Pushing Pixels

Introduction

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It's not every day that a publisher like Focal Press asks you to author a brand new title and is completely open to any and all ideas. This book represents a rare opportunity in any artist's career: complete artistic autonomy. Well, perhaps not ‘complete’ but close enough.

Since I have written extensively about animation software, specifically Flash, I wanted to make sure I wasn't repeating myself by writing about the same design and animation techniques. This title had to be unique enough to earn the desk space next to your computer and, more importantly, next to other books.

This book shares my most useful tips and tricks while at the same ...