Foundation Flash Cartoon Animation

Chapter 11MAKING FLASH NOT LOOK LIKE FLASH

By Dave Wolfe and Allan Rosson

This chapter will cover a number of techniques to help you refine your work and give it a more polished and professional look. It has taken a number of years for Flash to rise above the stigma of being thought of as used only for "crude Internet animation." Flash is finally taking its rightful placeas an industry tool capable of producing wonderfully detailed and fluid animation. Creating this kind of work depends largely on the skill and experience of the artists involved and, to a certain degree, the budgetary constraints of any given project. We will examine line styles, traditional animation techniques, color choices, and using some of the tools in Flash to create ...