Animating a Pen



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A client asks for an animation of a pen writing the word “yes” onto a page. You already know how to model the pen, but how do you animate it so that it follows a path? And how do you make the writing appear synchronized with the movement of the pen? These questions and others will be answered in this tutorial for a write-on animation.

Skill Level: Beginner

Time to Complete: 15 minutes

Features Covered in This Tutorial

In this tutorial you will learn:

  • Drawing splines on objects using snaps

  • Using path constraints

  • Using path deform modifiers

Tutorial Files

All the files necessary for this tutorial are provided on the program disc in the \tutorials\intro_to_animation directory. Before starting the tutorials, copy the \tutorials folder from the disc to your local program installation.

In This Tutorial


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