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 ...

Straight Ahead and Pose to Pose Animation, Follow Through and Overlapping Action, Slow-Out and Slow-In, Arcs, Secondary Action, Timing, Exaggeration, Solid Drawing and Appeal. In the video above ...

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