Animation Question General

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Welcome to the Animation forum, If this is the first thread you looked in when coming here you did a good job.

You may have come into this forum too ask some questions, please read this before you make a new post as this thread will answer any question that you have. If it doesn't just ask within this thread.

General Questions.

What program do you make flash cartoons with?

Well this is a question that gets asked alot, the normal thing to use would be Adobe Flash this program can be expensive so I reccomend purchasing an older version as many of the new features are unneeded for animation. There are other animation programs out there such as toonboom but these are less often used. You can still research the different features of these products and make your own choice however.

How do I animate

Learn to draw this can't be stressed enough. If you don't learn to draw you will not do well. After this it's all about learning the basic features of your program. Frames, Keyframes, FPS, Poses, Exageration. Learn learn learn.

But it's hard to draw with a mouse. What fancy tablet should I buy

Well this all depends on your income and how much you want to splurge on a tablet. Wacom is a safe product to buy and they range in price from the cheapest Bamboo which is a regular tablet to the most expensive Cintiq which is like a monitor you draw on. Personal preference comes into account here as well.

I made an animation, what now?

Why not make a thread showcasing your work right here in this very forum. You can put all your tests and stills from your latest project and recieve feedback from the rest of us.

Thankyou for reading.

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