The Art of Flash Animation Creating Cartooning

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Part animation guide, part Flash manual, The Art of Flash Animation: Creative Cartooning provides a practical primer on classic, handdrawn 2D screen animation as well as an introduction to using Flash for creating your own cartoons. Section I discusses the terms and techniques of handdrawn animation, character design, and storyboards, while Section II covers scanning, digitizing your artwork into Flash, and setting up scenes. Learn how to: * Animate a walk cycle. * Record and edit dialogue, sound effects, and music. * Use recyclable symbols to make the animation process more efficient. Prepare your work for video or web download About the author: Mark Stephen Smith has a degree in Graphic Design from Auburn University Montgomery. He currently teaches 2D Animation, Character Design, Advanced Digital Effects, and multimedia video classes at Westwood College’s Atlanta Midtown Campus. Mark also produces animation through his freelance studio, MarkToonery.com, for TV spots, public service announcements, sales videos, and web ads. His website is www.marktoonery.com.