DoInk: Another Animation Program

Today we will be exploring DoInk. Sign up and see what the program can do. We will be writing a review next week so do a good job exploring the program.

Pivet Stick Figure Animator

Pivot Stick Figure Animator is freeware I downloaded after seeing examples created by students.

One great feature is you can add your own background and make interesting videos.

There are a few things to consider if you want to post the video to your blog. First you have to save your movie as a .gif file. This is a moving picture file (not to be confused with a .mov file) You have the option in the save menu of the program.

After I saved it as a .gif I uploaded it to the blog as a picture, but it was not animated. I did a Google search on "uploading gifs to blogger" and found this post from the blog Blogger Tips and Tricks. In it the author suggested using Photobucket to host the picture and using the html code to post the picture. As you can see above it worked!

The Ball

This is a quick animation I did to mirror the flip-book my students created yesterday. Since we have been looking at animations I decided they need to make both hand drawn and digital animations. To create the animation we are using Paint on the Windows machine and Tux Paint on the Linux machines. We then insert the individual pictures into Windows Movie Maker to create the "movie". I am not sure what program we will use with our Linux machines. If you have a recommendation it would be much appreciated. I will try to create a how-to video for what we are doing.

What to Learn How to Animate? Try Cartoonster

Cartoonster is a site that teaches you how to animate. It isn't another play with our animations site, it actually shows you how to create your own animations. It is just the place for you to learn how to draw (on paper or using software) your own animations.

Your first assignment is to create a flip book of a bouncing ball. After you read through the section explaining how to do it, get it done!