Animating a Pen
 
 
 

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.

In this tutorial you will learn how to:

Skill level: Beginner

Time to complete: 15 minutes

Files for This Tutorial

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.

Lessons in This Tutorial

Drawing the Path on the Paper

Animating the Pen on the Path

Creating the Line Using PathDeform