Hi guys! New user here. I have some experience with vector graphics and animations (I made a comic-like thing once in Macromedia Fireworks and a few Flash cartoons) and I decided to get inkscape to replace the kind of crappy FireWorks.

Of course, I'm keeping FireWorks for it's animation, but still.

I drew this in inkscape and put it into motion with macromedia fireworks. Not bad for not even going through the tutorial, I think.

That's nice work. How do you manage each frame in Inkscape? I'm thinking it would be easiest to put each frame together in its own layer and clone the objects.

I really don't know how to clone or use layers yet. (Going through the tutorials now)

What I did was this: I exported each wing and the body as pngs, then imported each into fireworks. I then made the body bob and the wings flap by just moving and rotating them over 7 frames.

Ah... well... yah, that's an easier way Trust me to make the process more complicated than it need be.

I think: when wings go up, body must go down. This way makes the work more realistic.
Excuse me for my english.

Yeah, the wings are pretty funky. I whipped the animation up kind of quickly. If I ever use it in a cartoon or something, I'm probably going to redo it.