How to Animate Layers

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In this tutorial, you will learn step-by-step how to spice up your animatic by adding animation on layers.

How to animate a layer
  1. In the Timeline or Thumbnails view, select the panel with the layer you want to animate.

In the Stage view, the layer is highlighted in blue.

  1. In the Stage or Camera view, select a layer to animate and click its Animate button.

The Animate button turns yellow and changes shape: .

In the Timeline view, the current frame becomes the first frame of the current panel.

  1. From the Tools toolbar, click the Layer Transform button.
  1. Select an element in the scene and place it in its initial state. Use the transformation handles to scale, rotate and move the layer.
  1. In the Layer Transform tool properties, click the Add Keyframe buttonto set a keyframe.

A keyframe is added at the current frame.

  1. Select the same element and place it in its next state. Keep setting keyframes until your animation is complete.
  2. Click the Play button to see the animation of the element.

The speed of the animation depends on the length of the panel, which is displayed in the Timeline view.

NOTE: If needed, you can refer to the first-project.sboard project.

Author

Sherm Cohen
Storyboard Artist
storyboardsecrets.com

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Time Estimated 20 mins

Difficulty Level Beginner

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