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THE MOTION

It draws itself

A picture paints itself on, and a headline comes apart into letters.

It draws itself
It draws itself

3 steps

  1. STEP 1 · PICK THE PICTUREClick a picture on the sheet · the thing with ink on it, not the paper behind it. Its row lights up in the layer list. Open MOTION on the right-hand rail if the strip is not already showing.
  2. STEP 2 · MAKE IT PAINT ITSELFIn the motion panel, press “It paints itself”. Now press play. The picture is drawn on from one side instead of fading up · the way a hand lays ink down.
  3. STEP 3 · AND THE WORDS COME APARTClick your headline, then press “The word becomes letters”. The word really does split into separate letters, each arriving on its own. They are still type, so colour and size go on working.
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