Last Tuesday our class was introduced to the pencil tool in Adobe Flash. I learned that the pencil tool has three different settings. The smooth, straighten, and ink pencils can be utilized to achieve various styles. I also discovered how helpful the tools can be for frame by frame animation.
Our first task was to create three caricature drawings of our face using the three different pencil styles. My approach for this assignment was to import a photograph of myself onto the Flash stage and use the photograph as a template for each of my line drawings. I created four layers, one for the photo and three for my three line drawings. I enjoyed working with the straighten pencil tool the best despite its tendency to create perfect ellipses in places that I hadn't hoped.
Ultimately, I was most pleased with my smooth pencil drawing, and I chose to use that drawing for my next assignment. Our second task was to create a three-quarter view and a profile view of one of our three original drawings. Using my smooth drawing as a guide and using my imagination I was able to create two more smooth pencil drawings. I found this to be quite a challenge considering that I did not have pictures to work form.
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