Slowtiger, That sequence is perfect. jahnocli pointed me to "Timing for Animation"where I saw that image and I downloaded the entire 194 page pdf. You said that if I'm going to show two sides of an object I will need a switch layer. When I read that I knew it was correct. I just have to fi...

I posted a YouTube video to show my progress on animating a bird wing. I used point movement. I used reference photos on the timeline. As the wing was rising I included a layer I called "patch" to supply a fill color for the area that would have been left blank where the vector crosses its...

jahnocli, you are absolutely right. I just saw a few pages of the pdf online and I agree it is a 'must have' book! Thanks.

Perhaps I should begin by learning how to animate a coin flip. It is the most basic form of what I want to do. Thank you, I will give it a try.

Are there any tutorials on flying birds? I have ASP.7. My biggest problem is how vectors display the transition from the underside of the wing to the topside. I get a 'figure 8' effect which is what I want to eliminate. Group layers seem to work better than bone layers for me. I like morph targets. ...