148840 7 Arts & Media Animation Techniques General Animation Techniques true Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:32:41 -0800 /system/videos/6/40/88/14/148840.flv DIY, Instructional, tutorial, Do It Yourself, Tips, Essential Skills, Learn to, arts, animation, techniques How To Create a Phenakistoscope http://www.howcast.com/videos/148840-How-To-Create-a-Phenakistoscope http://www.howcast.com/videos/148840-How-To-Create-a-Phenakistoscope/edit approved 181 640 480 <object width="425" height="352" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=148840"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=148840" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="352" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 11 steflar http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/148840/Picture_6_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.png 5399 false false false 59395 1 30 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/148840/30.jpg Sketch a plan of your animation Plan out your animation with sketches. There should be 8 to 12 steps, each representing a frame.

]]> 59396 2 38 Tip The best animations for a phenakistoscope are cyclical, like a horse galloping or a child jumping rope.

]]> 59397 3 44 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/148840/44.jpg Draw a circle Anchor your compass point in the center of the stiff paper and draw a circle that just touches the edges. Leave a small mark where the compass is anchored.

]]> 59398 4 54 Tip If you’re using a manila folder, cut it along the crease and use half of it as the stiff paper.

]]> 59399 5 60 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/148840/60.jpg Bisect the circle Use the ruler to draw a faint line that bisects the circle.

]]> 59400 6 66 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/148840/66.jpg Divide the circle into pieces Use the protractor to divide the circle into equally-sized “wedges,” with each wedge representing a frame in your animation.

]]> 59401 7 75 Tip To divide the circle into eight wedges, each piece should be 45 degrees. For 9 wedges, 40 degrees; 10 wedges, 36 degrees; 11 wedges, 33 degrees; and 12 wedges, 30 degrees.

]]> 59402 8 88 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/148840/88.jpg Cut out the circle Cut out the whole circle.

]]> 59403 9 91 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/148840/91.jpg Cut slots Cut small rectangular slots about 1/8th inch wide by 1 inch long along the separating lines of each wedge. Start at the very outside of the circle and cut inward.

]]> 59404 10 102 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/148840/102.jpg Make a small hole Poke a small hole through the center of the wheel, or slightly widen the one that is already there.

]]> 59405 11 107 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/148840/107.jpg Repeat on drawing paper Repeat Steps 2 through 5 on the drawing paper, but make this circle 2 inches smaller in diameter.

]]> 59406 12 117 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/148840/117.jpg Draw your animation On the drawing paper circle, create your animation step-by-step, clockwise around the circle. This is your animation wheel.

]]> 59407 13 126 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/148840/126.jpg Align and cement the animation wheel With a small dabs of rubber cement on the back, align the animation wheel so that it is centered on the thick paper wheel. Allow 10 minutes for the rubber cement to dry.

]]> 59408 14 136 Tip The smaller wheel should come about to the slots you cut in Step 7.

]]> 59409 15 140 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/148840/140.jpg Poke the thumbtack Poke the thumbtack through the animation wheel and the hole you created in the heavy paper…

]]> 59410 16 146 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/148840/146.jpg Push the thumbtack into the eraser Push the thumbtack into the side of the pencil eraser. It should be in firmly enough to stick, but still loose enough for you to be able to spin the wheel freely.

]]> 59411 17 157 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/148840/157.jpg Face the mirror Face the mirror, then hold your phenakistoscope up with the animated side pointed away from you.

]]> 59412 18 163 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/148840/163.jpg Spin the phenakistoscope Gently spin the phenakistoscope while looking through the slits. The animation will appear in the mirror.

]]> 59413 19 170 Fact The phenakistoscope was invented in 1832 by the Belgian physicist Joseph Plateau.

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