Illustrating with Macromedia Flash Professional 8 (Charles River Media Graphics)
by Robert Russell Firebaugh
Category: Computers

Flash has evolved into the perfect tool to create innovative vector graphics and animation for the Web, due mainly to its simple-to-use features, high-quality output, and relatively low cost. Illustrating With Macromedia Flash Professional 8 is completely updated and provides users with the entire process for creating vector illustrations in Flash using step-by-step tutorials. Beginning with a tour of the basics, including learning to use Flash?s drawing tools to create impressive effects and professional interfaces, the book then progresses to using Flash to draw in a variety of different styles?cartoon, anime, and photo-realistic. The book concludes by teaching users how to create a photorealistic optimized vector graphic in Flash that takes up a very small amount of file space. This is the one guide users need to master Flash illustration techniques.