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Drawing and Animating a Character in Macromedia Flash MX 2004
Many animators use Macromedia Flash for detailed vector-based animation. One of the strengths of Flash is its versatile workflow and production process. I have developed some custom techniques that can help you create and manage the various moving parts of a complex animated character.
In this presentation I reveal some of my best-kept secrets for drawing in Flash. Here's a guided tour (in Breeze) that takes a single character from pencil sketch to fully animated Flash cartoon.
- Watch the presentation (Approximately one hour)
About the author
Chris Georgenes, an Adobe Certified Expert, is Art and Animation Director for Acclaim Games. Prior to that, he spent eight years as a freelance Flash designer and animator for clients such as Adobe, Microsoft, Ogilvy, Digitas, Yahoo!, and AOL, to name a few. His work has appeared on broadcast networks such as ABC, HBO, and Cartoon Network. Chris maintains mudbubble.com as his online portfolio and keyframer.com as his blog, animation resource, and discussion forum. Chris is the author of How to Cheat in Adobe Flash CS4 (Focal Press, 2009) and is soon publishing Flash Studio Techniques (Adobe Press). When Chris isn't designing, animating, or writing, he teaches the Flash animation course for Sessions.edu, plays drums in a professional band, and somehow balances the rest of his time with his supportive wife and three kids.
