September 2009
Intermediate to advanced
472 pages
16h 45m
English
Our stick-figure animation looks at most mildly engaging. This smooth, vectory style is good for technical animations, such as demonstrating the workings of a machine, but is not too inspiring for an animated dance. Can we do something about it?
Hide all layers except 001, select the figure and lower its opacity. Then arm yourself with the Calligraphic pen (14.3 The Calligraphic Pen Tool), select the Width of 20 with Tremor of 40, and draw over the stick figure trying to make it more random, funky, personalized. While at it, you can also add more pronounced feet and fists and more human-like body forms in general.

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