Face it, funny doesn't come in the Flash box. Alas, there's no "make funny" button.





At long last, here's a book with the pure intent of helping you squeeze more entertaining bits out of Flash. If you've ever dreamt of creating your own animated cartoon, this book is a must read.





In The Art of Cartooning with Flash, you'll learn how to:


? Apply the 12 classic principles of cartooning to Flash


? Build bandwidth-stingy digital puppets


? Master the walkcycle and other intricate techniques


? Craft a strong story and dynamic characters


? Storyboard and layout like a pro


? Create an animatic to test your ideas


? Analyze a cartoon, frame-by-frame


Check out the Flash-enabled companion site at www.twinkleland.com/book1.html.