my flashs suck

[gantinxx]

Okay so i made a flash and it tanked of course i new this but how do i make it look like all the other good animators out there any tips?

[Glaiel-Gamer]

shape tweens

[Mexifry]

motion tweens

[sasuke2910]

. ... ... Wow, terrible advice. >.<

You can just practice I guess. And I'd suggest frame by frame to get good results.

[Mexifry]

At 10/26/09 12:43 AM, sasuke2910 wrote: . ... ... Wow, terrible advice. >.<

You can just practice I guess. And I'd suggest frame by frame to get good results.

Naw all the pros tween.
Just look at Alvin-Earthworm and IllWillGay

[Magical-Zorse]

At 10/26/09 12:59 AM, Mexifry wrote:

At 10/26/09 12:43 AM, sasuke2910 wrote: . ... ... Wow, terrible advice. >.<

You can just practice I guess. And I'd suggest frame by frame to get good results.

Naw all the pros tween.
Just look at Alvin-Earthworm and IllWillGay

Yea, alvin especially whores tweens

[7IsUnlucky]

At 10/26/09 12:16 AM, Glaiel-Gamer wrote: shape tweens

This.

[kizza0]

Shape tweens are very rare. I suggest practice drawing and if you stick to fbf you will only get better from the amount of drawings you will be doing.

[gantinxx]

Heres another question should i just draw all the frames on paper? then scan it over to the computer then work on it since i suck at drawing with the thing for flash.

[Version2]

At 10/26/09 02:42 AM, gantinxx wrote: Heres another question should i just draw all the frames on paper? then scan it over to the computer then work on it since i suck at drawing with the thing for flash.

If you draw better on paper than on the computer then I would say yes. You can always use flash or photoshop to clean up your drawings after you scan them in. Get the best of both.

[gantinxx]

At 10/26/09 02:47 AM, Version2 wrote:

At 10/26/09 02:42 AM, gantinxx wrote: Heres another question should i just draw all the frames on paper? then scan it over to the computer then work on it since i suck at drawing with the thing for flash.

If you draw better on paper than on the computer then I would say yes. You can always use flash or photoshop to clean up your drawings after you scan them in. Get the best of both.

Heres the next problem when i try to get them in a steady motion it seems really blotchy and sorta like the fames pause for like a milisecond and way to fix that?

[hdxmike]

Where the hell is PBass when you need him.

Try drawing on paper first , flash doesnt magically make you better at drawing and good animation is essentially a lot of life like , spaced well drawings.

Practice on paper first when you have that down try doing some Frame by frame loops at a low framerate like 12 or something , study how things move and ease in real life, especially ease.

And whatever you do , stay the fuck away from tweens , be proffesional, be hardcore ;)

[Nayhan]

At 10/26/09 04:13 AM, hdxmike wrote: Where the hell is PBass when you need him.

lol PBass

I wouldn't do it on paper, then scan and trace unless your just creating still images.
If your going to be animating then just stick with the mouse or get a tablet.

Practice animating things in motion, using the brush tool not the line and don't worry about how neat the lines are.
Just try and get it so the animation is smooth then once you are better at the animating part or want to make something good then spend more time and make the lines better with the arrow tool.
It's always good to learn from other people's animations and to see how they have done something.

[PBass]

If you want to learn to animate, you have to have passion for it. It's not something that you can just get better at by telling yourself "well, I'll learn tomorrow" day after day. However, it's the most fun you'll ever have learning any skill.

There are resources abound for animation, a lot more than used to be available. I'm not talking about a 'Learn Flash CS4 for dummies' book. That will teach you nothing except how to use a tool that will be outdated in a few years. You can learn tools on your own just by messing around and asking a question here or there.

Books you're going to want to look at:

The Animator's Survival Kit by Richard Williams (If anything you MUST get this one. Check Scribd.com if you can't afford it)
The Illusion of Life by Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston
Acting for Animators by Ed Hooks
Pencil to Pixels by Tony White
Stop Staring by Jason Osipa

Great Websites:

http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.
php?t=128706
http://www.animationmentor.com/resources /

On top of these I would watch your old VHS Disney collection. Also ZekeSpaceyLizard (spelling?) has some awesome cartoon lists in his newsposts that you should check out. The Iron Giant has some of the best acting I've seen.
And when you watch anything, whether it be 2D, 3D, live action, or real life, anytime you observe anything, watch how it moves. Think about the motion, the action. You're an animator and you need to view the world as such. You can do it if you put your nose to the grind! Good luck!

"Animation can explain whatever the mind of man can conceive. This facility makes it the most versatile and explicit means of communication yet devised for quick mass appreciation. "
-Walt Disney