If you've moved beyond the ActionScripting Basics and want to try to take a bite out of something a bit more difficult, you should try out the ActionScripting Challenges: ... Read More

Have you been reviewing the lessons on this site and found yourself a little lost when some of the application-oriented tutorials get into more complicated ActionScripting? Have you wanted ... Read More

One thing I hear often from some of my older friends in the animation industry is that since the advent of computer-assisted 2D animation and the changes in styles to ... Read More

After reviewing The TAB Manga animation program, I was hesitant to touch anything that said "anime" or "manga" and advertised itself as a richly featured animation program. What did ... Read More

Since that poll on American vs. Japanese animation and comic styles, I couldn't resist reviewing an animation program called "The TAB Manga", a lower-level animation program developed by Digital Video ... Read More

Another argument that rages among the animation and graphic novel industries regards the schism between American and Japanese animation. Some say that American animation is the only way to ... Read More

It's spring break, and most of the kids are home from school - meaning they're out at the beach, inside playing video games, hanging out with their friends at the ... Read More

I've had it. I can't take using a regular tablet anymore; although years of practice have given me a decent level of coordination when looking at the screen while ... Read More

Recently, a forum reader brought up the topic of rotoscoping and motion capture, asking if these techniques constitute actual animation since one is retraced from live video, and the other ... Read More

After Friday's post about getting (and staying) ready for your animation career, reader James wrote in with the following question: "If I'm an animator and not a web designer, why do ... Read More

One of the fun things about being a freelancer is that it feels like a new job every week. One week I might be creating an animated Flash header ... Read More

All across the technology industry, the argument rages: PC or Mac? It's no different for the animation and design industries; everywhere you turn you'll find some touting one, ... Read More

One of the great things about Flash is that there's always more than one way to do anything - including animation. You don't always need keyframes, motion tweens, shape ... Read More