Comments on: Drawing in Flash http://jamesobrien.us/blog/2008/10/drawing-in-flash/ Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:06:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: James O’Brien’s blog » Blog Archive » Flash drawing with students http://jamesobrien.us/blog/2008/10/drawing-in-flash/#comment-85 James O’Brien’s blog » Blog Archive » Flash drawing with students Fri, 13 Mar 2009 04:09:53 +0000 http://jamesobrien.us/blog/2008/10/drawing-in-flash/#comment-85 [...] was using my self-portrait in class today for a Flash drawing demo (see technique here). When I stepped away for a bit, one of my teaching assistants sat down and began adding to the [...] [...] was using my self-portrait in class today for a Flash drawing demo (see technique here). When I stepped away for a bit, one of my teaching assistants sat down and began adding to the [...]

]]> By: J. O'Brien http://jamesobrien.us/blog/2008/10/drawing-in-flash/#comment-20 J. O'Brien Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:52:15 +0000 http://jamesobrien.us/blog/2008/10/drawing-in-flash/#comment-20 Good point Yong, thanks. Also make sure you are using a tablet and click the pressure-sensitivity option. By the way Dave, sorry for not replying sooner, maybe you're missing the painting step that Yong is referring to? With this method, you don't convert the sketch to vector, you use the sketch as a reference for a new drawing using the brush tool. Hope that's more clear. Good point Yong, thanks. Also make sure you are using a tablet and click the pressure-sensitivity option.

By the way Dave, sorry for not replying sooner, maybe you’re missing the painting step that Yong is referring to? With this method, you don’t convert the sketch to vector, you use the sketch as a reference for a new drawing using the brush tool. Hope that’s more clear.

]]> By: Yong http://jamesobrien.us/blog/2008/10/drawing-in-flash/#comment-19 Yong Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:31:27 +0000 http://jamesobrien.us/blog/2008/10/drawing-in-flash/#comment-19 Hi, Brian, here is Yong. Just a observation. Should you mention between the step 3 and step 4, you used the brush tool to draw (trace) on a new blank layer? Happy New Year from New Hampshire, Yong Hi, Brian, here is Yong. Just a observation. Should you mention between the step 3 and step 4, you used the brush tool to draw (trace) on a new blank layer?

Happy New Year from New Hampshire,
Yong

]]> By: dave http://jamesobrien.us/blog/2008/10/drawing-in-flash/#comment-2 dave Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:33:41 +0000 http://jamesobrien.us/blog/2008/10/drawing-in-flash/#comment-2 didn't seem to work for me. I placed a sketch but the only way to vectorize seems to be to use 'break apart' but this doesn't really convert it to vector lines. didn’t seem to work for me. I placed a sketch but the only way to vectorize seems to be to use ‘break apart’ but this doesn’t really convert it to vector lines.

]]> By: J OBrien http://jamesobrien.us/blog/2008/10/drawing-in-flash/#comment-3 J OBrien Wed, 29 Oct 2008 05:14:46 +0000 http://jamesobrien.us/blog/2008/10/drawing-in-flash/#comment-3 Hi Dave, it may just be personal preference but the difference I've noticed is that Flash merges the brush marks that touch or overlap and the smoothing setting is more direct. The interface is a bit simpler as well. For me, it just feels more fluid, more ink-like. Hi Dave, it may just be personal preference but the difference I’ve noticed is that Flash merges the brush marks that touch or overlap and the smoothing setting is more direct. The interface is a bit simpler as well. For me, it just feels more fluid, more ink-like.

]]> By: dave http://jamesobrien.us/blog/2008/10/drawing-in-flash/#comment-4 dave Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:47:07 +0000 http://jamesobrien.us/blog/2008/10/drawing-in-flash/#comment-4 Interesting. What is the advantage of using flash to vectorize as opposed to just using illustrator live trace or photoshop? Interesting. What is the advantage of using flash to vectorize as opposed to just using illustrator live trace or photoshop?

]]>