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At 7/23/09 06:17 PM, silentsouless wrote: It just takes practice, like anything in life. Just work on it, and practice. You may try different types of mice/mouses/whatever, like rollerball ones.

I'm getting a bamboofun myself. Getting a medium one is only $200, and works very well. Look into that.

Yes, I used to work with a tablet and I'm already saving up now for a decent one. Old one basicly got busted, and atm...I haz linux (= does not support *sad face*

Yes, I'm honestly considering taking Windows back...But it's alot of hasstle =(

I have to admit, it does also takes time for that to get used to.
It's truly amazing though what you can acomplish after only a month with a tablet.

But indeed, good one on the practice part ;)
I've been practicing alot though...So my skills have definatly gone up a level or two ... But I want to get better, and better...AND BETTER.
So I'm just lurking around atm to get some good guides to help me more =)

Although, yeh..Those bamboo ones...They look awesome....I'm gonna get a cheaper version though

At 7/23/09 06:08 PM, Brute999 wrote: So again I would appreciate any tips and feedback on my techniques. Thanks in advance.

I'm sorry but we can't help you with that actually.

If I'm informed correclty

Ok.

SO....After a good amount of expierence in flash...I'm coming to the constation that drawing in Flash with a mouse is VERY hard, and takes alot of patience and time to get things right.
Using the brush tool etc that is.
It's true that when not having a tablet for you to use...Its best to avoid the brush. No? BUT....I really enjoy working with it, and well...Im not this "designer" type of guy....I like sketching and fooling and everything.

BUT....If I'd draw out characters or an enviroment or anything in flash..By the use of a mouse....Would there be anyone who'd have any good tips/guides that I could keep in mind or use?

I know Luis is an animator that never used a tablet in his life (well....I presume its still like this...No?) and his animations looked superb (with just a mouse omg).
So I know its possible to get nice results out of a mouse.

Anyone care to help me out?

At 7/23/09 05:33 PM, rob17179 wrote: thanks guys, really appreciate the replies!!

So is it better to just draw the rain as such in flash or would you use some sort of repeated image of raindrops or something?

Obviously rain is kidna transparent too isn't it (you couldn't have full trans'd pics as rain over an animation say of a person in rain), so how would you tackle that kinda thing? :)

Again, appreciate the replies here !

I learned how to animate rain from this animation.
And I never needed any guidance after that.

Besides the script...that shit is awesome...Thx again xD

At 7/23/09 04:57 PM, silentsouless wrote: If I were you, I would just make a movie clip with five or so frames of diagonal/doward/whatever lines, add a bit of alpha reduction, maybe a bit of blur, and you're done.

No fancy AS required.

Although the AS does look nice, and I must admit I'm going to use this in future animations...Saves me alot of time as well I must admit.

I luv copy pasta.

At 7/23/09 12:39 PM, UnknownFury wrote:

At 7/23/09 12:31 PM, 4urentertainment wrote: whatever it is you boned

...

You should be more careful with your wording

Hilarious.

And I concur, what do you mean precisly (I'm not a scripter, but I do like to know...Also....the bone option IS actionscript...Only with a GUI....or something along the lines of it...)

At 7/23/09 04:57 PM, Jin wrote: Pirate a copy of Flash 8.

As much as this idea is awesome (NO IT IS NOT)

Yes it is. But if the man likes to work in CS3....Then I have this;

I have another proposal. I too have came across these things, and the best option there is...Is to basicly import .SWF files into flash 8.

Do you understand?
Everything your friend with Flash 8 needs, he will get in .swf format, and he needs to open a new file...select "File>Import>import into stage" (or import to library if thats easier for you to work in lolz). And wham...there you have it.
The only things that get lost, are the tweens and the symbol names. (Don't worry, the tweens are replaced by frames)
No data loss occurs, and it's basicly the only way to activly share files between the two.

Whats so great about CS3 anyway?

Every single webcomic is basicly made in illustrator.

It's a great program if I say so myself, and easy to get the hang of. BUT I do love flash more for named above reasons.

My advice is very simple; Use em all. Adobe made their software specificly so you can easly drag one file into the other without much complications.

If I think of starting a webcomic, it'd go like this;

- Sketch out (paper/pencil)
-Trace out the roughness in Flash
-Create a blank document in illustrator and prepare it with borders etc.
-Drag characters and everything you did in flash into the ill. file
-Tweak and adjust to your needs
-Finally, export it into a PS moddable file (png/jpg/pds/...anything you prefer)
-Import in PS and tweak the colors/burn/texture/extra effects.

Save as... AND ur done.

Thats the way I'd like to work, and gets the best out of every program.

BUT...There are so many other methods out there for you to explore to create something you desire.
IMO, the best effect is gotten when you use all of the programs together.

I could talk about my love for adobe all day.

Good morning/night to all!

Im here to say I also made an attempt at a small contribution, I PM'd here and thar with some people of the thread, and well...I started a bit later, BUT I did do it in 5 hours and 12 minutes (I hope thats not too much of an issue xD

I got this for you guys.

Im sorry it sucks so hard...having so little time is so frustrating..I KNEW I SHOULDVE GONE SIMPLER! Damnit.

And this is for the author.

I tried people...I really tried....

At 7/22/09 06:35 AM, Genocide wrote: when you get to the part where you want the animation to go, add this code

gotoAndPlay(frame number where cut is)

and where the cut ends put this

gotoAndPlay(back to where you were frame)

This.

Here's sum visual aid, if its necessary.

omg looks so choppy xD

http://spamtheweb.com/ul/upload/220709/1 2903_lolTUT_Scene_1.php

At 7/21/09 07:14 PM, mkmetalhead wrote: If when you are drawing the legs you draw knees as just circles (you can remove them later) you can use the knees as a reference point to enlarge the legs as they come towards the screen. Widen the knees as the leg comes forwards and shrink it when it is behind him. Using the knees as a reference point you can change the size of the bits of the leg to show moving towards the camera.

It might be time-consuming, but it looks pretty good. Bear in mind you would have to use the feet as a reference point too in the same way.

Although this is one of the best guide I've seen in a lifetime....Have you tried drawing a stick out first?
And then just build the original image out of it?
That's how I like to do FbF with people....

And backgrounds, yeh...I've been through that as well...If the event happens that I need a good detailed and enviroment, I like to rely on other software like Photoshop, illustrator everything you can think of that has to do with designing.

Also, i like the brush alot too, and like to use it for everything basicly...But if you don't want a simple background, and you have no tablet, then the best thing to use is the line tool.
Circles, squares, hell...even the pen tool....Just brush out, and trace over it with the lines.
Use shading plox.

Shading ==> instant awesome.

At 7/21/09 07:11 PM, blakemo wrote: This is pretty good. Most of them are actually funny too.

Yeh.

At 7/21/09 07:36 PM, HappyMango wrote: watch out

Untill this guy came along.

Is it something I did or say on this website that cause a general hate in each topic I try to make?

Or is it just the boards that turned into complete douchebags?

At 7/21/09 02:26 PM, mystro wrote: be more blatant

Excuse me?

At 7/21/09 02:28 PM, iscrulz wrote: Maybe you should just get a debit or a credit card instead of being a wuss and using paypal.

How for, my only online payment at the moment is paypal? As in, wanting to contribute to NG at this moment?

At 7/21/09 01:51 PM, CashClock wrote: Werewolves vs Vampires are a different matter though. It would be a fair fight and each would just have to depend on their luck.

Now thats a fight I've been longing to see since american cartoons have smuthered our european versions of itchy and scratchy!

But..OP sed that vampires can't turn zombies into vampires...But rules DO say that if a vampire bites you...You WILL turn into one...eventually....And since zombies are, like vampires, walking dead, there's nothing much stopping a zombie from changing into a vampire.

...?

Anyway. Yeh, physicly zombies have no chance of surving, hell, zombies can't survive for shit, why you think they're always in groups? xD
They're like muslims,....
But on the scale of awesomeness, zombies win with over ninethousand points...I mean...Twillight really gayed out the entire vampire culture.
Sux to be goth atmz.

OMG!

i just love the new images that appear if you block the ads!
Well, I must add that my flash player is broken in Opera (had sum crash thingies, lol linux), so I can't view any flash or anything flash related. (FF ftw)
So now I keep seeing these images, which results in utter hilarity amongst the lurkin NG in opera.

Awesome. BUT IF YOU GAIZ BROUGHT PAYPAL BACK I'D BUY EVERY LIVING THING AND NON LIVING THINGS FROM THE STORE....BEGINNING WITH THE PENICORN OMFG.

Added, is the first and still the funniest amongst the ads from my point of view.

If people would stop spamming, then there wouldn't be any posting in general anymore =O

ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL THE BOARDS MISTAR???!!!

At 7/16/09 04:43 PM, Shikamarana wrote: Ohhhhhh I see, my bad. I thought you meant all of this, and so did everyone else. You should have made it more obvious you were being sarcastic. But still, that thing you linked contradicted you.

YOUR SARCASM IS HARMLESS TO ME!
Also, that was not the point either...

The point is that there was no point.

Oh well. I am amused by this topic and it's replies.

I'm not.

At 7/16/09 02:47 PM, Shikamarana wrote: You're an idiot. some t

Fuck you, you're an idiot for not getting the point.

At 7/16/09 03:00 PM, Luis wrote: It may not be directly bad for you but if youve gotten to a point where your relationships with women suffer (yes people who have a gf still wank.) and you barely ever go outside or talk to anyone then id say it is causing you harm.

No shit. If you don't go outside/talk to people/can't maintain a relationship then obviously there is an issue.

But I doubt this is because of masturbation, yes, maybe the subject masturbates ten times a day, but maybe that is not the problem. Maybe the problem is a deep emotional issue, which resultied into nothing else but fapping.
Maybe? Huh?

I'm not personally attacking anyone...Just saying....

At 7/16/09 02:32 PM, Lagamuffin wrote:

At 7/16/09 02:28 PM, therealanimator wrote:

you would be fucking tired if u wanked ten times a day.

If you get tired, you have some serious health issues there pal.

Indeed. It boosts your adrenaline rate, and heart rate, resulting in a bigger aorta.

So if anything, if you're able to wank ten times a day. DO IT.

ffs.

It is not, not even if you overdo it.

It's never bad for you. You can do it as much as you want, everywhere you want, everytime you want, again as much as you want, you're even allowed to get addicted to it, you can fap until you get blisters, you can fap till your penis looks red (okay thats a bit too much, cut back on the fappin please)

BUT FFS IT IS NEVER BAD FOR YOU. NEVER!

HERE SAWKE! EAT THIS!

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_masturbatio n_good_or_bad

EVERYONE WHO TELLS YOU ITS BAD FOR YOU AND IT DECREASES POTENCY IS EITHER A WOMAN OR HAS WRONG INFORMANTS.

And I doubt that anyone will disagree with me.

Yes my first topic in years is about masterbating.

WELL FUCK YOU I LIKE TALKING ALOT!

Esspecially about Lily Allan.

Don't you just adore her?!

At 7/7/09 07:24 PM, IIlIllIII wrote:

Is this a pretty wallpaper actually? I'm totally unaware.

Is that plant yours?

its my photography if thats what you mean, yes ;)

ALSO ITS A MALE PLANT...NO ILLIGAL ISSUES HERE.

And its also mine.

ITS SO FUCKIN PERTY.

No serious, switching to Ubuntu has made my system widly more stable and upped the perfomance by more then 40% !

My knowledge in the computer world also has steadly begin to grow because of the exceptional interface.

etc etc...

All hail linux.

Is this a pretty wallpaper actually? I'm totally unaware.

I don't really get angry mostly, I tend to get very frustrated, to a point of anger basicly.
Still a difference.

I'm this type of person who also bottles those frustrations deep inside, just swallow it.
Sometimes I smoke a joint afterwards when I cooled off and rethink the entire situation to see what and where it went wrong.

There are only a few people who seem to get me "angry"/frustrated.
Mostly this seems to be because of failing to accept criticism, when this occurs outside of RL...I tend to either get a bit irrational or blind for other comments and build up the frustration as the conversations evolves.

IRL its far more horrible, tends to get me really demotivated and inhance the lazyness I posses (e.g. Go "fuckit" on every responsibility I have), and all of this without outing the anger/frustration..It might be spotable on my facial expression, but it will not be discussed.

Sigh....And this is getting worse day by day.

I could use some help....

Just got frustrated a moment ago.

At 6/30/09 05:59 PM, Tribalfusion-X wrote: Firefox beats any browser at anything, anytime.

Disprove me.

My vista had sum issues with FF =/
And if you mean anytime, do you also mean when I install all those colorfull addons? Because I checked the limit (on my not so powerfull laptop = anything) and I could only go up to a custom theme, and what 5? 6? addons?

Yeh, I like firefox alot, its easly for googling...It's good in its own way, but still...I've seen die hard FF fans (with alot of comp exp) enjoying, and loving opera for its handy user interface and its usefull features (who aren't just for fun, but are functional and speed up the browsing/lurkin).
Also, media works smoother and better in Opera (solid fact...On any OS, on any PC...Seen it on work on a Mac and on a PC with GeForce)

But this is all before the beta.
And screw the beta...I'll wait till the stable version comes out =D
My FF works just fine now.

I like talking about browsers.

I like hearing about it too.

Anyway, what was I going to say?

Ah yeh Opera vs FF...the quoted user doesnt say anything about the beta so yeh...hence my post.

Morons who use the arguement of Add-ons + the speed are forgetting one thing.

TOO MANY ADD ONS = SLOWER BROWSER.

Btw, idiots forgot one browser who actually beat FF. (I don't know about the 3.5, but I bet it is at the same level atm)

OPERA 9.5 JIGGAH JIGGAH.

No really, I use FF as well, but Opera is still my main browser. Why? Because of its simplicty, or if you don't like simplicity (like you Add-on freaks) you can make it as complicated as hell.

Hell, you can even browse two websites at the same time.

Pic for proof.

DISCUSS.

Sorry for the double post but I forgot a original size link.

http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/6350/
98124451.png