Amazing.....
Best Tutoria I see in newground. The best.
Reviews for "The Big Fat Tutorial"
Helbereth responds:
Why thank you. I hope everyone shares that sentiment.
You have permission to marry my wife.
Upon comprehensivley introducing me to the the techique of camera control, my lower jaw dropped so low I crushed two of my toes.
I have no idea why you are so, so helpful to strangers but I assure you that when I become rich and famour, expect a cheque or a nice car in the mailbox. (Depending on how big your mailbox is).
You, my friend, are a legend.
Helbereth responds:
I'll hold you to that...(kidding)
I had the same reaction when I first found the camera. I almost lost control of my bowels.
I'd rather have the check since I have a car (point A to point B is all I need).
I dunno about legend... I think I'm just internet folklore at this point...
Versatility beyond description
This tutorial is THE most versatile document on newgrounds . Of course this tutorial will not appeal much to beginners in terms of helping right away , but the intermediate skill worker , who has a general understand of flash and it's many uses , will certainly enjoy this . I am a beginner , and well i have not submitted anything yet , or created anything . I've done some experimenting , and done some hands on work while micmicing the examples given in tutorials , making sure i reproduced them as good as i possibly could before i could go on to the next lesson . I am on a crusade to learn . It has been one of these intuitious dreams of mine to learn how to use flash . I already have a good intermediate skill in Fire works . In fact i am pretty skilled . I know it isn't as good as photoshop , but i get everything i need from Fireworks . I am not a skilled sketcher , so the use of photoshop is not necessary for now ; not to mention it is expensive. As i was saying , i am trying to learn as much as i can . From how to actually make backgrounds and put them into the flashs ( yes i still don't know o_O) to making outstanding flash movies like yourself. I still don't quite understand the camera part . I thought it was meant as a metaphorical tool . Like saying : "The camera is in the mind of the producer". Well i guess it has more , but i am a victim of SLS , so i am sured past that . The last part i would like to comment , is how you entertained us through the flash . I like to think thats important when your presenting something . Like a public speech , or a flash presentation , Etc. You have to inform the guest , and be precise aswell as generally speaking ( Like being open minded , which you did quite a few times . In order for people to know that if they did something for the sake of doing that it was alright , but if not they should follow the rule you presented and Etc.) , but more importantly : you have to entertain too . Everyone wants to be informed , but it makes it easy if you're really into the information being given out . You're curious to see what happens , you can relate to some of the things , and you can let out a chuckle once in a while .
All in all , those were the elements that , i found , easily made your tutorial the most versatile tutorial on all of newgrounds.
Congratulations and may god bless you ;D.
I hope you decide to make a well explained tutorial on everything for beginners . Like how backgrounds work , and do you have to put them in every frame using the frame by frame technique ? Wink wink ;) . I am kidding , but it would be nice to have one that is more straight to it than the others . Just a suggestion though :D
Good job once more
Cheers to Thee !
B
Helbereth responds:
For that title "Versatility beyond description", you certainly tried to describe it.
I'm glad to have helped you learn and made you laugh. Those were my goals with this tutorial, and I'm happy to have achieved them.
The incredibly simple stuff like that, I suppose, could use an overview at least. Most users have that stuff figured out pretty quick, though. I could include a 'total newbies' tutorial in my next incarnation - could make for a few good laughs (I remember being completely stupid when i first opened flash).
BTW as long as your background starts on one keyframe and has enough frames to go with your animation, you're all set.
Thanks for the very long review!
Thank you...
I haven't yet submitted my own flash to Newgrounds, but I've been messing around with Macromedia Flash for a while. Thanks for giving me the pointers. I'm still very new at everything and I need a lot of practice, but I know your tips will help out a ton. Especially the motion guide lines and actionscript box. I'm a little disappointed that you didn't tell any more, but it's very true; you can't be giving out all of your secrets. I really like the way that you left it open for anybody to experiment with their own ideas though. This flash deserves to be in the top 50. It's a helpful reference for any flash artist, and that's what Newgrounds is about, isn't it? Good Job.
Helbereth responds:
I wanted to tell people how to do things I wondered about when I got past my weaning stage (somewhere between motion tweens and drawing backgrounds I wanted to know if flash had easy ways to do different things). So, I set out to figure out (through trial and error) how to use the tools available. I soon learned that a lot of the tools were easy to use.... but since nobody ever explained how to use them people just didn't know. I hope to remedy that (and dispel some myths in the process).
Thanks for the review!
Great Tut!
Great info! Can't wait for the sequel to come out!