The Art of Flash Animation: Creative Cartooning
Author | : Mark Smith |
Publisher | : Wordware Publishing, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 482 |
Release | : 2007-02-26 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781449633790 |
ISBN-13 | : 144963379X |
Rating | : 4/5 (90 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Part animation guide, part Flash manual, The Art of Flash Animation: Creative Cartooning provides a practical primer on classic, hand-drawn 2D screen animation as well as an introduction to using Flash for creating your own cartoons. Section I discusses the terms and techniques of hand-drawn animation, character design, and storyboards, while Section II covers scanning, digitizing your artwork into Flash, and setting up scenes. Topics include how to animate a walk cycle; recording and editing dialogue, sound effects, and music; how to use recyclable symbols to make the animation process more efficient; preparing your work for video or web download.