Summary


Now that you've covered the basics of character animation, you're ready to take off on your own. Just remember that, to make a successful animation in Flash, you have to take many factors into consideration, from personality to environment. But with hard work and a willingness to learn and adapt, each animation that you create will get better. As mentioned earlier, there are many sources out there to help you learn more about animation in general. Some useful books are these:

  • The Animator's Workbook , by Tony White (WatsonGuptill Press)

  • Digital Character Animation 2: Essential Techniques , by George Maestri (New Riders Publishing)

  • The Animation Book , by Kit Laybourne (Three Rivers Press)

  • How to Draw Animation , by Christopher Hart (WatsonGuptill Press)

Some Web sites worth looking into include these:

  • www.precinemahistory.net/ . The complete history of the discovery of cinematography, from 1600 to 1890.

  • hotwired.lycos.com/animation/ . Flash cartoon site, with plenty of animations to see. It includes links to get you started with creating your own original Flash Toons.

  • www.campchaos.com/ . Flash cartoons ranging from sci-fi to parody and everything in between. You can find great examples of animation here, and it's also a great source of inspiration.

  • www.wildbrain.com/ . Animated shorts and previews done in Flash, for inspiration.

  • animation.about.com/arts/animation/cs/flash/ . About.com's listing of Flash- related animation sites.

  • www.awn.com/tooninstitute/ . Larry's Toon Institute, by Larry Lauria, a former Disney Institute animator. It offers a free online animation course.



Inside Flash
Inside Flash MX (2nd Edition) (Inside (New Riders))
ISBN: 0735712549
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2005
Pages: 257
Authors: Jody Keating

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