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Using symbols and tweens in Flash allows us to speed up the process of animation. However, like any animation tool, it must be tempered with a strong, foundational understanding of great animation. Therefore in this tutorial, we’ll begin using the animation tools that Flash provides, specifically symbols and tweens, with an emphasis on using them in accordance with solid animation principles.
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The flour sack is an age old animation tool used to help ease us into full body movement and character animation. With it’s simple construction and little corner ‘nubbins’ representative of hands and feet, it’s an ideal tool to establish a firm foundation of character animation principles without getting bogged down in facial or anatomical complexities.
Continue readingThis book is packed full of the secrets of the old master animators, which Williams apprenticed under. Beginner to expert, this book is relevant to all life-long students of animation – an essential part of any animators library!
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The bouncing box is an important next step in the progression of our animation skills. Using the box, we can begin to practice seeing and manipulating 3D forms. We can also use the box to practice the animation principle of ‘anticipation’!
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Overlapping action is another vital principle of animation. In this tutorial, we look what it is and how you can apply it in your own work, together with some of the other principles of animation to start building more advanced movements.
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This is the first step on our journey to animation excellence – the bouncing ball! Many of the principles of animation can be embodied by the simple mass of a bouncing ball. In this tutorial, we start giving some context to the animation principles by looking at how they manifest themselves in great bouncing ball!
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