How to Make a Character Move

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Decide which dimension you want to use.

   2D is commonly used for the web to create small animations and 3D is used for creating movies.
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   Step 2: Find a software.

   There are many free and paid software s available for creating animations.
   
   Adobe Flash is the most commonly used commercial software to create 2D animations.
   
   There is a lot of free software that is designed for this purpose like Synfig.
   
   Autodesk Maya is a commercial software that is used for creating 3D animations.
   
   The free software s for this purpose includes Blender, POV-Ray
   3.7.0 etc..
   
   Try an internet search and find a software that suits to your needs. , Whichever software you choose, there must be many tutorials available based on the software on the web
   -- at least on their website. , After learning about the software you are familiar with all its tools and you might have practiced some tutorials also.
   
   Using that knowledge design a simple character(because you are just starting!).
   
   It can be a stick man, an animal, or just an imaginary character. , You must have studied it when following step
   3.
   
   Well, a timeline is like a storyboard in which it contains frames and all the characters movements are drawn onto the frames.
   
   A frame which has an object in it is called a key frame.
   
   An animation is created by playing a series of drawing one after another at really great speeds like 25 frames per second. , Draw movements in each frame. , Set up document properties and export your animation.
   
   Choose which format you want your movie to be saved. eg : .flv , .avi etc...
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   Step 3: Learn about the software.

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   Step 4: Design your characters.

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   Step 5: Learn about timeline

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   Step 6: frames and keyframes.

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   Step 7: Animate.

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   Step 8: Export.

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