Welcome
Adobe Flash Professional is the industry standard for web based animation and is an excellent vector graphic drawing tool. Flash can be a challenge to master but it is my student's favorite class and I am seeing the fastest enrollment growth in animation. I start my course by weaving traditional drawing skills with computer based drawing skills (Flash). This builds my student art vocabulary and helps make my traditional art students more comfortable with the medium. Once they have a solid understanding of the interface and how to create the art work they need I then introduce movement or animation. Again we start with traditional hand drawn animation and then transition into how to animate using a computer. I finally introduce some very basic action script in my first semester class.
Software
Adobe Flash Professional: Enjoy a fast, fluid workflow with Adobe® Flash® Professional software, featuring a streamlined user interface, advanced video tools, and impressive integration with related software. http://www.adobe.com/products/flash.html
Adobe Flash Player: The tutorial in this workshop require Adobe Flash player be installed on your computer. If you don't have the latest version of Flash you can download it at http://www.adobe.com/.
Stop Motion Animation: If you teach animation you might want to introduce your students to stop motion animation. This is a great way to teach students the principles of animation in a fun and hands-on method.
- Course Outline
- Keyboard Shortcuts: Adobe CS3 | Mr. D's Essential Flash Shortcuts
Software
Adobe Flash Professional: Enjoy a fast, fluid workflow with Adobe® Flash® Professional software, featuring a streamlined user interface, advanced video tools, and impressive integration with related software. http://www.adobe.com/products/flash.html
Adobe Flash Player: The tutorial in this workshop require Adobe Flash player be installed on your computer. If you don't have the latest version of Flash you can download it at http://www.adobe.com/.
Stop Motion Animation: If you teach animation you might want to introduce your students to stop motion animation. This is a great way to teach students the principles of animation in a fun and hands-on method.