tool options >> Create a star layer	Now select the Star tool. In Tool options, Create a star layer should be selected.
Draw a star	Keep the cursor in the centre of the circle and draw a star.
Select Transform tool >> Point to the handle and dots	Now select the Transform tool. Observe there is 1 handle and 3 dots. Click and drag the green dot of the handle to change the position of the shape.
	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. Group them and then rename as Wheel-1.
	Resize this group layer and place it below the compartment.
Duplicate Wheel-1 >> Rename as Wheel-2	Now duplicate the Wheel-1 group layer. Rename as Wheel-2 and move to the other end of the compartment.
Select all layers >> Group them >> Duplicate twice	Now select all the group layers. Group them again and rename as Compartment-3. Click on the Duplicate icon twice.
Rename as Compartment-2 & Compartment-1	Rename the duplicated folder as Compartment-2 & Compartment-1 respectively.
Move Compartment-2	Select Compartment-2 group layer. Use the Shift key and drag the middle green dot of the handle.
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. <<PAUSE>>
Draw a circle >> Rename as Engine-part-1 Change the color to pink	Next let us draw the engine. Select the Circle tool and draw a circle as shown. Rename the layer as Engine-part-1. Change the color to pink.
Click on Rectangle tool >> Draw another rectangle >> Rename as Engine-part-2 Change color to yellow	Then click on the Rectangle tool and draw a rectangle on the top of the circle covering half of it. Rename the layer as Engine-part-2 and change the color to yellow.
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. Rename the layer as Engine-part-3 and change the color to green.
Draw the window >> Rename the layer as Engine-window	Using the same rectangle tool, draw the window as shown. Rename the layer as Engine-window.
Group rectangle & circle layers >> Rename as Engine	Select the layers of the engine and group them. Then rename as Engine.
Press Ctrl + S	Save the file by pressing Ctrl and S keys. Click on any one of the compartment’s drop down list. Select and copy both Wheel-1 and Wheel-2 group layers.
Paste in the Engine group layer	Paste in the Engine group layer. Using Shift key drag these wheels to the bottom of the engine. <<PAUSE>>
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. This guideline will help us to align the compartments & engine in a straight line.
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. Rename the layer as Belt and change the color to black. Move the Belt layer to the bottom of the Layers list.
Click on the Rectangle tool	Lastly, let us draw the rail. Click on the Rectangle tool.
Draw a rectangle >> Change the layer name as Rail >> Change the color to black.	Draw a rectangle below the wheel, as demonstrated here. Change the layer name as Rail and change the color to black.
Point to the train	Now the train drawing is complete.
Save the file	Lastly, press Ctrl + S to save our file once again. <<PAUSE>>
Summary (Slide)	With this, we have come to the end of this tutorial. Let us summarize. In this tutorial, we learnt to Draw basic shapes Color the shapes Group & duplicate objects and Align shapes using the Guideline
Assignment (Slide)	Here is an assignment for you- Draw a bus in Synfig as explained in this tutorial.
Completed assignment	Your completed assignment should look like this.
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Acknowledgment	This is Arthi along with the Spoken Tutorial Animation Team from IIT Bombay, signing off. Thanks for joining.

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Arthi, Nancyvarkey