Here is a short tutorial demonstrating how to simulate a cartoon 3D effect using Flash CS4 3D rotation tool
you will find the 3d rotation tool as the fourth tool of the palette .
- Step 01 : Create a movie clip containing all the face feature (mouth, eyes, eyebrow, etc. in this clip they are animated in nested movie clip.)
- Step 2 : Create a round vector shape that will be used as the head main shape, see below>
- Step 03 : put the “face” clip over the “head shape”
- step 04 : These two layers need to be nested within one movie clip ,the superior layer contains the “face” & the inferior layer contains the “head shape”
- step 05 : extend your timeline to about 60 frame / right mouse click over the timeline and select create motion tween
- step 06 : select a point in the timeline (eg :30) and right click insert keyframe / all
step 07: Select the rotation tool from the toolbar, you will notice a round shape centered around a cross, this is the rotation
guide that will help you visualise your 3 d space.
Step 08 : Click and drag over the rotation guide and orientate the face only towards the right , try to simulate a 3/4 face direction .
try left and right adding keyframes on the timeline.
Here is the final result. you can also download the FLA.
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