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JohnSu — How Do I Made In Flash
Published: 2008-03-01 10:47:06 +0000 UTC; Views: 91829; Favourites: 2918; Downloads: 1489
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You guys kept asking for it, so here it is!Though maybe not what you were asking for.
Anyhow, I was drawing Maiden Flash and was going to make a video recording of the whole process with commentaries and stuff. But then it was too slow, and I gave up on it and instead shot the screen like 50 times during production - maybe for the better, since it took all day. AND I missed submitting it on Leap Day by like 3 hours. So tiiired....
Sorry if it's super rushed and vague and confusing - that's kind of how everything is on the internet.
Made in not-Flash
Flash © Adobe
EDIT: Oh yeah, super important - I use the paint brush tool, not the pencil/pen to draw. It's set at 50 smoothing, and I use the second smallest brush size for the line art. Plus, I'm using a tablet that allows me to control the stroke width using pressure sensitivity (you have to turn it on from the bottom of the tool bar).
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Ahh thanks much for quick response... Unfortunately I typed up my question and then proceded downstairs to play video games...
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nice tutorial! i have a question. is there a way to get rid of the low-quality blurbs on the pic due to the resizing? Full zoom doesn't get those things, but the initial view does. here's an example: [link]
Thanks!
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Oh, those? I'm not sure, but I think it's a jpeg thing. I like to use pngs.
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is png quality better than jpg?
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Thanks John! I'll most definitely use this! >8]
This can also work with Flash MX right? -shot-
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Yup, it should. Not sure if guide layers are supported, though.
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Nice. I'll keep this for the day I get Flash again, and for ever after.
And of course, you keep your humor intact the whole time. 'Twas a pleasure learning from you, flamboyantweasel411.
Wait a minute . . . I thought your real name was Mousecliks!
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Thank you so much, that was amazingly helpful!
Wow, grouping layers! That is such a good idea...I wish I had known about it earlier. Is that the same thing as putting them in a folder? If not, how is it different?
Also, how do you make a sketch layer? Man, I really need one of those. O.o
(Sorry for the questions XP)
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nono, you can't form groups across layers. And it's not the same as putting them in folders, since folders just change the appearance of the timeline. Groups let you manipulate everything in them at once.
You can make a sketch (guide) layer by right clicking on the layer and selecting "Guide."
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Oooh, fancy.
Wow, that's easy. So easy in fact I just did it. Dang, you have no idea how much that helps.
That's the second time you've saved me this year with flash tips. 
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groups are more like sub layers put directly on to the layer itself.
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Hurhur, that was the most helpful tutorial ever. I love the 'MAKE IT BETTER' parts the most. >w>
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you wrote drawed... (drew)
thanks for the tutorial!
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One day, this will be incredibly useful to me! . . . . . . . That day being the day I have enough work ethic to download me some Flash and learn to use it. TwT Thank you, Mr. John Su!!!
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Hope this will help me in the future! Pre-emptive thanks!
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WOOOO I use flash for animation, I never really thought of using it for colouring much until recently as I've been tracing over video then colouring it - It's hard work believe me - any how, I think this is a great tutorial! THANKS!!!
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Jajaja I love it! ^_^
Thank you very much my friend ^_^
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Whoah.
You covered a lot, without covering a lot.
... you know?
My hero! I've been dying for a Flash CS3 tutorial!
Thanks! Added to Memes.
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such a wonderful tutorial, I like it lots, I've been drawing/coloring a lot in flash and I'm finding that I like it more and more and the tutorial really helped, I didn't know about the thing with the gradients that you mentioned so I'll have to try that out, awesome job!
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That was my favorite tutorial evar[:
it wasn't boring so i loved it and read through! (:
though i don't have flash. :/
and i'm sorry about the leap year thing.. o:
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1. I wish I had a tablet.
2. I wish I had Flash.
3. I wish I had the talent and knowhow to actually be able to use both successfully and not look like a hack.
4. I shall stick to photography, I think.
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Wow that was super helpful! Thanks!
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I just installed Flash yesterday myself, though it isn't CS3.
Still, this is a very useful tutorial. Thanks!
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ummmmm...
shouldnt it be...
"Make"
and not "Made"???
d?w?b
HAHA!!
i dont use Flash, but VERY interesting...
KEKEKE!!
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Nope. It has to be in past tense - that's the rule.
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d-.-b
otay-otay, then...
HAHA!!
~OR~
you could've said:
"How I made Flash"
HAHA!!
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d-.-b
. ..
HAHA!!
otay-otay,
you win...
d^.^b
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If I had Flash this would be really useuful.
Nice to know that if I purchase flash I can also use it for art and not just movies.
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This tutorial is awesome-o!!
Now if I only had Flash . . .or a tablet . . .or at least the skills to draw with a mouse . .everything I draw with a mouse looks like a piece o' poo . . .actually, that's a lie . .I drew a really tight sandwich once . .actually ..excuse me . .it was a -hoagie- U_u
. . .Wait . .It was a leap year!!!???!!! And I missed it!!! Dammit!!! Bah! Who needs that wannabe calander day anyways? U_U
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It's amazing how close I was to your ecxact method when I began using Flash in this manner. Obviuosly, I'm not so clean with my lines, but I'll shape up. Thanks for the help!
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Is your name really John? O_O
Sorry, it's been bothering me...
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John is a fake name. My real name is flamboyantweasel411.
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Ah, but of course. How did I miss that? You definately look like a flamboyantweasel411 to me. A beautiful name, that is.
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So you don't EVER draw your people with clothes?
And did I miss the part about a tablet?
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I never draw clothes on the figure sketch; I need the limbs to remain unobstructed.
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I don't even have flash but this was fun to read.
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This needs new shoes for all the ass that it's kicking!
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Now I know what to do if I ever get Flash. ^_^
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Why use 50 for smoothing? That leaves little gaps when using the brush. I find 40 easier.. ;A;
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I like 50 as a balance between aesthetics, memory usage, and accuracy.
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