How To Use Etch A Sketch
If the filings won t pick up or the knobs stick it can be a frustrating impediment.
How to use etch a sketch. I modeled the objects and did basic animation in lightwave. Drawing at 45 degrees is pretty easy just turn both motors on in the proper direction and it works. The etch a sketch made by ohio art is essentially a machine that makes temporary art. An etch a sketch is actually a pretty amazing device. I then used after effects to tweak the animation with the graph editor and applied the narration.
When you turn the etch a sketch upside down and shake it the inside surface of the screen gets coated with aluminum powder which will stick to almost anything mixed in with the powder are small. So as a marketer then of etch a sketch you need to understand this about etch a sketch right. The user manipulates two knobs connected to wires that move a magnetic stylus horizontally and vertically to draw aluminum filings to the surface of a screen. It is essentially a manually operated plotter with a built in erasing system. This video is unavailable.
To make the etch a sketch draw at an angle you just gotta run both motors at the same time. In this case you can tilt the etch a sketch from the top slowly until it is at a 85 80 degree angle. Write your annotations using a different colour that contrasts with the sketch proper. Tie annotations to different elements in your sketch using arrows braces numbering and spatial proximity. The etch a sketch now has an almost free range of motion except completely upside down.
So what are the white knobs in. Sometimes you want to carry around your etch a sketch without drilling out the dust. Then tap gently so the dust beads settle by the knobs. Anyone who has used an etch a sketch before will recognize the familiar red plastic toy with the glass drawing window now also available in other fashion colors. Arrows apart from pointing to specific elements in a sketch use arrows to illustrate interaction flow a sequence of events movement and direction.
Angles other than 45 degrees are a little trickier.