The Art of Cartooning with Flash : The Twinkle Guide to Flash Character Animation

Leib, Gary, Gray, Daniel, Kuramoto, John

ISBN 10: 0782129137 / ISBN 13: 9780782129137

Published by Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John, 2001

About this Item

Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Art of Cartooning with Flash : The Twinkle Guide to Flash Character Animation
• Publisher: Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0782129137
• ISBN 13: 9780782129137
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: Pap/Cdr.
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 1.779 pounds

About this title

Synopsis

Face it, funny doesn't come in the Flash box. Alas, there's no "make funny" button.

At long last, here's a book with the pure intent of helping you squeeze more entertaining bits out of Flash. If you've ever dreamt of creating your own animated cartoon, this book is a must read.

In The Art of Cartooning with Flash, you'll learn how to:
* Apply the 12 classic principles of cartooning to Flash
* Build bandwidth-stingy digital puppets
* Master the walkcycle and other intricate techniques
* Craft a strong story and dynamic characters
* Storyboard and layout like a pro
* Create an animatic to test your ideas
* Analyze a cartoon, frame-by-frame
Check out the Flash-enabled companion site at www.twinkleland.com/book1.html.

About the Author

Dan Gray is a professional Web designer and the author of 17 graphics and Web books. Gary Leib and John Kuramoto are animators at Twinkle, an animation studio in New York City. Twinkle's work has appeared in numerous venues including, PBS, MTV, ABC, Adobe's Web site, and in the Sundance award-winning film, The Tao of Steve.