tonyteach online classes are about to LAUNCH!

Hey All, in the next few weeks, tonyteach will launch 2 hour, mini-classes in Adobe Flash. No where near Atlanta? No problem, these classes are online! Want to attend a class for FREE?? Watch the video, then click here for a short, 5 question survey. You can view my edufire profile by clicking here. Thanks [...]

Flash Plays Well with Others | pt 1 | Quicktime

Hey All, this is the first part in my new tutorial series, Flash plays well with others. Flash is awesome in that it can work and integrate with other software applications. First up, Quicktime, as in how to export to Quicktime from Flash. Enjoy, leave comments, and feedback, and stuff. This tutorial is also featured [...]

Thought for the day…

…lie still for 60 seconds and think what you could truly accomplish if you knew that you literally could not afford to fail.

10 things to do for 30 minutes a Day

Do you realize that 30 minutes a day turns into about 15 hours every month – but what the heck can you do in only 30 minutes? 1. Post in your Blog 2. Start reading that book you’ve been putting off for two years 3. Start writing that book you’ve been putting off for two [...]

Podcast Win!

Glory to GOD in the highest, and on Earth, Flash! Hey all. So, I just found out that my Flash podcasts from Creative COW are not only in iTunes top 100 Technology/Software How-To section; they are now in the top 10! http://newsletters.creativecow.net/newsletters/2009/02-24/index.html I am honored and truly blessed that I get to share my greatest [...]

My New & Improved Animation Workshop!!

After much thought, planning, and testing, I have redesigned my animation workshop. The new workshop is based off of an exercise, faking camera moves in Flash, that was in my 2008 workshops. In this new workshop, each student will create their own 10-15 second animated scene, from start to finish, in Adobe Flash. Students will [...]

The Essential Need for an Honest Critique

I believe that we all are the sum of both the positive and negative experiences, and people, in our past and present lives. As an instructor, I know that both my good teachers and bad teachers helped to shape my teaching styles and methods. In some cases, one of my teachers would do or say [...]

Clients & Budgets & Artists… Oh My! (cont.)

The response on this post has been great! Please keep the comments coming. I also encourage everyone to read the responses from the Creative COW business forum where I placed the same post.http://forums.creativecow.net/thread/17/860161 Thanks, Tony Ross

Look Ma! FREE 2D Animation Software!

omG! So I was up at about 1am randomly searching Google for stuff, as I do that from time to time, and found a piece of Open Source and or FREE 2D animation software, Pencil. It ROCKS! Enough talk, let me show you. Straight on animation tutorial using Pencil. BTW, using another FREE resource to [...]

Clients & Budgets & Artists… Oh My!

From time to time when doing freelance work, I have encountered potential clients that have projects, ideas or concepts that are much greater than their budgets. Now, the type of client I speak of is the client that never mentions their budget. Usually during the course of our initial conversation, whether from experience or intuition, [...]