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Free School : These are files that support either stand-alone tutorials or the various courses I teach. They are "free" in that, if you find your way to dreamHand, you're free to use the information you find here. If it works for you and you think others might benefit, you might consider linking your site to mine.
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The tutorial files are weighted toward Flash and ActionScript, as Flash is at the center of most of my classes. ActionScript figures even in the most basic of these, in fact, most of the tutorials needed in my Flash classes are for ActionScript. But along with these, there are some older Director and Lingo tutorials.

Photoshop is more than photos and image manipulation: it's a beautiful drawing tool in its own right. The other are fine, but Photoshop will turn out images that rival them.

Introduction to Flash class link
Created as tutorial support for a Computer Animation for Multimedia class at the Art Institute of Seattle, these tutorials include a variety of subjects, including the loadMovie() method essential for building demos and Web sites. There are a few more advanced ActionScript tricks, too.
flash class link
Basic Game Authoring-AS 2.0resources link
Learn to move from concept to ActionScript following these course materials and tutorial support for basic game authoring using Flash with ActionScript 2.0.
authoring class link
Drawing with Photoshoptutorial link
An often ignored aspect of Photoshop training is as a terrific tool for image creation — most courses focus on the manipulation of images created elsewhere. Using this tutorial, build an arch-top guitar from scratch with skills that include Photoshop's vector tools.


ePortfolioresources link
OK what's the absolute simplest way I can build a site? If you're a graphic designer or photographer, maybe you start slicing images in Photoshop and building pages in Dreamweaver.
eportfolio link

Legacy: Web Scriptingresources link
Get back to Web basics by looking in on these old files designed for instructing students in setting up a portfolio Web site.
eportfolio link