How To Draw A Girl In Flash…

December 31st, 2005 | Categories: How to Draw, Video Tutorials | Tags: , ,

I get quite a few emails from people wanting to know what software I use to create my illustrations... most are surprised when I tell them I produce about 95% of my work directly in Flash. Below is a video demo of how I generally create my finished illustration. I start of with a scanned pencil sketch and trace over it in Flash using primarily the "line" and "selection" tools, along with the occasional pencil stroke. Enjoy!

  1. December 31st, 2005 at 06:18
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    Interesting to see. I also use Flash sometimes, but do you use extra layers to draw over your sketch? When I draw directly in Flash in an imported image, the lines vanish…I’m not a
    real Flash expert…but I wondered how you could draw In the sketch itself.Bye!

  2. December 31st, 2005 at 10:59
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    I really enjoyed the demo! Happy New Year, and much success to you in 2006!

  3. December 31st, 2005 at 11:30
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    Hey Fitz, really cool. Thanks for sharing your drawing method!
    :)
    e

  4. December 31st, 2005 at 13:46
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    this is so great! Thank You!!!

  5. December 31st, 2005 at 15:36
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    what a great resource! thanks for setting this up!

  6. January 1st, 2006 at 12:04
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    VERY COOL! I always wondered how the process worked. Especially the highlighting.

    Jim

  7. January 1st, 2006 at 16:47
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    That is way too cool. Thanks for sharing. I don’t work digitally and I find it fascninating! Very clever.

  8. January 2nd, 2006 at 02:22
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    Thanks for sharing! I’m finding a lot of illustrators use Flash lately. I’m interested to know why you chose Flash over other vector illustration programs. I love animating in Flash, but have always had difficulty drawing in it. Is it because it just what you know best? You are very talented…

  9. January 2nd, 2006 at 11:13
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    Love this. You win for most effort! Hands down even! Cheers!

  10. January 2nd, 2006 at 13:47

    Great! Thanks for this video tutorial Brad. As one who uses Photoshop and Painter mostly it’s fun to see what other tools are available out there.

  11. January 3rd, 2006 at 22:34

    Wow!! That is truly amazing. I sat here inches from my monitor watching the whole thing. I’m ok in photoshop, but still inept with illustration and have only played around in flash.
    Basically, I’m speechless. It was wonderful to see it, thanks for all the effort!! I’m still shaking my head going “wow”.

  12. January 5th, 2006 at 20:04

    wow. i’m totally impressed!
    i have got to try this! thanks!
    steven lim
    daly city, CA uSa

  13. January 18th, 2006 at 18:06

    WOW!!!!!!!!!!! This is impressive!!!!!!!!!

  14. kyle
    January 22nd, 2006 at 16:16

    where can i get flash thanks

  15. Adolfo
    March 6th, 2006 at 21:47

    I like animating in flash but i dont have too much talent drawing i would like if you give me some tips. Would you?

  16. Frederic
    April 26th, 2006 at 15:23

    Very talented ??Thanks for sharing.

  17. Muralidhar, India
    June 25th, 2006 at 17:38

    Really very nice work. I got some tips from your drawing, especially lips, ear, glasses and shading. Waiting for some more tutorials.

  18. Carlos
    July 4th, 2006 at 13:52

    Where can i get flash??
    Please i need it, it?s impressive

  19. fiona
    February 5th, 2007 at 06:57

    I really enjoyed the demo! It is very cool. To say the truth, i really don’t know there is such way of drawing over sketches! Can you teach me as i’m interested in learning to draw cartoon characters.

  20. May 1st, 2007 at 06:47

    Just WOW :-)

  21. Kamran
    May 5th, 2007 at 21:05

    I tried your technique but Iwhen I try to paint it nothing comes? I don’t know what the problem is, any help please?

  22. mike
    May 17th, 2007 at 19:30

    can you go more into detail on how u do your highlighting and getting rid of the extra lines…

    thanks

  23. December 11th, 2008 at 12:50

    That was really good, bit to techy for me but i enjoyed the video

  24. February 11th, 2009 at 19:26

    Wow that was great. You make it look easy putting together these amazing drawings of yours!

    Bobby

  25. May 13th, 2009 at 12:31

    Wow! that’s a great tutorial. I’ll definitely try it out.

  26. June 2nd, 2009 at 18:26

    Really good tutorial you explained your steps very well for beginners. I also started my illustrations in Flash to even though illustrator was an option i never really got into it as Flash had every vector manipulation i required