When you’re done you should have something like this: the base shape of your animation, ready to have color layered on top of it before we start adding further details. Mine still isn't perfect, but it only needs a little tweaking.
Flash Frame-By-Frame Animation: Detailed Animation Part III
By Adrien-Luc Sanders, About.com Guide
The rest of the steps are repetitive, and I shouldn’t have to walk you through them. Just be sure to study your motion and see if you notice any hitches, and try to pin down the source of the fluctuation.
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- Introduction
- Pen Tool Options I
- Pen Tool Options II
- Retracing I
- Retracing II
- Tweaking With the Subselection Tool
- Starting the Second Frame
- Second Frame II
- Conclusion and Finished Result
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