Anim HW1

 Video 1:

This video was a short tutorial on the basics of frame-to-frame animation. The creator animated a circle to move along the designated path. A new tool that will take some getting used to is the "timeline" tool, which will help you figure out how to time it up correctly to look realistic. Something that will be helpful is the way that, even before you start animating, you can duplicate and make multiple layers. Another tool I foresee myself using is the onion skin feature, so you can see what was on the last layer.

Video 2:

While this video is similar to the last video, this one is more helpful for what I want to do with my animation project. He used two frames simultaneously, so it looked more like a solid line moving into the infinity symbol. This idea is similar to mine for the animated GIF. I found how he explained how to change the brush helpful, as it allowed me to get the animation I was looking for. While this feature is called after effect, it is equally effective as traditional animation, as I learned in the former video.

Video 3:

This video was by a different creator, and it was beneficial because they showed a way of editing through layers before turning it into a timeline, which is very similar to how we were taught in class. This tool could be more accessible, and I found this tutorial more straightforward than the last. It applies almost perfectly to what we are creating in class, so I found it helpful to start learning what we will be doing. The GIF they created used the brush tool, so I would like to do the same with my art.