Re: FLASH: pen tool

[Dorian Nisinson]

Hi Unique,

	I come from an illustration and design background and used Illustrator

and Freehand extensively for a long time. When I first started using

Flash, I used FH for a lot of my artwork. After a while, I found I was

using Flash 85% of the time. The transition from the traditional  bezier

way to draw and Flash's way was a bit bumpy, but now I find I really

prefer Flash. After all, it's not as if bezier drawing is the natural

way to draw. It is a learned skill (and not an easy one to learn as

witnessed by all the step by step tutorials on how to do it).	

	Once I stared thinking in Flash, Flash became easier for most things.

The only times I use FH or Illustrator now is when I need to create

something Flash does not do easily. For example: type on a path,

envelope distortions of type, some frame by frame animations (blends on

a path released to layers and exported as a swf), that kind of thing.

	Hope this helps.


Dorian


unique wrote:

> 

> >

> >

> >> hey, as of right now I am using Flash 2 while waiting for my Flash 4 to come

> >> in. I was just wondering if Flash 4 has a bezier pen tool, and if it doesn't

> >> why the heck not? I have found that Flash is relatively easy to use, and the

> >> only thing majorly lacking in my opinion is the pen tool. I think it is

> >> difficult to create and alter graphics with the arrow tool the way you are

> >> supposed to. Is there an easier way to make detailed graphics for flash

> >> other than, say, copying and pasting them from Freehand? Is this completely

> >> stupid to do? Should I just get better at the tools in Flash? Anyone have an

> >> opinion or advice?

> 

> I went to one of Macromedia's free 1/2-day seminars recently. "Fast Mickey"

> was one of the presenters. He advised us that he does *almost all of* his

> Flash work in FreeHand. (You've done the Flash tutorial in the FreeHand

> manual, right?) This choice of software on his part may or may not have

> anything to do with his nickname ...

> 

> HTH,

> 

> Ken Sherwood

> 

> kensherwood.com

> http://www.kensherwood.com

> 

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