Every Tool Explained | Lesson 2 of Sam's Free Adobe Animate Course

In this FREE Adobe Animate course, Lesson 2 covers ALL the essential tools you need to start drawing, designing, and animating. From hotkeys and transform tricks to drawing tools and shortcuts—this is your bread and butter!

⬇️ IMPORTANT LINKS
🎨 Hotkey Cheat Sheet: https://i.imgur.com/rMMBMze.jpeg
👾 Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/nV7zgkYU6P
🐦 Tweet @ me: https://x.com/SamGreenMedia
▶️ Full Course Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDXmc5XHQZskFUjsHOicL6-RGEYVy2ZEX&si=3jEHjMom2JtDSxKr

In this FREE Adobe Animate course, Lesson 2 covers ALL the essential tools you need to start drawing, designing, and animating. From hotkeys and transform tricks to drawing tools and shortcuts—this is your bread and butter!

0:00 Intro - Sam’s Origin Story
0:40 What You'll Learn in This Lesson
1:44 Arrow Tool (V)
2:15 Sub Selection Tool (A)
2:55 Free Transform Tool (Q)
4:34 Envelope Distort
5:27 Lasso Tool (L)
5:55 Polygon Lasso
6:40 Brush Tool (B)
7:24 Brush Tool Settings (Size, Smoothing, Zoom Size)
10:00 Eraser Tool (E)
10:53 Shape Tools - Rectangle & Oval (R, O)
13:32 Line Tool (N)
14:32 Pencil Tool (Y)
15:59 Pen Tool (P)
16:25 Text Tool (T)
19:03 Paint Bucket Tool (K)
22:20 Ink Bottle Tool (S)
23:29 Eyedropper Tool (I)
24:38 Hand Tool (H or Spacebar)
25:32 Rotation Tool (Shift + H)
25:55 Zoom Tool (Z)
26:55 Fill and Stroke Colors
27:48 Object Drawing Mode (J)
29:30 Outro + What’s Next (Stick Figure & Character Drawing)