Animating in Flash requires certain understanding of motion and a lot of patience. Figuring out how the animation will work is not so hard, but achieving the desirable result is usually painstaking.

Should you animate a scene pose-to-pose or straight-ahead? How do you create a good breakdown drawing? When should you use an overshoot in your animation? Toniko Pantoja, an animator, story artist ...

How do animators breathe life onto a blank canvas? How do they get us to laugh at Pascal, sympathize with Carl, and feel the longing of Ariel wanting to be part of your world? How do they make us ...

And if you want to animate your characters yourself, make sure you read our guide to the best animation software. Get more ...

At this year’s MAX, one of the most interesting sneaks is Project Strike a Pose. Here is the problem it tries to solve: Sometimes, you may have a photo of a model you want to use, but you don ...