Matthew Fryer shows how to rig a character using simple layer parenting inside of Adobe Animate.

Character animation tools range from DUIK in After Effects, to Spine, Moho, and let’s not forget Adobe Animate (Formerly Flash). Animate has some great animation tools, albeit mashed together with an entire scripting environment that makes it weird. But, if you want to rig and animate a character, it’s a pretty fast process.

Rigging Using Parenting.

A new tutorial from TipTuts’ Matthew Fryer shows the very basics for rigging a character in Animate using simple layer parenting. Hierarchical parenting represents the easiest and quickest way to rig moving structures like limbs.