Hellow Newgrounders =)

[M4ntiis]

Good day there ladies and gentlemen !

I, that is me M4ntiis want to get involved into the busines of flashcartoons =) well it kinda was my dream eversince i watched one of my very first flashcartoons on newgrounds 7 years ago but either had no programs to create one or i was too shy...maybe some of you know what i mean^^ well today i was thinking to finally register to newgrounds and maybe create one small flashcartoon via adobe flash...the register part is done ...flash cartoon...well actually ma main question is just that maybe you guys have some tips for beginners or for super duper beginners like me? like whats the easiest way and how to get trained and stuff....appreciate it guys =) and please excuse my bad english...im a pakistani from germany :P

[WumbleSea]

It really depends on what you're trying to animate, do you have any software for animating?

[M4ntiis]

At 44 minutes ago, WumbleSea wrote: It really depends on what you're trying to animate, do you have any software for animating?

Yes well i got adobe flash cs4 last week aaand the animation style should be simple with thin lines and stuff of course im a big fan of egoraptor so id like to go in that kind of art style direction :)

[Croire]

Watch tons of other animations, look up the Animators Survival Kit, download VLC player and some of your favorite cartoons and scrub through them frame by frame and copy them. it's good practice and you learn good techniques

[M4ntiis]

At 3 minutes ago, Croire wrote: Watch tons of other animations, look up the Animators Survival Kit, download VLC player and some of your favorite cartoons and scrub through them frame by frame and copy them. it's good practice and you learn good techniques

Hmm thats a nice idea! Thank you very much :) but what do you mean by the animators survival kit if i may ask?

[Croire]

At 41 minutes ago, M4ntiis wrote: Hmm thats a nice idea! Thank you very much :) but what do you mean by the animators survival kit if i may ask?

It's a great book/ set of DVD's

[M4ntiis]

At 20 minutes ago, Croire wrote:

At 41 minutes ago, M4ntiis wrote: Hmm thats a nice idea! Thank you very much :) but what do you mean by the animators survival kit if i may ask?

It's a great book/ set of DVD's

Alright i see...thanks for the info ! Appreciate it :)

[milksncookie1]

Start drinking coffee...lots of it...

[M4ntiis]

At 20 minutes ago, milksncookie1 wrote: Start drinking coffee...lots of it...

Alright ..will write it down...surely is a useful tip..thanks :)

[iceimp]

Life drawing lots and lots of life drawing.

[Croire]

At 1 hour ago, iceimp wrote: Life drawing lots and lots of life drawing.

Well that's more about just understanding anatomy than animating

[M4ntiis]

At 7 hours ago, iceimp wrote: Life drawing lots and lots of life drawing.

I onced tried to draw anime characters and it began to look almost alike to the picture i was drawing off but for some reason i kinda stopped with that :/ but only face expressions...maybe i should start life drawing again ! Thanks for the tip ^^

[Celshaded]

For animating in flash you should learn every thing you can about using symbols, even if you're doing frame by frame animation.

For your first animation you should start small and simple, like maybe something with stick figures, just so you can get the hang of it.

[M4ntiis]

At 2 hours ago, Celshaded wrote: For animating in flash you should learn every thing you can about using symbols, even if you're doing frame by frame animation.

For your first animation you should start small and simple, like maybe something with stick figures, just so you can get the hang of it.

Okay thats a good idea ! Stick figures ! Thanks :D yeah i will probably do frame by frame animation and i think the most important shortcuts are F5 to F7 ...or what donyou mean by symbols?

[M4ntiis]

At 6 hours ago, Celshaded wrote: For animating in flash you should learn every thing you can about using symbols, even if you're doing frame by frame animation.

For your first animation you should start small and simple, like maybe something with stick figures, just so you can get the hang of it.

shall i use the bone tool for the stick figure animation? i know how to use it so that i can (for example) wave an arm but how can i connect body parts? like the upper arm and under arm so that it becomes a full arm...if you know what i mean :s

[M4ntiis]

well guys heres my first animation..without any idea actually...what do you think? got the potencial? :)

http://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/b2fab2cd436270272d8bfef1 afe0a783

[Jurgen]

At 3 days ago, M4ntiis wrote: well guys heres my first animation..without any idea actually...what do you think? got the potencial? :)

http://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/b2fab2cd436270272d8bfef1 afe0a783

Better than my first animation.

My advice is to look up as many tutorials as you can (i suggest sticking to ones based on fbf animation rather than animating with symbols and movie clips but it's your call). As a beginner you have to just be a sponge and absorb all the information you can. There's some good tuts on here as well, so you shouldn't be short of learning opportunities.

Now go out there and make us proud.

[M4ntiis]

At 14 hours ago, lpfann2 wrote:

At 3 days ago, M4ntiis wrote: well guys heres my first animation..without any idea actually...what do you think? got the potencial? :)

http://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/b2fab2cd436270272d8bfef1 afe0a783

Better than my first animation.

My advice is to look up as many tutorials as you can (i suggest sticking to ones based on fbf animation rather than animating with symbols and movie clips but it's your call). As a beginner you have to just be a sponge and absorb all the information you can. There's some good tuts on here as well, so you shouldn't be short of learning opportunities.

Now go out there and make us proud.

wow really motivating =) thanks! i watched the tutorials of spazkid they were really helpfull because they have lots of good tricks in it....also i will and want to do animations based on fbf because i think this has more life in it =)