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Flash Frame-By-Frame Animation: Detailed Animation Part II

By Adrien-Luc Sanders, About.com

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Retracing The First Keyframe

I've made a new layer for my sketched details, and on that new layer retraced my first panel with more definition in the shapes and more detail--brow lines, lips, ears, nose, a few additional details to the neck and face. I've left the eyes off because I'd rather do those on a different layer using a different method (aka, "cheating" using Flash's tools instead of hand-drawing the eyes every time).

If you'll look, you'll see that I'm still sketching roughly, using my graphics tablet and the Pencil Tool. It's still important to get the basic shapes down before worrying about the final line-work.

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