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The Little Book of Flash Animation (update)

tonyteach — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 11:42:00 +0000

Still working on the book, though it will be out in the Fall vs. Summer. So I’ve had questions on what will be in the book, so here is what it is, and what it aint.

This book is a collection of simple tutorials and exercises showing the basics of animation, as well as a basic introduction to animating in Flash. This book is not a step-by-step guide to making a cartoon, or animating a web page, it’s simply a book of projects to give a better understanding of animation, and in the long run, hopefully help to improve the look and feel of your animations.

Oh and by the way, stick tutorial coming soon.

Tutorials :: Flash – Cartoon Eyes

tonyteach — Fri, 11 May 2007 03:15:00 +0000

Here is a lesson, cartoon eyes, from the animation section of the book. This is an example of how to use graphic symbols in Single Frame mode in Flash.
This tutorial is a little over 16 minutes long, but I cover a lot.

16:41 | 45.2 MB

Tutorials :: Flash – wiggle text

tonyteach — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 13:10:00 +0000

Here is a lesson, wiggle text, from the animation section of the book. This is an example of how to use Onion Skin in Flash.

6:34 | 10.39 MB

The Little Book of Flash Animation

tonyteach — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 14:56:00 +0000

So let me tell you about my new book (my first actually).
The Little Book of Flash Animation: Tutorials and Practices
I have found that a lot of the books out there on the subject are thick…
Don’t get me wrong, I love all of my thick animation books… Illusion of Life (drool)…
But where are the skinny Preston Blair/Walter Foster books on Flash ?
You know, a straight, to-the-point, thin book like the “How to Draw Manga” series.

The concept:
Take all the lessons I’ve created over the years, and present them in this format, Traditionally we did it this way… Now, here is a way you could do it in Flash.

I am writing the book as if I were writing it for my late animation mentor and friend, Lou Hertz. Though he was slightly pixel-phobic, he would always ask “When are you gonna teach me Flash”, I would answer “When do you wanna learn?”
We were supposed to team teach a student Fall of 2005, but he passed away that July.

So if someone has never touched Flash, but maybe knows animation (or maybe not), they could start the book Friday, and have a decent animation on Monday .

The book will be coming out this summer. In the meantime I will be placing excerpts from the book online in the form of video tutorials, stay tuned.