Chapter 2. Creating Simple Drawings

The best way to get acquainted with Flash is just to dive in and create a simple animation. So this chapter starts with some tips for planning your work so you can get more done in less time (and be happier with the result). You see how to set up your Flash document and use the most popular Flash drawing toolsthe Pen, the Pencil, the Shape tool, the Line tool, and the Brushto draw a simple picture. Then you learn how to add color to your drawn shapes and move them around on the Stage.

In the next chapter, you add a few more drawings and string them together to create a simple animation.