Create a simple ball bouncing animation

 

What to draw

Create one perfect circle fill on the raster layer with the sub tool "Ellipse" of the "Shape" tool.

It may be very good for troublesome

Scheduled for completion

Create a 1 second repeating animation with a frame rate of 12

New illustration (600 x 800px)

I will start by creating an "illustration" instead of a new animation

The reason is that the "standard size" is annoying.

 

The unit is px, width 600, height 800.

 

Select "Grid" from the "View" menu

"Grid ruler origin" of "Grid ruler setting" of "View" menu is set to "Center"

I put a 3D material in the background

Inside the gymnasium (content ID: 1722498)

It was updated before I knew it, but I am using the old material

Create ball and floor shadows with raster layers

To the top of the canvas

Of the tool properties of the sub tool "Ellipse"

I drew a black circle with "Create fill" in "Line / fill"

That's it for drawing on the canvas

 

In the layer palette

Duplicate the drawn layer

The upper layer is the ball, the lower layer is the shadow of the floor

 

Choose the color of the ball with a color set etc.

Select "Change line color to drawing color" from the "Edit" menu.

The color you choose will be the color of the ball

 

Click "Boundary Effect" under "Effects" on the Layer Properties palette.

Set "Border color" to black

Set the value of "Border thickness" to about 1 to 2 (here, it is 1).

This edge keeps the thickness that is not affected by deformation

 

Another layer

While moving the layer, hold down the (shift) key and drag it straight down.

The center of this circle is where the ball falls

 

Select "Enlarge / Reduce" from "Transform" in the "Edit" menu.

Uncheck "Fix Aspect Ratio" in "Magnification" on the Tool Property Palette

Reduced "vertical" to "20 (%)"

You can hide the grid here

I worked while displaying it, but I will not use the grid after this ^ ^

 

Now that you have a picture to use, switch from illustration to animation.

New timeline

Very easy to animate

 

Select "Timeline" from the "Window" menu

Press the "New Timeline" icon at the top left of the timeline palette

 

This time, we will create a timeline of (1 second + 1 frame) with (frame rate 12).

"Pixel interpolation of deformation" can be selected here, so I chose "High precision (average color)"

 

Select the upper ball layer

Press the "Enable Layer Keyframes" icon on the timeline

Set to "Smooth keyframes"

 

Select "Object" as the sub tool

Bouncing ball keyframe

The first frame of the timeline is selected.

 

The center point of the ball layer is displayed in the center of the canvas

Drag this center point while holding down the (shift) key.

Move it directly under the ball

It transforms and rotates around this center point.

 

If you move the center point

"Keyframes" have been added to the timeline

 

Select the last frame (1 + 1) on the timeline

Click the Add Keyframe icon to add a keyframe

The positions of the first frame and the last frame are now the same

Click (0 + 7) on the timeline

Drag the canvas ball while holding down the (shift) key

Move it to the center of another layer

Keyframes have been added to the timeline

 

Next, set the "Magnification" of the Tool Property Palette to (110 horizontal) (80 vertical).

Create transformations with keyframes instead of manually

It feels like the ball hits the floor and is crushed

 

Since it is deformed at the center point, it does not move where it is in contact with the floor.

 

Select (0 + 6) on the timeline

Return the "magnification" of the tool property palette to (horizontal 100) (vertical 100).

 

On the canvas, the ball is floating from the floor, but you can leave it as it is.

 

Select (0 + 8) on the timeline

Set "Magnification" of the Tool Property Palette to (90 horizontal) (110 vertical)

It feels like it's bouncing and growing

 

Select (0 + 9) on the timeline

Return the "magnification" of the tool property palette to (horizontal 100) (vertical 100).

 

Between (0 + 1) ~ (0 + 6) and (0 + 9) ~ (1 + 1) remains round and does not deform

Editing keyframes (function curve editing mode)

I think you can play the animation here

I think "I don't like how this ball bounces!"

Edit to a good movement

 

Click the "+" to the left of the layer name on the timeline

"+" Becomes "-" and ">" is displayed.

Press ">" to display the items with keyframes recorded.

 

Remove some of the "position" keyframes

 

(0 + 6) (0 + 8) (0 + 9) keyframes on the timeline

Hold down the (shift) key while selecting

Do not choose (0 + 7)

 

Press the "Delete Keyframe" icon on the timeline

Only the selected keyframe has been deleted

"Function curve edit mode"

The command icon on the far left of the timeline is "function curve edit mode"

Press

 

Switch to function curve edit mode

Click "Drag to Zoom" next to "Function Curve Edit Mode"

 

Since the display is in a dumpling state, expand the timeline display

Drag from left to right to expand

 

You can't do other work while "Drag to zoom" is held down.

Press again to release

 

When unfolded, a horizontally stretched keyframe will be displayed.

 

Click "Position" in the item on the left keyframe

Only the "function curve" of the position is displayed

 

You can select items to display and operate only the function curves you need.

Red is the X-axis function curve and green is the Y-axis function curve.

Edit the vertical movement of the ball, so manipulate the green function curve

 

Click to select the keyframe point of the green vertex

This is the position where it touches the floor

(It may be difficult to understand that the top is low unless you get used to it)

 

Press the "Split before and after keyframe curve" icon

 

The split handle will move freely from side to side

 

By sharpening the function curve

It will move as if the grounded ball was flipped vigorously.

 

When the left and right function curves have a proper shape

Exit function curve mode

Press the "Function curve edit mode" icon to return to the original timeline

Bouncing ball using function curve

Anime so far

Added keyframes to the shadow of the floor

The shadow of the floor disappears due to the influence of light from all sides when the ball rises.

I'm going to create such a thing with keyframes

 

On the timeline

Click on the first frame of the floor shadow layer

Press the "Enable layer keyframes" icon

 

Make sure the sub tool is an "object"

"Center point" of "Floor shadow layer" on canvas

Hold down the (shift) key and drag to move it to the center of the "shadow".

 

Set the "magnification ratio" of the tool property palette to 50 (%) for both (horizontal and vertical).

 

Click (1 + 1) on the timeline and press "Add Keyframe"

(0 + 1) and (0 + 1) keyframes have the same magnification

Click (0 + 7) on the timeline

Return the "magnification" of the tool property palette to (100) for both (horizontal and vertical).

 

Press the "Function curve edit mode" icon on the left side of the timeline

 

Press "Magnification" in the item on the left

 

Since the X-axis and Y-axis are neatly s, the green of the Y-axis is down and cannot be seen.

By displaying only "Y", "Y" can be displayed without being disturbed by "X".

 

Click on the apex of the "Y" keyframe

Press the "Split before and after keyframe curve" icon

 

Operate the left and right handles to sharpen the vertices of keyframes

 

Display "X"

Click on the apex of the "X" keyframe

Press the "Split before and after keyframe curve" icon

 

As much as possible to overlap with the "Y" function curve

Operate the left and right handles of the "X" to sharpen the vertices of keyframes.

 

If possible

Press the "Function curve edit mode" icon to return to the original timeline

Create a shadow that disappears at the height of the ball

 

Click (0 + 4) on the timeline

Set "Opacity" of the layer palette to 0

The shadow of the floor disappears from the canvas

 

Click (0 + 10) on the timeline

I set "Opacity" in the layer palette to 0.

If it remains 0, keyframes will not be added, so move the slider to a value other than 0.

Return to 0

This will add the keyframe

 

This is useless, but if you do something

It means that the keyframe will be created there.

If you do something you don't need, press (ctrl + z) (command + z) to get back.

 

Click (0 + 7) on the timeline

Set the "Opacity" value on the layer palette to 50

This is the shadow when the ball touches the floor

 

This is the end of the keyframe

Finally, set the display range

(0 + 1) and (1 + 1) on the timeline are the same picture

If there is the same picture, it will stop and appear when repeated

 

Shave one frame

The blue bars to the left and right of the display time at the top of the timeline represent the display range.

Drag the blue bar on the butt to move it one frame to the left to shorten it

This completes a 1 second repeating animation with a frame rate of 12.

Keyframes are like invisible magic

If you use it well, you may be able to express surprising movements.

 

The end