Hand-Drawn Animation in Flash

Achieve a richer, more dynamic look for your Flash-based animation by incorporating hand-drawn animation techniques.

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Dermot O' Connor

Skill Level Intermediate

2h 51m

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- - [Voiceover] Hi I'm Dermot O'Connor and welcome to Hand-Drawn Animation in Flash. In this course, I'll demonstrate a method of creating traditional hand drawn animation using the Flash environment. I'll show you how to make thumbnails, set up a pose test, and tie down your key frames. Then I'll show you how to add breakdown drawings to smooth out and loosen the animation. Finally, I'll show you how to add in-betweens to complete the look and feel of classic animation. The course will give you an alternative approach to symbol animation in Flash.
  
  One that has a much richer and dynamic look. Now let's get started with Hand-Drawn Animation in Flash.

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Skills covered in this course

3D + Animation Animation Character Animation Flash Professional

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Introduction
- Welcome
  41s
- Using the exercise files
  27s
- What you should know before watching this course
  1m
1. Flash Setup
- Recognizing the Flash style
  4m 2s
- Customizing Flash for a hand-drawn workflow
  1m 49s
2. Planning the Scene
- Creating thumbnails
  5m 46s
- Creating rough keys and pose tests
  3m 8s
- Plotting head arcs
  4m 24s
- Fixing timing charts
  4m 36s
- Plotting arm arcs
  2m 53s
3. Animating the Scene
- Creating tie-downs of the keys
  9m 16s
- Adding the secondary keys
  3m 59s
- Challenge: Clean up the final keyframe
  51s
- Solution: Clean up the final keyframe
  1m 21s
- Symbolizing body parts
  4m 39s
- Setting up the light table
  7m 14s
- Creating loose breakdowns
  5m 6s
- Cutting or adding frames
  4m 10s
4. Drawing the In-Betweens
- Tying down the breakdown drawings
  3m 10s
- Using the shift-and-trace trick to control volumes
  5m 21s
- Creating the in-betweens
  4m 19s
- Adding a final breakdown
  3m 16s
5. Coloring and Final Touches
- Coloring the character
  4m 55s
- Fine-tuning the colors
  5m 22s
- Retiming the animation
  4m 28s
6. Cleanup
- Demonstrating an acting scene
  3m 31s
- Breaking a frame into a rig
  6m 53s
- Rigging a head and dialog
  5m 2s
- Comparing cleanup styles
  4m 13s
- Cleaning up a keyframe
  7m 52s
- Fixing animation in cleanup
  3m 19s
- Cleaning up the Flash rig
  3m 36s
- Cleaning up the breakdowns
  6m 45s
- Cleaning up the in-betweens
  4m 46s
- Coloring the keys
  2m 48s
- Fine-tuning the scene
  2m 37s
- Comparing line treatments
  3m 34s
7. Hybrid Approach
- Drawing a difficult transition
  7m 25s
- Creating the tie-downs using the hybrid method
  6m 37s
- Retiming with Timewarp in After Effects
  5m 17s
Conclusion
- Next steps
  1m 16s

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Hand-Drawn Animation in Flash

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Skill Level Intermediate

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Skills covered in this course

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Flash Professional CS6 Essential Training

Flash Professional CS5: Character Animation

Foundations of Animation

2D Animation Principles

Introduction

1. Flash Setup

2. Planning the Scene

3. Animating the Scene

4. Drawing the In-Betweens

5. Coloring and Final Touches

6. Cleanup

7. Hybrid Approach

Conclusion

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