1) Put bee on stage.
>Window >Library
Select the bee layer. I like to lock the layers
that won't be used so that there are no mistakes. It is very important
to put the bee(s) on the correct layer. For each bee you put on the stage,
create a new layer for it.
Select the bee icon and the bee will appear in the library window.
Click on the bee and drag the bee onto the stage.
The bee is way too big. Select the transform tool and make the bee a more
reasonable size. I put my finger on the shift key and grab a corner of
the bee and drag in. By using the shift key the bee stays in the correct
proportions.Then move the bee off the stage and we are ready to begin
this special type of tween.
2) Tween the bee.
a)Click on frame 50 of the bee layer. >Insert >Timeline > Keyframe.
Your plant disappears. Don't worry about that right now. We will add that
later.
Select the bee layer completely. >Insert >Timeline >Create Motion Tween.
b)Click on the layer, between the frames. >Insert >Motion Guide.
A new layer appears above the bee layer.
c) Select the pencil tool. Select the smooth option. Select the guide
layer. Draw a path from the left to the right. This path will not be seen
when you play your movie. It is just a path for the bee to follow.
d)Click on frame one of the bee. Use the black selection tool. Make sure
the magnet is selected. This is tricky! Drag the center of the bee - the
cross hair or circle depending on how it is selected - to the beginning
of the curve you drew.
e)Now select frame 50. Drag the center/cross hair of the bee to the end
of the curve.
The
tween is already shown in the above two images but won't on your stage
until you do this step.
g) >Control >Test movie. If the bee takes the path of
the pencil line then it worked. If the bee just goes straight across the
stage then try again. This is tricky so it might take a few tries. Be
patient with yourself.
Save your work.
3) Put background scene in all the frames.
I'm sure you noticed the plant and vase disappear as soon as the
bee begins to fly. The scene is just set on frame 1so let's extend the
scene.
a) Unlock all the layers.
b) Click on frame 50 of the plant layer.
>Insert > Timeline > Frame. That extends the
scene.
c) Click on each layer and frame 50 and extend the entire scene.
4) Tween bees in middle of scene.
Rather than having the bee fly around in front of the plant, let's have
the bee fly through the plant and start in the middle of the movie. It
is easier to work with the motion guide if you hide and lock the layers
you won't be using.
a) Select plant3 layer.
b) >Insert > Timeline>Layer. Double click to select the name
and rename it bee2.
c) Click on frame 1 of the bee2 layer.
d) Drag a bee onto the stage from the library and resize it. You may need
to hide some of the layers in order to see the bee.
e) Click on the layer, between the frames. >Insert > Timeline>Motion Guide.
f) Click on frame 15 of the bee2 layer. >Insert > Timeline>Keyframe.
g) Click on frame 35 of the bee2 layer. >Insert > Timeline>Keyframe.
f ) Select the pencil tool. Select the smooth option. Select the guide
layer. Draw a path from the left to the right.
g ) Click on frame 15 of the bee. Use the black selection tool. Make sure
the magnet is selected. This is tricky! Drag the center of the bee - the
cross hair or circle depending on how it is selected - to the beginning
of the curve you drew.
h) Click on frame 35 of the bee. Use the black selection tool. Make sure
the magnet is selected. This is tricky! Drag the center of the bee - the
cross hair or circle depending on how it is selected - to the end of the
curve you drew.
f) Click between the frames. >Insert > Timeline> Create Motion Tween.
g) >Control >Test movie. If the bee takes the path of
the pencil line then it worked.
Save your work.
5) Complete the movie.
Add as many bees as you like following steps 2 - 5. Put the bees between the plants so they appear to be flying in and out and around.
Save your work.