"Flash Training Master Course" Combining the lessons of the Drawing and Animation courses into one Master course under the guidance of the award-winning, professional animator Ryan Simmons, gives you the full package of instruction you need to not only improve your drawing skills, but to also create great looking animations in Flash while incorporating traditional animation principles! How the course works: *Download video lessons *Watch instruction in video lessons *Review lesson notes and complete each assignment given. (Source file .fla included for specific lessons.) "I'd just like to once again give my sincere thanks. One could search onself sick on the Internet trying to find good tutorials for this and that. You have managed to offer an incredibly complete course, no where else to be found! And the professional material that comes along with the course, makes it inspiring to work with the assignments or try out other aspects by onself." - Havard Krovel-Velle Flash Drawing Course Outline 17 Video Tutorials. 8 hours 43 minutes of instruction. Source files included. Prerequisites: Previous experience with Flash. Or completion of the Flash Beginner Course. Drawing Tablet highly recommended! Flash training compatible for Flash MX, Flash MX 2004, Flash 8, Flash CS3, and Flash CS4. Video 0 Running time: 5:04 File size: 12.53 MB Flash CS4 Users Intro Description: Course is taught using Flash 8, this lesson shows Flash CS4 users where to find needed features used throughout the course. Flash Basics. Introductory lessons. Video 1 Running time: 46:11 File size: 58.9 MB Flash interface Different symbol types Assignment: Create a graphic symbol and a movie clip symbol. Video 2 Running time: 7:38 File size: 11.9 MB Flash hot keys Setting keyboard shortcuts Assignment: Set hotkey shortcuts: flip horizontal, flip vertical, smooth, rotate and skew. Section 1: Rough Character Design Video 3 Running time: 29:19 File size: 32.6 MB Male body construction Assignment: practice by sketching 4 male poses: front, side, and 2 action using basic shapes. Video 4 Running time: 29:30 File size: 32.8 MB Female body construction Assignment: practice by sketching 4 female poses: front, side, and 2 action using basic shapes. Video 5 Running time: 31:49 File size: 33.2 MB Head construction Assignment: Practice by designing 4 different character heads, each one looking in a different direction: straight on, ¾, looking up, looking down. Focus is on aligning features properly in perspective. Video 6 Running time: 30:53 File size: 32.7 MB Hand construction Assignment: Draw the hand from 5 different views: open, fist, point, relaxed and side. Video 7 Running time: 30:01 File size: 42.4 MB Head Turn around views Side view 3/4 view Back view Assignment: Design rough character front , 3/4 , side and back view heads. Video 8 Running time: 31:17 File size: 38.0 MB Appealing character design Varying basic shapes for different designs Folds and wrinkles in clothing Assignment: Create rough costumed version of character with folds and wrinkles, incorporating the previous character head design. Section 2: Rough Background Design Video 9 Running time: 22:56 File size: 34.1 MB Sketching out a background 1 and 2 point perspective Size relationships Assignment: Sketch out a background using perspective. Section 3: The Clean up line Video 10 Running time: 15:53 File size: 31.4 MB Importing artwork into Flash Tracing the bitmap Assignment: Import an image into Flash and trace the bitmap using different settings. Video 11 Running time: 31:36 File size: 38.4 MB Cleaning up line with the brush tool Danger Zone Assignment: Clean a character head sketch using the brush tool. Video 12 Running time: 33:35 File size: 52.1 MB Cleaning up line with Stroke/Line tools New stroke settings in Flash 8 Assignment: Clean up a background sketch using the stroke tools. Section 4: Coloring in Flash Video 13 Running time: 29:55 File size: 77.4 MB Coloring a character with tones, highlights and gradients. Assignment: Color a character and include: tones, highlights, and gradients. Video 14 Running time: 23:18 File size: 55.8 MB Coloring a background with tones, highlights and gradients. Assignment: Color a background and include: tones, highlights, and gradients. Section 5: Converting characters to be "animation-ready". Video 15 Running time: 46:42 (Includes .fla source file) File size: 70.2 MB Converting body parts to symbols Using the "comp system" on body parts Proper placement of pivot points Assignment: Put cleaned up art into symbols with organized naming system for symbols and pivot points in proper positions. Section 6: Creating mouth positions and eye expressions. Video 16 Running time: 50:32 (Includes .fla source file) File size: 95.4 MB Building the front view of the head Layering of symbols inside Head symbol Creating 7 mouth positions for dialogue Creating eye blink cycle Assignment: Incorporate "comp system" into the head symbol with mouth positions and expressions in the front view. Video 17 Running time: 47:00 (Includes .fla source file) File size: 83.1 MB Building the side view of the head Layering of symbols inside Head symbol Creating 7 mouth positions for dialogue Creating eye blink cycle Assignment: Incorporate "comp system" into the head symbol with mouth positions and expressions in the side view. Flash Animation Course Outline 15 Video Tutorials. 9 hours 53 minutes of instruction. Source files included. Prerequisites: Some previous experience with Flash. Drawing Tablet highly recommended! Flash training compatible for Flash MX, Flash MX 2004, Flash 8, and Flash CS3. Flash Basics. Introductory lessons. Video 1 Running time: 37:10 File size: 58.2 MB Flash interface Different symbol types Assignment: Create a graphic symbol and a movie clip symbol. Video 2 Running time: 7:38 File size: 11.9 MB Flash hot keys Setting keyboard shortcuts Assignment: Set hotkey shortcuts: flip horizontal, flip vertical, smooth, rotate and skew. Section 1: Animation Principles Video 3 Running time: 28:09 File size: 33.1 MB Squash and Stretch using Motion Tweening Assignment: Animate a bouncing ball cycle using motion tweening. Make keyframes using Function keys (F6, F5, F7). Video 4 Running time: 31:07 (Includes .fla source file) File size: 43.7 MB Animating on Arcs Creating smooth movements Assignment: Animate baseball bat swing using an arc and motion tweening as well as hand drawn in betweens. Video 5 Running time: 24:21 (Includes .fla source file) File size: 29.6 MB Pose to pose rough animation Anticipation and timing Assignment: Rough animate a character jumping forward. Video 6 Running time: 24:45 File size: 33.1 MB Straight-ahead and follow through animation Assignment: Create follow through animation on an object attached to a character. Section 2: Clean up animation Video 7 Running time: 1:24:57 (Includes .fla source files) File size: 151.0 MB Cleaning up rough animation with symbols Assignment: Clean up rough jump animation with character pack symbols that are provided, or create your own character. Section 3: Symbol Effects Video 8 Running time: 25:30 File size: 86.8 MB Nesting animation Applying effects to symbols Assignment: Add finished jump animation to nighttime background and change tint. Section 4: Cycled animation Video 9 Running time: 58:40 (Includes .fla source files) File size: 122.6 MB Rough animating and cleaning up a side walk cycle Assignment: Rough out and clean up a side view walk cycle. Video 10 Running time: 46:29 (Includes .fla source files) File size: 88.1 MB Rough animating and cleaning up a side run cycle Assignment: Rough out and clean up a side view run cycle. Section 5: Character Acting Video 11 Running time: 27:55 File size: 53.2 MB Importing Audio Rough animation to dialogue Assignment: Choose a take by editing the audio file. Rough animate main poses to provided audio. Video 12 Running time: 1:18:24 File size: 182.0 MB Cleaning up acting rough animation with symbols Assignment: Clean up acting animation with symbols incorporating in betweening techniques. Section 6: Animating dialogue Video 13 Running time: 35:16 File size: 61.9 MB Animating eye expressions and mouths to dialogue Assignment: Animate the face and mouth using the ?comp system? to finish the animation. Section 7: Creating an animation portfolio piece Video 14 Running time: 57:16 File size: 106.0 MB Creating a storyboard animatic TV safe zones Adding camera moves Assignment: Storyboard an animatic between 15-30 seconds in length. Must contain physical animation, acting and dialogue. Video 15 Running time: 29:27 (Includes Preloader.fla file) File size: 62.0 MB Advanced techniques Completing a multi-scene animation Scene Organization with folders Correcting Audio problems at different frame rates Preloaders Assignment: Finish cleaning up animatic to create final animation. Also includes 7 bonus stand alone video tutorials: Drawing Male Caricatures Drawing Female Caricatures Dynamic Coloring and Illlustration Animating an Explosion Wind Movements in Flags and Clothing Re-using Animation on Multiple Characters Animating a 3/4 View Walk Cycle "You have been a very big help. I've been looking for flash tutorials for quite some time now and I honestly have to say that you guys offer the best flash tutorials around." - Raymond Santos About the instructor: The video tutorials are created by Ryan Simmons, who has been working in animation for 13 years at studios such as Warner Bros. and Dreamworks on numerous feature films. His Flash animation skills have won many awards for his short films and TV commercials. (For a more in-depth bio on Ryan including animation examples, click here.) (To view Ryan's animation demo reel, click here.) Need to see sample tutorials before you make your purchase? Click here to view FREE video tutorials! *All videos are available immediately as a digital download, in Quicktime video format. Below are actual images from the tutorials. Video tutorials are larger than shown below. Actual dimensions are 720X540.
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