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Animate drawings by scanning them and painting them on the computer. Learn how to scan and color hand-drawn animations using Adobe Photoshop and Flash in this free computer art lesson from a professor of animation and interactive media.
There are 15 videos in this series:
Turn line art drawings into computer animation. Find out tips for scanning and painting a drawing in this free Flash tutorial from a professor in animation and interactive media.
An inexpensive scanner works well for digitizing drawings. Learn about buying equipment for scanning and painting a drawing in this free Flash tutorial from a professor in animation and interactive media.
Before digitizing drawings, make sure the lines are dark enough for the scanner to pick up. Make better-quality scans when scanning and painting a drawing with the tips in this free Flash tutorial from a professor in animation and interactive media.
When scanning drawings, make sure the paper does not move. Create prefect scans for painting a drawing with the free tips in this Flash tutorial from a professor in animation and interactive media.
When scanning drawings, keep in mind the amount of storage on the designated computer. Find out the best resolution for scanning and painting a drawing in this free Flash tutorial from a professor in animation and interactive media.
When digitizing drawings, use a gray scale or black and white file format. Find out the best format for scanned drawings for scanning and painting a drawing in this free Flash tutorial from a professor in animation and interactive media.
When saving scanned drawings, use a TIF file with high compression. Scan drawings for animation using the tips in this free Flash tutorial from a professor in animation and interactive media.
When inking a drawing in Photoshop, create a new color palate. Learn tips for adding color when scanning and painting a drawing in this free Flash tutorial from a professor in animation and interactive media.
Fill in broken lines when inking a digitized drawing in Photoshop. Learn more tips for painting a drawing in Photoshop this free Flash tutorial from a professor in animation and interactive media.
Output Flash files to a Quicktime file to preview an animation. Try out a rough version of a Flash animation using the tips in this free Flash tutorial from a professor in animation and interactive media.
Get rid of background of scanned drawing for a smooth transition to a Flash animation. Learn how to paint a digitized drawing in this free Flash tutorial from a professor in animation and interactive media.
Adding a background to a digitized drawing make an animation more interesting. Design creative Flash files for a digitized drawing in this free Flash tutorial from a professor in animation and interactive media.
Use extra layer in Photoshop as scratch paper for animation ideas. Learn insider tips for scanning and painting a drawing in this free Flash tutorial from a professor in animation and interactive media.
Use Photoshop to create interesting effects for a Flash animation. Create depth for Flash animations with the free tips in this free Flash tutorial from a professor in animation and interactive media.
Paper and computer animation have very distinctive qualities. Find out about the differences between animation styles in this free Flash tutorial from a professor in animation and interactive media.
An animated cartoon usually refers to a series of drawings that correspond to each other in some way such that, if put together in sequence and run at high speed, they create the effect of live action…what we now know as moving pictures or “movies.” While in some ways we are far removed from the days of William Horner and the zoetrope, the fundamental principles of motion, optics, and human vision still govern the modern world of animation. Computers have taken the field a giant step forward, allowing for a more streamlined 3D animation process, adapting the techniques of stop motion animation. Above all though, the driving force behind the art and craft of animation is mankind’s desire to create, to imitate the breath and living soul of a thing, to bring an idea to life. In this free video series on how to draw animated cartoons, a professor of animation and interactive media will demonstrate how to work with hand drawings on the computer by scanning them and then inking and coloring them on the computer using the Adobe Photoshop and Flash programs. He discusses the basics of scanning, such as file size and resolution. Viewer will also learn about how Wacom tablets can be used in the digitizing process.
Cable Hardin Cable Hardin has been making films and animations for more than 20 years. With a specialty in 2D digital animation and a background in film production, Cable also teaches animation and interactive media in the Visual Arts Department at South Dakota State University in Brookings, S.D. He continues to create content for commercials, the web, broadcast and festival venues.dkdk
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