Generative Art with Animate CC (AS3)
Learn to create dynamic and compelling imagery with just a few lines of code.
Have you ever wished you could create cool and random artwork without spending hours making hundreds of manual adjustments?
The good news is you can write just a few lines of code to get wonderfully magical results.
In this course I'll walk you through a few basic coding concepts that will open up you up to a whole new way of creating art.
I'm going to keep things light and easy. My goal is to teach you a few basics so that you can get inspired by how much you can do with just a little coding knowledge.
It helps to have some experience with Animate CC but it isn't mandatory. In the videos I show you exactly what you need to do.
I want you to feel the joy that programming brings. Trust me, it doesn't need to be scary or hard.
This course is broken into 2 main parts
Part 1: Basic Coding Concepts
Here I will explain the key coding concepts (writing code, variables, functions, loops, etc) in isolation with very simple examples.
Part 2: Building the Project
In this section we will take what we learned in Part 1 and apply it to our real-world project.
Each video is roughly 5 to 10 minutes long. You basically just need to sit back and watch me explain things.
In addition to the videos I'm providing:
Welcome
Project Overview
Actions Panel and Functions
Using Variables
Targeting MovieClips
Change Properties with Code
Add MovieClip to Stage with Code
Explaining Loops without Code
Creating our First for Loop
Building the Stacked Version
Custom Random Function
Building the Circular Version
Building the Random Version
Bonus: Crazy Feathers
You only need Animate CC which comes with a Creative Cloud subscription or can be purchased separately. Visit the Animate CC page on Adobe.com to learn more.
Absolutely not. This is a beginner level course. What's great about ActionScript is that its very similar to other languages. What you learn here can be applied to many other languages.
Nope, all the artwork and assets are created for you. However, if you have some design skills and know your way around other Adobe software you will be in really good shape to create awesome generative art after completing the course.
There is roughly 70 minutes of video training in this course. You should be able to complete the course and all assignments in 2-3 hours.
Yup, you can even ask me questions before you purchase. Just shoot an email to [email protected]. I'm happy to help with any questions related to the course material.