Have you ever want to draw a windmill, and after that animate it? No problem! Read this tutorial and see how to draw a windmill, and after that animate it.



Step 1

Create a new flash document, take the Line Tool (N), and draw a "body" of windmill like it is shown on the picture below!



Step 2

Double click on Layer1 to rename its name into a body. After that insert a new layer and name it head.



Step 3

Select the head layer, take again Line Tool (N), and draw a "head" of windmill. Look at the picture below!



Step 4

Select the Paint Bucket Tool (K), and color your "windmill" whatever you like.




Step 5

Select the head layer and press F8 on the keyborad (Convert to Symbol) to convert the "head" of windmill into a movie clip. Look at the picture below!



Step 6

After that, set the centar point within the circle of head. Look at the picture below!



Step 7

Click on the fifteenth frame of layer head, and press F6. After that go back on the first frame, open the Properties Panel (Ctrl+F3), and set the options from the picture below!



Step 8

Click on the fifteenth frame of layer body, and press F5.



Test your movie (Ctrl+Enter)

We're done!

Bye!

Downlod source file (.fla)

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