17.  Rocket launch animation using wick editor

🚀 Creating an Animated Rocket

Open Animation Software:

🖥 Start by opening your animation software where you will create your rocket.

Set Up Your Workspace:

🛋 Make sure you’re in a comfortable and quiet space to focus on creating your animation.

Drawing the Rocket:

✏️ Use the ‘line tool’ and set its size to three.

📐 Draw the outline of a rocket on the left-hand side at the bottom of your screen.

🚀 Imagine a simple rocket shape with a pointy top, a rectangular body, and triangular fins.

Designing Your Rocket:

🖱 Switch to the ‘path cursor’ to adjust and smooth out the lines of your rocket.

🎨 Colouring the Rocket:

• 🖌 Choose the ‘fill colour’ tool to add colours to your rocket. You can pick any colours you like!
• 🪣 If you want to change the colour of the outline, use the colour bucket on the side.

✏️ Adjusting the Outline:

• 📏 If the line of the rocket is too thick, use the tool to reduce its size to make it look just right.

🚀 Creating Rocket Smoke:

• 🌫 Draw some wavy lines or clouds at the bottom of your rocket to represent smoke from the launcher.

✨ Animating Your Rocket:

• 🔄 Use the ‘tweening method’ by adding a ‘tween’ to create smooth motion for your rocket.
• 🎯 Decide the final position of your rocket, perhaps high up on the screen to show it has launched.

Moving the Rocket:

• 🆙 Select the entire rocket and move it to the final position you decided on, like the top of the screen.

Preview Your Animation:

• ▶️ Play the animation to see your rocket smoothly taking off.
• ✏️ Make any adjustments if needed to ensure it looks just right.

🎉 Celebrate Your Creation! 🚀

• Well, done! You’ve just created an animated rocket. Feel proud of your creative work!

🚀 Tips: 🎨

• Take your time with each step.
• Be creative with your colours and design.
• If you make a mistake, it’s okay! Just try again.
• Have fun watching your rocket fly!