diff --git a/animation.md b/animation.md index c74f2b7..33d3fbd 100644 --- a/animation.md +++ b/animation.md @@ -1,11 +1,23 @@ # Animation Aseprite's main goal is to be a tool to create animations. The -[timeline](timeline.md) gives you total control over frames and -[cels](cel.md). +[timeline](timeline.md) gives you total control over frames, +[layers](layers.md), and [cels](cel.md). -First of all you should learn -[the difference between a frame and a cel](cel.md). +The general workflow is: + +1. You [draw](drawing.md) the first frame +1. Then you [add new frames](new-frame.md) (e.g. pressing `Alt+N`) and continue drawing them +1. You can navigate frames using `Left` and `Right` arrow keys (or `,` and `.`) to + go to the previous or next frames respectively +1. You can [preview the animation](preview-window.md) using + the Play button ![Play icon](animation/play-button.png) or pressing `Enter` key +1. You can [tag](tags.md) a range of frames for future reference or to separate + different animations of the same sprite + +There are some extra tools like +the [Preview Window](preview-window.md) and [Onion Skinning](onion-skinning.md) that +will make your life a lot easier to animate. ### Common Operations @@ -14,8 +26,8 @@ First of all you should learn 1. [Copy frames](copy-frames.md) or [cels](copy-cels.md) 1. [Move frames](move-frames.md) or [cels](move-cels.md) 1. Remove frames -1. Reuse frames -1. Tag several frames +1. [Reuse frames](linked-cels.md) +1. [Tag several frames](tags.md) 1. [Change the duration of a specific frame](frame-duration.md) 1. Copy frames to other file 1. [Loop a section](loop.md) diff --git a/preview-window.md b/preview-window.md index d9037b2..a02ae7e 100644 --- a/preview-window.md +++ b/preview-window.md @@ -3,9 +3,15 @@ The preview window is the little window that can show you the animation preview in realtime while you edit your animation: -Preview Window +Preview Window -You can show/hide this window pressing the `F7` key or with the *View > Preview* menu option. +You can show/hide this little window pressing the `F7` key or with the +*View > Preview* menu option. + +You can also press the little play button ![Play +button](preview-window/play-button.png) or press `Shift+Enter` to +start playing the sprite animation (or the current [tag](tags.md)) in +the window. --- diff --git a/preview-window/play-button.png b/preview-window/play-button.png new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a4f253c Binary files /dev/null and b/preview-window/play-button.png differ