| These PDF e-Chapters teach you how to use Flash for graphics and animation. The chapters demonstrate with Flash CS3, but the techniques covered apply to all versions from Flash 8, right up to the current Flash CS5.
NOTE – To open the PDF chapters you will need Adobe Reader 9.0 or higher. It’s free, so ensure you have the latest version HERE. |
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Chapter 1 – 28 pages – (541kb)
This is a free introductory chapter. Click the thumbnail img to see the Table of Contents. |
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Chapter 2 – 50 pages – (1.1Mb)
This chapter covers all of the Flash CS3 tools that the animator will need. |
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Chapter 3 – 56 pages – ( 5.5Mb)
A comprehensive and visually rich chapter on creating graphics in Flash. Price (USD): |
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Chapter 4 – 76 pages – ( 20Mb)
This’ll keep you busy for a while. Giant chapter 4 is all about how to make stuff move in Flash. Price (USD):
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Mar 052009
Comments (14)
I loved chapter one and two, it provided me with a nice foundation to flash. Im intrested in buying chapter 3 and 4 but money is tight. And i was wondering if we pay the minimum amount for the tutorials do we lose out on any extras or videos? I am a student and want to absorb all you have to offer. So can anyone let me know if they recieved any extras when they paid the full price… ?
Sorry for being so cheap.
I see any amount as a huge help to me, so I certainly don’t regard the lower amounts as cheap. The reason I’ve given buyers various payment amount options is because I know what it’s like to be low on cash, but still have a strong desire to learn. Everyone, regardless of how much or how little they pay, gets the same chapter and accompanying files
Hi Adam,
I’m interested in buying your book, but it’s not easy to get VISA card in my country. So, do you accept western unions? I know this is crazy since the maximum price is 15$, but I don’t know better ways. If yes, then let me know please.
Thanks in advance
I’m sorry but PayPal is the only payment method I can take at the moment. It’s not limited to Visa however.. you can use a direct debit from your bank account to pay by eCheck, so you don’t need a credit card.
these are awsome!!!!! thanks for posting them up you really helped!!!
Hey just read first 2 free ones D: preety good tbh skipped first one and half of the second tho im preety experienced gonna buy em just wanted to know of it teacher you like background art and stuff aswel?? the 3 and 4th chapter?
yes chapters 3 and 4 go into great depth on doing painting backgrounds and animating characters. Before you buy, you can check out the Table of Contents for each chapter (just click the chapter thumbnail image).
So what exactly will be in chapter 5, so far all of them have been super helpful to me.
So.. I have CS 5, they completely mucked up the interface and I can’t find anything. it’s supposedly “nicer” but it lacks the directness. It also isn’t clear as to how to make a pre-loader for flash with it. and the tutorial book either puts me to sleep with yet another WEB INTERFACE TRICK, or doesn’t’ illuminate. I guess Flash’s emphasis is now towards designer and Web Content weenies than animators any more. Suggestions?
Scott
I would strongly recommend Flash for simple web projects. It’s a very capable timeline animation tool, but if you’re going to get serious someday with short films or an ongoing series for television broadcast, then you’re better off with ToonBoom software.
Unfortunately Adobe – and even Macromedia before them – have long been gearing Flash more toward web and application development side of things, than animation. As animators we’ve always found ourselves fighting against Flash on every project. When you’re first starting out with digital 2D animation, that’s strangely part of the charm of Flash.. inventing workarounds for the things you can’t normally do.. pushing the software beyond what its limitations normally dictate.
When it comes to coding simple objects (buttons, preloaders) Flash CS5 does seem very different but it’s only a matter of spending a half day learning where everything is. Once you know how to make a play/replay button in CS5, put it in a text file on your desktop, or maybe email instructions to yourself so you can search for them later.
Ugly . ugly work arounds. Also the problem with CS5 is that all the tutorials for it are behind paywalls. As I have little experience with Flash BEFORE CS5 (got Creative Suite for a job, and wanted to know if my 2D animation Education might be worth something again). It’s enough to driveme back into the arms of Maya.
try using a different workspace, like animator.
Got all the chapters. About a third of the way through chapter 4. Really liking them so far. The casual tone and jokes in them makes it more interesting to read than most books I’d pick up in a store. When is Chapter 5 due out?
Or in the mean time, can you suggest any good books or sites where I can learn effects?
Thanks for the feedback! Glad you’re enjoying them
I have Chapter 5 in the works right now, but I have a lot going on this month. Hopefully I can finish it quickly next month.