Flash Training Log

Section: 2 - Introduction To Flash

1/26/16

L 11: Chapter 2 Intro
This lesson is an intro into Flash CS5.

L 12: Opening & Saving Flash Working Documents
This lesson is about how to open and save different documents.

1/28/16

L 13: Modifying Flash Preferences
This lesson is about how to change the preferences in Flash.

L 14: Controlling Document Settings
This lesson is about how to change the settings of the document.

L 15: Creating A Flash Project
This lesson is about how to create new projects in flash.

L 16: Basics Of Flash Publishing
This lesson is about how to publish documents from flash.

L 17: Quick Tip shortcuts
This lesson shows keyboard shortcuts and what they do.

L 18: Quick tip tool customize
This video is about hot to manage your tools.

Section 3 Working In The Flash Environment

1-29-16

L 19: Chapter 3 Intro
This video is just an intro to chapter 3 and what we will be doing in ch. 3.

L 20: The Flash Timeline
This video is about how to use and manipulate the timeline inside flash.

2-1-16

L 21: Working with layers
This video show how to use the different layers.

L 22: Controlling layer complexity with folders
This video is about how to create and manage folders.

L 23: Working with layer preferences
This video is about hot to manage layer preferences.

2-2-16

L 24: Understanding flash scenes
This video is about how flash senes play together.

L 25: Quick tip flash file info
This video is about the information of a flash file.

L 26: Quick tip Quick access to scenes
This video is how to Quickly use scenes.

Section 4 Working With Colors - Gradients And Shapes 

2-8-16

L 27: Section 4 Intro
This video is about what we will learn in section 4.

L 28: Working with color
This video is about how to use fill and stroke for color.

2-18-16

L 29: Using the flash deco tool
This video is about how to use deco tools in flash.

L 30: The line drawing tool
This video is about how to use the line tool to draw.

2-19-16

L 31: Understanding the pencil tool
This video is about how to use the pencil tool correctly.

L 32: Working with the brush and scatter brush tools
This video shows how to use the brush tool correctly.

2-22-16

L 33: Using predefined shapes tool
This video is about how to use the shape tools.

L 34: Working with gradients
This video is about how to use gradients.

L 35: Quick tip: Changing colors with the eyedropper tool.
This video is about how to use the eyedropper tool.

L 36: Quick tip: Adding strokes and fills to objects
This video is about how to use the eyedropper tool.

L 37: Quick tip: Controlling the edges of objects
This video is about how to keep the edges of objects under control.

Section 5 Working with the flash library

L 38: Section 5 intro
This video is about what we will learn in section 5.

L 39: working with flash objects
This video is about how to use flash objects and manipulate them.

L 40: Understanding the flash library
This video is about how to use the library properly.

L 41: Working with graphic symbols
This video is about how to use symbols from the library.

3/1/16

L 42: Using movie clips
This video is about how to use movie clips.

L 43: Working With Flash Buttons
This video is about how to use flash buttons.  

L 44: Generating Graphic Symbols 

This video is about how to create symbols. 

L 45: Creating A Movie Clip 

This video is about moive clips. 

L 46: Making A Simple Button 

This video is about how to make a simple button. 

L 47: Working With External Libraries

This video is about how to work with an external library. 

L 48: Swapping Library Symbols 

This video is about how to swap symbols. 

L 49: Quick Tip - Converting Strokes To Fills 

This video is about how to change a stroke to a fill. 

Section: 8 - Working With Flash Animation: Frame-By-Frame

L 72: Chapter 8 Intro 

This video is about what we will learn in chapter 8. 

3-2-16 

L 73: Building A Frame-By-Frame Animation 
This video is about make a frame-by-frame animation.

L 74: Modifying A Frame-By-Frame Animation
This video is about how to modify a frame-by-frame animation. 

L 75: Working With Alignment And Distribution 
This video is about how to align and distribute animations 

L 76: Editing Tips 
This video is just tips for editing. 

Third Quarter Final

During this quarter in my contemporary media class, I had the opportunity to learn Adobe Illustrator. We used what we learned to create a holiday greeting card. The greeting card had requirements and some of them are a snowman, a snowy background, a sun, and Happy Holidays. 

The process I took to complete this project began with an outline of everything. I started with the outline of the body and head. Then I created an outline of the arms and the facial features. After creating these I created a hat and the background. after the outlines were done I had to add in different elements to create shadows, snow, the sun, ground, and extra details for the arms and face. 

In conclusion I had a lot of fun on this project. I had fun because this was surprisingly easy for me due to the fact that I have done something visually similar. This project has taught me that in Illustrator there are many tools that must be used to create such a simple project. In the future I wish to do more in Illustrator along my career that will help my skills and understanding of computer graphics. 

References: http://vectorboom.com/load/tutorials/character/holiday_card_in_illustrator/2-1-0-303