Re: FLASH: flash cartoons

[Chris de Deugd]

Hi Tony,


My advice is to combine the best of both worlds: I draw the more complex

things the traditional way, using the 'flipping' method. Drawing on the

computer has it's limitations - animating even more so.

Nevertheless I usually animate directly in Flash.

The input differs, you can either use a scanner or a video camera.

Streamline is generally used to translate the artwork.

I just bought an A5 Wacom tablet that has a plastic overlay, that is of

course the easiest way to get your drawings into a computer !

There is a book about this called : Animation on the web, by Sean

Wagstaff, Peachpit Press. You can find a lot of software and methods in

it. If you are still searching I recommend it. There is also a recent

publication of Computer Arts about this subject ( Cartoonists that work

with computers ). I know some animators out here work with Toonz, Soft

Image, Aura ( NewTek ) one does it with Painter, several scan their work

and use After Effects. Some even use Premiere - but that I would not

recommend. I use Animo, because it resembles the traditional environment

best for me.


Good luck!


Chris


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Chris de Deugd

Animator


FAIR CEDARIA

http://www.xs4all.nl/~aria



> i myself like to draw comics, but i'm only good on paper.

> the question is, how do flash animators actually draw

> their flash cartoons? were the cartoons hand drawn

> on paper, scanned, and copied using "trace bitmap"

> or is there some other way? or perhaps they used some

> kind of software?

>

> please help ! thanks in advance

>

> Always,

> ToNY

> TeO   = )

> [www.tonyteo.co.uk]



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