It's Good..
It's a good tutorial but it doesn't stand up to others like _ULTIMATE TUTORIAL 2_ which has everything. Maybe if you make a sequel, make it include stuff for beginners (Motion Tweens?) and for advanced people.
Reviews for "The Big Fat Tutorial"
Helbereth responds:
I wasn't aiming at being that comprehensive. This is mostly stuff that I couldn't find in the tutorials section - believe me I looked.
I had to figure out backgrounds, masking, rain (you'd think there would be tutorials for rain) and gradient animation through trial and error - because I needed to.
Also, if you noticed, I went over motion tweens in the pricess of making faeries (how do you think I made the wing flap). A lot of stuff is explained as part of other lessons - stuff that I don't think needs a tutorial on its own. I've seen enough motion tween tutorials with a box moving across the screen -- really I have.
I also couldn't find a tutorial that used actual objects one might actually use when animating. I've never seen anyone make a box slide across the screen except in the crudest submissions entirely based on the tutorial they just read -- and those get blammed.
I also saw no real need to make another walk cycle tutorial. I do believe there are hundreds on newgrounds alone.
I do plan to make a sequel, but I will be staying FAR away from tutorial stigma. I may include something like a walk cycle, but it will be as part of full character animation... not by itself. Motion tweens are something you just end up explaining along the way (if you're any good at teaching, anyway).
Very Nice
Very nice tutorial. I know from my own somewhat difficult experiances in flash that this helps out- a lot. It's a nice job to point newbies in the right direction- and even shows a few tips & tricks to vets. Nice work on the raining effects as well.
Helbereth responds:
*responding to all these reviews is hard*
Thanks. I hope I help a lot of newbies and I hope I can help some of the vets (improving your skills is always good).
Awesome!
That's one of the most useful tutorials I've ever seen! I'm definitely using that camera pane script in my movie... I'd never heard of it before now, though, thanks!
Helbereth responds:
It wasn't especially easy to find (the camera). OMG it makes life easier though...
Thanks for the compliments and the review!
Good.
Pretty Über for a tutorial I say =)
Helbereth responds:
I R teh ubar n00bie! w00t!
Very nice job
Very cool indeed. And a helpful piece to boot. :)
Helbereth responds:
*slicks hair back* cool?... yeah... I'm cool.
*trips over his own feet*
I meant to do that!
Thanks for the review!