Working with individual components of a shape in Maya
This video tutorial explains how to manipulate individual components (or faces) of a 3D shape using the component view.
Creating, moving, rotating and scaling 3D shapes in Maya
This tutorial explains how to create 3D objects and how to move, rotate, and scale 3D objects you have made. You will also find out how to see your objects …
Navigation basics in Maya
The video below explains the basics of navigating around Maya using the tumble (orbit), track (pan), dolly, and zoom tools.
How to download your free Maya student license
You can download Autodesk Maya for free with a 3-year student license here. When downloading a student version of Maya, you may use it for purposes directly related to learning but it …
Create a photo mask effect in Adobe Flash
This video tutorial explains how to create an animated photo mask effect in Adobe Flash. The mask effect uses a motion tween to reveal the colour image on a black …
Create a ripple effect in Adobe Flash
This video tutorial explains how to create a ripple effect in your animation using Adobe Flash. In the example below, the ripple effect has been applied to a circle. This …
Create a zoom and fade effect in Adobe Flash
This video tutorial explains how to create a zoom and fade effect in Adobe Flash using shape tools, motion tween tool, the free transform tool, and the Alpha colour effect. …
Animating an image using JavaScript
This tutorial shows how to animate (move) an image across the screen. You can combine the code with other code from previous tutorials such as the one on timed image …
Simple animations using JavaScript
This tutorial explains how to use the HTML5 canvas element and JavaScript to animate a div in a webpage. Below is a preview of what the animation will look like. …
How To Make Animated GIFs in Adobe Photoshop CC 2014
This video tutorial explains how to make animated GIFs by making multiple layers and converting them to frames on an animation timeline. This tutorial shows how to do this in …
How to export your animation to a movie file
So, you’ve finished your animation and it’s awesome?! The next thing you’ll want to do is export it to a video file so that you can share it with the …
How to add sound to an animation with Adobe Flash CS6
This video tutorial explains how to add sound effects and background music to an animation using Adobe Flash CS6. You can watch the video below or click here to view …
How to create a tint fade effect in Adobe Flash CS6
This video tutorial explains how to use a motion tween tint colour effect to fade objects in Adobe Flash CS6. Click here to watch the video on YouTube or view …
How to crop objects outside the stage in Adobe Flash CS6
This tutorial explains how to delete or crop content that is outside the stage area in an Adobe Flash CS6 animation. You can watch the video on YouTube here or …
How to use gradients in Adobe Flash CS6
You can use gradient colours in Adobe Flash CS6 for shapes that you have drawn using the pencil/brush tools or the shape tools. You can create two types of gradients: …