Using Director

thigh - calf - foot - arm - body - head - neck - animation 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Animation - Calf

Created and designed by Vivienne Trulock for ilikecake, 2005

Create body segments

Create a calf

Use the rounded rectangle tool to draw a rough calf shape.

rough calf shape

Select the 'direct selection' tool

how to select the direct selection tool

Use this tool to manipulate the points on the rectangle, to make it look more like a calf.

points on calf

It's still a bit square looking, so we need to add more points to make it more rounded. Select the 'add anchor point' tool.

how to select the add anchor point tool

Use the 'add anchor point' tool to add more anchor points to the rectangle. Then select the direct selection tool again to move the points so that the selection has a more rounded thigh shape.

finished shape of calf

Once you have one calf made, just right click on the layer and duplicate the layer to create a second one.

how to duplicate the layer

thigh - calf - foot - arm - body - head - neck - animation 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.