Flash Christmas Tree
How about something a little seasonal? Check out the Christmas tree below. Click the button to start.
It's a great little activity to get your class into the holiday spirit.
First, let's draw the tree. I'm going to create a frame in cell 5 on my timeline and draw myself a Christmas tree. I'll use the stroke and fill set to green for the tree and to a brownish colour for the trunk and the ground. I'll name this the tree layer.
Add a new layer and draw an ornament lying on the ground. Select the stroke and the fill and group them together. The easiest way to select both is to just double click on the fill. I'll call this Golden Ornament. It's going to start on the ground but will end up on a branch. Move along the timeline and insert a keyframe about 30 frames later. Move the globe to the branch and create a motion tween.
Now, instead of the ornament flying from the ground to the branch, let's have it take a nice little trip. Make sure that the Golden Ornament layer is select and from the Insert Menu, let's insert a motion guide. Now, starting with your ornament, draw a path on your screen for the ornament to follow rather than taking a straight line.
Finally, use the selector tool and pick up your ornament and make sure that it's located on the motion guide. CTRL+ENTER will let you test your masterpiece.
Now, add a few more ornaments and you've got an interesting piece of animation. The quality of your students' Christmas trees is only limited by imagination.
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