Drawing with the RECTANGLE TOOL;

 

 The following are the steps in illustrating basic character using Adobe Animate:

STEP 1- The first thing you do is to open the Adobe Animate in your PC.
STEP 2- Click and hold the mouse while selecting the Rectangle Tool.
STEP 3- Choose Rectangle Primitive.
STEP 4- Drag the slider in the Rectangle Options to change the object's corner radius.
STEP 5- Choose the Oval Tool.
STEP 6- Select the Object Drawing option.
STEP 7- Draw a big oval for the face of your character. Then, change the fill and stroke color of the face.
STEP 8- Choosing the primitive oval tool, create a small oval to create the eyes of the character.

STEP 9- Using the primitive oval tool create a big circle by changing its radius for the mouth of the character.
STEP 10- Right after, click the selection tool then drag the mouse to the choose the half portion of the circle then delete it.
STEP 11- Then drag the half circle near the eyes of the character. Then, using the selection tool drag the mouse to the upper portion of the semi-circle to create the teeth of the character.

STEP 12- Using the selection tool the drag the mouse to lower portion of the half circle and once selected change the color of the selected portion to create the tongue of the character and slightly curved it.

STEP 13- Repeat STEP 9 and STEP 10, but this time you have to drag and hold the mouse to the lower portion of the circle and delete it, creating the forehead or shall we say the bangs of the character which this part is created the upper portion of the half circle.
STEP 14- Using the selection tool- drag and hold the mouse to the lower middle of the forehead then change its shape into triangular shape.
STEP 15- Using the primitive oval tool create a big circle by changing its radius for the hair of the character. Right click the oval then choose arrange and select send back.
STEP 16- Using the primitive rectangular tool create a small rectangle for the neck of the character.
STEP 17- Using the selection tool- drag and hold the mouse to the upper portion of the small rectangle and once selected change its color a darker color of the color of your neck.
STEP 18-  Using the primitive oval tool create a big oval for the body of the character.
STEP 19-  Using the primitive oval tool create an oval, then use the selection tool and select the lower portion and delete so the upper portion is reserved for the sleeve of the character.
STEP 20- Repeat STEP 19 but this time for the skirt of the character.
STEP 21- Using the primitive rectangular tool create a small rectangle for the feet of the character.
STEP 22- Using the primitive oval tool create a small oval for the shoes of the character.