ptahhotep

The best way to learn A:M is The Art of Animation Master, and do all the lessons, and post your animations from them in the TAOA:M thread. When you've finished, you even get a certificate! I finished that, and I still refer back to it when I forget how to do things like particles, or poses. However, the older manuals are still very good as a secondary resource. I say secondary, because where things have changed, it may be confusing if you don't already know how to do them. I do refer to the Jeff Paries 2nd edition (2000, I think). Post them to The WIP Forum. Here in the Newbies Forum. Post a new thread, and if people know the answer, they are happy to help. However, most of the questions have already been asked, so try searching first, with various keywords. Tip - If you use more than one keyword use the + character, for example +particles +tutorial. Welcome - the learning experience will be fun. Thanks Caroline! I'll get on the first lesson right now, wish me luck!

Hello I haven't bben on this site in a very long time! Life has just been keeping me very busy and not being able to learn the program ( I have A:M 2005 - I know, its like a dinasaour compared to the latest version, but I feel like a newbie anyway! So I'll start with that and work my way up to the current version, or I might stay with the version that I have, who knows). I am going to seriously schedule time between everything else to FINALLY learn this program. I do have some questions: I have recently moved, and I discovered an old manual of A:M - Animation:Master Handbook by Jeff Paries the copyright date is 1998!, I also discovered A:M Tech Reference Version 11. Are these still good for me to use to learn A:M 2005? When I have finished my first animation, where can I post it to get some feedback? Where do I go to get questions answered and get help when I'm stuck? I guess that these questions have been asked by everyone who comes here, I appreciate the learning experience.

Greetings I am anew user to A:M version 11.1 and am going to be working through the tutorials in the book, wish me luck! ptahhotep