Animate a Continuous Quad Run Cycle With Flash

Jun 24th in Animation by Michael Chen
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In this tutorial we’ll create a quad run cycle. The animation will be created using simple lines. Along the way we’ll cover a bit of work flow and animation theory, then near the end we’ll use Motion Tween and ActionScript to move the animal across the screen.

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Creating ActionScripted Animation and Interaction

Jun 5th in Animation by Snottlebocket
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ActionScript can be a great tool for enhancing your animations. In this tutorial we’ll look at the basics of ActionScripted animation. We’ll take a look at how to actually move a movie clip using ActionScript, various forms of collision detection and how to use these techniques to add some interaction to your Flash movies. Let’s get started!

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Smoothly Animate a Caricature Using Motion Tweens

Apr 22nd in Animation by Shamik Mukherjee
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In this tutorial we’ll see how we can create a caricature, split it into different layers then arrange the pieces properly as graphic symbols. Finally we’ll look at how easily we can smoothly animate the caricature by using motion tweens. This is a lengthy tutorial, so let’s get started!

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