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Timeline buttons: These buttons consist of various functions like play, stop, start, end, loop
on/off and onion skin. Onion skin is used for controlling frames, layers and movies. CREATING GRAPHICS AND SHAPES
TOOLS PANEL Let us learn how to create different graphics and shapes using different kinds of tools.
Adobe Animate has many drawing tools in the Tools Panel. These tools are used to create LINE TOOL
illustrations, buttons and user interfaces. The following are the different types of tools: Line tool is used to draw straight lines. To draw a straight line, follow the given steps:
Selection Tool: It is used to select objects and
also move them. Selection Tool 4 Click and drag to draw a line of the desired length and release the mouse button.
Sub-Selection Tool
Sub-Selection Tool: It is used to select partial
objects. Lasso Tool
Lasso Tool: It is used to select irregular-shaped Fluid Brush Tool
pieces of an object. Classic Brush Tool
Fluid Brush Tool: It works like the brush tool, Eraser Tool 1 Select the
except that it doesn’t smoothen the lines like Rectangle Tool Line tool.
the Classic Brush tool.
Line Tool
Classic Brush Tool: It draws and paints
brush-like strokes. It lets you create special Pen Tool 3 Position the mouse pointer on the stage 2 Select stroke Color, Style, Width and
effects. Text Tool area until the mouse pointer changes to +. Scale in the Properties Inspector.
Paint Bucket Tool
Eraser Tool: It erases the area over which we PEN TOOL
click and drag the Eraser tool. Eye Dropper Tool The Pen tool is used to draw curved lines as well as straight lines. To draw a curved line, follow the
Asset Wrap Tool
Rectangle Tool: It helps draw rectangles and given steps:
squares. Hand Tool
2 Click on the stage area from where the curve
Line Tool: It is used to draw straight lines. Zoom Tool has to begin. An anchor point is created.
Pen Tool: It allows you to draw lines and shapes
in free form.
Text Tool: It allows us to add text to our drawings.
Paint Bucket Tool: It allows us to fill an enclosed area with colours.
Eye Dropper Tool: It works with the Paint Bucket tool. It allows us to click on anything to select
its colour. Once the colour is selected, the Paint Bucket tool appears and lets us fill a different 1 Click on
object with the picked colour. the Pen tool.
Asset Wrap Tool: It lets us manipulate characters during the animation process.
3 Position the mouse pointer and drag to set the
Hand Tool: It allows us to drag the stage around and see the parts that are not visible.
slope of the curve. Now release the mouse button.
Zoom Tool: It allows us to zoom in and out of our scenes.
If you want to continue drawing curves, repeat steps 2 and 3.
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