1. Find a character you like for inspiration.
Graphics for Boogie Birds
Find a character you like for inspiration.
Then add your own ideas and make it better!
Start
Intro
Clock
More
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Back

2. Draw your first character pretty big so you can pay attention to details. Then copy it and make edits to create animated frames.

3. Make left and right side views
Make left and right side views. You can use Draw / Rotate or Flip / Flip Horizontal.

4. Drag your cursor to create a box around your character.
Capture all the elements in your character and group them. This enables you to scale your character.
Drag your cursor to create a box around your character.
Then select, Draw / Group.

5. (i.e. they will register well.)
Finally, scale and copy all your images into a frame. This ensures that your animations will not jump around.
(i.e. they will register well.)
Frame size for Boogie Birds

6. Frame size for Cuckoo Clock

23. Draw a background.

24. Group your framed images so they scale together.
Then copy the group to your background and scale the frame so it fits well.
If your background is too complex, sometimes your main character can get lost in the scene.
Make sure the foreground has a strong contrast with the background.

25. Graphics for Boogie Birds

26. Often …
“Less is More!” This is a quote adopted by a famous architect, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Developed at the Build-It-Yourself Laboratory