Flash help

[astros99]

I've also been trying to get a job in Flash for Freelancing because there are just so many jobs out there for flash. Right now, on a freelancer there are 263 available flash projects. I want to make banners, layouts, templates, and games. Does anyone have any ideas about this or any tips? So far I've just installed flash and all I can do is just move a ball around..

[humpty]

lol

if you're this new to flash, god, it'll take forever to learn, so, while learning the proper techniques of flash, i suggest you go for templates design instead, as in you design your clients' banner using template ready designed files, and you only need to modify,

coz if building from scratch, i'm afraid flash ain't that easy to master and achieve professional results

[rowenahere]

Yes Folks,
I've been browsing the freelancing job sites and I'vel noticed that graphic artists and web designers are the most seek service providers, therefore they're the one who get more jobs. So I believe it is better for us to learn new applications not only flash but also photoshop, corel draw and autocad. Autocad designers and encoders are most seek by engineers and architects.

If you know graphic and logo making it's very easy to earn money. Imagine making your own business cards and your friends' too. You can even give business cards as a gift for your love ones/ friends this Christmas time, what do you think? Have you also consider making cards like wedding, birthday cards, baptismal; yes, cards for all occasions, as money making business?

Computer really offers a vast opportunities for us to earn if we only have interests to learn more computer skills, isn't it?

[astros99]

I agree. For those of us who take the time to learn all the stuff that we can learn with computers these days, there are unlimited opportunities for us. For someone who is just good with photoshop and graphics, they can make a lot of money. Most of the jobs online are banners, layouts, and logos. So imagine someone who already did this stuff just for fun. Now, they're getting paid to do it. Lucky them. Anyone have any good tutorials or ways to get started? I've attempted, and also failed

[t73net]

Simplest Terms, JUMP IN! You can't drown. Well not unless you start loathing your computer, and wallowing in self pity! In which case, Sell your PC, Buy a PS3 in 9 days, and have fun! Web development is hard work. Don't let anyone tell you different. I keep going forward because I crave knowledge!

I've got 4 items for you to consider.

• 1) Tutorials/Howto's
  2) Library/Bookstore
  3) Professional Training Services
  4) Tech School/College

I don't have a list of sites available for you on this. However, I have found the first 2 items to be the best ROI to knowledge ratio.

Start reading. Keep reading. Keep Learning. I have been working with computers for over 25 years now, since I was 6 years old on my first Commodore. Basic was my first language. I have worked with/learned over 23 different languages, and have started learning another just this past week.

Ruby
Ruby on Rails
http://www.rubyonrails.com/
Web 2.0 is on it's way in. And it's rollin' on Rails!

I started my endevours on Saturday. I was simply taking a broad look at the state of the WWW. General news and happenings around the NET. I kept seeing RonR, Ruby, and Rails popping up in alot of different places.

After reading quite a bit of manuals, tutorials, and API Docs(Yawn!) for the last 5 days, I have developed my first Rails App. A link displaying and exchanging system, It's very rudimentary, but I have only had to write about 200 lines of code. In PHP, it would have taken alot more.

I hope this has given you some insight into where to proceed from.

[astros99]

Yes sir, you have definitely given me insight on where to proceed from. I plan to start out with photoshop, and if I can master that I will move on to flash. I plan to start out with simple tutorials. Making logos and banners, soon I start to read ebooks and real books on photoshop. After that, I hope to move to getting my first freelancing job with graphics. After that hopefully I'll be good enough to have a steady photoshopping job by freelancing.