Master Flash animation and cartooning using this complete hands-on guide. You'll discover shortcuts for drawing heads and bodies, developing your own characters, and learn to incorporate movie techniques—all from a real-world animator and video producer. Including an 8-page color insert which details the stages of the animation process, this book serves as practical tutorial to creating dazzling images and characters using Flash.

Contents

Part I: Cartooning and Animation

• 1 Introduction to Cartooning
• 2 The Cartoon Head
• 3 The Character Body
• 4 Character Types
• 5 Character Development: The Finishing Touches

Part II: Flash

• 6 Flash: What It Is and What It's Not
• 7 Introduction to Animation
• 8 Drawing and Painting in Flash
• 9 Using Flash to Animate
• 10 Advanced Techniques
• 11 Cheating Your Audience the Right Way
• 12 Cartoon Talk

Part III: Production

• 13 Scripting
• 14 The Production Process
• 15 Cinematography in Flash
• Summary